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[nsfw] Car overturned. Died kena bang by white car

Akaashi — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:48:14 +0800

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(Rant) MCA oh MCA.

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

FF2 car plate spotted

Akaashi — Thu, 25 May 2023 17:30:51 +0800

Not all rich ppl drive conti car I guess.

Or just low key flexing lol

Edit : Credit to [@Lembu Goreng], photo is fake lol. Imma close tered.

Tesla vs 2 Moto

Akaashi — Tue, 23 May 2023 18:47:35 +0800

[FB]https://fb.watch/kIkBUZkYub/?mibextid=l2pjGR[/FB]

Sila bersurai secara aman dan teratur

Translation: Tesla, Moto A dan Moto B, siapa salah?

Today marks 9th year since MH370 disappearance

Akaashi — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:37:18 +0800

The Netflix documentary is air today. Watched a bit. Feel sad for the families and friends of the passengers and crews on board, and Malaysia was famous for the wrong reason.

Children storybooks are bad

Akaashi — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:00:26 +0800

SOS

Dear Parents,
* Tarzan lives half naked,
* Cinderella comes home at midnight,
* Pinocchio lies all the time,
* Aladdin is the king of thieves,
* Batman drives at 200 mph,
* Romeo and Juliet commit suicide out of love,…
* Harry Potter uses witchcraft,
* Mickey and Minnie are more than just friends
* Sleeping Beauty is lazy,
* Dumbo gets drunk and hallucinates,
* Scooby Doo gives nightmares,
* and Snow White lives with 7 guys.
We shouldn’t be surprised children misbehave, they get it from their storybooks and cartoons which ''we'' provide them...
We should instead be teaching them stories like
*Abu Bakr (ra)’s loyalty and undying service for his master,
*Umar ibn Khatthab (ra)’s love for justice and tolerance,
*Uthman ibn Affan (ra)’s level of shyness and modesty,
*Ali ibn Abi-Talib (ra)’s show of courage and bravery,
*Khalid ibn Waleed (ra)’s desire of combating evil,
*Fatima bint Muhammad (ra)’s love and respect to her father,
*Sallahuddin Al-Ayubi (ra)’s conquest of the promised land,
and much much more to tell about…
Above all, we should teach them about Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala), Qur’an and the Sunnah with love ..very important aspect is this!
And then see how the change begins...! In sha Allah !

#Teach_Islam

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Inb4 ts pagi pagi dah racing
Inb4 gentlemen start your engine

Pig skin protein gives sight back to 14 blind ppl

Akaashi — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 21:25:23 +0800

Twenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct — pig skin.

Researchers from Linköping University and LinkoCare Life Sciences AB were able to give the group their vision back with a special corneal implant made from medical-grade collagen from porcine skin, a purified food industry byproduct that's used in FDA-approved medical devices for treating glaucoma. The implant was given to those who suffer from diseased corneas, the outermost and transparent layer of the eye, an issue that affects millions of people worldwide.

A 2016 study found that an estimated 12.7 million people are on waiting lists for cornea transplants, which are the only curative treatment for corneal blindness, and that only one in 70 is able to get the surgery. Most of those in need of the surgery, which requires a human donation, live in low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

But the latest study, published on Thursday in Nature Biotechnology, could provide a new and less invasive solution.

The newly bioengineered corneas were given to 14 people in Iran and India who were already blind and six others who were on the verge of losing their sight. Scientists immediately saw promising results.

Along with limited donor availability, the typical treatment, which requires doctors to surgically replace a cornea and sew it into place, also risks graft rejection, healing complications, infections, astigmatism and the need for long-term support. The new method, however, allows doctors to insert the implant into the existing cornea, requires no stitches and incision is minimally invasive with either an advanced laser or by hand.

"The operations were free from complications; the tissue healed fast; and an eight-week treatment with immunosuppressive eye drops was enough to prevent rejection of the implant," a press release for the study states. "With conventional cornea transplants, medicine must be taken for several years. The patients were followed for two years, and no complications were noted during that time."

The patients' new corneas were restored to normal, scientists found, and as a group, their sight improved as much as it would have with a typical cornea transplant, if not better. By the end of the study, all 14 people who had once been blind had fully regained their vision – including three who ended up having perfect 20/20 vision.

"Bioengineering implantable tissue is the key to addressing the global burden of corneal blindness," the study says.

Along with the promising procedure results, the new corneas can also be more accessible as they can be stored for much longer than organ donations: two years compared to two weeks. And because they are packaged and sterile, the study says, they don't require pathogen testing if there are viral outbreaks.

Researchers still must do a larger clinical study before the new treatment can be formally approved and used in health care and they said they also want to see if the technology they developed can be used for other eye diseases.

"We've made significant efforts to ensure that our invention will be widely available and affordable by all and not just by the wealthy," Mehrdad Rafat, the researcher and entrepreneur behind the design and development of the implants, said in a press release. "That's why this technology can be used in all parts of the world."

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About foreign currency and WISE

Akaashi — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:15:31 +0800

Noob question here for all sifu

1. What is the difference between opening a foreign currency account vs offshore account? E.g if I want to diverse my savings to SGD, which option is better?

2. Heard about this Wise account, anyone here using it? is it safe compare to banks in terms of security ?

Thanks in advance.

What is worse than office politic?

Akaashi — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:11:55 +0800

New comer Malay colleague not doing her job properly.

Other Malay colleagues report this matter to the Manager (Chinese).

Manager observed and verified the complaint was true, so call up the new comer and give lecture.

After new comer kena shot, the same group of Malay colleagues go comfort the new comer.

"Kesian, how can she talk to you Iike this?"
"Don't worry we got your back."
"Cinaman company memang macam ni la, sikit sikit kena marah"

Like, wow.

Sorry is not my intention to race early in the morning, but I sometimes cannot brain certain ppl work attitude. It's not the first time they turn normal thing to racing issue, and blame cina when they themselves are the problem. Summo all these soft "entitlement" mindset. Geez.

Inb4 yes I know and I have Malay colleagues who are hardworking and smart but the lazy ones always try to corrupt the good ones instead of the other way around.

Done ranting, sekian.

97 millions had been won

Akaashi — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:01:49 +0800

OK everyone , can go back to work lol

LHDN to have access to taxpayers’ bank details

Akaashi — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:01:05 +0800

PETALING JAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) will no longer have to inform taxpayers when requesting their bank account details from banks for review or investigation, according to proposed amendments to Section 106A of the Income Tax Act.

Tax expert Koong Lin Loong told Sin Chew Daily that previously, taxpayers had to sign a consent form before banks could furnish bank account information to authorities.

However, with the inclusion of the proposed section, authorities will be able to request this from banks directly and banks will not be allowed to disclose these requests to any person.

Section 106A is one of the proposed amendments in the Finance 2021 Bill, which has been tabled for first reading in Dewan Rakyat.

Koong said the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) would not be applicable when enforcing Section 106A in the future.

According to the PDPA, banks are to acquire taxpayers’ consent before furnishing bank account details to LHDN.

The proposed Section 106A also states that if LHDN charges a taxpayer in court, LHDN is allowed to request for taxpayers’ bank account details once a detention order is issued.

“The authorities can also request for taxpayers’ information from associations to check if income tax was filed from the angle of donations,’’ he said.

It is estimated that tax evasion amounts to a whopping RM300bil each year, or 18% of the country’s gross domestic product.

Koong said Malaysia had signed agreements with 150 countries on automatic exchange of information. Malaysia is also participating in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to comply with international requirements on tax planning.

Datuk Chua Tia Guan, Asia Business Center Malaysia tax and financial consulting head, said when the LHDN fails to collect tax arrears from a taxpayer, it is entitled to seize the taxpayer’s assets, including bank savings, once it is granted a court order.

He told Sin Chew Daily that the new requirement allows LHDN direct access to taxpayers’ bank accounts and prohibits the banks from informing the taxpayers.

“The Section states that banks are liable to a fine of between RM200 and RM20,000, or a maximum of six months' jail, or both, for violation,’’ he said.

According to the Income Tax (Exchange of Information) Rules 2021, which was gazetted on Dec 1, banks do not need to inform taxpayers when the authorities request their bank account information.

According to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, foreign governments are allowed to request for their taxpayers’ information in Malaysia.

Chua said likewise, the Malaysian government could also seek Malaysians’ wealth information from other countries.

Since 2016, Malaysia has exchanged information with more than 100 countries automatically, and can receive information on Malaysian citizens’ wealth status overseas. – Sin Chew Daily

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Query on Notice Period and early release.

Akaashi — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:31:08 +0800

Can a company force an employee to serve full notice period upon resignation?

Given that:
1. The employee has enough annual leaves to offset the notice period.
2. Even if can't be offset using leaves, employee agreed and willing pay for the salary in lieu of the notice period.