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            <title>Digital/Multimedia Designer - Damansara Uptown, PJ</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5028102</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]OU7qDuv_KRs[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Name of Company: Crave Asia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Role: Full Stack Web Developer (Senior)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration: Up to RM8,000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Key Responsibilities:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -Create and execute innovative digital ideas that’s understandable to clients and members of your team&lt;br /&gt;    -Maintain high standards and ensuring only the best work is given to the client&lt;br /&gt;    -Work together with other team members such as web developers and portal administrator in various development stages&lt;br /&gt;    -Stay up to date with industry and advertising/design trends&lt;br /&gt;    -Daily tasks includes but not limited to designing of social postings, eDMs, banner ads, microsite etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Job Requirements:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -In-depth digital design capabilities. Knowledge of these software packages and languages is crucial: Digital UI/UX, Adobe Creative Suites&lt;br /&gt;    -Knowledge of Video and Animation Skills is an added advantage&lt;br /&gt;    -Have a strong portfolio to showcase your previous experiences and creativity.&lt;br /&gt;    -3-4 years experience but we accept highly creative individuals without certification&lt;br /&gt;    -The ability to think creatively and integrate client needs with good design&lt;br /&gt;    -Great presentation and communication skills in order to present concepts to clients&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact Person: Mr Cetana superpowers@craveasia.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit our website for more info &lt;a href='http://craveasia.com/careers' target='_blank'&gt;http://craveasia.com/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://craveasia.com/careers/images/crave-asia-careers-june-2020.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>Job Enlistments</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:32:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Unity Developer (Senior) - Damansara Utama, PJ</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5023209</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]OU7qDuv_KRs[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Name of Company: Crave Asia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Role: Unity Developer (Senior)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration: Up to RM8,000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Key Responsibilities:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -Create games in Unity for iOS and Android (OSX and Windows is a plus)&lt;br /&gt;    -Design and implement 3+ game/SDK features independently&lt;br /&gt;    -Write well-documented code in C#&lt;br /&gt;    -Implement, debug and refine core gameplay features&lt;br /&gt;    -Collaborate with a team of designers and programmers&lt;br /&gt;    -Work within Unity to build robust game systems&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Job Requirements:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -Possess a professional certificate, diploma/degree in IT or related field&lt;br /&gt;    -Strong Unity programming skills and previous experience in C#&lt;br /&gt;    -At least 2 years working experience in related field&lt;br /&gt;    -Experience in 3D and 2D graphics in Unity, knowledge in Adobe&lt;br /&gt;    -Creative Suite and creating content for kids is a plus&lt;br /&gt;    -Experience implementing/creating native iOS and Android plugins for Unity and knowledge in Objective-C, Swift, JavaScript (Unity) or Java (Android) is a plus&lt;br /&gt;    -Good optimization and debugging skills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact Person: Mr Cetana superpowers@craveasia.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit our website for more info &lt;a href='http://craveasia.com/careers' target='_blank'&gt;http://craveasia.com/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://craveasia.com/careers/images/crave-asia-careers-june-2020.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>Job Enlistments</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:55:48 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Full Stack Web Developer - Damansara Uptown, PJ</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5021189</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]OU7qDuv_KRs[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Name of Company: Crave Asia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Role: Full Stack Web Developer (Senior)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration: Up to RM8,000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Key Responsibilities:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software, and processes for the websites&lt;br /&gt;    -Plan and design overall architecture of the web application&lt;br /&gt;    -Build reusable code and libraries for future use&lt;br /&gt;    -Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs&lt;br /&gt;    -Maintain the quality of the website/system and ensure responsiveness of applications&lt;br /&gt;    -Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end&lt;br /&gt;    -Understand programming limitations (e.g. system, UI/UX) and design software that fits within those constraints&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Job Requirements:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    -Minimum experience of 4-7 years with software development is required, including web applications, web protocols, web applications and client-server technology&lt;br /&gt;    -Experience in a few project implementation&lt;br /&gt;    -Proficient understanding of PHP, MySQL, Web markup, including HTML5, CSS3&lt;br /&gt;    -Experience with frameworks like Laravel and etc&lt;br /&gt;    -Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery&lt;br /&gt;    -Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues, responsive design and ways to work around them&lt;br /&gt;    -Good optimization and debugging skills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact Person: Mr Cetana superpowers@craveasia.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit our website for more info &lt;a href='http://craveasia.com/careers' target='_blank'&gt;http://craveasia.com/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://craveasia.com/careers/images/crave-asia-careers-june-2020.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>Job Enlistments</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:54:34 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Where To Hire Web &amp;amp; Multimedia Designers?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3651258</link>
            <description>dear all web &amp;amp; multimedia designers, normally where do you look for a new job?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is it Behance? LinkedIn? or something else? please share your input. thanks &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>firewire</author>
            <category>Arts &amp;amp; Designs</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:58:48 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Merokok Dari Pandangan Islam - Halal Atau Haram?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3607529</link>
            <description>Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia Kali Ke-37 yang bersidang pada 23 Mac 1995 telah membincangkan Hukum Merokok Dari Pandangan Islam. Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa merokok adalah &lt;b&gt;haram&lt;/b&gt; dari pandangan Islam kerana padanya terdapat kemudharatan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keterangan/Hujah:&lt;br /&gt;1.  Keputusan yang telah diputuskan oleh Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia tersebut adalah bersandarkan kepada hujah-hujah berikut:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;i. Rokok mengandungi pelbagai jenis racun. Fakta daripada kajian-kajian perubatan telah membuktikan bahawa setiap batang rokok mengandungi 6-8 mg. nikotian dan pelbagai bahan kimia lain. Setiap sedutan asap rokok sebenarnya kita telah menghidu sebanyak 4,000 jenis bahan kimia yang boleh memudharatkan badan.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;ii. Ketagihan tembakau bukan hanya menimbulkan masalah kepada perokok, malah ia berada di tempat keempat dalam senarai faktor risiko bagi penyakit serius yang menular di seluruh dunia. Tabiat merokok dikaitkan dengan risiko barah, penyakit jantung dan masalah pernafasan. Terdapat beberapa jenis penyakit yang berpunca dari merokok, antaranya ialah kanser kerongkong, kanser mulut, katarak (sejenis kerosakan mata yang menyebabkan kanta mata berselaput dan rabun), ulser perut, penyakit jantung, strok, penyakit paru-paru, emfisema paru-paru dan banyak lagi.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;iii. Pada masa kini jumlah perokok sama ada dinegara maju atau negara membangun masih begitu besar, walaupun berbagai usaha telah dibuat oleh Kerajaan serta badan-badan sukarela bagi menyedarkan orang ramai tentang bahayanya merokok kepada orang ramai. Di Malaysia, merokok menyumbang kepada lebih 10,000 kematian setahun; 30% daripadanya disebabkan 10 jenis kanser, iaitu paru-paru, mulut, esophagus, tekak, pankreas, pundi kencing, buah pinggang, serviks, kolon dan perut. Sebanyak 50% kematian berpunca daripada sakit jantung dan strok. Kerajaan telah membelanjakan banyak wang untuk merawat berbagai jenis penyakit yang dikaitkan dengan tabiat merokok dan negara juga mengalami kerugian kira-kira RM 20 billion setahun bagi menanggung kos rawatan dan kehilangan produktiviti.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;iv. Imam al-Syafi’e telah mengeluarkan fatwa dalam kitabnya yang masyhur al-Umm iaitu:” Jika mereka mengambil (sesuatu makanan, minuman atau sesuatu yang dihisap, dihidu dan disedut) yang boleh memabukkan, maka perbuatan itu adalah jelas haram. (Termasuklah) yang mengandungi racun yang menyebabkan kematian. Aku tetap menganggap (menfatwakan) ia adalah haram. Allah swt mengharamkan (apapun jenis) pembunuhan kerana pembunuh bermakna membunuh diri sendiri”.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;v. Para ulama’ sepakat menyatakan bahawa merokok hukumnya haram kerana ianya jelas memudharatkan kesihatan, membazir dan mensia-siakan harta serta dikategorikan sebagai satu perkara keji, berdasarkan nas-nas berikut:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;a. Firman Allah swt dalam Surah al-Baqarah, ayat 195 yang bermaksud: “Dan janganlah kamu sengaja mencampakkan diri kamu ke dalam bahaya kebinasaan”.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;b. Firman Allah swt dalam Surah al-A’raf ayat 157 yang bermaksud; “ Dan ia menghalalkan bagi mereka segala benda yang baik dan mengharamkan kepada mereka segala benda yang buruk”.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;c. Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w yang bermaksud: “ Tidak boleh memberi mudharat dan membalas dengan kemudharatan”. (Hadith riwayat Ahmad, Malik, Ibn Majah dan al-Daraqutni)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;d. Kaedah Usul Fiqh: درء المفاسد مقدم على جلب المصالح yang bermaksud “ menolak kerosakan adalah didahulukan daripada mencari kemaslahatan”&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;e. Imam Ibn. Hazm dalam kitabnya al-Muhalla, jilid 7, halaman 503 (masalah no. 1027) menegaskan bahawa : “Pemborosan adalah haram”. Yang dimaksudkan dengan pemborosan di sini ialah:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;i. Membelanjakan wang untuk perkara yang diharamkan oleh Allah swt, samada banyak atau sedikit, walaupun sebesar sayap nyamuk sekalipun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ii. Pembaziran yang tidak ada keperluannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;iii. Membuang wang, betapa kecilpun jumlahnya kerana dengan membuang tanpa tujuan itu menjadikannya sia-sia.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;vi. Beberapa negara Islam dan beberapa ulama’ muktabar telah mengeluarkan fatwa tentang amalan merokok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More: &lt;a href='http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/merokok-dari-pandangan-islam' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan...pandangan-islam&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:07:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>She&amp;#39;s Unboxing A Motherboard</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3452751</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]-A7BDiGVA0M[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &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;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2014 16:52:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Junior / Senior PHP Web Developer - Mid Valley, KL</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3448256</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Name of Company:&lt;/b&gt; Crave Asia Sdn Bhd&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Role:&lt;/b&gt; Junior / Senior PHP Web Developer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remuneration:&lt;/b&gt; up to RM5,000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements:&lt;/b&gt; Please refer below&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact Person:&lt;/b&gt; superpowers@craveasia.com (Attention to Mr. Sean Tan)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are currently in need of a junior/senior web developer to develop and execute web applications, customized CMS, FB applications, API integrations and much more exciting projects to work on&amp;#33; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crave Asia is a digital &amp;amp; interactive agency which brought ideas to live including the 2013 Pink Petronas Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign with Estee Lauder Companies Malaysia and Petronas working closely together. Feel free to find out more about Crave here: &lt;a href='http://craveasia.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://craveasia.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Junior / Senior PHP Web Developer - Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur&lt;br /&gt;Salary: up to RM5,000&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Roles/Responsibilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•             Assist the Project Manager in developing and execute web applications&lt;br /&gt;•             Understand web applications error and execute debugging process&lt;br /&gt;•             Analyse and optimize coding &amp;amp; database queries to enhance loading and overall web performance&lt;br /&gt;•             Prepare technical documentation for future handover process&lt;br /&gt;•             Work closely with the Front End Developer and Project Manager for smooth web projects execution&lt;br /&gt;•             Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•             Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor&amp;#39;s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Internet Technology or equivalent.&lt;br /&gt;•             Minimum 2 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position&lt;br /&gt;•             Able to work independently, mature, analytical, result oriental with positive attitude.&lt;br /&gt;•             Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills&lt;br /&gt;•             Familiar with PHP, MySQL and AJAX development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;If you think you are the person we are looking for, send your impressive resume and portfolio to superpowers@craveasia.com&lt;/i&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>Job Enlistments</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:13:19 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Hot Thosai Malaysia, Do You Find Her Hot?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3282146</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xpa1/1599715_548077351970472_1178041854_n.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &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;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:48:54 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Amoi With Sweet Look But Can&amp;#39;t Sing</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3279601</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]MvAJC7Z94hI[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &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;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2014 08:30:13 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>KR Amoi Rock Band - Bebop</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3182901</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]e8XVwlhz1kU[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:42:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TW Amoi Teaching Zumba Dance Part 2</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3180172</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]dzrLdUttbR8[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:43:25 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TW Amoi Teaching Zumba Dance Part 1</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3179096</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]793xsZXUV94[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:45:02 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TW Amoi Dancing Zumba</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3178343</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]CKwPG4Qczvc[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:42:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Anyone Familiar with Oracle&amp;#39;s FatWire?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3168867</link>
            <description>Need sifu to guide me on Oracle&amp;#39;s FatWire CMS &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>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 23:44:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia ranks third in The Economist’s</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3164823</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/images/sized/ez/1911klcc_768_546_100.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Malaysia ranks third in The Economist’s crony-capitalism index after Hong Kong and Russia, a dubious accolade signalling that the country’s riches are concentrated in the hands of a clutch of well-connected individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The collective wealth of billionaires who have benefitted from crony sectors make up just under 20 per cent of Malaysia’s entire economy, a study by the magazine found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drawing on data from the IMF, Forbes, World Economic Forum and The Economist, the crony-capitalism index ranked countries according to billionaire wealth as a proportion of the overall economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More &amp;gt; &lt;a href='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-ranks-third-in-the-economists-crony-capitalism-index' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia...apitalism-index&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:27:35 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>How to Do Burpees? Kesley Will Guide You</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3164763</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]JZQA08SlJnM[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;now that you know that to do burpees, happy working out  &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;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:33:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Digital Marketing &amp;amp; Advertising Asia 2014</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3149518</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://madverts.asia/images/header-logo.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 - 5 March 2014&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mid Valley Exhibition Centre&lt;br /&gt;Kuala Lumpur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://madverts.asia/' target='_blank'&gt;http://madverts.asia/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anybody attending or showcasing their digital solutions? &lt;!--emo&amp;:hmm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hmm.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:23:20 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Amoi Comparing Sun Block Lotion</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3144600</link>
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            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:56:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>A State of Trance in Nertherlands After-movie</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3144152</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]L_PUq6TmrdQ[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Official After-movie of A State Of Trance 650 Utrecht, The Netherlands</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:12:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Singapore is world’s third richest nation</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3139974</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Singapore is world’s third richest nation, good luck to super corrupt Malaysia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fifty-seven years after Merdeka in 1957, where are Malaysians and Malaysia today in terms of wealth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn’t it long overdue for the rakyat to review their one and only known federal government’s managing or mismanaging of the country’s wealth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do we have and where are we now in the world in terms of wealth? How about comparing Malaysia with Singapore, again at the risk of detractors screaming “that’s unfair”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You must compare an apple to an apple.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why do I insist on comparing Malaysia with Singapore?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('2ea42525c4d7908a29c170bef4a5b60a')&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;2ea42525c4d7908a29c170bef4a5b60a&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;Singapore was once part of the Federation of Malaysia and is our closest neighbour. It does not have any natural resources, like oil, tin ore, rubber, oil palm, etc – unlike resource-rich Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Am I being unfair to compare Singapore, such a handicapped state, with Malaysia, a country blessed with natural wealth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singapore broke away from the federation in 1965 to become a republic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 49 years, Singapore is the third richest country in the world, as listed by SaveMoney.my. Where’s Malaysia?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact Singapore is among the top five richest in the world, behind Qatar (No.1) and Luxembourg (No.2) but ahead of Norway (No.4) and Brunei Darussalam (No.5).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SaveMoney.my is an online consumer advice portal that aims to help Malaysians save money through smart savings in their daily banking, technology, and lifestyle spending habits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to its investigative journalist Caitlyn Ng, based on per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on a purchasing power parity in the greenback of US dollars, Brunei’s per capita income is US&amp;#036;54,000 (RM180,171).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brunei’s wealth accumulation, after gaining independence in 1984, is dependent on its extensive petroleum and natural gas fields.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a population of about 400,000 citizens, the people enjoy one of the finest health care systems in Asia and even though the medical and health care is not provided free of charge, there is only a token payment of B&amp;#036;1 (about RM3) at all government-run hospitals, health centres and health clinics state wide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best part is, children aged 12 and below, receive free medical care. In addition, the citizens are given free formal education at government schools and institutions as well as free hostel accommodation at certain schools and institutions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth richest Norway has a GDP per capita of US&amp;#036;55,000 (RM183,508).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nordic nation discovered oil and gas in the late 1960s that helped boost its economic fortunes with a prosperous mixed economy featuring a combination of “free market activity and large state ownership in certain key sectors”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only does this country have a strong economy, it is also blessed with wondrous natural beauty such as fjords, mountains, northern lights and the midnight sun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government maintains a welfare model with free public health care (above a certain level), free schooling for the government-run schools, subsidised higher education, and a comprehensive social security system. In addition to all those, the parents have 46 weeks’ paid parental leave as birth and child benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, we have Singapore with GDP per capita of US&amp;#036;61,000 (RM203,527).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singapore is about 475 times smaller than Malaysia with a market-based economy (defined as “decisions regarding investment, production and distribution based on supply and demand, and prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system). Its economy is strong, both globalised and diversified, but highly dependent on trade, especially in manufacturing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For government-run schools, at the primary level schooling is free whereas secondary and pre-university education is subsidised by the state, charging only S&amp;#036;60 (about RM157) and S&amp;#036;72 (about RM188) respectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nation boasts one of the most efficient universal healthcare systems that is non-modified where the government ensures affordability of health care within the public health system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With almost the entire population having access to improved water and sanitation facilities, it is no wonder Singapore has one of the highest life expectancy of 80 years for males and 85 years for females, according to WHO (World Health Organisation).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second richest in the world, Luxembourg has a US&amp;#036;77,000 (RM256,911) per capita GDP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s a country with many beautiful attractions, from nature reserves to lakes and rivers, from old architecture to modern wonders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has a market-based economy like Singapore’s with various sectors such as banking, steel, financial, chemicals, and other products supporting the economy and a country with more than 500,000 people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its citizens enjoy a variety of advantages such as unemployment benefits (up to 80% of the insured’s average earnings), old age and widowers’ pensions (all economically active people are entitled to a retirement pension) as well as sickness, maternity and parental leave benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, the healthcare system is one of the best in Europe, offering free basic medical coverage to all the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, the world’s richest, Qatar, has a GDP per capita of US&amp;#036;102,000 (RM340,323).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is blessed with the world’s third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With an absolute monarchy that has the Al-Thani family as the rulers since the mid-1800s, the country is dependent mostly on its petroleum exports, which account for more than 70% of total government revenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the reserves of natural resources are predicted to run out by 2023, the government is thus looking to expand industrial development as it is an integral part of its plan to diversify the economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being a Qatari citizen comes with a host of amazing benefits which others can only dream of&amp;#33; They enjoy free education from school to university and free books as well as not having to pay for electricity, water or health care.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are also given easy access to residential plots of land and low-cost housing loans. Finally, they are also eligible for public assistance if they do not have a job and if they do, they have post-retirement benefits such as generous pensions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What’s the moral of this article, so far?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is it that the Top 5 richest have that Malaysia doesn’t have? Nothing. In fact, the five richest don’t have all that we have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, why then is Malaysia in debt to the tune of at least RM800 billion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why are Malaysians not even half as better off than any of the people in the five richest nations?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer surely lies in the way the Malaysian government manages our wealth. Therein lies the question of competency, accountability and transparency (CAT, pun intended if you get what I mean).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps, if not the more important, throw in sincerity and honesty to serve the rakyat and country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Certainly we have much to learn from the governance of the five richest countries in the world?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who are still unconvinced and want to challenge facts and statistics and compare apple to apple based on splitting hairs, good luck to you with a super corrupt nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ng Kee Seng believes that God helps those who help themselves. In a healthy democracy, every Malaysian has a role in politics and nation-building.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href='http://www.theantdaily.com/news/2014/02/21/singapore-worlds-third-richest-nation-good-luck-super-corrupt-malaysia' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.theantdaily.com/news/2014/02/21...orrupt-malaysia&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>firewire</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:17:12 +0800</pubDate>
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