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Is logistics essential services?

lin00b — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 07:24:46 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) is urging the government for clear directions and guidelines on whether logistic services, including transportation and warehousing, are deemed as essential services.

In a statement yesterday, the federation cited many contradicting statements by different ministries that the former is unable to properly advise its members on whether operations can continue.

Further, enforcement agencies have been stopping FMFF members’ trucks and directing that their offices be closed.

According to the FMFF, the police have also said their drivers must possess work travel passes and also provide proof they have undergone Covid-19 testing. Their drivers and member companies have also been told that they need the National Security Council’s approval to transport goods, and that only medicine and food may be transported.

The FMFF said this contradicts the international trade and investment ministry’s announcement on the approval for a continued provision of logistic services by manufacturers of essential and non-essential goods.

“We have written to the transport and home affairs ministries to confirm whether we are essential services, as in item 12 of the essential services issued by the National Security Council.

“We had yet to receive a reply from these ministries. The Port Klang Authority is in agreement that logistic services are essential but enforcement agencies’ actions seem to suggest otherwise,” said the FMFF, representing over 1,300 freight forwarding companies in Malaysia.

It also noted the defence minister had said companies need to issue work travel passes to employees.

As such, the FMFF has written to the transport and home affairs ministries for approval to issue work travel passes to its members and staff to head to their workplaces, but had yet to get a reply.

“Meanwhile, goods imported before the movement control order (MCO) implementation have arrived at ports. If these goods are not under the approved list, they cannot be moved out from the ports.

“Each container that cannot be delivered will incur demurrage charges from shipping lines and storage and removal charges from ports. This will add to the final costs of delivered goods to manufacturers and importers,” said the federation.

“Inevitably, the final consumer bears all these additional costs and manufacturers may face disrupted production schedules and loss of market. Similarly, exports of non-approved goods cannot be sent to ports for shipment, resulting in cancelled contracts and loss of business.”

It added that essential goods make up only about 20% to 30% of the total cargo throughput at ports, with the rest being non-essential goods. Therefore, not delivering these may max out ports’ storage capacities and result in a huge backlog of containers to be delivered after the MCO.

However, given the contradicting guidelines, harassment from the authorities and the relevant ministries’ lack of response, the FMFF said it may end up advising its members to cease operations immediately, until the government is able to approve and facilitate the logistics industry’s operations.

“Notwithstanding the above, our members will still facilitate the clearance and transport of medicine, medical products, foodstuff and other products deemed as very essential to the country,” said the federation.

Face mask minimum price increase to rm2

lin00b — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:05:15 +0800

sauce

No thread to bising about this? Zaman ph 0.8 only. Masuk whose pocket?

WTA car that can fit 2 baby seat and 3-4 adults

lin00b — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:32:59 +0800

Want to ask is there any car in the market that can fit 3-4 adults and 2 baby seat?

Normal 7seater suv/MPV can't because the baby seat can only put in the middle row and would obstruct entry into the back row...

sp4 vs switch alpha vs x2 vs miix 510

lin00b — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:53:39 +0800

want to buy a laptop by this year end to utilize tax relief. budget 3-4k

want a 2-in-1 with docking capability

usage are normal browsing, office work, and light lightroom/photoshop

windows hello compatibility is a plus

help me sifu sifu sekalian

Fortold in bible

lin00b — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:45:37 +0800

John: *writes Revelations* Lord, the End is signaled by trumpets?

God: No, Trump/Pence

John: That's what I wrote: Trumpets

God: *sigh* whatever, They'll know when they see it...

[WTS] portable clothes changing tent

lin00b — Tue, 17 May 2016 21:42:42 +0800

Item(s):1 potable clothes changing tent

Package includes:include carry case (chair not included)

Price:RM60 + delivery charges

Warranty:as is

Dealing method:COD/Bank in

Location:KL/Seremban

Contact method/details:PM
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Item(s) conditions:new

Picture:as attached

Reason for sale:bought extra

Traditional Chinese medicine

lin00b — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:13:42 +0800

I was talking to a Chinese physician and after knowing my occupation he advised:

"You must exercise more. Don't buy drinks from stalls or drink beer. Stay away from red wine especially. Drink more plain water. Don't drive when going out. Take public transport or walk. Don't eat out. . Eat less meat especially seafood. Keep to vegetarian diet if possible.
I nodded and asked " May I know what's wrong with me?"

He answered "your salary is too low!"

police camera

lin00b — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:28:34 +0800

Ah beng was driving at night when he noticed a flash at from the side of the road. realizing its a police camera and he checked and see he is not speeding. Feeling curious he turned around and pass the same spot again, this time making sure he is going 10km/h below the speed limit. the camera flashed again.

"what a dumb camera!" so ah beng turned around again, this time going past the camera at half the speed limit, The camera flashed again!

"stupid government wasting taxpayer money on low class camera!" ah beng turned around 1 more time, going past the camera while making a funny face and flashing the peace sign.

next week, ah beng received 4 summons for not wearing his seat belt

Best Funeral Service

lin00b — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:02:50 +0800

A man who just died at a cocktail party was delivered to a funeral house while still dressed in his black coat.

the funeral director asked the wife, "ma'am, your husband is already dressed nicely for the funeral, i dont think we need to tailor another cloth for the funeral"

the wife replied "oh no, my husband's final wish is to be buried in a blue coat. so i want to respect his wishes. please dress him in a blue coat, money is not an issue"

Come funeral day, the man was lying in his coffin with the most classy blue coat and looking very elegant. the wife thanked the funeral director for his effort and ask how much is the payment.

the funeral director said, "ma'am, there is no extra cost. believe it or not, the next day after your husband died, we received another case with a guy dressed in this coat. so i asked the wife if she mind if her husband be buried in a black coat instead. she said it made no difference as long as its nice...."

"...so i just switched the heads"

Q&A with ah jib kor

lin00b — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:50:03 +0800

During campaigning for the Sarawak state election, najib visited a school in Kuching. As part of the visit, he arranged for Q&A with the students.

Najib: you guys are the future of the country. Feel free to ask me any questions.

A boy raised his hand. And najib called him out

Boy: YB, my name is Kevin, and I have 3 questions. 1. Why did Arabs donate 2.6billion to you? 2. Why did altantuya get killed? 3. How come the prime minister department spending increased by so much since you come to power?

The hall was stunned with the serious questions and everyone wonder how najib would answer. Then the bell rang.

Staff: ah, time for recess, don't worry, YB will answer those questions and more after recess, now let's go eat

After recess, everyone gather back in the hall.

Najib: I hope everyone ate enough during the break. Let's resume. Now where was I?

A boy raised his hand and najib called him up

Boy: hi, my name is Johnny and I have 5 questions! 1. Why did Arabs donate 2.6billion to you? 2. Why did altantuya get killed? 3. How come the prime minister department spending increased by so much since you come to power? 4. Why did we break for recess half an hour early? And 5. Where is Kevin?

Psst.. Here are the 3 unwritten rules of life

lin00b — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 18:42:34 +0800

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suggest a xmas/ny eve romantic dinner for 2

lin00b — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:54:02 +0800

what places do you guys recommend in KL area? budget maybe around 500 total.

platinum ring vs 18/14k white gold

lin00b — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:31:37 +0800

white gold
+harder
+cheaper
-need recoating
-britle - so easier to lose gem?
-scratch prone?

platinum
+more ductile/durable?
+no allergic reaction from nickel
+harder to lose the gem
-need polishing
-forms "patina"
-expensive

what say you?

So my car got keyed..

lin00b — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 10:12:52 +0800

Parked at shopping mall day time come back with 2 deep white lines.. How to fix? Honda jazz

dealing with poor contractors

lin00b — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:41:46 +0800

i have the bad luck of engaging a poor contractor for tiling and painting work

1. work is super delayed, promised 1-2 weeks, and it has been 2 months plus
2. worker always never turn up, the bos is unresponsive. i end up have to take time off to supervise the workers from time to time
3. quality of work is poor, with uneven painting marks, drips on floor, cement stain on tiles. this is not work in progress stains, they claim work complete d.
4. some weird practices that makes me wonder if the work already done is of good quality ; example, some gaps in tiles they use silicon to seal instead of cement, once thy tried to attach a water heater using silicon instead of screws but i caught them, some drilling cause cracks but they didnt replace tile but attempt to cover with fittings. damaged some of my fittings but not informed, damaged some other items in the house but not informed.. etc etc

now, work is around 90% done, but issue 4 above really cause me to lose confidence. so i m thinking of terminating them and DIY the repair work myself. i have paid 2/3 and dont plan to pay the rest

doable?

Marriage between different religion

lin00b — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:19:40 +0800

Me: Atheist, family traditional chinese background
Her: Relatively devout christian, family christian background
Thinking of moving to marriage, but wonder if this fundamental difference in thinking will be bad in the long run.

Any other people in same situation? How do you handle it? how do you raise your kids?

recommend me a good coating product

lin00b — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:30:41 +0800

as topic, any sifu can share their experience? too many product in market

/k/ help me find a chinese song

lin00b — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:15:32 +0800

ok, i heard a song over radio the other day. lyric dam cucuk.. love song about the other party never appreciate things that the singer did..

slow song.

sorry, thats all the info i have. pls /k/ show me your powah!!!

Black Mineral

lin00b — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:22:23 +0800

The usual story, company seeking funds to expand (this time it's coal), but instead of sourcing from bank/share market, they are sourcing from you!

no dirt on the internet yet. maybe it's a real deal, but 12-36% annual returns for 5 years seem too good to be true

posting as warning if it really is a scam, if not, consider free promo for them

black mineral
ASMC - parent company

used car dealer mark up

lin00b — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:51:25 +0800

Want to ask any sifu if they can give estimate on how much used car dealer profit from their sales?

I plan to buy a used car from direct owner, so want to come to a win-win offer where he gets more than what he would get from selling to used car dealer and me paying less that if i buy from dealer..

also good for future reader to know how much they can expect to nego when they buy used car