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            <title>▒▓▒▓▒▓ M A L ★ Y S I A ▓▒▓▒▓▒</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5458245</link>
            <description>[CENTER]&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓ &lt;span style='font-family:Times'&gt;M A L ★ Y S I A  | H A R I M A U     M A L A Y A &lt;/span&gt; ▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Governing body:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg/200px-Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asian Football Confederation (AFC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regional confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Home stadium:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;National Stadium, Bukit Jalil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/Do9ur7P.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA code:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MAS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;138 (April 2024)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;145 (Dec 2022)&lt;br /&gt;154 (Dec 2021)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;75 (August 1993)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;178 (March 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;175 (August 2019)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60 (1 March 1977)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;185 (September 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senior Head Coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kim Pan-Gon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[/CENTER]&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]93862620[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2024 / 2025 Domestic Calendar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='https://files.malaysianfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jadual-Liga-Super-2024-25-LS1-LS13.pdf' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Liga Super 2024 Schedule (Updated 25 April 2024)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perancangan penjadualan ini telah mengambil kira perkara-perkara berikut:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i. Kalendar FIFA 2023 yang melibatkan latihan Pasukan Kebangsaan (Kelayakan Piala Dunia 2026);&lt;br /&gt;ii. Pertandingan AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE);&lt;br /&gt;iii. Pertandingan AFC Champions League 2 (ACL2);&lt;br /&gt;iv. ASEAN Club Championship (Shopee Cup);&lt;br /&gt;v. Pusingan kelayakan pertandingan AFC B20 2025;&lt;br /&gt;vi. Pertandingan Piala AFF Mitsubishi Electric 2024;&lt;br /&gt;vii. Sukan Olimpik 2024;&lt;br /&gt;viii.Kejohanan Sukan Malaysia(SUKMA), Sarawak2024;&lt;br /&gt;ix. Pergerakan logistik dan operasi VAR;&lt;br /&gt;x. Perkongsian venue perlawanan (Liga Super dan Piala MFL);&lt;br /&gt;xi. Tempoh rehat dan perjalanan kelab.&lt;br /&gt;xii. Hari Pelepasan Am Persekutuan dan Negeri 2024/25 yang dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Perdana Menteri.[right][snapback]106446806[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Malaysian Football League (MFL) telah menetapkan jadual perlawanan Piala MFL 2024-2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perancangan penjadualan ini telah mengambil kira perkara-perkara berikut:-&lt;br /&gt;1. Kejohanan Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA), Sarawak 2024;&lt;br /&gt;2. Perkongsian venue perlawanan (Liga Super dan Piala MFL);&lt;br /&gt;3. Tempoh rehat dan perjalanan kelab;&lt;br /&gt;4. Hari Pelepasan Am Persekutuan dan Negeri 2024/25 yang dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Perdana Menteri&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebarang perubahan, pindaan Kalendar dan Jadual Pertandingan MFL musim 2024/2025 adalah tertakluk kepada MFL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jadual terkini Piala MFL dalam PDF:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://files.malaysianfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JADUAL-PERTANDINGAN-PIALA-MFL-MUSIM-2024-2025-KEMASKINI-24042024.pdf' target='_blank'&gt;https://files.malaysianfootballleague.com/w...NI-24042024.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;PIALA FA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-abangjamboo+May 16 2024, 10:17 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(abangjamboo &amp;#064; May 16 2024, 10:17 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xPXgyx' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2024/05/16/xPXgyx.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]109752116[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>Football Lounge</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 16:53:56 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>▒▓▒▓▒▓ M A L ★ Y S I A ▓▒▓▒▓▒</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5350610</link>
            <description>[CENTER]&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓ &lt;span style='font-family:Times'&gt;M A L ★ Y S I A  | H A R I M A U     M A L A Y A &lt;/span&gt; ▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Governing body:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg/200px-Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asian Football Confederation (AFC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regional confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Home stadium:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;National Stadium, Bukit Jalil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/Do9ur7P.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA code:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MAS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;145 (Dec 2022)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;154 (Dec 2021)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;75 (August 1993)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;178 (March 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;175 (August 2019)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60 (1 March 1977)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;185 (September 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senior Head Coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kim Pan-Gon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;UNDER 23/20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Head Coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E. Elavarasan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[/CENTER]&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]93862620[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2023 Domestic / International Calendar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Download &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaysianfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jadual-Liga-Super-2023-Kemaskini-2023.01.25.pdf' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Liga Super 2023 Schedule (Updated 26 Jan 2023)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6 trofi kejuaraan akan menjadi rebutan musim ini bermula dengan Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (Perlawanan Sumbangsih), Liga Super, Piala FA, Piala Malaysia, MFL Challenge Cup dan Piala MFL (Liga Simpanan B-23)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sejumlah 14 kelab akan merebut kejuaraan dalam saingan Liga Super 2023 iaitu Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), Terengganu FC, Sabah FC, Negeri Sembilan FC, Selangor FC, Kuala Lumpur City FC, Sri Pahang FC, Kedah Darul Aman FC, Penang FC, Kelantan FC, Kuching City FC, Kelantan United FC, PDRM FC dan Perak FC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manakala bagi saingan Piala MFL akan disertai skuad bawah 23 tahun daripada kelab Liga Super serta satu pasukan daripada Skuad Projek FAM-MSN.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>Football Lounge</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:29:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>▒▓▒▓▒▓ M A L ★ Y S I A ▓▒▓▒▓▒</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5235779</link>
            <description>[CENTER]&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓ &lt;span style='font-family:Times'&gt;M A L ★ Y S I A &lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;| H A R I M A U  M A L A Y A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; ▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▓&lt;/span&gt;▓&lt;span style='color:yellow'&gt;▒&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Governing body:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg/200px-Football_Association_of_Malaysia_crest.svg.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asian Football Confederation (AFC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regional confederation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Home stadium:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;National Stadium, Bukit Jalil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/Do9ur7P.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA code:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MAS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;154 (Dec 2021)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;75 (August 1993)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest FIFA ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;178 (March 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;175 (August 2019)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Highest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60 (1 March 1977)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lowest ELO ranking:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;185 (September 2018)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2021&lt;br /&gt;[attachmentid=11080345]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senior Head Coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kim Pan-Gon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;UNDER 23/20&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Head Coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad Maloney&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[/CENTER]&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]93862620[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2022 Domestic / International Calendar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24 Jan-1 Feb: Jendela FIFA&lt;br /&gt;14-26 Feb: Kejohanan AFF B22&lt;br /&gt;26 Feb : Piala Sumbangsih&lt;br /&gt;4 Mac: Liga Super bermula&lt;br /&gt;8-9 Mac: LS2&lt;br /&gt;11-13 Mac: Piala FA pusingan 32&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;21-29 Mac: Jendela FIFA&lt;br /&gt;23 Mac vs Phillipines&lt;br /&gt;26 Mac vs Singapore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5-6 April: LS3&lt;br /&gt;1-19 Jun: Piala Asia B23&lt;br /&gt;8-14 Jun: Pusingan 3 ACQ&lt;br /&gt;6 Ogos: Final Piala FA&lt;br /&gt;10-25 Sep: Sukan Asia&lt;br /&gt;17 Sep: Liga Super berakhir&lt;br /&gt;Dis-Jan 2023: Piala AFF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;21 Nov-18 Dis: Piala Dunia</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>Football Lounge</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:47:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>toyolta vendor mintak maaf</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3355279</link>
            <description>[attachmentid=4141695]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today berita harian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lel vendor celaka amik sparepart fake</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:42:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>enquiry-status tanah : mixed dev</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3313743</link>
            <description>Hi all..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just a quick question.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can anyone confirm whether it&amp;#39;s fine to build houses on piece of land which status is mixed development?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From what i knew there was: agricultural land-&amp;gt; need to convert to tanah bangunan to build houses (required handsome fees)...but i&amp;#39;m not sure abt this so called &amp;quot;mixed development&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please advise</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>Property Talk</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 09:07:35 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTS] Nvidia Geforce 9500</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3009174</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Item(s):&lt;/b&gt; Graphic card Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Package includes:&lt;/b&gt; Graphic card Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT itself&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price:&lt;/b&gt; 120&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warranty:&lt;/b&gt; a week&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing method:&lt;/b&gt; COD only. (can do postage but no warranty on this)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location of seller:&lt;/b&gt; Shah Alam / Cyberjaya ...pls whatsapp me to know my location on that day coz i travel between the 2 for some reasons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact method/details:&lt;/b&gt; 017-35two51fourfive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Age of item:&lt;/b&gt; 3 years or so&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Item(s) conditions:&lt;/b&gt; never a problem for me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Picture:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reason for sale:&lt;/b&gt; it&amp;#39;s been a while since i&amp;#39;m on any game except football manager  &lt;!--emo&amp;:w--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/whistling.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='whistling.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  &lt;!--emo&amp;:blush:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/blush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blush.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spec as attached&lt;br /&gt;[attachmentid=3694242]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9500-gt' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9500-gt&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>Display Cards Garage Sales</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:38:03 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Breaking: JOSE MOURINHO IS BACK</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2835612</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3199099/title/mourinho-appointed' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/arti...rinho-appointed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MOURINHO APPOINTED&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho as First Team Manager.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mourinho has signed a four-year contract and will return to the club where he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups between 2004 and 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ron Gourlay, Chelsea FC Chief Executive, said: &amp;#39;I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#39;It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#39;He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.&amp;#39;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since leaving Chelsea in 2007, the 50-year-old Portuguese has worked in Italy with Inter and Spain with Real Madrid, lifting three league championships, two domestic cups and the Champions League.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally appointed at Stamford Bridge in 2004, immediately after winning Europe&amp;#39;s top competition with Porto, he quickly achieved success securing his first trophy for the club as early as February 2005, when we beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra-time in Cardiff to win the Carling Cup. We went on to win the league that season with a record 95 points and a record low of just 15 goals conceded in 38 games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The club celebrated consecutive championships in our centenary 2005/06 season, secured with a 3-0 win over Manchester United in late April, and the next campaign we were able to add the Carling Cup with victory over Arsenal in Cardiff, and the FA Cup when United were beaten again in the first senior game at the new Wembley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mourinho departed by mutual consent in September 2007, going on to develop his already impressive CV by winning the Serie A twice in two years and the Champions League with Inter, before joining Real Madrid in 2010, where he lifted both La Liga and the Copa Del Rey, ending his stay in Spain yesteday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He brings three coaching staff with him in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais. Each carries the title of Assistant First Team Coach and will work alongside current first team staff Steve Holland, Christophe Lollichon and Chris Jones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new manager will be officially presented in a press conference at Stamford Bridge on Monday 10 June, further details of which will follow in due course.</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:10:35 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Can someone translate this</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2715990</link>
            <description>psy datang melaka juga ke?&lt;br /&gt;sorry i sekolah kebangsaan kerajaan barisan nasional since kecik kenot understand mandarin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pls translate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]p4y-jfHr_xY[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pls kolos kalau ada.&lt;br /&gt;my ic is 04 (malacca) so i need to knw what she&amp;#39;s doing there</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
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            <title>Malaysia vs Vietnam | International Friendly</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2504579</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556532_471054579591844_1024497719_n.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apamacciaaamm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/285517_473016586062310_1537758883_n.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]1EAl1tw9vYo[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;inb4 mana nazmi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ini dia abang millionaire bila nak score?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/030/e/6/Safee_Sali_by_charches.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:46:02 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Lagu original Merdeka55 - Janji ditepati</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2454990</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]Jmy2dS-GfFQ[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;lyric a bit different&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Orang sana pandai cakap&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapi tak boleh﻿ buat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Orang sana pandai janji&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;..... pada yang tak peduli&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Orang sana pandai auta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapi budi tak ada.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nice attempt  &lt;!--emo&amp;:clap:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rclxms.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rclxms.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:59:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>This budak abit problem w his kaki but...</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2452670</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]5jPCmkaoUqg[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;abit cacat...but damnn he&amp;#39;s good&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;respect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;anyone can play football  &lt;!--emo&amp;:respect:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='notworthy.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:11:01 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>SURPRISE DARI DAVID BECKHAM</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2441852</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]g0OzSpzYe6I[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:50:06 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Nayati’s dad joins Home Ministry team</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2438163</link>
            <description>first i thought his son&amp;#39;s case is a bit over-hype (no offense but there WERE other cases aswell)&lt;br /&gt;then whining abt loses his job, &lt;a href='http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/29/nation/11372451&amp;sec=nation' target='_blank'&gt;http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...2451&amp;sec=nation&lt;/a&gt; |  Nayati’s dad loses job &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;then this???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: The family of the Dutch boy who was kidnapped, Nayati Moodliar, has been roped in to help bust crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His father, Shamelin, will be a part of a special team under the Home Ministry to give his input on violence against women and children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the team would comprise NGOs, bloggers and other stakeholders who have an interest in the matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Anyone who feels they can contribute is welcomed&lt;/b&gt;,” he said here.&lt;br /&gt;Grey and blue: Hishammuddin shaking hands with Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya police chiefs in Kuala Lumpur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the team would focus on child trafficking and statelessness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The team will be headed by National Registration Department director-general Datuk Jariah Mohd Said and will start meeting next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hishammuddin had earlier chaired a meeting with police chiefs in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nayati, 12, was kidnapped for several days in May before he was released when a ransom was paid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four men have since been charged in court.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hishammuddin also revealed that he had been in contact with Nayati&amp;#39;s family for the past few months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the ministry would be having discussions on crimes against women and children and also those on cyber crimes and serious crimes&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i mean come on&amp;#33; Expats who are RELEVANT to the cause are fine. But what has Moodliar done to justify Home Ministry&amp;#39;s move? is he well trained? &lt;br /&gt;not only few days back he tweeted this : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Hishammuddin Hussein ‏@HishammuddinH2O&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Careful guys ada mereka dlm TJ sengaja nak buat cerita supaya isu jenayah menjadi2 esp now when KDN&amp;amp;I r going down 2 d ground&amp;amp;taking action &lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ur tots?</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:36:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Petronas chafes at its role as MY&amp;#39;s piggy bank</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2427101</link>
            <description>friday night tldr  so i put some spoilers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/02/us-malaysia-petronas-idUKBRE86105420120702&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Niluksi Koswanage and Emily Kaiser&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR | Mon Jul 2, 2012 5:44am BST&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Reuters) - State-owned oil company Petronas is tired of being Malaysia&amp;#39;s cash trough. Its growing pique at the government flared into public view here in early June at the World Gas Conference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chief executive Shamsul Azhar Abbas took to the stage and declared that the government&amp;#39;s policy of subsidizing fuel was plain wrong. A murmur ran through the crowd - his boss, Prime Minister Najib Razak, was sitting in the front row.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('6fb93ab673a4836442feb2eb3c2f1760')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;6fb93ab673a4836442feb2eb3c2f1760&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moments later, Najib went to the podium himself to remind everybody that the subsidies - for which Petronas foots the bill - have &amp;quot;social-economic objectives.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The subtext of that rejoinder: Malaysians pay among the lowest electricity rates and petrol-pump prices in Asia. While the government has vowed to &amp;quot;rationalize&amp;quot; that, it&amp;#39;s highly unlikely to happen before elections expected in a few months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The polite but pointed disagreement was the latest sign of assertiveness from an oil company that prime ministers have treated as a piggy bank for pet projects since it was established in 1974.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interviews with current and former officials and an examination of Petronas and government documents show that strains have been building behind the scenes over how much money the company hands over to the government in the form of fuel subsidies, dividends and taxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Financial data reviewed by Reuters show the government has increasingly relied on Petronas&amp;#39;s payments - a &amp;quot;dividend&amp;quot; to its sole shareholder - to plug fiscal deficits that have begun to alarm ratings agencies and analysts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The data also show these payments grew over the past several years as oil prices soared, along with government spending. But Malaysia&amp;#39;s official accounts do not show how the money is being spent - and the government has steadfastly refused to disclose any details about that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;WE NEED CASH&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas is Malaysia&amp;#39;s largest single taxpayer and biggest source of revenue, covering as much as 45 percent of the government&amp;#39;s budget. Unlike other oil-rich nations such as Saudi Arabia, Norway or Brazil, Malaysia runs chronic, large budget deficits that have expanded even as oil revenues increased. Last year&amp;#39;s fiscal gap, at 5 percent of gross domestic product, trailed only India&amp;#39;s for the dubious distinction of biggest in emerging Asia, and it may widen this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Subsidies account for a big chunk of the deficit. They have other downsides as well, Shamsul noted in his speech to the gas conference. &amp;quot;Subsidies distort transparency, reduce competition and deter new investments,&amp;quot; he said, adding that Petronas paid between 18 billion and 20 billion ringgit (&amp;#036;5.75-6.35 billion) a year to subsidize gas consumption.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia isn&amp;#39;t facing a fiscal crisis. Foreign investors eagerly buy Malaysian government bonds, confident the country&amp;#39;s reserves of oil, gas and foreign currency are deep enough to ensure the debt will be repaid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That faith will be tested over the next few months.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Falling oil and gas prices will likely constrain Petronas&amp;#39;s 2012 profits, and a worsening euro-zone crisis may hurt the country&amp;#39;s exports. Smaller Petronas payouts and slowing economic growth would pinch government finances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('ab980285cf73374aa9427d2766361827')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;ab980285cf73374aa9427d2766361827&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;Shamsul argues now is an opportune time to pursue foreign acquisitions on the cheap as Malaysia&amp;#39;s domestic energy supplies deplete. On Thursday, the company announced it was acquiring its Canadian joint-venture partner, Progress Energy Resources Corp, for &amp;#036;4.7 billion. More may be in the offing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Mind you, for that to happen, we need cash,&amp;quot; Shamsul said in his speech.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trouble is, the government needs the cash, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TOWERS OVER MALAYSIA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas, Malaysia&amp;#39;s only global Fortune 500 company, towers over the Southeast Asian country - literally and figuratively. Its 88-storey twin towers, once the world&amp;#39;s tallest buildings, dominate the skyline of Kuala Lumpur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas&amp;#39;s oil and gas reserves rank 28th in the world, according to data from PetroStrategies in Plano, Texas, ahead of some better known players such as Norway&amp;#39;s Statoil and CNOOC, China National Offshore Oil Corp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unusual for a state-owned enterprise, Petronas&amp;#39;s debt is rated stronger than the sovereign state&amp;#39;s. The company had about &amp;#036;15.6 billion in total borrowing as of March 31 and counts U.S. insurer Aflac Inc among the debt holders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas&amp;#39; CEO and board, however, serve at the pleasure of the prime minister. Over the years, prime ministers have tapped into Petronas funds to build their dream projects and bail out their mistakes. Political leaders were used to dealing with yes-men in the company, which on Malaysia&amp;#39;s organization chart is part of the prime minister&amp;#39;s office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now Petronas is trying to say no.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like all state-owned oil companies, Petronas is expected to pass along a share of profit to the government, just as a private sector oil company pays dividends to shareholders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those dividends gobbled up almost 55 percent of its net profits in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, well above the average of 38 percent paid by national oil companies around the world, Petronas figures show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Including taxes, export duties and the dividend, Petronas estimates its total payments to the Malaysian government added up to 65.7 billion Malaysian ringgit (&amp;#036;21.10 billion) in that fiscal year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SWELLING DEFICIT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas has been pushing for a new dividend policy that would set the annual payout to the government at 30 percent of profits instead of the flat 28 billion Malaysian ringgit (&amp;#036;8.75 billion) it will pay this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lower payout would preserve money to reinvest in global oil and gas exploration in order to compensate for declining domestic supplies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Reuters analysis of Petronas and government financial data shows Petronas would have paid close to 17 billion ringgit in the March 2011 fiscal year if the 30 percent dividend formula was in place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('f4a20f84c4a51efb21075bd1d3c0b549')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;f4a20f84c4a51efb21075bd1d3c0b549&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A smaller dividend payment would have deepened Malaysia&amp;#39;s fiscal deficit, swelling it to about 6.5 percent of gross domestic product. That&amp;#39;s nearly triple the average among the world&amp;#39;s emerging-market economies, according to International Monetary Fund data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With less Petronas money under the new formula, Prime Minister Najib would have three unpopular options: cutting spending, increasing taxes or ramping up the deficit. Worsening public finances could unsettle foreign investors, who hold about 39 percent of the government&amp;#39;s local currency debt, the highest share in emerging Asia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Petronas CEO put a brave face on it when Reuters asked him if the new formula might be put in place this year, with elections now expected as soon as September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The government is fairly aware of Petronas&amp;#39;s need to have our own funding for growth,&amp;quot; Shamsul said after the company released financial results on May 31. &amp;quot;They respect that and they will agree to our request.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Najib&amp;#39;s office declined to comment.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ELECTION STIMULUS?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Najib, who took over mid-term from his predecessor and has yet to receive an electoral mandate as prime minister, can ill-afford to accommodate Petronas right now on the dividend. He has raised civil-servant wages and approved cash payouts to low-income households - vote-winning measures paid for in part by Petronas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ratings agency Fitch warned in February that Malaysia&amp;#39;s budget was too reliant on petroleum receipts, and elections could drive up spending and deepen the budget deficit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('228addee12996b698ad58b252a0b9bb4')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;228addee12996b698ad58b252a0b9bb4&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;If aggressive stimulus measures were implemented and this led to a sustained increase in public debt ratios, it would be negative for the ratings,&amp;quot; Fitch wrote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That may already be happening. The government in June asked parliament to approve another 13.8 billion ringgit in supplementary spending - more than half of it for food and fuel subsidies - which would swell the fiscal deficit to 6 percent of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas only began detailing its contributions to the government two years ago - around the time it began lobbying for a change in the dividend policy. Indeed, the word &amp;quot;dividend&amp;quot; does not even appear in its annual reports for 2001 through 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reuters has filled in some of the gaps from previous years, obtaining figures from former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, now adviser to the oil company, dating back to 1976. Petronas declined to confirm their accuracy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahathir&amp;#39;s data show Petronas payments to the state more than doubled between 2005 and 2011 as oil prices soared. Malaysia&amp;#39;s spending swelled too, widening the budget deficit even though revenues rose. But Malaysia won&amp;#39;t disclose what the Petronas money is being spent on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reuters placed an official request for that data from Malaysia&amp;#39;s accountant general&amp;#39;s office, but the audit agency said it could provide budgetary figures for everything except Petronas&amp;#39;s contributions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without access to official figures, it is difficult to determine how the government spends Petronas money. Mahathir told Reuters he released additional Petronas data on his blog as an &amp;quot;appeal&amp;quot; for more clarity on where the money went after he stepped down from office in 2003.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bulk of it appears to be going into operating expenses, including higher wages for the more than 1.4 million civil servants who are mostly ethnic Malays, Mahathir says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since Najib took office in 2009, operating expenses have risen by almost 16 percent. Development spending, which includes education, security and healthcare, has stayed flat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Increased wages are a recurring cost, Mahathir pointed out in an interview from his office on the 83rd floor of the Petronas Towers. Once pay goes up, he said, it is difficult to cut in lean years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;So the result is, you take more from development expenditure because development expenditure is not a statutory requirement,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;You can cut.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXPANDING ABROAD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As domestic oil supplies shrink, Petronas has been expanding abroad, investing in Sudanese oil, South African petrol stations and European liquefied natural gas. Its corporate operations map shows a presence on five continents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But 29 percent of the company&amp;#39;s international production is concentrated in Sudan and South Sudan, and clashes along their border have virtually shut down most of the pipelines. Shamsul warned that a halt in Sudan production would cost the company 3 billion ringgit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is one reason behind the planned purchase of Canada&amp;#39;s Progress Energy. Shamsul said Thursday that the deal would boost the company&amp;#39;s gas resources in &amp;quot;a geopolitically stable region.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deals like this take money, and Petronas argues it cannot fulfill its mission when it is handing over more than half its profits to the government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas board member Mohammed Azhar Osman Khairuddin told unidentified U.S. diplomats that the oil company &amp;quot;feels tremendous pressure to grow its business in order to maintain Malaysia&amp;#39;s political status.&amp;quot; Azhar said Petronas wanted the money invested in oil and gas assets &amp;quot;to promote future profitability rather than be spent now on domestic programs for political gain&amp;quot;, according to a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks in June of last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neither Azhar nor Petronas responded to requests for comment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tug-of-war between government payments and corporate investments is a sore point with other oil companies as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas faces a milder version of the dilemma facing Mexico&amp;#39;s national oil company, Pemex. The Mexican government is extracting so much cash from the business that Pemex is having trouble investing in production - and output has waned. Fitch assigned a &amp;quot;BBB&amp;quot; rating to the oil company&amp;#39;s latest debt issuance, citing a substantial tax burden and &amp;quot;exposure to political interference risk.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With global energy demand expected to rise by around 30 percent by 2050 as the population rises to 9 billion, oil executives are asking whether governments are a major obstacle to ensuring future supplies at affordable levels. Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson told the World Gas Conference that regulation, taxes and subsidies are placing at risk the projects needed to fuel global growth. If the situation persists, governments will find their economies &amp;quot;walking backwards,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petronas has four oil projects in Iraq, which are expected to achieve commercial production this year. Shamsul estimates that Petronas&amp;#39;s share of Iraqi output will peak at 800,000 barrels of oil per day by 2015 - about 45 percent more than Malaysia&amp;#39;s annual crude oil production.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company has not disclosed how much it is investing in Iraq, but as much as &amp;#036;8 billion is going into one field alone, Gharf Oilfield, which Petronas is developing along with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The reason (Petronas) does not want to give money to the government is because it needs the money to reinvest,&amp;quot; Mahathir said. &amp;quot;This is a very costly business as you know. Everything runs into the billions of dollars.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GOOD GOVERNANCE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As state oil companies go, Petronas has a good reputation for governance. A 2011 World Bank working paper on governance and performance of national oil companies ranked Petronas slightly above the global average.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But it has been called upon to bankroll some questionable projects, both under Najib and his predecessors. Twice - in 1984 and 1989 - Mahathir asked Petronas to bail out scandal-ridden Bank Bumiputra Bhd from collapse. In those two rescues, Petronas injected a total of 3.3 billion ringgit into the bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahathir drew criticism for tapping Petronas to bail out a debt-burdened shipping concern controlled by his eldest son, Mirzan, and again to support Malaysian auto company Proton, which makes the Lotus Formula One car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahathir denied he had bailed out his son. Petronas &amp;quot;drove a very hard bargain&amp;quot; and ended up turning a profit on the deal, he insisted. Petronas has repeatedly declined to discuss the bailouts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The strains between Petronas and the government spilled out into the public after Najib took office in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Hassan Marican, Petronas&amp;#39;s CEO at the time, disagreed with Najib over issues ranging from who should be named to the Petronas board to which Formula One car to sponsor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reuters has learned that Najib gave Hassan just six days&amp;#39; notice that his contract would not be renewed in 2010, ending a 21-year career. Three people with direct knowledge of the situation said Hassan was let go because he did not get along with Najib.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Six days to pack up a career spanning more than two decades,&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; said a person close to Hassan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hassan, now a board member at U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips and chairman of utilities company Singapore Power, did not respond to repeated interview requests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Appointed by Mahathir, the 59-year-old accountant by training had considerable freedom before the clashes with Najib. Mahathir said Hassan often said &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; to his suggestions, though he did agree to bail out the national car company that was the prime minister&amp;#39;s pride and joy and the company owned by Mahathir&amp;#39;s son.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hassan refused to use inexperienced Malaysian companies to develop Malaysia&amp;#39;s oil and gas industry, or to pursue costly ventures to develop the country&amp;#39;s marginal oil fields, the source close to Hassan said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those two projects are now part of Najib&amp;#39;s ambitious &amp;#036;444 billion economic transformation program launched in September 2010 - just seven months after Hassan&amp;#39;s removal. (&amp;#036;1 = 3.1985 Malaysian ringgit)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Additional reporting by Mica Rosenberg in Mexico City and Yantoultra Ngui in Kuala Lumpur.; Editing by Bill Tarrant and Michael Williams)&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:17:32 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Real PM of Malaysia, confirm&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2414610</link>
            <description>update now got version 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;version 1 &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2413806/+20' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2413806/+20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('bb65b815bfb1ca3ec30bc3e12cf4327c')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;bb65b815bfb1ca3ec30bc3e12cf4327c&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://s15.postimage.org/ofcrrlc0p/x2_d3e3d1c.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:20:11 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Myanmmar u25 v Malaysia u22</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2412677</link>
            <description>&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Badboys are ready&amp;#33;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376793_4375399826540_507159797_n.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YANGON (1 July 2012) – It will be down to the wire for&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt; Malaysia and hosts Myanmar as they chase down the only remaining spot from Group G to make the final round of the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup in 2013.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After four matches in Group G, Korea Republic are in the lead with ten points while hosts Myanmar are also on the same ten points. On third is Malaysia with nine points. Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and the Philippines are fourth, fifth and sixth respectively and where they are already out of contention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the decisive game in the group in two days, Korea Republic will take on Vietnam while Myanmar will play Malaysia. Only the top teams in the group at the end of the qualifying round will get tickets to the final draw of the tournament next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]IeakS4eMM-A&amp;amp;flyingspaghettiplay=1[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:46:30 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Egypt revolutioner wants PAS at Malaysia</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2402223</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]MnTkRNDWxxQ[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;inb4 fake&lt;br /&gt;inb4 ni kat kota bharu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;popcorn</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:15:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Janji Ditepati tema Hari Kebangsaan ke 55</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2402038</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hH08FYORP2g/THt25WN9UkI/AAAAAAAAC0I/XZggPErNC4s/s1600/merdeka.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: &amp;#39;Janji Ditepati&amp;#39; dipilih sebagai tema sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan ke-55 tahun ini yang akan diadakan di Kuala Lumpur pada 31 Ogos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sarawak pula akan menjadi tuan rumah sambutan Hari Malaysia pada 16 September.&lt;br /&gt;Menteri Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, berkata bagi perayaan tahun ini, ia akan melibatkan penyertaan lebih aktif golongan belia dan penyertaan spontan orang ramai.&lt;br /&gt;Perarakan Hari Kemerdekaan akan diadakan di Dataran Merdeka manakala pada sebelah malamnya Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak akan bersama rakyat di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil untuk menyampaikan amanat merdeka dan amanat Hari Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Pada keseluruhannya saya yakin perayaan Hari Merdeka dan Hari Malaysia kali ini akan lebih hebat dari dulu, cuma tinggal lagi pada 16 Sept kita akan beralih ke Sarawak untuk meraikan Hari Malaysia dan jawatankuasa mencadangkan supaya kita bersama-sama pula ke kawasan luar bandar di Sarawak,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bercakap kepada pemberita selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk Sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan ke-55 di sini hari ini, Rais berkata terdapat cadangan agar Bintulu dijadikan lokasi sambutan Hari Malaysia, namun ia masih belum diputuskan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau berkata sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan dan Hari Malaysia akan dimulakan pada 11 Julai anjuran pihak swasta melalui program Buku Rekod Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;Pada 15 Julai pula, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan akan melaksanakan program-program yang berkaitan dengan belia di Menara Kembar Petronas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pada 17 Julai, Perdana Menteri akan merasmikan program pengibaran Jalur Gemilang di Brickfields, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin di Kampung Baru dan pemimpin masyarakat Cina di Jalan Petaling secara serentak, kata Rais.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pada bulan Ramadan, program berkaitan tetapi berunsur keagamaan akan diadakan untuk masyarakat Islam dan beberapa acara untuk kaum lain turut disusun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rais dalam pada itu meminta semua pihak agar mengenepikan perbezaan fahaman politik bagi menjayakan sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan yang ke-55 itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Pemimpin masing-masing perlu memainkan peranan dengan sokongan rakyat supaya Jalur Gemilang dikibarkan di setiap rumah, setiap kedai, setiap gedung dan pejabat dan ini tidak mengira latar belakang politik dan pentadbiran masing-masing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Kita akan semarakkan seboleh mungkin pengibaran Jalur Gemilang di kawasann dan premis yang sebelum ini tidak diambil berat dan inilah masanya untuk kita memperlihatkan kepada dunia bahawa sekali setahun kita menyumbang ke arah kenegaraan kita dengan mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang di jendela atau pintu,&amp;quot; katanya. - BERNAMA &lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]xV8ZRSq94_U[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:15:28 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Peminat bolasepak gamatkan Euro 2012 w celebrities</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2400091</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]BwEOt4_k4Vc[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GAMATTNYA&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kat mana ni??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('15275ee1b3cb0ccb46f48fb203b982ad')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;15275ee1b3cb0ccb46f48fb203b982ad&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;Peminat bola sepak gamatkan Euro Mania BH. lokasi Restoran Sekinchan Ikan Bakar, Setiawangsa Kuala Lumpur.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:09:14 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia v South Korea | u22 Qualifier</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2399187</link>
            <description>&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('fac83760be552f196c76ecd64a4dbe0f')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;fac83760be552f196c76ecd64a4dbe0f&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/456743_440571109306858_1718689567_o.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kelayakan Piala Asia U22 AFC&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia vs Korea Selatan , 4.45 petang ini. Live di Astro Arena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;inb4 Nazmi bukan Playboy tapi playmaker&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;metroll sex&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taiko Keramat vs Yusry&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/zoL7n.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>syazwan</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:17:06 +0800</pubDate>
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