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            <title>KL skies today very clear, No more haze</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5581295</link>
            <description>KL looks clear today. I can see KL skylines from my balcony clearly. Havent seen that view for months now.</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:24:33 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Facing sham &amp;quot;redundancy&amp;quot;/wrongful dismissal</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5578932</link>
            <description>Thought I would share a heavy personal experience from the past few months. If you’re working in the corporate world—especially specialized engineering, O&amp;amp;G, tech, or MNCs—and facing sudden corporate restructuring, &amp;quot;redundancies,&amp;quot; or internal pushback for speaking up, hopefully, this write-up gives you a roadmap of what to expect and how to protect yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. The Setup: When &amp;quot;Redundancy&amp;quot; Isn&amp;#39;t Really Redundancy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As some of you might know, I spent years working in specialized technical advisory roles. Things got rough when corporate management decisions collided with technical reality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were dealing with software rollouts and technical tools that asset teams and clients were complaining heavily about due to poor performance and broken workflows. Because I stood my ground, defended my users&amp;#39; technical feedback, and transparently raised these failures internally, I suddenly found myself &amp;quot;singled out.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company&amp;#39;s solution? A neat little termination letter citing &amp;quot;redundancy / organizational restructuring.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Reality Check&lt;/b&gt; : A redundancy is supposed to be about the &lt;b&gt;position&lt;/b&gt; , not the &lt;b&gt;person&lt;/b&gt; . If your role is eliminated because you became a thorn in management&amp;#39;s side for pointing out project failures or bad software, that&amp;#39;s not a genuine restructuring—that&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;retaliation disguised as redundancy&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 2. The Broken Process: The Illusion of &amp;quot;Internal Placement&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most glaring red flags in my case—and something you should look out for if you&amp;#39;re ever handed a redundancy notice—is how companies handle the supposed &amp;quot;search for alternative roles within the business.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In theory, and under good industrial relations practice, if a role is genuinely redundant, a company is expected to make a legitimate, good-faith effort to redeploy surplus staff into suitable open positions elsewhere in the organization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my case, this was reduced to an empty corporate checkbox. They paid lip service to &amp;quot;trying to find suitable roles within the business,&amp;quot; but the process was entirely hollow:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Zero Active Effort:&lt;/b&gt; No actual interviews, no matching of skills, and no transparency regarding open internal requisitions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Ticking Clock:&lt;/b&gt; :The &amp;quot;search&amp;quot; was treated as a formality to rush through a pre-determined outcome rather than a genuine redeployment effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your employer claims they &amp;quot;couldn&amp;#39;t find anything&amp;quot; while hastily shoving you out the door without a proper internal job matching process, &lt;b&gt;document it&lt;/b&gt;. In a JPP or Industrial Court setting, showing that the company failed to follow fair procedures or explore genuine alternatives is a massive point in your favor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The 60-Day Clock (Crucial Rule&amp;#33;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are terminated or forced out under questionable circumstances in Malaysia, &lt;b&gt;do not sleep on your rights&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under Section 20 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967, you only have &lt;b&gt;60 days&lt;/b&gt;  from the date of your dismissal to file a representation for reinstatement at the &lt;b&gt;Jabatan Perusahaan (JPP / Industrial Relations Department)&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Missing this 60-day window means you lose your right to challenge the termination at the Industrial Court. Period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 4. Going through the JPP (Jabatan Perusahaan) Process&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you file your Section 20 claim, here is how the process actually works on the ground:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stage 1&lt;/b&gt; : Conciliation Meeting (Perjumpaan Konsiliasi). JPP will summon you and your ex-employer for a conciliation session. It’s chaired by a JPP officer who acts as a mediator. It&amp;#39;s not a court of law; it&amp;#39;s an informal table where both sides sit down to see if an amicable settlement (usually compensation or severance adjustment) can be reached.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;What to bring:&lt;/b&gt;: Bring your employment contract, termination letter, performance reviews, and &lt;b&gt;any&lt;/b&gt; paper trail (emails, meeting notes, feedback logs) that proves your dismissal was tied to your performance of duties or raising valid operational risks. Avoid emotional rants—stick strictly to timelines, facts, and documents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Outcome&lt;/b&gt; : If the company plays ball, a settlement is reached. If they refuse to budge or offer peanuts, the JPP officer will file a report stating that conciliation has failed, and the Minister of Human Resources will refer the case to the Industrial Court.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 5. Key Survival Tips for Fellow Forummers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you ever find yourself in the crosshairs of a corporate squeeze:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;b&gt;Keep a Paper Trail (Outside the Office):&lt;/b&gt; : Forward critical work emails, performance acknowledgments, and technical feedback logs to your personal backup &lt;b&gt;before&lt;/b&gt;  your access is revoked. Never steal company IP, but keep records that prove your contributions and your defense of quality.&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;b&gt;Separate Facts from Emotions&lt;/b&gt; :Investigators, JPP officers, and lawyers don&amp;#39;t care about feeling betrayed or calling people names. They care about &lt;b&gt;who did what, when, and what proof you have&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;b&gt;Watch Your Severance and NDAs:&lt;/b&gt; :Companies will often dangle a severance package tied to strict non-disparagement or full-release clauses. Read them carefully. Sometimes signing away immediately cuts off your right to pursue JPP claims.&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;b&gt;Optional: Consult Professionals Early:&lt;/b&gt; Spend the money to talk to an employment lawyer or reach out to labor reps early. An hour of professional advice before signing your termination papers saves months of headaches later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s a stressful journey, and standing up against big corporate machinery takes a toll. But holding the line on professional integrity—whether it&amp;#39;s software quality or workers&amp;#39; rights—matters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone here been through a JPP conciliation before, or experienced these fake internal job searches during a &amp;quot;restructuring&amp;quot;? Let&amp;#39;s discuss.</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:34:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>A Prince&amp;#39;s Quest to the Kingdom That Malaysian</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5578204</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]lOvIy8BmaAA[/YOUTUBE] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kedah history and the actual Malays origins</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:50:49 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>The forgotten war:Malayan Emergencyn 1948-1960</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5574022</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]k8vECv0QOzA[/YOUTUBE] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since we are in the merdeka month,Gen Y and Z can learn a thing or two</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:10:25 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>NSE smart lane activation. Still in force</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5570000</link>
            <description>Hi all,&lt;br /&gt;is the smart lane still in force? Yesterday was driving from Penang to KL , saw all the smart lane signboards were pushed to the sides.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was still using it but seemed like I was the only one uisng it at some strecthes previousy had smart lane activated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is happening?</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:35:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TIME Broadband B2B plan forced on individual</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5568740</link>
            <description>Long story short — I was renting a studio in a commercial-titled SOHO building. TIME automatically put me on a B2B Business plan (RM128/300Mbps) even though I&amp;#39;m just a regular individual with no business registration. Residential customers get 500Mbps for RM104 — so I was already paying more for less from day one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Late 2025 I had to move out due to a landlord dispute. New place had no TIME coverage. Asked to terminate penalty-free since I literally cannot bring the service there. TIME said RM2,279 early termination penalty, no waiver&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tried to resolve — they said pay your overdue balance first and we&amp;#39;ll transfer the service to your new address (which has TIME coverage) and waive the penalty. I paid. They then botched the relocation, told me to resubmit the order, and still billed me RM129 outdoor relocation fee for a job they didn&amp;#39;t complete. Also issued a full month&amp;#39;s bill on top.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I asked them to at least convert my plan to residential since I&amp;#39;m now at a condo, their exact reply:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;You may request relocation to a new address; however, the existing plan must be maintained as it is still within the contract period.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So they KNOW I&amp;#39;m at a residential address. Still refusing to convert. Still billing Business plan rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On top of all this — their Self Care portal requires a Business Registration Number to log in. I have none. So I literally cannot manage my own account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently filing with TTPM and CFM. Total claim: RM679&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Questions:&lt;br /&gt;1. Anyone else stuck on B2B plan as an individual at a SOHO building?&lt;br /&gt;2. Successfully terminated TIME penalty-free due to relocation outside coverage?&lt;br /&gt;3. Any experience with TTPM claims against TIME — did they settle before hearing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will update this thread as the case progresses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TL;DR — TIME B2B plan forced on me as individual. Moved out, no coverage at new place, RM2,279 penalty demanded. Paid their precondition to transfer service, they botched it, still billing Business plan at residential address. Going TTPM + CFM.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:16:24 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TIME Broadband B2B plan forced on individual</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5568730</link>
            <description>Long story short — I was renting a studio in a commercial-titled SOHO building. TIME automatically put me on a B2B Business plan (RM128/300Mbps) even though I&amp;#39;m just a regular individual with no business registration. Residential customers get 500Mbps for RM104 — so I was already paying more for less from day one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Late 2025 I had to move out due to a landlord dispute. New place had no TIME coverage. Asked to terminate penalty-free since I literally cannot bring the service there. TIME said RM2,279 early termination penalty, no waiver&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tried to resolve — they said pay your overdue balance first and we&amp;#39;ll transfer the service to your new address (which has TIME coverage) and waive the penalty. I paid. They then botched the relocation, told me to resubmit the order, and still billed me RM129 outdoor relocation fee for a job they didn&amp;#39;t complete. Also issued a full month&amp;#39;s bill on top.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I asked them to at least convert my plan to residential since I&amp;#39;m now at a condo, their exact reply:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;You may request relocation to a new address; however, the existing plan must be maintained as it is still within the contract period.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So they KNOW I&amp;#39;m at a residential address. Still refusing to convert. Still billing Business plan rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On top of all this — their Self Care portal requires a Business Registration Number to log in. I have none. So I literally cannot manage my own account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently filing with TTPM and CFM. Total claim: RM679&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Questions:&lt;br /&gt;1. Anyone else stuck on B2B plan as an individual at a SOHO building?&lt;br /&gt;2. Successfully terminated TIME penalty-free due to relocation outside coverage?&lt;br /&gt;3. Any experience with TTPM claims against TIME — did they settle before hearing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will update this thread as the case progresses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TL;DR — TIME B2B plan forced on me as individual. Moved out, no coverage at new place, RM2,279 penalty demanded. Paid their precondition to transfer service, they botched it, still billing Business plan at residential address. Going TTPM + CFM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Networks and Broadband</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:52:47 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>What Hindu celebration is ongoing now?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5568454</link>
            <description>music and some singing from last night into late night and starts again 730am</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:58:54 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Peugeot 3008  1.6 THP 2018</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5568307</link>
            <description>I am thinking to buy this car. OTR RM41k&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very good looking and comfortable, quiet and powerful&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.6 turbo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any ktards are using this car or bought one?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xkVZhn' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2026/06/19/xkVZhn.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xkVacB' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2026/06/19/xkVacB.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xkVmPc' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2026/06/19/xkVmPc.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:29:22 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Sailing from Penang to Port Klang</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5568131</link>
            <description>Please dont pollute our river&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]D4ZyBMLgz5c[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:21:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Has anyone got experience from Warranty Smart for</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5565619</link>
            <description>My dealer gave me this 3 yr warranty from Warranty Smart that covers engine, gbox, electronics ,cooling system and ac.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Has anyone tried claiming from them in the past?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any experience to share? Do they always approve or you still need to top up for your used car repairs?</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 20:33:49 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Bought AMG35 cash,ended up court case</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5564847</link>
            <description>&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed facebook-embed&quot; style=&quot;max-width:500px;width:100%;overflow:hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F18qaoCYwwW%2F&amp;amp;show_text=true&amp;amp;width=500&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; sandbox=&quot;allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@hamzah.rashid1/photo/7638253722174229780?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7352805146278151681' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@hamzah.rashid1/phot...805146278151681&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xyABJq' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2026/05/17/xyABJq.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TLDR version:&lt;br /&gt;Hari ini aku nak share, kisah aku kene perangkap dengan Sarjan dari IPD Sepang. &lt;br /&gt;Aku tak pernah cerita sgt benda ni, now aku nak cerita. &lt;br /&gt;3 years of my life, almost wasted, going up and down to court. &lt;br /&gt;Chronology -&lt;br /&gt;March 2023 - aku beli kereta Merc A35 amg dari seorang perempuan, nama dah ditukar kepada saya, saya owner baru, geran nama saya. &lt;br /&gt;Hujung April 2023 - Tiba tiba Penjual kereta (Pengadu) buat report cakap tak terima bayaran kereta.&lt;br /&gt;May 2023 - Saya ditangkap oleh Sarjan dari Sepang, phone dirampas, kereta merc saya dirampas, saya dituduh di Mahkamah Sepang di bawah seksyen 420KK Penipuan (hukuman penjara DAN sebatan). &lt;br /&gt;Saya masa itu mmg dah nak give up, saya dah taktahu nak buat apa. Sarjan ni cakap, aku akan masuk penjara, dan bukti bukti Whatsapp, gambar dalam phone aku tu, dia cakap akan hantar ke &amp;quot;Forensik&amp;quot; , tetapi mungkin semua data akan hilang. &lt;br /&gt;Dari situ aku dah tahu, dia nak perangkap aku.&lt;br /&gt;Jadi apa dia suruh aku buat? Dia suruh aku thumbprint balik kereta tu , sedangkan aku dah beli dan bayar kereta tu RM250k. &lt;br /&gt;Aku masa tu, mmg down teruk, yela, kau berdepan hukuman penjara, and bukti dalam phone kau, semua dia ckp akan hilang. 8 bulan aku tak pergi kerja, business aku semua hancur, dkt almost 150k hilang bayar gaji staff sahaja tapi job takda sebab aku stress. &lt;br /&gt;Akhirnya, aku pilih untuk MELAWAN HABIS HABIS. &lt;br /&gt;Aku dpt tahu, rupanya, PEREMPUAN tu SCANDAL dengan SARJAN sepang ni.&lt;br /&gt;Dan akhirnya, mereka DITANGKAP KHALWAT oleh JAIS di sebuah condo di CYBERJAYA DAN TERPAKSA BERKAHWIN. &lt;br /&gt;Oleh kerana TIDAK BERPUAS HATI DITANGKAP KHALWAT, sarjan ini telah buat Laporan Polis PALSU, mengatakan aku selalu UGUT dia, EKORI dia, dan polis polis dari IPD SEPANG datang cari aku dkt rumah FAMILY AKU tapi tak jumpa. Dia buat report itu untuk takutkan aku dan gertak aku kerana tidak puas hati ditangkap khalwat oleh JAIS.&lt;br /&gt;Aku telah Viralkan apa yang terjadi dekat TT aku, dan buat laporan ke JIPS bukit aman. &lt;br /&gt;Kemudian, Bicara di mahkamah. &lt;br /&gt;- Pengadu telah Mengaku BERBOHONG di dalam mahkamah semasa soal balas dengan lawyer aku. &lt;br /&gt;- Pengadu telah mengaku bekerja dengan DATUK PAIMAN seorang scammer yang WANTED polis dan sudah lari keluar negara.&lt;br /&gt;- LAPORAN FORENSIK PHONE SAYA tidak di bawa ke MAHKAMAH, sarjan ini telah sorok laporan forensik saya. &lt;br /&gt;- Phone PENGADU (Scandal Sarjan) TIDAK PERNAH DIRAMPAS utk forensik.&lt;br /&gt;- Saksi RUNNER JPJ yang dtg THUMBPRINT nama kereta tu semasa jual beli, sendiri mengaku yang memang dia datang untuk tukar kereta nama mercedes dari Penjual ke Pembeli (Saya)&lt;br /&gt;Dan AKHIRNYA, selepas 3 TAHUN, AKU MENANG KES INI pada 30APRIL2026 (LEPAS DAN BEBAS). &lt;br /&gt;Satu je, aku takkan menang kalau bukan sebab Lawyer aku Adi Zulkarnain. Lawyer aku tu byk gila tolong aku, dan lawyer aku dapat tanya soalan perangkap dekat Pengadu sampai dia mengaku berbohong dalam mahkamah.&lt;br /&gt;Aku memang tak menyesal appoint satu lawyer yang sangat power. &lt;br /&gt;Now , kereta Merc aku, dah 3 tahun di Stor Ipd Sepang. Masih tak boleh bawak keluar lagi kerana lepas aku menang kes, Pendakwa raya Sepang buat rayuan pulak. So sampai sekarang kereta aku masih di sana. &lt;br /&gt;Dan, Sarjan yang sama juga, tinggal di dalam IPD Sepang , di mana kereta aku berada, dan tak pernah dipindah keluar ke tempat lain. &lt;br /&gt;Aku akan post video dekat tiktok tak lama lagi. Just perlukan masa untuk relax sekejap.&lt;br /&gt;Kredit to thread owner:hamzah.rashid&lt;br /&gt;Semoga tuan empunya badan bertabah dan diberikan pengadilan seadilnya&lt;br /&gt;#StoriesThatStay #LikeFollowShare #CreditToTheOwner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 08:15:53 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Adakah Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna Malaysia (TTPM)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5563361</link>
            <description>Adakah Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna Malaysia (TTPM) sebenarnya membantu pengguna? Ya, selalunya begitu. Tetapi kadang2 lebih merugikan pengguna, sebaliknya peniaga yang menipu itu lebih untung. Ikuti kisah saya. &lt;br /&gt;Kisahnya bermula pada bulan Ogos 2020. Kereta saya tiba2 mati di tengah jalan dan saya menundanya ke sebuah bengkel di Sg Dua, Butterworth. Untuk memudahkan cerita saya namakan pemilik bengkel itu sebagai Abu (bukan nama sebenar). Abu telah overhaul kereta saya dan mengenakan bayaran RM12,000. Saya diberi warranty selama 6 bulan. Setelah sebulan berlalu kereta saya mengalami kerosakan yg sama. Saya pun membawanya kembali ke bengkel Abu. Abu berjanji akan membaikinya kerana masih dalam warranty. Namun dia tidak nyatakan bilakah dapat disiapkan. Yang ada cuma janji manis, “Minggu depan siap”. Tetapi bila sampai tempoh yg dijanjikan kereta tetap tak siap. Setiap kali saya pergi bengkel berbagai alasan diberikan mengapa tak dapat disiapkan. Kadang2 katanya enjin sudah dipasang tapi bila dihidupkan jadi masalah dan terpaksa dibuka semula. Saya pun sudah hilang keyakinan kepada Abu untuk membaiki kereta saya dengan baik. Kalau dah tak reti tu pulangkanlah duit saya untuk dibaiki di tempat lain. Minggu berganti minggu, bulan berganti bulan, kereta tetap tak disiapkan. Akhirnya saya tidak dapat lagi bersabar dengan kerenah Abu. Saya buat aduan di Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna Malaysia (TTPM) dan memohon supaya Abu memulangkan wang saya sebanyak RM12,000 tersebut untuk saya bawa kereta saya baiki di bengkel lain. Saya sudah hilang kepercayaan kepada Abu. &lt;br /&gt;Pendengaran di TTPM diadakan pada bulan Nov 2021. Saya membawa seorang anak saudara sebagai saksi sebab dia selalu juga pergi memantau keadaan kereta saya. Semasa pendengaran itu pun Abu boleh berlagak macam hakim tanpa dipedulikan oleh presiden (Presiden ialah hakim dalam pendengaran TTPM). Dia siap boleh cakap dengan anak saudara saya “Pandang muka saya” sedangkan apakah kuasa dia untuk buat arahan macam tu. Saya buat bantahan kepada presiden tapi presiden buat2 tak dengar je sambil kelihatan sibuk menulis sesuatu. Keputusan pendengaran yang dibuat oleh presiden tidaklah seperti yang saya harapkan walaupun ia tidak juga sepenuhnya memihak kepada Abu. TTPM telah mengarahkan Abu untuk menyiapkan kereta saya dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan. Saya pun rasa pelik, kenapalah nak bagi peluang kedua sedangkan kereta dah setahun kat bengkel masih tak boleh siapkan. Abu diberi tempoh 45 hari oleh TTPM untuk membaiki kereta saya. Jika dia ingkar maka saya boleh mengadu semula ke TTPM. Disinilah sebenarnya bermula kerugian di pihak saya walaupun pada masa itu saya belum menyedari masalah yg akan saya hadapi. Saya berharap bahawa Abu akan membaiki kereta saya kerana itu satu arahan daripada TTPM. &lt;br /&gt;Namun harapan saya meleset. Sampai tempoh yg ditetapkan kereta saya masih tak siap. Saya bagi lagi tempoh untuk dia siapkan, tapi perangainya masih macam dulu. Sampai 2 bulan saya bagi tempoh tambahan kepadanya tapi masih tak siap juga. Akhirnya saya buat aduan semula kepada TTPM. Kes saya telah dirujuk ke Bhg Penguatkuasaan KPDNKK, suatu jabatan lain di bawah kementerian yg sama dgn TTPM. Abu tidak terus didakwa. Sebaliknya pegawai penyiasat KPDN masih berunding dengan dia untuk menyiapkan kereta saya. Perangainya dengan pegawai2 tu pun sama juga macam dengan saya. Berbagai alasan diberikan. Dari sehari ke sehari, kereta masih belum siap. Saya pun tak faham mengapa mereka masih nak berunding dengan Abu begitu lama sekali. Kenapa masih nak dipermainkan oleh dia. Akhirnya, setelah sekian lama menanti Abu pun didakwa di mahkamah. Di sinilah saya rasa teraniaya. Teraniaya kerana saya tak akan dapat apa-apa. Pendakwanya ialah pihak kerajaan (KPDNKK) dan tertuduh ialah Abu. Saya, pihak yg menuntut hanya sebagai saksi. Kenapa? Sebab dia ingkar arahan kerajaan. Maka kerajaanlah yg dakwa dia. Dan kalau disabitkan kesalahan, maka dendanya dibayar kepada kerajaan, bukan kepada saya. Habis, saya dapat apa? Tak dapat apa2. Tengok saja. Tapi saya tetap berharap agar dia didenda, mungkin lepas tu dia akan siapkan kereta saya. Dalam perbicaraan itu Abu mengaku salah dan didenda RM3,000. Jumlah yg agak rendah. Tapi kalau dia masih ingkar akan didenda dengan lebih tinggi lagi. Kali ini dendanya akan dikira mengikut berapa hari dia ingkar perintah. Jadi boleh jadi sampai puluhan ribu. &lt;br /&gt;Setelah itu dia masih dengan perangai lama lagi. Kereta tetap tak siap. Saya mengadu sekali lagi kepada KPDNKK. Saya pun tak faham mengapa dia masih tak mahu baiki kereta saya dan sanggup berhadapan dengan denda yang lebih tinggi. Kalau dia baiki kereta saya pun kosnya mungkin tak sampai RM10k pun. Tapi denda yang dia mungkin akan kena boleh jadi berganda lebih banyak. Sesekali saya terfikir juga nak ambil balik kereta saya dan bawa ke bengkel lain tanpa menuntut apa2 bayaran daripada dia. Menurut seorang pegawai KPDNKK kalau saya buat begitu Abu akan bebas drpd tuduhan. Tapi pada suatu masa lain pegawai yg sama juga kata kes tetap berjalan sebab dia dah ingkar arahan. Tak tahu mana satu yg betul. Tapi alang2, biar Abu kena denda dulu baru saya ambil balik kereta saya. Baru adil rasanya. &lt;br /&gt;Kereta saya masih tersadai di dalam bengkel. Banyak bahagian dikeluarkan, yang tak ada kaitan dengan enjin pun habis dibukanya. Tayar pun dicabut keluar, padahal apa kena mengenanya tayar dengan bahagian yang nak dibaiki. Keadaan kereta dah semakin teruk sebab terlalu lama dibiarkan. Pegawai2 penyiasat KPDNKK… macam dulu jugak la. Masih nak bagi peluang lagi kat dia.  &lt;br /&gt;Akhirnya oleh kerana terlalu lama menanti saya mengambil keputusan untuk mengambil balik kereta saya tanpa apa2 tuntutan gantirugi. Tapi kali ini Abu sudah tak dapat dihubungi. Saya WhatsApp tak balas. Call tak angkat. Bengkelnya pun dah ditutup tapi kereta saya masih ada dalam tu. Pegawai KPDNKK masih dapat menghubungi dia. &lt;br /&gt;Setelah sekian lama menanti akhirnya tibalah hari perbicaraan. Sehari sebelum hari perbicaraan saya telah pergi menemui pegawai pendakwa di KPDNKK. Pegawai tersebut telah mencadangkan untuk dibuat penyelesaian di luar mahkamah untuk memudahkan proses menunda kereta saya ke bengkel lain. Abu akan diberi tawaran kes digugurkan dengan syarat dia membayar kos tunda kereta saya ke suatu bengkel pilihan saya dan perlu settle hari esok juga. Saya pun setuju kerana tak mau kereta saya lebih lama tersadai. Maka keesokan harinya pendakwa telah memohon mahkamah untuk menangguhkan kes ke suatu tarikh lain untuk membolehkan kes diselesaikan diluar mahkamah. Saya sendiri telah membuat penyataan di depan hakim untuk menarik balik kes “sekiranya kereta saya dapat ditunda keluar ke bengkel lain sebelum pukul lima petang hari ini”. (Sepatutnya pendakwa yang menarik balik kes, bukan saksi kan?). Selepas keluar dari mahkamah saya terus ke bengkel Abu untuk melihat sendiri kereta saya ditunda keluar. Tapi malangnya Abu tak ada di bengkel. Pegawai KPDNKK yang berjanji untuk hadir pun tak ada di situ. Isteri Abu memaklumkan bahawa Abu pergi hantar anak ke sekolah. Sebelah petangnya saya pergi lagi ke bengkel tapi Abu masih tak ada. Kali ini kata isterinya Abu pergi baiki kereta orang lain. Akhirnya sampai pukul 5 petang kereta saya masih tersadai kat dalam bengkel. Dipendekkan cerita selepas beberapa hari akhirnya kereta saya pun ditundalah ke bengkel pilihan saya itu. &lt;br /&gt;Perbicaraan telah diadakan di mahkamah seperti tarikh yang telah ditetapkan. Abu telah dibebaskan tanpa sebarang tindakan. Alasan: sebab kereta sudah ditunda keluar, maka kes selesai seperti penyataan saya dalam mahkamah tempoh hari. Tentang kelewatan itu mahkamah mengambilkira kekangan masa untuk memasang semula tayar dan mengubah kenderaan yang menghalang untuk kereta ditunda keluar. Huh&amp;#33;… macam tu je selesai kes. Abu pun “walk away happily”. &lt;br /&gt;Jadi, kesimpulannya - nasib siapa yang terbela? Kalaulah dari awal lagi saya ambil balik kereta saya, tak tuntut warranty dan tak bawa kes ini ke TTPM - nasib saya tak lah seburuk ini. Jadi, TTPM ni tolong siapa sebenarnya? Yang kena tipu makin rugi, yang menipu makin untung. Dan akhirnya, Abu pun terjunlah dengan labu-labunya. &lt;br /&gt;Kalau ditelusuri semula kes ini dari awal hingga akhir saya rasa macam ada sesuatu yang tak kena. Bak kata pepatah Inggeris, “I smell something fishy”. &lt;br /&gt;Pertamanya: keputusan TTPM untuk memberi peluang kedua kepada Abu itu pun pada saya tidak wajar. Kenapa nak bagi lagi peluang sedangkan dah ternyata dia gagal? Dah setahun tak dapat repair nak bagi peluang buat apa lagi. &lt;br /&gt;Yang kedua: KPDNKK tidak tegas dalam menangani kes ini. Kes tertangguh begitu lama kerana mereka masih nak bagi peluang dan berunding dengan Abu. Dah tau perangai dia macam tu kan. Nak layan lagi ke? Akhirnya kereta saya tersadai lebih lima tahun kat dalam bengkel Abu. Dari hujung 2020 sampai awal 2026. Itulah yang menyebabkan saya tidak mahu lagi meneruskan kes. Siapakah yang boleh bersabar tengok kereta terbarai macam tu dalam bengkel? &lt;br /&gt;Kepada siapa lagi saya boleh mengadu kalau bukan kepada jabatan yang membela hak pengguna (TTPM). Tapi yang nak membela pengguna pun dah jadi tak guna. &lt;br /&gt;Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed facebook-embed&quot; style=&quot;max-width:500px;width:100%;overflow:hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D27663565239900597%26amp%3Bset%3Dpcb.27663653646558423&amp;amp;show_text=true&amp;amp;width=500&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; sandbox=&quot;allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 17:38:31 +0800</pubDate>
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            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5561188</link>
            <description>The truck driver gives indicator and the car behind saw it and gave way. We can do it Malaysians&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.com/@mzack208/post/DXBN4guk02i?xmt=AQF0xz1DTzlzgmoePGSfrTr-fcSe2WexM7aozGmwO_DfXg' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.threads.com/@mzack208/post/DXBN...xM7aozGmwO_DfXg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make our roads safer&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry idk how to embed threads video&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;here is the fb link &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14Z9ffuBXVd/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14Z9ffuBXVd/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[fbv]https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14Z9ffuBXVd/[/fbv]</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:24:52 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>150 km/h (93 mph) on part of the D3 motorway</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5560564</link>
            <description>&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed facebook-embed&quot; style=&quot;max-width:500px;width:100%;overflow:hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D1279106767643860%26amp%3Bset%3Da.305913378296542&amp;amp;show_text=true&amp;amp;width=500&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; sandbox=&quot;allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you think if Malaysia implements this, will our road be filled with dead bodies?</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:52:02 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>This is what PAS wanted to do with Malaysia</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5556977</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:17:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PSA:Motorbikers please do headchecks&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5556713</link>
            <description>another life taken&lt;br /&gt;[fb]https://www.facebook.com/reel/2041376510038647/[/fb]</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:17:54 +0800</pubDate>
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            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5556408</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Indonesians-like-to-compare-themselves-with-Malaysians' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Indonesians-li...with-Malaysians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:18:13 +0800</pubDate>
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            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5555949</link>
            <description>But the VW Passat seemed to avoid just fine. Camcar didnt brake?&lt;br /&gt;[fb]https://www.facebook.com/reel/1678747260235182[/fb]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sorry if embed doesnt work&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;link here &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/reel/1678747260235182' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.facebook.com/reel/1678747260235182&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:44:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5554228</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]FkjiI-59i30[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strict rules aimed at punishment and death only for the Iranian people. While the Ayatollahs&amp;#39; families enjoy themselves on the beaches.</description>
            <author>zib5</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:05:41 +0800</pubDate>
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