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Seek recommendation

Optiplex330 — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:47:29 +0800

Hi. Looking for laptop with the following requirement and appreciate recommendation as to what to consider.

1. 14"
2. Large storage >500G. SSD too small. So Hybrid HDD would be preferable.
3. Great screen resolution to view photos
4. No gaming.
5. Budget 2 to 3 K.

Thanks

This is how they brain wash people

Optiplex330 — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:00:37 +0800

On the record, MAS has 20,000 employees. 14,000 will get re-employment and 6,000 will get the sack. Go ask any 3 years old kids and they will tell you 14,000 is MORE than 6,000.

But we have Pakatan friendly people saying 14,000 is fewer than 6,000. Just like they said 10% Sales Tax is always more than 6% GST.

So there you have it. BN tell lies and so did Pakatan. The best lies is to embedded truth with few bits of lies to make the bias reporting credible.

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It is morally wrong for MAS employees to suffer months of emotional turmoil, wondering if they will have a job, in June. When the lucky few (who will be retained by MAS), open their letters on June 1, they will be given only one week to agree, to the new terms and conditions of the re-vamped MAS, codenamed “NewCo”. - See more at: http://www.theantdaily.com/Main/MAS-was-be...h.tfOpkAJy.dpuf
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http://www.theantdaily.com/Main/MAS-was-be...middle-managers

DAP protecting profiteers.

Optiplex330 — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:51:20 +0800

SHAH ALAM: A sushi company was charged in the Sessions Court today under the Price Control and Anti Profiteering Act 2011, with increasing the price of a soft drink at its business premises.

Sushi Kin Sdn Bhd, represented by its director Law Hwee Ching, 45, claimed trial.

The company allegedly raised the price of Ice Green Tea (one litre) from RM1 to RM3.30 at its premises on the ground floor, Giant Hypermarket Subang Jaya on April 3.

Rajiv Ravindran: I'm not quite sure how the GST is affecting the hawkers! First and foremost, most of the raw materials purchased by the hawkers are GST exempt.

Secondly, only businesses with a net income of RM500,000 per annum would have to pay GST. So, if you're a hawker and earning up to RM500,000 per annum, then you're mighty rich and need not complain!

If you really want your customers back, charge less. Kopi O kosong is now RM1.50 and air limau suam kosong costs RM1.30! What is the profit margin ratio here?

Now DAP coming out to defend profiteers.

Stop harassing, start helping, MP tells Customs

So now all hawkers can all safely increase price. DAP is behind you. When your Kopi-O increase to RM5, you know who to thank.

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1423400
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-tells-customs/
http://www.theantdaily.com/Main/Boycott-fo...g-your-own-food

Hotels near LCCT

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

Paid million to read newspaper

Optiplex330 — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:59:48 +0800

PKNS staff paid millions to ‘read newspapers’

Raja Petra reveals that PKNS is being made a channel to reward Pakatan Rakyat's loyal supporters under the disguise of salaries and fees.

PETALING JAYA: The Pakatan Rakyat-led Selangor government has been paying Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) staff millions to “just sit around reading newspapers”, a controversial blogger revealed today.

In revealing this on his web portal, Malaysia-Today, Raja Petra Kamarudin, claimed that PKNS is being used as a vehicle to reward the supporters of certain key politicians in Pakatan Selangor, in particular from PKR.

“These people are overpaid and they really have not much work to do, so most times they just sit around reading newspapers. Furthermore, their salaries are way above what one would consider as market price,” he said today.

Raja Petra revealed that PKNS general manager Othman Omar, the person who sent PKR deputy president Azmin Ali his ‘sacking letter’ from the agency’s board, was paid RM45,000 a month – “more than twice what he would get in the public sector”.

“Most interesting would be Othman’s ‘Girl Friday’, Faridah Rohani Rais, who earns RM7,000 a month plus a special allowance of RM1,000 per hour just for writing the GM’s speeches and for acting as his ‘special consultant’,” he observed.

“The irony to this whole thing is another consultant, Consultant Kriss Communications, actually does Faridah’s work and is also paid RM1,000 an hour to duplicate her work.

“Then yet another consultant, Rafei from CT Cua, was paid RM200,000 to handle PKNS’ re-branding exercise,” he claimed.

“Why is Faridah paid RM7,000 per month and RM1,000 per hour to do work that other people are paid huge sums of money to do?” he questioned.

Long list of abuses

He further revealed that a Lebanon consultant, Armeen Papazian, was paid RM1.5 million in consultancy fees for work not done while his colleague, Sahul Hamid Dawood, received a total contract sum of more than RM3 million over two years, although the latter did not complete his job and PKNS “had to redo everything”.

Local well-known personalities were also not spared from Raja Petra’s “list”.

He disclosed that PKNS had thrown a wedding dinner for astronaut Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor at a cost of RM520,000.

“PKNS also paid singer Zainal Abidin of ‘Hijau’ fame RM500,000 to help sell PKNS houses; that in the end ended up unsold,” he added.

“So that is more than RM1 million in expenses to finance frivolous activities that brings no benefit to the poor and homeless of Selangor,” he lamented.

Raja Petra claimed that “the list goes on” and that he possessed “pages and pages of such exorbitant expenses that can only be equated to a wastage of the taxpayers’ money”.

“Those documents that I have in my possession reveal that many others receive between RM20,000 to RM30,000 a month for doing very little other than for being the supporters of certain people,” he claimed.

“And you people (the public) complain that times are hard and that it is difficult to make ends meet in these hard and trying times.

“Well, that may be true for you. But that is not true for these PKNS people who are well paid to hardly do any work,” he added.

Raja Petra also threatened to reveal the exorbitant legal fees the Selangor state government was paying to its Pakatan lawyers.

“You will be astonished if you were to look at the invoices that run into millions with no other details other than just ‘work done’,” he said.

“This complaint was raised by the DAP lawyers; so this is not what I say but what the DAP lawyers say,” he pointed out.

Taxpayers brought for a ride

He stressed that PKNS is an agency funded by the taxpayers, and is “not the place to park political supporters and pay them big fat salaries, allowances, and consultancy fees for doing nothing”.

“That would be called abuse of power and corruption. And you dare tell us that Selangor has improved since the time Pakatan Rakyat took over the state?”

Last week, Raja Petra revealed that PKNS has allegedly spent RM40 million on football since 2008.

Raja Petra claimed that it was the amount spent by the state body to fund the PKNS Football Club (PKNS FC) since Pakatan Rakyat took over the state government.

He added that prior to 2008, the cost of running the football club was less than RM2.5 million per year.

His revelation comes after Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim informed the media that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was currently investigating allegations that funds meant for the PKNS FC were abused.

PKNS is the state government’s cash cow but following complaints of leakages and abuse, Khalid has undertaken the task of ‘cleaning’ the corporation of unwanted elements.

AES. How many warning do you need?

Optiplex330 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:05:59 +0800

In bipartisan move, MPs want AES deferred and revamped

In a surprise bipartisan move, backbenchers and Opposition MPs formed an impromptu alliance in the Dewan Rakyat today, to speak out against the soon to be up and running Automated Enforcement System (AES) for traffic offences.

The matter was first brought up during Sim Tong Him’s (DAP-Kota Melaka) turn at debating the 2013 Budget.

NONESim (right) wanted the government to look at revamping the speed limit laws prior to the AES’ full implementation, as inconsistent speed limits on the highways may victimise the rakyat when speed limits suddenly vary on the same stretch of road, and the automated camera-based system penalising them at such areas.

The system’s implementation, he said, should be frozen for now, as other than inconsistent speed limits, many other amenities like traffic lights are still not standardised and this may cause the system to record false offenses.

Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) stood up in support of her fellow elected representative, relating how a stretch of highway in Kajang, where the speed limit is at 110kph except for a stretch where it is 90kph, which is where the AES system is installed as if intentionally trying to entrap the rakyat.

NONEThe opposition MPs were joined by BN Backbenchers who also asked for a postponement of the system.

“Just postpone the AES,” urged Mohamad Aziz (BN-Seri Gading) (left).

“Maybe the company just want to make money,” he sniped, expressing uncharacteristic agreement with Fong’s statement.

‘Install proper warning signages’

Noraini Ahmad (Umno-Parit Sulong) also joined in the fray, urging the government to install proper warning signages to ensure that drivers are properly warned instead of being ambushed by the system.

umno supreme council special meeting 260809 noraini ahmad “When I drove here for example, I saw one warning sign, but I never saw the second sign nor the third sign, and I never even saw the camera itself,” she lamented.

Things got slightly noisy as the opposition heckled Mohamad, reminding him that he, like many BN MPs, voted for the amendments that allowed the AES to come into force.

The Seri Gading MP, however, defended his actions as being in the interest of the rakyat.

The highly contentious AES system became the poster child for Pakatan Rakyat politicians of a system awarded to cronies and abused for profit’s sake, though the government has maintained that the system is needed as a deterrent to Malaysia’s rising traffic offences and fatal road accidents.

http://www.freemalaysiakini2.com/?p=50685

Pakatan wants you to go back to farming

Optiplex330 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:57:06 +0800

Pakatan pledges to shelve Petronas’ RM60b Pengerang project after GE13 win
UPDATED @ 04:38:01 PM 30-09-2012
By Clara Chooi
September 30, 2012

PENGERANG, Sept 30 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today promised to stop the Petronas RM60 billion petrochemical project should it wrest federal power in the coming polls, an electoral pledge likely aimed at capitalising on an emotive issue that could mark the start of Umno’s weakening grasp over Johor.

Johor PKR chief Datuk Chua Jui Meng (picture), speaking on behalf of PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Himpunan Hijau Pengerang Lestari rally here, made the announcement to a crowd of thousands who whooped at his words.

“If we do not win this case in court, this is Anwar’s message to you — when PR wins the Malaysian government, and we are sure to win... when he becomes the prime minister, he will stop this RAPID project,” he thundered to the crowd.

“That is our pledge to you today... and we will help you restore your lives here.”

Speaking to The Malaysian Insider later, the former MCA leader said the petrochemical industry’s plan for Pengerang was “not suitable” for the local villagers.

He pointed out that many constituents rely on fishing, farming and other petty trade to make a living, and would not have these means available should they be forced from their homes and away from the coast, some 15km to 20km away.

Chua noted that Pengerang was also home to a number of FELDA settlements, which are predominantly where Umno’s vote bank lies.

“But these settlers do not realise that these industries will affect them in a long run too.

“The wastes from here will cause acid rain and this is what will destroy their oil palms,” he pointed out.

During the rally earlier, PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub promised Pengerang folk that the opposition pact will use their grouses as the topic of their debate speech in Parliament tomorrow.

“Parliament starts its debate on Budget 2013 next week. We, MPs from PR – PAS, PKR and DAP – promise that the struggles of Pengerang folk will be the topic of our speech.

“Because your MP will not even discuss it. Look, we asked her to attend this rally but she did not turn up,” he said, referring to Pengerang MP and former minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

“Thank you, we love you all and we will fight for you.”

Earlier this morning, the sleepy hollow of Kampung Sungai Rengit came alive with animated chants and blares from portable air horns as green-clad protesters streamed in by the bus loads to rally against Petronas’ RM60 billion Refinery and Petrochemicals Development (RAPID) project that will see thousands of villagers lose their homes and livelihoods.

The highly-anticipated Himpunan Hijau Pengerang Lestari protest kicked off peacefully to a bright and early start despite earlier fears of possible police blockades to prevent protesters from attending the mass rally.

From 25 different locations across the country, including the east Malaysian state of Sabah, rally participants arrived from 9am onwards, all dressed in Himpunan Hijau’s signature neon green T-shirts and bearing banners that detailed the rally’s three protests — to protest the land grab, to protest the loss of livelihood, and to protest environmental destruction.

As at 10am, the small village square where the township’s landmark steel lobster structure is located was flooded by nearly a thousand protesters.

Banners and placards condemning RAPID, which will see the relocation of over 3,000 people from seven villages girdling the shore of Pengerang, have also been erected across the small Chinese-majority Kampung Sungai Rengit, the only village that has escaped the government’s relocation plans thus far.

According to rally organisers, the government has refused to acquire land from Kampung Sungai Rengit residents due to the high value of the commercial property here.

But a Pengerang PKR leader Taufik Jahir claimed the objective was to “force the villagers from their homes” as Kampung Sungai Rengit will turn into an island once all phases of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) is completed in the years ahead.

RAPID is set to occupy over 6,424-acres of PIPC’s 22,500 acres, which is home to some 28,000 Pengerang parliamentary constituents in the southernmost tip of Johor. PIPC is a massive RM170 billion project that is expected to turn Malaysia into a mega petrochemical hub.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysi...-after-ge13-win

Pakatan finally said it out loud. The reason for Pakatan to oppose industrialization is she wants Malaysian to go back to farming and fishing. No more high income society. No more advanced country status. Instead of asking sensible questions, Pakatan just simply oppose regardless of whether a project is good or bad. Why can't she oppose a thing based on it's own merit rather than who proposed it? They are now becoming as bad as BN.

Fact it, the way to becoming a rich industrialized countries like USA, UK, Australia, France, Sweden etc is to industrialize. Since all human activity ranging from toilet to McDonald hamburger to industrialization cause pollution, the main question Pakatan should be asking would be, what are the safeguard etc. If Singapore can do it, how can Malaysia also do it without more pollution than Singapore etc? I bet she will use the same trick as Lynas by using fake science to cause hysterical panic amongst ignorant Raykat to kick out perfectly good FDI. And when people become hysterical, logic and rationale fly out of the window. Is that how Pakatan wants Malaysia to become, a nation with no science, no logic and no rationality? If like that, what's the different between a nation with no science/logic/rationale and a nation that is corrupt (under BN). Are we the voter being asked to choice between 2 devils?

A potential time bomb?

Optiplex330 — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:22:53 +0800

A letter from Indonesia: Shiites in Southeast Asia
By Dina Zaman
September 29, 2012

A poster of Shiite leader Musa al-Sadr, who went missing in Libya in 1978, is seen in front of a poster of Pope Benedict XVI at roadside, — Reuters pic
SEPT 29 — Over Eid Fitri in Indonesia, news about the persecution of Shiite Muslims blared out daily in the Jakarta Post, Kompas and Jakarta Globe, to name a few. It has become more violent, and it is very surprising for a country like Indonesia, which has a reputation of being open-minded and inclusive. Over 80 per cent of Indonesians are Muslims, and many still practice animist rituals and beliefs alongside their Muslim faith, and there are reputedly many inter-faith marriages. The Shiite Muslim persecution could well be the unveiling of a new Muslim Indonesia, which is of intolerance.

On August 26, 2012, Shiites in East Java were chased out of their homes, torched, killed by machetes, and are now believed to be in hiding in nearby forests and other areas in Sampang, Madura. In spite of the violence they faced, the Shiites have expressed wanting to go back to work, and homes. They are not transplanted Indonesians from other areas; they were born and bred in Sampang. They’re as native as a native can get, and yet their faith has ostracised a community against them.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now in Jakarta for talks on the US-Indonesia Comprehenseive Partnership. The Human Rights Watch reported in its website on September 2, 2012, that “… (Clinton) should raise concerns about religious minorities and political prisoners with the Indonesian … and (she) should press the Indonesian government to take concrete steps to address rising religious intolerance,” said John Sifton, Asia advocacy director. “Indonesia needs to recognize that oppressive laws and policies against religious minorities fuel violence and discrimination.”

Indonesian authorities have failed to adequately address increasing incidents of mob violence by militant Islamist groups in Java and Sumatra against religious minorities, including the Ahmadiyah, Christians, and Shia Muslims, The Human Rights Watch stated.

Earlier this month, The Jakarta Post reported,"Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says converting Shiite Muslims to the Sunni Islam followed by most Indonesians would be the best way to prevent violent outbreaks between the sects in Sampang, East Java." He referred to "the local religious leader in Ciaruteun village in Bogor, West Java, who persuaded 15 members of the minority Muslim Ahmadiyah sect in March 2011 to convert to the form of Islam practiced by most Indonesian Muslims."

For the layman seeking to understand the Shiite-Sunni divide, a good primer would be Reza Aslan’s book, No God but God. In short, the divide is about familial politics versus the Caliphates. The divide began when followers of The Prophet Mohammaed (PBUH) disagreed on the leadership of Islam, upon the Prophet’s death. Shiites believe that it should be Ali, the late Prophet’s son-in-law, to take up the rein. This war still persists until today.

The Malaysian scenario

Now while it would seem that the Shiite Muslims of Indonesia are true Indonesians, what of the Shiites of Malaysia?

There is a small minority of Shiite Muslims (about 40,000 to 50,000) in Malaysia. Islam arrived in the country and around the region in the 12th century (or even as early as the seventh). Traders from India, Middle East and China came to trade, not conduct missionary work, though there were a few missionaries who came to the new land. Who can say that the traders were Sunni Muslims, when history has alluded that some of the traders themselves were recent converts? Shiite Muslims are not a contemporary phenomenon.

Now, what of the recent arrivals of Iranians and Iraqis who have been changing the food and neighbourhood landscapes? Middleeastern fare is popular with Malaysians and tourists, and areas like Ampang and Bukit Bintang, once the havens of Caucasian expatriates, is dotted with Arab supermarkets.

There are about 60,000 Iranians living in Malaysia, and according to Property Report Asia, are some of the biggest property buyers. Many participate in the Malaysian My Second Home Programme. With their arrival (and food palate), come a new life that Malaysian Muslims are not comfortable with. Many Iranians keep dogs. For the canine-phobic observant Malaysian Muslim, seeing a dog in the home of a Muslim is akin to seeing the devil. Our young women swoon over Middle Eastern men’s exotic looks. Locals can’t understand it.

Let us assume that some, if not many of these Persian residents are Shiite Muslims. Add ours to the fore. Consider these:

• What will the Malaysian government do now, when it is reliant on trade and business with these countries? Creating new mosques just for the Shiite foreigners is not a solution. That would be preferential treatment based on business.

• The government and Malaysians will now have to seriously consider assimilation. Will Malaysia practise selective migration - choosing only Sunni Muslim professionals such as doctors, lawyers and such - so that there is no divide among Sunni Muslim Malaysians?

• Does Malaysia focus on assimilation or integration? Is she able to when she cannot manage her own racial politics?

• Will the international Shiite community have access to our resources, which is denied to Malaysia’s own Shiite Muslims?

• To integrate into Malaysian life, will intermarriage be allowed, especially with a Sunni Malaysian and Shiite expatriate/immigrant?

• Lastly, will Shiite Muslims in Malaysia be persuaded to convert to the Sunni path?

• While Indonesia Shiite Muslims want dialogue, it does not look that the Malaysian Shiite Community will be afforded an opportunity.

FDI will continue to fall. Thanks to PR

Optiplex330 — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:08:27 +0800

Lynas Risks Are Not Rare
By CYNTHIA KOONS

Rare-earths producer Lynas took a giant leap forward earlier this month—and now it has taken another step back.

The Australian company's shares jumped more than 50% on Sept. 6 when Malaysian authorities, after a five-year wait, approved a temporary operating license for Lynas's processing plant there. The plant promises to turn Lynas into one of the world's biggest suppliers of rare earths—materials crucial to products from wind turbines to hybrid cars to iPods.
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Approval of the license seemed to spell defeat for environmental activists and other political opponents of the plant. But it turns out Lynas's investors were celebrating too early. On Tuesday, the company said it had renegotiated debt covenants with a Japanese lender because of delays at its plant. The latest hiccup: Lynas's activity has been suspended for a trip to court, after protesters applied for an injunction to block the temporary license. A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 4.

The possibility of an injunction is serious. A major delay in operating the plant could hurt cash flow. Deutsche Bank estimated earlier in September that Lynas needs about US$120 million more in working-capital financing in the coming months. But the renegotiated covenants limit the amount of new debt Lynas can raise in the short term to US$80 million. If the plant isn't operational within three months, CLSA says, Lynas may have to seek additional equity next year.

According to Lynas, the planned late-October start date for production is still good. But that can't be certain until the Malaysian court gives its verdict. Investors aren't convinced Lynas remains on track—the company's shares fell 5% Wednesday.

Either way the court decides, news of more delays is a reminder of the risks of emerging markets. With an election in Malaysia looming early next year, political risk there will only intensify. Foreign companies in a sensitive industry can't be complacent. Lynas has made positive steps recently—but it is still several steps away from declaring victory.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239...0898605456.html

When Wall Street Journal talk, foreign businesses with money to invest listen. To politicize Lynas using fake science & unnecessarily confusing & terrify Rakyat to gain votes and in the process deterring FDI into Malaysia and damaging the economy is inexcusable.

Drive to East Coast

Optiplex330 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:27:26 +0800

Hi
Thinking of driving to the East Coast like Terenggau or Kelatan or Pahang which I have never visited. Anything to see/do/eat there? How long will it take? Should I drive from KL or from Johore? Thks

SIM that last a year

Optiplex330 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:21 +0800

Which SIM will last a year at cheapest cost? Need one for once in a blue moon call.

Time difference

Optiplex330 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:18:18 +0800

I have 2 phone both on Maxis and time set to 'auto update'. Yet both phone shows several minutes difference. Anyone got any explanation?

Virus/Worms etc

Optiplex330 — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:57:46 +0800

I only install a few application and they are all downloaded from OVI store. And I only surf a few online sites that are AFAIK, not known to be infected.

Imagine my surprise when I decided to connect my phone as 'mass storage' with my computer and used the computer's anti-virus to scan the phone and detected 2 worms.

So I guess it may be wise to periodically scan your Symbian phones every now and then.

Palm oil chief hits out at orang utan treatment in

Optiplex330 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:59:38 +0800

Palm oil chief hits out at orang utan treatment in Melbourne zoo

MELBOURNE: Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron has lashed out at the treatment of orang utans at the Melbourne Zoo, describing it as deplorable and a disgrace.

Dr Yusof told Bernama he made a quick visit to the zoo to check out the anti-palm oil signs outside the orang utan enclosures and was appalled at the way they were screaming for attention in the winter cold.

"They were shivering and making noises which I recognised as distress calls," he said.

"Orang utans are tropical animals and find it extremely hard to survive in biting cold temperatures.

"At the Melbourne zoo, orang utans had just sack cloth to cover themselves in the cold.

"But the sack cloth was small and they were struggling to get it round their huge bodies.

"I felt very sorry for these poor animals. Unlike human beings, orang utans cannot complain and their distress screams appeared to be ignored by the zoo," he said.

Dr Yusof said he could not believe his eyes when he saw food for the orang utans being place in the open so that visitors could see how the animals ate.

"This was a poor show, just pandering to the delights of the people but to the extreme cruelty to the orang utans," he said.

Dr Yusof was accompanying Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok on an eight-day working mission to Australia.

He said Australian animal welfare authorities should investigate "the pathetic conditions" for orang utans at the zoo as well as other zoos in Australia.

"It is utter cruelty to the orang utans. The zoo must understand these are animals from the tropics and adequate protection should be given to them during winter.

"Their enclosures must be warm and made comfortable."

Dr Yusof suspects having the orang utans in such degrading captivity was to win public support in Australia in the campaign against a tropical industry and the use of palm oil products.

He said having anti-palm oil signs at the zoo was to win public sympathy and to misrepresent the orang utan issue.

"Australians must visit our orang utan sanctuaries in Malaysia and see how well the animals are taken care of.

"There is something sinister behind the campaign by western NGOs to ruin the palm oil industry," he said. BERNAMA

What happens if you lost your phone

Optiplex330 — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:58:40 +0800

Nowadays these smartphone has so much info so what to do if you ever lost it? For example, constant push email on so people going to be able to read all your mails. Credit card details for your online purchases like air tickets and online apps store etc.

Ovi store purchase

Optiplex330 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:41:00 +0800

Hi
Assuming you paid for some download some application at Ovi store and installed it into your phone. And later on, you reformat your phone and those application were lost and you need to reinstall. Do you have to pay again?

MapDroyd

Optiplex330 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:36:17 +0800

Hi.
Anyone used MapDroyd? Unfortunately, I don't think it has voice navigation.

http://www.mapdroyd.com/

http://androidforums.com/application-revie...pplication.html

Cheap data charge. Only 5 sen/MB

Optiplex330 — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:04:50 +0800

I know Maxis charge RM10 per MB and I think may be all the other Telco does the same. But how come Tunetalk only charge only 5 sen per MB? That's night & day type of difference. What's the catch?

"With Data/Internet, you will only be charged for the amount of data that is actually transferred. The cost of using Data/Internet is RM0.05/MB i.e. if you download 1MB of data via Data/Internet, you will be charged RM0.05."
http://www.tunetalk.com/faq?id=26

GPS question

Optiplex330 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:46:57 +0800

What sort of voice turn by turn navigation software available for iphone:
1. Are they free?
2. Are the maps free?
3. Can the maps be preloaded into phone and not incur data charge?

Thanks

GPS + Navigation software + Maps

Optiplex330 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:12:38 +0800

Like to know which phone (iphone or Andriod or whatever) that have:

1. Free turn by turn voice navigation.
2. Free worldwide maps
3. Able to pre-load maps into phone.

I know Nokia does that but not sure of what other phone able to do that.