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            <title>Ham Sup Malaysian man arrested for Voyeurism</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5514840</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Malaysian man has been arrested in Singapore for voyeurism and insulting the modesty of his landlord and her daughter over a period of several years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He had been a tenant with the family for more than 10 years and was on good terms with the landlord’s family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 40-year old man was caught secretly filming his 45-year old landlady while she was showering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shocked by the act, the landlady screamed and the Malaysian man ran back to his room and locked the door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Police arrived minutes later and arrested the man, and also seized his 4 mobile phones and 9 storage devices. The phones contained 13 explicit videos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During investigations, it was discovered the man had been secretly recording the landlady and her young 3-year old daughter for several years. He had secretly filmed the young girl while she was changing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The landlady and her husband chose not to tell the daughter what had happened due to her young age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Malaysian man pleaded guilty to 2 counts of voyeurism and 1 count of insulting the modesty of the woman. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was jailed for 19 months by the Singapore court.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Source: Malay Mail&lt;/i&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:24:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>More Malaysian drivers arrested in Singapore&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5508896</link>
            <description>More Malaysian unlicensed drivers providing cross-border services were arrested by Singapore&amp;#39;s LTA on Tuesday, 11 February.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 4 drivers had their MPVs impounded by Singapore authorities as a result. A video showed foreign-resgistered MPVs towed away from various areas in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offenders may be fined SGD3000, and/or be jailed 6 months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LTA reminded the public that unlicensed foreign drivers do not have insurance or the necessary permits to provide transport services between Singapore and Malaysia. Should accidents occur, the passengers bear serious risks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such drivers also impact the livelihoods of local taxi drivers and licensed drivers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;In 2024, a total of 30 Malaysian drivers were arrested in Singapore for providing unlicensed transport services.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LTA will continue to carry out enforcement actions against such foreign drivers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Source: AsiaOne&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:25:07 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia near BOTTOM of Work-Life Balance Index</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5508090</link>
            <description>Despite conventional perceptions of Malaysia being a &amp;quot;chill and relak&amp;quot; paradise for residents, human resource professionals from Remote have ranked it near the bottom of the 2024 Work-Life Balance Index where Southeast Asia is concerned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The index measures work-life balance by taking into account important factors such as minimum wage, mandatory annual leave, sick leave, paid maternity leave, average working hours and healthcare systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the 2024 rankings, more than 60 countries were measured including 6 countries in Southeast Asia. Surprisingly, Malaysia came in second last if one focussed on just the region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With low monthly salaries by global standards, and a workforce that is trailing behind its neighbours in terms of education and productivity, the latest ranking has shone a spotlight on the state of employment in Malaysia now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This stark contrast highlights the different approaches and challenges to work-life balance within the same region.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Country      &lt;b&gt;Global ranking   &lt;/b&gt;   Index score&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singapore   &lt;b&gt;26   &lt;/b&gt;                     56.84&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vietnam      &lt;b&gt;37 &lt;/b&gt;                      46.4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thailand     &lt;b&gt; 39    &lt;/b&gt;                   44.64&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Indonesia    &lt;b&gt;43  &lt;/b&gt;                     39.36&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia      &lt;b&gt;47   &lt;/b&gt;                    39.09&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Philippines   &lt;b&gt;59&lt;/b&gt;                       27.46&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;!--emo&amp;:stars:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rclxub.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rclxub.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;      &lt;!--emo&amp;:shock:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/shocking.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='shocking.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:50:04 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian jailed and caned for molest in Singapore</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5501683</link>
            <description>A 23-year old Malaysian man has been arrested for committing 2 crimes simultaneously in Singapore. He provided an illegal carpool service and then molested his female passenger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 3 July 2024, the victim requested a ride via SG Hitch on Telegram. Fong Tong Zjin responded to the request and agreed to ferry the victim from Yishun to Woodlands Close for SGD8.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When he arrived in his car, he asked the victim to sit in front. He then proceeded to molest the victim. The victim pushed his hand away but was unable to get off the car as it was moving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singapore police arrested Fong in November 2024.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For molestation, Fong was sentenced to 14 months jail, and given 3 strokes of the cane.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For providing a car service without a valid license, Fong was fined SGD1,800 (RM6000). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: Malay Mail</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 10:41:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian man caught for taking obscene videos</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5501680</link>
            <description>A 23-year old Malaysian man has been jailed for 4 days and fined RM4,000 for taking obscene videos of his family, including of his grandma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plantation worker Fazlie Isa pleaded guilty in the Batu Pahat magistrates’ court after being charged with possession of obscene videos in his mobile phone. He was caught at a house in Sri Medan, Batu Pahat, 141 km from Singapore, on Dec 23.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After police was informed about an internet link used by Fazlie, the police raided his home and seized his phone. Obscene videos and images were found in the phone. Fazlie confessed that the images were of his grandma, aunt and cousin taking baths or changing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If Fazlie fails to pay the fine, he will be jailed an additional 6 months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: FMT, The Sun</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 10:30:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian drivers arrested in Singapore&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5500505</link>
            <description>12 Malaysian drivers have been caught by Singapore&amp;#39;s Land transport Authority (LTA) at Changi Airport for providing illegal cross-border rides. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their foreign-registered vehicles all bore number plates J and B indicating they are from Johor or Selangor. All vehicles have been impounded by Singapore authorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The enforcement operation saw the drivers caught while waiting for fares at Changi Airport&amp;#39;s arrival hall and carpark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only taxis approved by LTA and Malaysia&amp;#39;s Land Public Transport Agency are approved to provide cross-border rides.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides stealing business, and affecting the livelihoods of legal drivers, illegal drivers do not have valid insurance, are not monitored by authorities and are dangerous to passengers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides the forfeiture of their vehicles, these drivers are now liable to a SGD3000 fine and 6 months&amp;#39; jail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 30 August 2024, a group of 14 Malaysian drivers were also arrested by Singapore authorities for providing illegal cross-border rides. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 7 August 2024, a group of 4 Malaysians were also arrested for the same crime with their vehicles impounded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;In total, 30 Malaysian drivers offering illegal rides have been arrested in Singapore in 2024.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Source: AsiaOne.&lt;/i&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:17:26 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia Suicide Rates Lower Than SG....</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5480385</link>
            <description>Malaysia BOLEH&amp;#33; Malaysia has once again proven that it is the mighty tiger in Asia.&lt;br /&gt;Far fewer Malaysians commit suicide compared to its regional neighbours&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysians value life, and the afterlife.&lt;br /&gt;In times of distress, we hang a white flag outside our window.&lt;br /&gt;In times of poverty, we queue for free bread.&lt;br /&gt;The powerful corrupt.&lt;br /&gt;The poor withdraw EPF.&lt;br /&gt;We walk with our heads held high.&lt;br /&gt;And only very discreetly, watch out for sinkholes.&lt;br /&gt;YAY&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest Suicide Rates in Asian Countries&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(per 100,000 populaton)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. South Korea 21.2&lt;br /&gt;2. Kazakhstan 18.1&lt;br /&gt;3. Mongolia 18.0&lt;br /&gt;4. India 12.9&lt;br /&gt;5. Sri Lanka 12.9&lt;br /&gt;6. Japan 12.2&lt;br /&gt;7. Nepal 9.8&lt;br /&gt;8. Pakistan 9.8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;9. Singapore 9.7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Kyrgyzstan 8.3&lt;br /&gt;11. Uzbekistan 8.3&lt;br /&gt;12. North Korea 8.2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;13. Thailand 8.0&lt;br /&gt;14. Vietnam 7.2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. Bahrain 7.2&lt;br /&gt;16. Yemen 7.1&lt;br /&gt;17. China 6.7&lt;br /&gt;18. Turkmenistan 6.1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;19. Laos 6.0&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;20. Afghanistan 6.0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;21. Malaysia 5.8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;22. Cambodia 5.5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;23. Saudi Arabia 5.4&lt;br /&gt;24. Tajikistan 5.3&lt;br /&gt;25. UAE 5.2</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:55:04 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Kg Kerinchi drain collapses creating new sinkhole</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5478722</link>
            <description>A large drain by the roadside at Jalan Pantai Permai in Kampung Kerinchi collapsed yesterday (26 August) creating yet another large sinkhole in the vicinity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part of the road and a section of the sidewalk collapsed with a large sinkhole formed. There was a large void beneath the pavement with debris strewn all round. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) confirmed that repair work is currently in progress. The area has been cordoned off with safety ropes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The search continues for Indian tourist Vijayaletchumy who fell into a sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India five days ago. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KL mayor said yesterday (26 Aug) that KL remains safe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: Malay Mail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/08/27/large-hole-at-kg-kerinchi-roadside-after-drain-collapses-area-cordoned-off-by-dbkl/148362' target='_blank'&gt;Large hole at Kg Kerinchi roadside after drain collapses&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:33:35 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysians charged with leaving SG illegally.</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5470596</link>
            <description>Wah&amp;#33; What&amp;#39;s with these people???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Malaysian man was caught by Singapore Customs trying to leave Singapore in the cargo compartment of a lorry on 19 July 2024.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Custom authorities were checking the lorry at Tuas Checkpoint when they made the discovery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mohamad Izuwan, 32 was found hiding in the vehicle without any travel documents on him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Malaysian lorry driver, Ramesh Munusamy, 44 was also arrested on the spot and charged with abetting the crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sentencing will be at a later date.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Previously in 2022, a 40-year old Malaysian, Er Chern Siew, was also charged for overstaying in Singapore by &lt;b&gt;more than 6 years&lt;/b&gt; by the Singapore courts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The court heard that Er wanted to look for a job while on a social visit pass in Singapore. This was not allowed. When he failed to secure one, he decided to continue staying in the Republic while working illegally. He moved house frequently to avoid detection. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Er was also handed another 6 charges for cheating 5 compatriot Malaysians in a rental scam in Singapore. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In all, he was sentenced to 14 months jail and given 3 strokes of the cane.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Source: Mothership/Malay Mail)&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:21:53 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>M&amp;#39;sian use iPhone to spy on SG woman in toilet</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5469962</link>
            <description>A 26-year old Malaysian man has been sentenced to jail for eight months after pleading guilty to voyeurism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The court heard that in September 2023, Mohamad Norhakim Mohd Ishkandar, an assistant manager at a restaurant in the Singapore Botanic Gardens had entered a female toilet to place his iPhone 10 between a bin and toilet to record female customers using the toilet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At 8pm one evening, a female customer and her son entered a toilet. While inside, she noticed the iPhone had been recording for close to 50 minutes and immediately informed a female staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The female staff reported the incident to Norhakim, who asked her to put the iPhone in the &amp;#39;lost and found section&amp;#39; of the restaurant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the other staff members had already been suspicious of Norhakim for some time, the female staff member placed the iPhone in a staff locker instead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aware of what had happened, Norhakim decided to break open the staff lockers to search for the iPhone after business had ended that day. Three staff lockers were damaged.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Norhakim took a Grab ride home and smashed the iPhone into pieces at a nearby playground.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was subsequently arrested by Singapore police. At first, he gave false statements that the iPhone had been burnt before finally admitting his crime. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Norhakim admitted to the police that it was not his first case of voyeurism. The other victims, however could not be identified.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Source: Malay Mail)</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:39:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Singapore collects RM1.6 million from Malaysians</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5469082</link>
            <description>In a &lt;b&gt;3-day&lt;/b&gt; operation between 1-3 July 2024, Singapore authorities collected more than SGD460,000 &lt;b&gt;(RM1.6 million)&lt;/b&gt; worth of traffic fines from Malaysian and other foreign motorists at the Causeway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fines were for previous offences ranging from speeding, illegal parking, parking charges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Foreign motorists who refuse to pay fines are denied entry into Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The operation was led by Singapore Traffic Police and involved the Singapore Immigration authorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, in Johor alone, a staggering 2.3 million traffic summons have been issued since 2014.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;109,758 (or 4.7% of total fines) involve Singapore vehicles&lt;/b&gt; with less than a quarter of these summons paid.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:55:56 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian man unable to marry SG girl</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5467554</link>
            <description>Agony Aunt story- what do you guys think?&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My 34-yo Malaysian cousin, who is now a SG PR, has been dating a Singaporean girl for the past 3 years. All seemed well at first. Recently he proposed to her but to his surprise, faced strong objections from the girl’s family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He later found out that the girl’s parents wanted her to marry a local not a Malaysian, objecting to his family background, “poor English” and the fact he earns less than his girlfriend. He is looking to convert to SG citizenship in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cousin would be a pretty good catch by local standards here- degree from UM, engineer earning more than SGD7K in Singapore, 3-bedroom property in Desa Park, good temper and personality and takes care of the gf but apparently still not enough for his future mother in law. The only “downside”  is he needs to financially support his parents (my uncle/aunt) who live in KL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gf is angry at her parents but can’t do much. My cousin is unwilling to give up a good relationship. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marry her against her family’s will? Break up?  &lt;!--emo&amp;:shock:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/shocking.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='shocking.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:26:27 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian working as auxiliary police in SG jailed</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5465412</link>
            <description>A Malaysian auxiliary police officer working in Singapore&amp;#39;s Certis Cisco was jailed recently for corruption.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;30-year old Thiru Murugan Shanmugam was in charge of patrolling areas, specifically Geylang Lorong 17 to 25, 38 and 40 where foreign workers congregate. He was to ensure there was no littering or sales of contraband cigarettes, sex enhancement drugs and other illegal drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In July 2022, Thiru approached Chen Dongliang, a drug peddler he had encountered in previous patrols to seek a bribe in return for not taking enforcement action against him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thiru had earlier warned Chen of upcoming raids so that he would not be caught was well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chen agreed to pay Thiru a bribe for fear of repercussions, and also because he had benefitted from Thiru&amp;#39;s actions previously.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the trial, the Deputy Public Prosecutor said Thiru had abused the trust the Singapore police had placed in him. Thiru&amp;#39;s actions were planned and showed he had been motivated by greed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thiru&amp;#39;s lawyer said Thiru had suffered from &amp;#39;a lapse of judgement&amp;#39;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The court sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Source: Malay Mail)</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:16:12 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Unlucky Car Covered with Toilet Water and Faeces</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5465388</link>
            <description>TikToker Eyera Azlan recounted a disturbing experience at The Exchange TRX recently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon returning from dinner, she noticed a foul smell of faeces as she walked towards her car in the carpark. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To her horror, she found that the sewer pipe right above her Volkswagen Beetle had burst, covering her white car with sewage water and faeces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Out of all parking spaces, of course it had to be ours,&amp;quot; she wrote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She has since demanded a year of free parking and car washes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Netizens expressed their shock at the situation:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One such comment read: &amp;quot;I was like, &amp;#39;nah, it&amp;#39;s just water. Not that bad&amp;#39;. TOILET WATER&amp;#33;? You better ask for a new car.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One commenter wrote: &amp;quot;New fear unlocked? Next time going to mall use Grab.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still, there were also jokes, with one netizen saying these were new features at TRX- automated parking and free car wash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRX is located 352km from Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Sources: TikTok, AsiaOne)</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:27:56 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Numerous raids see &amp;quot;adult toys&amp;quot; seized in Malaysia</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5462355</link>
            <description>Hahahaha&amp;#33; No wonder we depend on Singapore sex crime news here....no local toys, no local news to maintain our &amp;quot;good morals&amp;#33;&amp;quot;  &lt;!--emo&amp;:P--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And woah&amp;#33; RM2 million value in 1 raid&amp;#33; LOL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized 11,220 sex toys valued at RM2.04million during a series of raids codenamed “Ops Publika” it conducted in May 2024.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Bernama, the toys were seized from a warehouse located in Shah Alam intended for distribution to wholesalers across the country, and an official counted them number of items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The toys were falsely declared as children’s toys on customs forms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A 60-yo man, reportedly the warehouse supervisor, was detained and subsequently released on bail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the latest seizure of sex toys in Malaysia. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In March 2023, authorities seized more than 23,000 adult toys from a Penang warehouse. The combined value of the seized items was worth RM1.1 million and were intended for online sales “&lt;b&gt;following high demand from customers&lt;/b&gt;” according to a statement. A 29-yo woman was charged. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In February 2024, the police seized 2,295 adult toys worth more than RM70,000 from a storage facility in Masai in Johor Bahru. 3 women and a man were detained.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A representative from the Malaysian Home Ministry said such toys would “affect the morality of Malaysians”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another report added that such toys would “lead to a decline in values and create social problems.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources: Bernama, Mothership</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:50:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>UM ranked 60th in 2025 QS University Rankings&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5461506</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Malaysia BOLEH&amp;#33; &lt;/b&gt;Malaysia has done it again in the latest 2025 QS University Rankings&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UM has emerged as one of the top universities in ASEAN, and in Malaysia, beating its regional neighbours, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As one of the fastest growing economies in ASEAN, Malaysia has proven its resilience and educational poweress with its top university, Universiti Malaya, ranking a highly respectable 60th globally&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UM, and Malaysian graduates in general, will be snatching TOP jobs from Singaporeans (as well as the Australians and Britons) in their own country soon. &lt;br /&gt;The ringgit can be expected to appreciate to SGD1.00-RM2.50 in the future with its highly-skilled and sought after graduates. &lt;br /&gt;More foreign talents are expected to land on the country&amp;#39;s shores, esp. KL and JB, earning top dollar, and contributing to its innovative and multifaceted economy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;QS World University Rankings 2025&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)&lt;br /&gt;2.	Imperial College London&lt;br /&gt;3.	University of Oxford&lt;br /&gt;4.	Harvard University&lt;br /&gt;5.	University of Cambridge&lt;br /&gt;6.	Stanford University&lt;br /&gt;7.	ETH Zurich&lt;br /&gt;8.	National University of Singapore (NUS)&lt;br /&gt;9.	University College London&lt;br /&gt;10.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)&lt;br /&gt;11.	University of Pennsylvania&lt;br /&gt;12.	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)&lt;br /&gt;13.	The University of Melbourne&lt;br /&gt;14.	Peking University&lt;br /&gt;15.	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)&lt;br /&gt;16.	Cornell University&lt;br /&gt;17.	The University of Hong Kong&lt;br /&gt;18.	The University of Sydney&lt;br /&gt;19.	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)&lt;br /&gt;20.	Tsinghua University&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;31. Seoul National University&lt;br /&gt;32. The University of Tokyo&lt;br /&gt;36. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)&lt;br /&gt;50. Kyoto University&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;60. Universiti Malaya (UM)&lt;br /&gt;138. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)&lt;br /&gt;146. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)&lt;br /&gt;148. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)&lt;br /&gt;181. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;206. Universitas Indonesia&lt;br /&gt;229. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;251. Taylor&amp;#39;s University&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;336. University of the Philippines</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:37:15 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia Wins Indonesia and SG in Data Centres</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5456604</link>
            <description>Microsoft announces decision to invest USD2.2 billion in Malaysia and we all cheer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some even said we won Indonesia and Singapore...but who exactly is having the last laugh??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to studies conducted by the Gorisco Group, the city-state of Singapore is one of the world’s most desirable locations for a data center. Out of Southeast Asia’s entire data capacity, Singapore accounts for 60 percent of this capacity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, in 2019, the Singapore government &lt;b&gt;put brakes on new data centers&lt;/b&gt; due to the environmental impact of operating them. Strict environmental regulations have meant Singapore will lose out to other regional players in the context of being a data center hub. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Johor’s proximity to Singapore has given it a boost to becoming a data center hub. Johor has 13 data centre facilities across more than 1.65 million square feet of land mass. Major data centre players like Nvidia, AirTrunk, GDS International, YTL Power as well as Princeton Digital Group have set up operations there, and tech giant Microsoft has reportedly purchased land in Kulai to open a data centre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, minister of investment, trade and industry, announced that “our target for Malaysia&amp;#39;s data center industry is to achieve a revenue of close to &amp;#036;800 million by 2025” from the current &amp;#036;400 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is less publicly mentioned (for obvious reasons) is that these massive server farms have a very significant impact on the environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“In Malaysia, our electricity and water tariffs are pretty low in comparison with many countries. So that’s why data centres like it here, ” says an industry observer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Is it right to bring in such investments that use up so much of our resources while not creating suf­ficient jobs....the data centres are largely software and artificial intelligence (AI) driven &amp;quot; he pointed out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the Malaysia Investment and Development Authority disputes the observation data centres do not create enough jobs citing the need for skilled personnel to operate them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Others have cited these environmental concerns:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.	Energy Consumption &amp;amp; Pollution- data centers require massive amounts of electricity to power servers and networks. High levels of carbon dioxide emissions are emitted. The cooling systems used require large amounts of energy to keep temperatures down, leading to even more emissions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.	Water Usage &amp;amp; Contamination- large amounts of water are required to cool the high temperatures generated by servers. Local communities are deprived of a valuable resource which can be used for agriculture and drinking. If not managed properly, this cooling water contains heavy metals and can contaminate the local environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.	Heat Emission &amp;amp; Global Warming- data centers emit waste heat that must be managed with coolers or released into the environment. The latter impacts the local ecosystem and contributes to global warming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.	Natural Habitat Destruction-large areas of land need to be cleared to build data centers. Biodiversity, including native flora and fauna in the area is affected. Soil erosion results, and the runoff can end up in streams and rivers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.	Waste and disposal issues- large amounts of e-waste which contain chemicals such as mercury and lead are produced by data centers. Unless there is proper control, these can contaminate the area’s soil and water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Sources: Gorisco, MSPL, NST, MIDA)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 10:58:12 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysian armed robbers arrested&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5455008</link>
            <description>Resorting to crime during hard times........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two Malaysian men, aged 28 and 32 have been arrested in Malaysia for committing armed robbery at a residence in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 2 Malaysians were part of a 4-men gang and took cash, foreign currencies, cryptocurrency and luxury watches worth a total of SGD4.34 million (RM15.91 million).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 18 April, the Singapore police were alerted to a case of armed gang robbery. Extensive enquiries revealed the men&amp;#39;s identities but they had already fled to Malaysia by then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singapore police alerted their Malaysian counterparts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Royal Malaysia Police arrested both men who were then handed over to Singapore. The Singapore police thanked their Malaysian counterparts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The whereabouts of the remaining 2 men are being investigated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For armed robbery, convicted criminals can be sentenced up to 20 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Source: CNA Singapore)&lt;/i&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 14:43:09 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Alarm over high rates of gambling addiction</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5453743</link>
            <description>Gambler Rehab Centre, a gambling rehabilitation centre, has sounded the alarm over the increased involvement of young Malaysians in illegal online gambling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The youngest case they have come across to date involves a 14-year-old schoolgirl who found herself RM300,000 in debt after becoming addicted to illegal online gambling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said 60 out of a total 319 clients who have sought help from his centre in the last few years were not even 30 years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Young girls are often used as bait in online gambling advertisements to draw in compulsive gamblers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Researchers looked at 2265 Malaysian adolescents and found that around 30% of them participated in some form of gambling over a 12-month period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, 3 Malaysian families disowned their sons in 2023 because of their gambling addictions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A 50-year-old businesswoman, Kong from Ayer Tawar, Perak said her 23-year-old son had taken loans amounting to hundreds of thousands and lost it all to online gambling. She settled her son&amp;#39;s debts of RM500,000 in May 2022 and advised him to repent and seek employment in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, her house was still splashed with red paint and loan sharks threatened to burn it down. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In another case, beautician Rico Loh, 27, said her brother often borrowed money from family members and took loans from about 20 Ah Longs. Her family paid RM150,000 to settle debts with loan sharks but just days later, her brother took another loan for RM70,000 from the Ah Long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the third case, a 71-year-old retiree, Lee had to give up his Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to settle RM500,000 in loans his 37-year-old son took from almost 50 loan sharks since 2019, also to feed a gambling addiction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These families have since announced they have disowned their sons publicly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;More than 4.4% (246,400 persons) of the general Malaysian population are problem gamblers and another 10.2% (571,200 persons) are moderate-risk gamblers according to a 2021 study.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This rate is on the high end of the spectrum compared to other Asian countries with problem gambling rates ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 percent. By comparison, Singapore has a 1.2 percent problem gambling rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is only one legal land-based casino and three horse race courses in Malaysia. This is not withstanding the many private slot machines managed by private operators in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technological advancements have made online gambling opportunities more accessible and more affordable. Although illegal, international betting sites accept customers from Malaysia and process deposits and withdrawals in ringgit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Separately, Army chief, General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain indicated online gambling addiction was one of the leading causes of mental health issues among some Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel, resulting in erratic behaviour and even fatalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Sources: The Star, Free Malaysia Today, National Library of Medicine)&lt;/i&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:04:25 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>KLIA sinks further in Skytrax Airport Rankings</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5452362</link>
            <description>KLIA has fallen further down the rankings in the latest Skytrax Top 100 Airport rankings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2022: 62nd&lt;br /&gt;2023: 67th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2024: 71st&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2023, Transport Minister, Anthony Loke immediately announced at a press conference after the 2023 Skytrax results were announced that the government intends to return Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to the top 10 of Skytrax&amp;#39;s world airport rankings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The minister said as part of the efforts to achieve this aspiration, all relevant parties should pay attention to maintaining and upgrading operations systems such as the Aerotrain and the baggage handling system. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loke said he had noted the grievances of passengers and tourists concerning the suspension of the Aerotrain service and that action had been taken to upgrade the shuttle bus service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apparently, all parties involved in KLIA&amp;#39;s operations have not received Loke&amp;#39;s message yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But hey&amp;#33; We win India Mumbai and Vietnam Hanoi this year&amp;#33;&amp;#33;  &lt;!--emo&amp;:D--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Skytrax Top Airports 2024&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Doha Hamad&lt;br /&gt;2. Singapore Changi&lt;br /&gt;3. Seoul Incheon&lt;br /&gt;4. Tokyo Haneda&lt;br /&gt;5. Tokyo Narita&lt;br /&gt;6. Paris CDG&lt;br /&gt;7. Dubai&lt;br /&gt;8. Munich&lt;br /&gt;9. Zurich&lt;br /&gt;10. Istanbul&lt;br /&gt;11. Hong Kong&lt;br /&gt;12. Rome Fiumicino&lt;br /&gt;13. Vienna&lt;br /&gt;14. Helsinki-Vantaa&lt;br /&gt;15. Madrid Barajas&lt;br /&gt;16. Centrair Nagoya&lt;br /&gt;17. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;18. Kansai&lt;br /&gt;19. Melbourne&lt;br /&gt;20. Copenhagen&lt;br /&gt;21. London Heathrow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25. Guangzhou&lt;br /&gt;33. New York LGA&lt;br /&gt;58. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi&lt;br /&gt;66. Taiwan Taoyuan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;71. KLIA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;95. Mumbai&lt;br /&gt;96. Hanoi Noi Bai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>J2001k2</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:42:24 +0800</pubDate>
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