<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- generator="FeedCreator 1.7.2" -->
<rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
        <title>Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by Kyojin</title>
        <description></description>
        <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/</link>
        <lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:58:20 +0800</lastBuildDate>
        <generator>FeedCreator 1.7.2</generator>
        <item>
            <title>ROSMAH&amp;#39;S VERDICT AFTER MERDEKA</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5302908</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/HQ202202HQ_M150_1656659465.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today set Sept 1 as the new date for delivering its judgment on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor&amp;#39;s corruption case involving a RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The date was fixed by deputy registrar Catherine Nicholas during case management in her chambers which was attended by deputy public prosecutor Poh Yih Tinn and Rosmah&amp;#39;s lawyers Datuk Jagjit Singh and Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akberdin told reporters that the defence was asked to attend the case management proceedings today via a letter dated June 29.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The (relevant) parties turned up today and the court rescheduled the judgment date to Sept 1, at 9 am,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2022/07/809870/verdict-rosmahs-corruption-case-moved-sept-1' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/20...se-moved-sept-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:36:12 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>LIVE JIBBY IN JUMPSUIT</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5302863</link>
            <description>called it 3 years ago&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://thumbs.gfycat.com/LegalLonelyIrrawaddydolphin-size_restricted.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('2aeeb45389830eb32ad08790550036e7')&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;2aeeb45389830eb32ad08790550036e7&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-Kyojin+Jul 29 2020, 11:57 AM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(Kyojin &amp;#064; Jul 29 2020, 11:57 AM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;img src='https://thumbs.gfycat.com/LegalLonelyIrrawaddydolphin-size_restricted.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://forum.lowyat.net/uploads//attach-63/post-379863-1595996806.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]97637916[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:39:11 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Why AMA nuked?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5230202</link>
            <description>It&amp;#39;s a good unity tered.</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:50:05 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Canal city can prevent floods in Kajang</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5228082</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/604744' target='_blank'&gt;https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/604744&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sg Langat water level reaches ‘dangerous’ level near Kajang&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Residents around Kajang are urged to be on alert for possible flooding following two hours of heavy rain in the region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a Facebook post, the Irrigation and Drainage Department said its monitoring stations for Sungai Langat at downtown Kajang and Taman West County has recorded “dangerous water levels with rising trend”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Residents in low-lying and flood risk areas are advised to be on constant alert and take appropriate action while following instructions from the authorities,” it said in a statement today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, netizens have posted videos purportedly showing that part of Kajang is already flooded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tengok siapa pandai</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:55:44 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Minister says spent less than 12 hours in Dubai</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5227949</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/604677' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/604677&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu has admitted to be among cabinet ministers said to be on holiday abroad amid the flood crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utusan TV quoted Faizal as saying that he had spent less than 12 hours in Dubai last Wednesday with his two sons, who are both studying in the UK, and they have not met since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Yes, I did apply for leave and once I received approval, I flew to Dubai on Wednesday (Dec 22) to meet my sons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;However, looking at the country&amp;#39;s flood situation, my heart felt uneasy,&amp;quot; he was quoted as saying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;So I decided to purchase a return ticket after only about 12 hours there (in Dubai).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I managed to sit down for a brief chat with my sons before flying home at 8am, Thursday (Dec 23), before Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob issued the instruction,&amp;quot; he said, according to Utusan TV.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Record amount of rainfall on Dec 17 had triggered massive flooding in several parts of the country and Faizal had, on Dec 19, launched his ministry&amp;#39;s post-flood volunteer squad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He later responded to former premier Najib Abdul Razak who criticised the formal launch set-up, complete with a digital backdrop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not immediately clear whether Faizal had participated in the volunteer squad or when his leave application was approved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last Friday, Ismail Sabri cancelled the year-end leave applications from his cabinet members until after the flood situation had passed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also ordered those already on leave and abroad to come back immediately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday, Ismail Sabri, without mentioning any names, said at least two or three ministers who went abroad have returned home and are under self-quarantine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aside from Faizal, Malaysiakini understood that the returning ministers include Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, who yesterday revealed that he had been tested positive for Covid-19 along with four other family members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This fucking joker. Pakai smart smart buat pelancaran - then immediately fucks off to Dubai while the flood was at it&amp;#39;s peak. Then gives a lame excuse to say he bought tickets before Sabri&amp;#39;s instruction. TOPKEK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BdIggc' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/27/BdIggc.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:54:34 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>No national interest, just national embarrassment</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5223145</link>
            <description>Weekend reading if anyone&amp;#39;s interested. 316 pages of comedy worth a couple billions topkek&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://ejudgment.kehakiman.gov.my/ks_builtin/file_dispatcher_pub.php?id=15008&amp;key=5748d2f5d35b32aa489a05187885a78d' target='_blank'&gt;https://ejudgment.kehakiman.gov.my/ks_built...89a05187885a78d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best snippet goes tooooo......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BMIGbA' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/10/BMIGbA.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other moments of interest &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('04fba9d97b22cd4272256d58f2d8f3cc')&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;04fba9d97b22cd4272256d58f2d8f3cc&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/10/BMI772.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/10/BMwR3n.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/10/BMIZ6u.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:43:00 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Bapa Malu Apa Bosskurrrr</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5222387</link>
            <description>&amp;#39;A national embarrassment,&amp;#39; Justice Abdul Karim describes, saying there&amp;#39;s no good reason to disagree with High Court ruling&lt;br /&gt;9.50am: Justice Abdul Karim says they agree that there is overwhelming evidence that Najib had interest in approving the KWAP loans for SRC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This establishes that the appellant had interest beyond his office in SRC. We find no good reason to disagree with the ruling of the High Court judge,” he says. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Justice Abdul Karim adds that Najib was granted special powers in SRC because of his role as the then premier. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He says Najib in his defence said that his actions were for national interest. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, Justice Abdul Karim points out that the running of SRC was bad management of funds, and Najib did not find out what happened to the SRC funds and obstructed the then second finance minister from seeking the funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This is no national interest as the appellant claimed for SRC. &lt;b&gt;This is a national embarrassment&lt;/b&gt;,” Justice Abdul Karim says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;live updates from&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theedgemarkets.com/najibs-src-trial-live-reporting' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.theedgemarkets.com/najibs-src-t...-live-reporting&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:10:26 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Where&amp;#39;s Najib - Home, Pavillion, Kopitiam</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5222213</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2021/12/752064/najibs-bailor-caught-broadcasting-court-proceedings-warned' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/20...ceedings-warned&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point &lt;b&gt;Harvinder jumped in to offer an explanation and said Najib was at home in self isolation&lt;/b&gt; after coming into contact with a Covid-19 positive person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('4fde8a0eb8ac69ddff62b262000f5e3c')&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;4fde8a0eb8ac69ddff62b262000f5e3c&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: A man who posted bail for Datuk Seri Najib Razak was today given an earful by a Court of Appeal (COA) judge after he failed to turn up in court on time and was later caught broadcasting court proceedings via his mobile phone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Judge Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil did not spare his ire when he learnt that both of Najib&amp;#39;s bailors who had posted RM2 million bail for the former prime minister were not present in court along with the accused.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The COA was supposed to hear Najib&amp;#39;s application for fresh evidence to be adduced in his SRC International Sdn Bhd case today before a decision is delivered tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the accused along with his entire defence team were a no show in court this morning after coming into contact with a Covid 19 positive case.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abdul Karim questioned Najib&amp;#39;s counsel Harvinder Singh Sidhu about their whereabouts at the onset of proceedings and when the latter tried to provide excuses before the judge had finished his sentence, the lawyer was lectured on the responsibilities of an accused and his bailors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later, when one of Najib&amp;#39;s bailors - Faizal Shamsuddin, eventually showed up, he was ticked off by Abdul Karim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abdul Karim: It looks like you are treating this court like your own. You have sauntered in at your own timing. Encik Faizal where is Datuk Seri Najib Razak? Why is he not in court? It is your responsibility as a bailor to ensure his presence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faizal: I don&amp;#39;t know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abdul Karim: You took no interest to find out. This court can cancel the bail and seize your bond before a warrant of arrest is issued. I ask again where is Najib?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faizal: (inaudible muttering)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abdul Karim: This is not a coffee shop where you can just say anything, you know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point &lt;b&gt;Harvinder jumped in to offer an explanation and said Najib was at home in self isolation&lt;/b&gt; after coming into contact with a Covid-19 positive person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, Abdul Karim told the lawyer that the court was well aware of the standard operating procedures for such cases and that he did not buy the appelant&amp;#39;s excuses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later, Faizal ended up in the judge&amp;#39;s crosshairs again when an interpreter discovered that the bailor had been broadcasting the court proceedings live via his mobile phone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abdul Karim immediately ordered a stop to it and warned the bailor that his phone could be confiscated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even Harvinder was asked if he too was recording the proceedings but the lawyer said he was just getting instructions from his client.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lawyer was reminded that there should be no recording of the ongoing proceedings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The hearing will continue via zoom proceedings at 12.30pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Najib is appealing against his conviction and 12 years jail and RM210 million fine after he was convicted of seven corruption and abuse of power charges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2021/12/785815/mana-najib-mana-penjamin-ini-mahkamah-bukan-kedai-kopi-hakim' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2021/12/785...edai-kopi-hakim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Faizal: Datuk Seri ada di Pavillion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('ca2c43e339bd5a45cdf30ba4ad9cdf04')&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;ca2c43e339bd5a45cdf30ba4ad9cdf04&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Putrajaya: Mahkamah Rayuan yang mendengar rayuan kes Datuk Seri Najib Razak memberi amaran bahawa ia adalah mahkamah undang-undang dan bukan kedai kopi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil berkata demikian selepas peguam Harvinder Singh Sidhu yang mewakili Najib memberitahu mahkamah bahawa penjamin kepada bekas perdana menteri itu tidak hadir pada prosiding hari ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim Abdul Karim: Mana Najib? Mana penjamin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Harvinder: Perayu (Najib) tidak hadir kerana beliau menjadi kontak kasual kepada anak peguam Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah iaitu, Muhammad Farhan yang disahkan positif Covid-19. Penjamin pun tidak hadir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim: Najib menjadi kontak kasual, mudah memberi alasan, tetapi mahkamah memerlukan bukti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kontak rapat ada dua kategori gejala. Paling penting hadir ke mahkamah. Semua orang telah terdedah (kontak rapat). Ini adalah mahkamah undang-undang, bukan air liur. Kami mahu bukti. Penjamin pun tidak hadir&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ketika mendengar penjelasan peguam, penjamin Najib, Faizal Shamsuddin dilihat memasuki bilik mahkamah dan kemudian Harvinder memaklumkan kepada panel mengenai kehadiran penjamin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sejurus selepas penjamin itu masuk, Hakim Abdul Karim menyoal Faizal mengenai kegagalan Najib untuk hadir pada prosiding hari ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim Abdul Karim: Mana Najib? Kamu tahu kenapa Najib tak datang ke mahkamah, tangggungjawab sebagai penjamin adalah berat. Kamu kena menentukan kehadiran dia. Adakah kamu mengambil tahu kenapa Najib tidak hadir?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebagai penjamin kamu kena mengambil tahu, kami boleh membatalkan jaminan jika kami tidak berpuas hati dan waran tangkap boleh dikeluarkan untuk menangkap Najib. Mana Najib?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Faizal: Datuk Seri ada di Pavillion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim Abdul Karim: Pavillion? Pavillion itu rumah dia? Awak telefon dia tanya ke atau awak tembak sahaja? Jangan main tembak, main agak sahaja, ini mahkamah bukan kedai kopi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hakim Abdul Karim yang bersidang bersama Hakim Datuk Has Zanah Mehat dan Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera juga bertanya mengenai seorang lagi penjamin Najib.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Mana penjamin lagi seorang? Dalam perjalanan? Mahkamah mula pukul 9 pagi, datang ikut suka hati?&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faizal turut diberi amaran kerana membuat rakaman ketika prosiding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Awak rakam ke? Ini mahkamah mana boleh buat rakaman, padamkan&amp;#33; Awak hantar pada siapa?&amp;quot; kata Hakim Has Zanah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selepas itu kelihatan jurubahasa mahkamah dan beberapa anggota polis menghampiri penjamin berkenaan dan memeriksa telefon bimbitnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pada pagi ini mahkamah sepatutnya mendengar permohonan Najib untuk memasukkan bukti baharu dalam rayuan sabitan kes SRC International Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahkamah kemudiannya menangguhkan pada 12.30 tengah hari tadi untuk mendengar permohonan itu secara dalam talian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/54995332.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:54:29 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Jibby&amp;#39;s appeal fail, CoA to rule tmr</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5222200</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/najibs-bid-adduce-new-evidence-denied-expm-know-fate-tomorrow-morning' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/naji...omorrow-morning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 07, 2021 16:08 pm +08&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PUTRAJAYA (Dec 7): The Court of Appeal (COA) on Tuesday (Dec 7) denied an application from Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to adduce further oral evidence in his appeal against his conviction in the SRC International trial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The COA bench led by Justice Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil denied Najib’s application and said that there “were no exceptional circumstances” which merited adducing the new evidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also said that the decision on whether or not to set aside Najib’s conviction and 12-year jail term and RM210 million fine for the SRC offences will go on as planned tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 8 December).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a unanimous decision by Abdul Karim, Justices Datuk Has Zanah Mehat and Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, the bench surmised that Najib’s bid to adduce the evidence by calling Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki and former SRC investigating officer Rosli Hussein to be examined was not necessary as it did not fulfil the criteria as stated in Section 61 of the Courts of Judicature Act (1964)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More to come</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:14:34 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Relationship between Vaccination and Cases/Death</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5220147</link>
            <description>Daily cases have been on the decline for the past two weeks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B8VNGq' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/30/B8VNGq.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lets take a look at how vaccination rates relate to deaths and cases when compared between states. Data as of 27 Nov 2021, 11:59 pm pulled from &lt;a href='https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/' target='_blank'&gt;https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/&lt;/a&gt; and presented in the table below, data is sorted according to total population fully vaccinated (Vaccination %). A simple linear regression is plotted with but excludes data from Labuan and Putrajaya due to the their low population (~100k each) which skews the analysis. Data points for Malaysia and Klang Valley is also excluded as the data is a sum of the states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B8VkQq' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/30/B8VkQq.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B8Vdb2' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/30/B8Vdb2.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linear regression for fully vaccinated against cases per 10k shows that there is no trend observed i.e. there is no relationship between high/low cases and vaccination %. In other words, states with &lt;b&gt;lower vaccination rates&lt;/b&gt; can have &lt;b&gt;low cases&lt;/b&gt; and other states also with &lt;b&gt;low vaccination&lt;/b&gt; rates can have &lt;b&gt;high cases&lt;/b&gt;. The same is true for states with high vaccination rates. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While Putrajaya was not included in the analysis, it is placed on the chart to indicate that Putrajaya breaks away from the trend. There is a marked increase of cases in this state, while we can assume that the residents of Putrajaya are not adhering to SOP we should also take note that this can happen in other states if SOPs are not abided.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B8V9sI' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/30/B8V9sI.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B8VS6O' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/30/B8VS6O.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The relationship between Vaccination and Death (per 1m, 14 day avg) however paints a different picture. There is a negative trend observed i.e. states with lower vaccination rates have higher death rates. 3 states are highlighted as examples. Kelantan follows this trend quite closely (when removing Sabah and T&amp;#39;gganu, r2 of the model increases to 0.63), while Sabah and T&amp;#39;gganu are two different extremes. Sabah has much lower death rates, while having the same vaccination % as Kelantan, while T&amp;#39;gganu has close to twice the death rate while having higher vaccination rates than Kelantan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One possible explanation for the lower death rates observed in Sabah is potentially due to lower rates of co-morbidities. There are only 48915 registered diabetic patients in Sabah (~1.2% per capita) whilst the national average is ~6%. But this does not explain the high death rates observed in T&amp;#39;gganu as it is close to the national average.&lt;br /&gt;source: &lt;a href='https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2021/01/06/selangor-johor-have-most-diabetes-cases-registry/' target='_blank'&gt;https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2021/01/06...cases-registry/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lower co-morbidities for Sabah is also detailed here &lt;a href='https://www.moh.gov.my/moh/resources/nhmsreport2015vol2.pdf' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.moh.gov.my/moh/resources/nhmsreport2015vol2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other possible explanations could be due to high concentration of poor households as described here (https://newnaratif.com/men-dying-younger-kelantan-terengganu/) as men in these two states have the lowest life expectancy. But this doesn&amp;#39;t explain why deaths are so much higher in T&amp;#39;gganu given the same conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In summary, nothing that we don&amp;#39;t already know. Vaccination doesn&amp;#39;t prevent infection but there is strong indication that it reduces the risk of dying due to covid. Not having co-morbidities also improves your chances of surviving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-zher4883+Nov 30 2021, 02:56 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(zher4883 &amp;#064; Nov 30 2021, 02:56 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;I would caution making conclusion based on second regression alone as there are possibility of Simpson&amp;#39;s Paradox due to confounding factors such as age and co-morbidity.&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]103002915[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;^valid point to take note of. these analysis are not adjusted for age/co-morbidities and assumes it to be similar to all states. Sabah is an interesting case for example.</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:47:41 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Trends in Covid death in the past 24 weeks</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5218748</link>
            <description>Known factors for increase risk in death after covid-19 infection: co-morbidities and old age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B4OUmv' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/25/B4OUmv.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&amp;#39;s a shift in the distribution of death by age group through time. While most of the death caused by covid-19 prior to the surge of second wave was in the &amp;gt;60 age group, this quickly shifted to the younger age groups (&amp;gt;30) towards the peak of the second wave (23k daily positive cases). The trend has now shifted back to senior citizens (&amp;gt;60) making up the bulk of deaths. Nothing out of the ordinary. What is more concerning now is that, even with the decreasing number of overall death, there&amp;#39;s a increasing trend in deaths in the 0-4 age groups.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B4OiYV' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/25/B4OiYV.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The obvious beneficiaries of vaccines are in the 50-59 age group and 18-49 as a whole saw decrease in % death distribution as more individuals are vaccinated. The 5-11 and 12-17 age group has an interesting trend where deaths increased gradually, and dropped thereafter presumably after a majority of parents was vaccinated, therefore explaining in the lagging trend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pipul in the 60-69 age group didn&amp;#39;t see any significant change in trend, and fall within a grey area. Folks &amp;gt;70 don&amp;#39;t fare too well as the odds are against them. Again, what is concerning to me (as a parent of two kids below 2) when I looked at the data is in the increasing trend of death  distribution in the 0-4 group, even when total daily deaths are falling and even when &amp;gt;75% of the population are vaccinated. One explanation is that parents are taking their vaccination status for granted, and although the total number of cases and deaths are decreasing as a whole, are not aware that their kids (0 - 4) are still vulnerable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The takeaway message (at least for me) is to get vaccinated, abide SOP and reduce your chances of getting infected. You may fair well but this doesn&amp;#39;t necessarily extend to the senior citizens and little kids (if you have any at home)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href='https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/deaths' target='_blank'&gt;https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/deaths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*also play around with, absolute and per capita breakdown.&lt;br /&gt;*cross posting from /k, tak laku there topkek&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5218746&amp;hl=' target='_blank'&gt;https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5218746&amp;hl=&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:47:04 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Trends in Covid death in the past 24 months</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5218746</link>
            <description>Known factors for increase risk in death after covid-19 infection: co-morbidities and old age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B4OUmv' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/25/B4OUmv.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&amp;#39;s a shift in the distribution of death by age group through time. While most of the death caused by covid-19 prior to the surge of second wave was in the &amp;gt;60 age group, this quickly shifted to the younger age groups (&amp;gt;30) towards the peak of the second wave (23k daily positive cases). The trend has now shifted back to senior citizens (&amp;gt;60) making up the bulk of deaths. Nothing out of the ordinary. What is more concerning now is that, even with the decreasing number of overall death, there&amp;#39;s a increasing trend in deaths in the 0-4 age groups.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/B4OiYV' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/11/25/B4OiYV.md.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The obvious beneficiaries of vaccines are in the 50-59 age group and 18-49 as a whole saw decrease in % death distribution as more individuals are vaccinated. The 5-11 and 12-17 age group has an interesting trend where deaths increased gradually, and dropped thereafter presumably after a majority of parents was vaccinated, therefore explaining in the lagging trend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pipul in the 60-69 age group didn&amp;#39;t see any significant change in trend, and fall within a grey area. Folks &amp;gt;70 don&amp;#39;t fare too well as the odds are against them. Again, what is concerning to me (as a parent of two kids below 2) when I looked at the data is in the increasing trend of death  distribution in the 0-4 group, even when total daily deaths are falling and even when &amp;gt;75% of the population are vaccinated. One explanation is that parents are taking their vaccination status for granted, and although the total number of cases and deaths are decreasing as a whole, are not aware that their kids (0 - 4) are still vulnerable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The takeaway message (at least for me) is to get vaccinated, abide SOP and reduce your chances of getting infected. You may fair well but this doesn&amp;#39;t necessarily extend to the senior citizens and little kids (if you have any at home)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href='https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/deaths' target='_blank'&gt;https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/deaths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*also play around with, absolute and per capita breakdown.</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:37:42 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>novblaze sei sohai syptomatic don&amp;#39;t want to test</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5146999</link>
            <description>&lt;!--QuoteBegin-novblaze+May 19 2021, 06:32 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(novblaze &amp;#064; May 19 2021, 06:32 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;I just notified yesterday that I am close contact with a positive patient on Tuesday earlier. Means is already 7 days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But on my 5th day I got slight throat uncomfortable which is not really serious. My wife also start having flu symptoms also on the same day which was 2 days plus ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But she was not close contact with the positive case.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I am positive, shouldn&amp;#39;t she still be in incubation period?&lt;br /&gt;Or actually we both only common cold?&lt;br /&gt;When to test for accurate result? If test too early unable to test right?&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]100989137[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5146707' target='_blank'&gt;https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5146707&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If he&amp;#39;s not trolling, staying at home with parents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12/05: Lunch with fren, tested positive later.&lt;br /&gt;17/05: this sohai and waifu symptomatic&lt;br /&gt;18/05: fren conlanfirm positive, this sohai don&amp;#39;t want to test&lt;br /&gt;19/05: buka tered asking for advise if should test, only want to start distancing from parents. sei sohai charsiew, still don&amp;#39;t want to test.&lt;br /&gt;20/05: say wait until 14 days, then no need test, went to tapao mcD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BPlgEl' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/05/20/BPlgEl.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('586e798d3327c1b40179ed133cc2f4aa')&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;586e798d3327c1b40179ed133cc2f4aa&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;archived for prosperity &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20210520041410/https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5146707' target='_blank'&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20210520041410/...t/topic/5146707&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 12:24:16 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>&amp;#036;GME wrecks traditional Wall Street hedge fund</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5094474</link>
            <description>[twt] &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1354166397874671616?s=21' target='_blank'&gt;https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/13...7874671616?s=21&lt;/a&gt;[/twt]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is &amp;#036;GME in any of the StashAway portfolio?</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:08:28 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>MCMC warns #SiBodohKauDengarSini</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5090480</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/559670' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/559670&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A parody poster warning netizens not to use the hashtag #SiBodohKauDengarSini (Listen here, idiot) has been denounced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The commission said it had not issued the poster, which uses the MCMC name and logo, and warned that it contained false information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The poster which has spread on social media contained fake offences which were made up covering the aspects of punishment and the act which will be used on those who violate the warning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The MCMC will proceed with necessary action to curb the spread of false information,&amp;quot; it said in a statement today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fake poster was created by Bawangmana, a parody news Twitter account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The poster, which is discernibly a parody, contains graphic designer Fahmi Reza&amp;#39;s caricature of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as a clown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also jokingly warns users that using the hashtag #SiBodohKauDengarSini is punishable under &amp;quot;Section 109&amp;quot; of the &amp;quot;Muhyiddin Has No Majority Act 2021&amp;quot; and can be punished by a fine not exceeding RM35 million or up to one year in quarantine, or both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Section 109 is a reference to how many MPs are left on the Perikatan Nasional Plus side after two Umno lawmakers withdrew support from the government, leaving Muhyiddin without a majority in Parliament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RM35 million, meanwhile, refers to the controversial allocation to build three community halls in the prime minister&amp;#39;s Pagoh constituency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The hashtag #SiBodohKauDengarSini went viral on Monday and originated from frustration at operating hours for food outlets during the second movement control order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has since been a vehicle for netizens to express their displeasure with the government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[twt]https://twitter.com/bawangmana/status/1351145926669295616[/twt]</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:28:49 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>BREAKING: Prasarana mum over report</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5079688</link>
            <description>Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has declined to comment on a report which questioned the leadership and direction of the company since the appointment of Umno leader Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as its chairperson in May.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/556990' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/556990&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We have no comment on this subject,&amp;quot; said a Prasarana official in a text message.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysiakini also made an attempt to reach out to the three-term Pasir Salak MP for comment, but he has not replied.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This came after The Edge reported that Tajuddin was exerting his authority by seeking significant changes at the rail and bus transport operator. Some of these changes have supposedly raised questions about the leadership and direction of the wholly-owned unit of the Finance Ministry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tajuddin has allegedly sought to &lt;b&gt;terminate the contract of RM1.2 billion Latitud 8,&lt;/b&gt; a mixed-use commercial development at the Dang Wangi light rail transit (LRT) station to allow Prasarana to play a more prominent role in the project and eventually move its office to the new development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Edge cited documents sighting in reporting that the termination of the joint land development agreement (JLDA) may &lt;b&gt;cost Prasarana up to RM80 million&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The documents also allegedly indicated that Finance Ministry has given &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;tacit approval&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot; for Prasarana to move to the new tower being built in Dang Wangi from Menara UOA in Bangsar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reportedly the reason given was that Dang Wangi is the ideal location as it is located in the Golden Triangle area of Kuala Lumpur, which has one of the best values in terms of property and also one of the best commercial addresses in Kuala Lumpur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The companies involved in the construction of Latitud 8 are Crest Builder Holdings Bhd and its 51 percent unit Intan Sekitar Sdn Bhd. The remaining 49 percent of the company is held by Detik Utuh Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interestingly, Tajuddin&amp;#39;s daughter Rahayu sits on the board of Detik Utuh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Detik Utuh’s shareholders are Tindakan Juara Sdn Bhd (40 percent), Obata-Ambak Holdings Sdn Bhd (35 percent) and Vignesh Naidu Kuppusamy Naidu (25 percent).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tajuddin&amp;#39;s family members own Tindakan Juara. The company is 35 percent owned by his daughter and 35 percent by his wife Rohkiah Abd Samat while the balance of 30 percent is owned by his son Firdaus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both Rohkiah and Firdaus were appointed as Tindakan Juara directors in early 2007, about four months after the company was registered. Sri Rahayu was appointed to the board in February 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In March 2012, Crest Builder and Detik Utuh were granted the development project. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana, which owned the 2.72 acres tract in which the development slated to take place, was to receive RM46.64 million or 21.2 percent of the project’s estimated gross development value of RM220 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Latitud 8 was originally slated to be launched in 2016, but it never happened. However, Crest Builder said in its annual report FY2019 that the project had already commenced the main building works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The development of Latitud involves a single block of 43 storeys, with 17 storeys of office space and 418 SoHo units on top of the offices, as well as a retail podium, all located above the Dang Wangi LRT station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the construction work was reportedly halted and scheduled for a relaunch of the project in 2020, but again, it failed to take place. The offices of Latitud 8 said the launch will only take place in one or two years due to market sentiment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show-cause to CEO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Edge also cited a copy of a show-cause letter given to Prasarana CEO Muhammad Nizam Alias and linked the disciplinary action to Nizam being insubordinate when he was instructed by the chairperson and the board to investigate MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd, the joint-venture party tasked with constructing the LRT3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nizam is said to have made allegations against Tajuddin on the award of contracts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nizam was appointed in July, taking over from Mohamed Hazlan Mohamed Hussain, who had left after being suspended in early 2020.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Dec 16, financial daily Malaysian Reserve quoted a source alleging that &lt;b&gt;Prasarana was interfering in the appointment of subcontractors&lt;/b&gt; for the project by its main contractor MRCB-George Kent Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The turnkey contractor has &lt;b&gt;refused to give into Prasarana&amp;#39;s demands&lt;/b&gt; for &amp;quot;more say&amp;quot; but that this has resulted in MRCB-George Kent being given &lt;b&gt;“a hard time” on its progress payment by Prasarana.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The source said that a high-ranking individual in Prasarana requested that MRCB-George Kent award a work package worth a substantial amount to a particular firm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This firm, the source claimed, is &lt;b&gt;politically linked to a senior figure in Prasarana&lt;/b&gt;, hence raising the issue of conflict of interest for the urban public transport operator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('399ca0a934a405e6a2fa5986244f4e30')&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;399ca0a934a405e6a2fa5986244f4e30&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana owns and operates the country’s urban rail services, which include three LRT networks and the KL monorail on top of operating the mass rapid transit (MRT) line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also owns and operates the stage bus services in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Perak and Pahang; provides management and engineering consultancy services locally and abroad; and undertakes commercial and transit-oriented developments within its assets, as well as key public transport infrastructure projects in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of December 2019, Prasarana had total assets of RM1.3 billion while its total liabilities stood at RM35.38 billion. It also had accumulated losses of RM42.41 billion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/newsbreak-prasarana-chairman-tajuddin-exerting-his-authority' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/news...g-his-authority&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('120430b4d606891ed5905338557c88e0')&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;120430b4d606891ed5905338557c88e0&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;PRASARANA Malaysia Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman is looking to make significant changes at the rail and bus transport operator — some of which may raise questions about the leadership and direction of the government-owned company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For starters, documents viewed by The Edge reveal that Tajuddin, who was appointed chairman on May 11, had sought the termination of the contractors of the transport-oriented development at the Dang Wangi light rail transit (LRT) station, with Prasarana looking to play a more prominent role in the project and eventually move its office to the new development. The project going on at the LRT station is Latitud 8, a mixed-use commercial development with a gross development value (GDV) of RM1.2 billion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the documents, Prasarana may have to fork out as much as RM80 million to terminate the joint land development agreement (JLDA).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana is a wholly-owned unit of the Ministry of Finance. The documents indicate that the ministry has given tacit approval for the company to move to the new tower being built in Dang Wangi. It currently operates out of Menara UOA in Bangsar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the findings are from the minutes of Prasarana’s board meeting on Oct 10.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Dang Wangi is the ideal location as it is located in the Golden Triangle area of Kuala Lumpur, which has one of the best values in terms of property and also one of the best commercial addresses in Kuala Lumpur,” Tajuddin is supposed to have said, based on the documents viewed by The Edge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Detik Utuh&lt;br /&gt;The companies involved in the construction of Latitud 8 include public-listed Crest Builder Holdings Bhd and its 51% unit Intan Sekitar Sdn Bhd. The remaining 49% of the company is held by Detik Utuh Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is unclear whether Crest Builder and Detik Utuh are aware of the plan to terminate them. Interestingly, one of Detik Utuh’s directors is Datin Sri Rahayu Tajuddin — Tajuddin’s daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Detik Utuh’s shareholders are Tindakan Juara Sdn Bhd (40%), Obata-Ambak Holdings Sdn Bhd (35%) and Vignesh Naidu Kuppusamy Naidu (25%). Tindakan Juara is 35% owned by Sri Rahayu, 35% by Datin Seri Rohkiah Abd Samat and 30% by Firdaus Tajuddin. Rohkiah is Tajuddin’s wife while Firdaus is his son.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rohkiah and Firdaus were appointed to the board of Tindakan Juara in early 2007, about four months after the company was registered. Sri Rahayu was appointed to the board in February 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crest Builder and Detik Utuh won the bid to develop the 2.72-acre or 1.09ha tract on the site of the Dang Wangi LRT station at end-March 2012. Prasarana, which owned the land on which the development was slated to take place, was to receive RM46.64 million or 21.2% of the project’s estimated GDV of RM220 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since Tajuddin, who is Member of Parliament for Pasir Salak, Perak, was appointed chairman of Prasarana in May this year, it would indicate that he and his family were involved in the project even before he held the position.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Crest Builder’s annual report for FY2019, the Latitud 8 development had already commenced the main building works. The launch of the development was slated for end-2016, according to news reports, but it never happened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last year, there was talk of a change and a resubmission of plans to the local authorities. Earlier, the plan was for a single block of 43 storeys, with 17 storeys of office space and 418 SoHo units on top of the offices, as well as a retail podium, all located above the Dang Wangi LRT station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;News reports published last year say construction was halted, with the date of a relaunch of the project in 2020. However, a call to the offices of Latitud 8 finds that the launch will only take place in one or two years and that the delay is “due to market sentiment”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana CEO suspended?&lt;br /&gt;The Edge was also shown a copy of a show-cause letter given to CEO Muhammad Nizam Alias, who was appointed in July this year. He had taken over from Mohamed Hazlan Mohamed Hussain, who had left after being suspended in early 2020.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contents of the show-cause letter indicate that Muhammad Nizam showed signs of insubordination when the board and chairman instructed him to investigate MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd, the joint-venture party tasked with constructing the LRT3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muhammad Nizam is said to have an icy relationship with the chairman. He is said to have made allegations against Tajuddin on the award of contracts. Whether these allegations hold water remains to be seen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana’s financials for FY2019 ended December are not clear. According to its filings obtained via CTOS, the company had suffered an after-tax loss of RM3.61 billion, but its revenue was not recorded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As at end-2019, Prasarana had total assets of RM1.3 billion while its total liabilities stood at RM35.38 billion. It also had accumulated losses of RM42.41 billion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to its website, Prasarana owns and operates the country’s urban rail services, which include three LRT networks and the KL monorail on top of operating the mass rapid transit (MRT) line. It also owns and operates the stage bus services in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Perak and Pahang; provides management and engineering consultancy services locally and abroad; and undertakes commercial and transit-oriented developments within its assets, as well as key public transport infrastructure projects in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Update 05 Jan 2021:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-Kyojin+Jan 5 2021, 10:24 AM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(Kyojin &amp;#064; Jan 5 2021, 10:24 AM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/557598' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/557598&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tajuddin rebuffs advice not to interfere, says LRT3 should back bumi firms&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prasarana Malaysia Berhad chairperson Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who is in a tussle with MRCB-George Kent, the turnkey contractor of the LRT3 project, said they should follow national policies by supporting bumiputera firms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He added that a &amp;quot;topmost&amp;quot; Prasarana officer was of the view that the project owner should not interfere in MRCB-George Kent&amp;#39;s choice of subcontractors, but Tajuddin said he disagreed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also disagreed with the term &amp;quot;interference&amp;quot;, stating that Prasarana was &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;being in the know&amp;quot; (ambil tahu)&lt;/b&gt; and it was the project owner&amp;#39;s right to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;We need to support the government&amp;#39;s policy and give priority to local contractors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;One more thing, we should also support the government&amp;#39;s policy by encouraging the participation of bumiputera contractors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;As project owner - at least for me, I don&amp;#39;t know about past chairpersons who may not care about this - but I care. The participation of bumiputera contractors is important to me. It is a policy which we need to support,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tajuddin revealed that a &amp;quot;topmost&amp;quot; Prasarana official had opposed to the approach but did not name him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earlier, Tajuddin &lt;b&gt;confirmed that Prasarana president and chief executive officer Muhammad Nizam Alias had been suspended for &amp;quot;insubordination&amp;quot;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We are taking the initiative to be in the know, but there is a topmost officer whose name I don&amp;#39;t want to mention - you can guess - who said that since they (MRCB-George Kent) have been appointed as the turnkey contractor, we should not interfere in what they are doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;They can do as they wish. For me, that is not right.&lt;/b&gt; As the project owner, we need to be in the know. Being in the know is not interference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;It is not being a busybody, &lt;b&gt;it is our right&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('8c6b75e2e1f2684bfe179b8e26806fe2')&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;8c6b75e2e1f2684bfe179b8e26806fe2&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RM700m payments held back&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Dec 31, MRCB-George Kent, along with 16 of its subcontractors, complained to the government that Prasarana was withholding RM700 million in payments for their work done on the LRT3 project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources told Malaysiakini that Tajuddin had wanted certain subcontractors to be appointed for the project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Addressing the LRT3 contractor&amp;#39;s claim that he was withholding RM700 million in payment to them, he said: &amp;quot;For your information, we have paid MRCB-George Kent a sum of RM3.468 billion.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He insisted that the last payment was made to MRCB-George Kent in October last year for work done until the end of the month, contrary to reports quoting sources who claimed the outstanding payment comprised work completed from July onwards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Where is the delay (in payment) of up to six months? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;They said we withheld payments, &lt;b&gt;that is not fair. They (MRCB-George Kent) are a big contractor&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tajuddin, however, &lt;b&gt;declined to confirm or deny&lt;/b&gt; reported claims that the October payment said to amount to RM280 million was only for work done between February and June.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given MRCB-George Kent&amp;#39;s status as the project&amp;#39;s turnkey contractor, &lt;b&gt;Tajuddin said Prasarana had an expectation that the company would have enough funds to pay its subcontractors&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;They don&amp;#39;t have the money and they asked all their contractors to complain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;They should have had enough capital,&amp;quot; said Tajuddin who was initially reluctant to speak on MRCB-George Kent&amp;#39;s finances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;But when the game is played in such a way as if we are doing unfair things to them, I want to tell you we have paid,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tajuddin also claimed he had received complaints about MRCB-George Kent&amp;#39;s alleged delays in signing new agreements with the subcontractors after its appointment as the turnkey contractor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He further claimed that some of the new agreements were signed at a value lower than what was previously agreed upon with Prasarana.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Operating on a shortfall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Prasarana&amp;#39;s current finances, Tajuddin revealed that the company is operating on a shortfall of RM236 million a month, an amount covered by its current available funds of approximately RM2 billion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After taking into account Prasarana&amp;#39;s monthly operating and capital expenditures, Tajuddin said the company is left with slightly over RM800 million while waiting for a capital injection of around RM1.5 billion from the government which was recently approved in Parliament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;(We are) left with RM844 million... that is what we have now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;If we pay MRCB-George Kent everything (we have), we are done for (habislah). Where is the money to run the show?&amp;quot; he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, Tajuddin insisted he had merely advised Prasarana&amp;#39;s management and board based on his observations of the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The LRT3 project started in August 2015 with an initial budget of RM10 billion to serve some 2 million people along the Bandar Utama-Johan Setia route but the costs tripled to a whopping RM31.65 billion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was among several mega infrastructure projects reviewed by the federal government after Pakatan Harapan came into power in May 2018.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]99497044[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:07:04 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>COLORIZED: ABAH AND CABINET POST YDPA ANNOUCEMENT</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5047609</link>
            <description>Since no pic have to mock up some pics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Ministers, as well as MPs, some of whom were teary-eyed, gathered at the prime minister’s residence to convince him not to resign.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/3932/muhyiddin' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/3932/muhyiddin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/7MEaVf' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2020/10/26/7MEaVf.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:49:05 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Ku Li Superthread</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5040754</link>
            <description>Is Ku Li the longest DPM in waiting?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('496361d285e010a8ec4639b5a230a767')&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;496361d285e010a8ec4639b5a230a767&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Peralihan politik negara perkara positif, kata Ku Li&lt;br /&gt;HIDAYAH HAIROM | | 24 Februari 2020&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artikel Penuh : &lt;a href='https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/71327/KHAS/Peralihan-Kerajaan/Peralihan-politik-negara-perkara-positif-kata-Ku-Li' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7132...itif-kata-Ku-Li&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2018 Hakcipta Terpelihara Kumpulan Karangkraf&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Ramai bantah pendaftaran PN, kata Ku Li&lt;br /&gt;ZUBIR SULAIMAN | | 12 Julai 2020&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artikel Penuh : &lt;a href='https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/91869/BERITA/Politik/Ramai-bantah-pendaftaran-PN-kata-Ku-Li' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/9186...n-PN-kata-Ku-Li&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2018 Hakcipta Terpelihara Kumpulan Karangkraf&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Despite rallying for Muhyiddin, PN registration still a sticking point for BN&lt;br /&gt;Ramieza Wahid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Published 12 Jul 2020, 7:49 pm&lt;br /&gt;11&lt;br /&gt;BN, during a meeting of its MPs today, was united in their commitment to defend the Perikatan Nasional government but the issue of formalising the coalition remains a sticking point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Umno advisory council chairperson Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (above) said there were many objections when the issue was raised during the meeting this morning, which was intended to prepare for the Dewan Rakyat sitting tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It is still being discussed but it looks like many are not agreeable as (they are thinking of the) BN symbol and are used to BN,&amp;quot; the Gua Musang MP said after the meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/534073' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/534073&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Beri jalan kepada orang lainlah, kata Ku Li pada Zahid dan Najib&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Diterbitkan 23 Jul 2020, 1:53 pm&lt;br /&gt;Dikemaskini 23 Jul 2020, 2:54 pm&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Ku Li: Bersatu shouldn&amp;#39;t come into the picture&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Published 3 Jul 2020, 2:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;Modified 3 Jul 2020, 2:57 pm&lt;br /&gt;79&lt;br /&gt;Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said Umno should be in a dominant position after the next general election or there would be political instability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Bersatu shouldn&amp;#39;t come into the picture. They (Umno members) feel it should be just Muafakat (Nasional) - PAS and Umno - along with traditional partners of BN (which are) MCA and MIC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Then you won&amp;#39;t have much of a problem in terms of allocation of seats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/532841' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/532841&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Ku Li: Perikatan govt unstable and weak, snap polls must happen soon&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, 25 Jul 2020 09:57 AM MYT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/07/25/ku-li-perikatan-govt-unstable-and-weak-snap-polls-must-happen-soon/1887935' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...en-soon/1887935&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BY AZRIL ANNUAR&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Quit Cabinet, Ku Li tells Umno leaders&lt;br /&gt;FMT Reporters -August 28, 2020 5:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/08/28/quit-cabinet-ku-li-tells-umno-leaders/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...s-umno-leaders/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Ku Li stands ground over quit cabinet remarks, pledges to continue ‘giving advice’&lt;br /&gt;Updated 1 month ago · Published on 1 Sep 2020 6:07PM · 0 Comments&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/270117' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/270117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Don’t let DAP dupe you, Ku Li tells Malay youth&lt;br /&gt;Alfian Z.M. Tahir&lt;br /&gt;Alfian Z.M. Tahir&lt;br /&gt;Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 18 Sep 2020 7:00AM · 23 Comments&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/273242' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/273242&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Duped by DAP? You advised me to join a decade ago, Zairil Khir Johari tells Tengku Razaleigh&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, 19 Sep 2020 12:51 PM MYT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/09/19/duped-by-dap-you-advised-me-to-join-a-decade-ago-zairil-khir-johari-tells-t/1904676' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...tells-t/1904676&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Tengku Razaleigh, I have no other country to go to; this is my country, this is my land&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;By P Ramakrishnan -22 Sep 2020&lt;br /&gt;My right to this land cannot be challenged, it cannot be disputed, it cannot be denied, P Ramakrishnan writes.&lt;br /&gt;It is with dismay and disappointment that I read of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s statement, “This is Malay land, there is no other place for Malays to go” (Malaysia Chronicle, 18 September 2020).&lt;br /&gt;He was also quoted by Insight Talk as having said “this is Tanah Melayu (Malay land) and there is no other place for the Malays to go”.&lt;br /&gt;My dear Tengku, I’m also in a similar predicament. I have no other place to go to. This is my birth place. This is my country. This is Tanah Aku.&lt;br /&gt;My right to this land cannot be challenged, it cannot be disputed, it cannot be denied. Legally and constitutionally, I belong to this land. My status to this land is clearly spelt out and guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://aliran.com/thinking-allowed-online/tengku-razaleigh-i-have-no-other-country-to-go-to-this-is-my-country-this-is-my-land/' target='_blank'&gt;https://aliran.com/thinking-allowed-online/...his-is-my-land/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:51:52 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Free &amp;#036;1200-1300 USD internet moonies</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5027847</link>
            <description>If you&amp;#39;ve used uniswap before 1st September 2020, you&amp;#39;re entitled to claim 400 &amp;#036;UNI tokens worth ~3 USD/token. Few understands the implications of this. This is alpha leaking, do what you will with it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('641a8c4dc89fe7eb077a05004a44c92b')&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;641a8c4dc89fe7eb077a05004a44c92b&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Uniswap’s governance protocol token UNI went live on Ethereum earlier today. The community showed immediate support for the new token with Uniswap’s Twitter announcement garnering over 1.2 thousand likes in the first 90 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;150 million UNI, or 15% of the token&amp;#39;s supply, is now available to be claimed by anyone who has used the platform. Synthetix founder Kain Warwick called the move a “galaxy brain move,” adding that this will be “the best token distribution we have ever seen.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the news going viral, 13,000 Uniswap users had already claimed their 400 free tokens in the first three hours — not surprising given that number of tokens is valued at &amp;#036;1,344 per user at the current price. The mad rush for tokens saw the Ethereum network slow to a crawl and fees skyrocket with &amp;#036;650,000 spent on Uniswap and UNI gas fees alone in three hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three Arrows Capital CEO and co-founder Su Zhu shared Uniswap’s post adding:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love it. In before Synthetix and Ampleforth whales become the biggest uni simps ever.&lt;br /&gt;Binance quickly announced it would list the UNI token around 60 minutes after Uniswap’s official announcement. That’s despite — or perhaps because — Binance recently received strong criticism for listing competitor SUSHI just days after the official announcement. KuCoin and FTX have also announced support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some in the community believe this is a massive blow to Sushiswap, which has been trying to attract Uniswap’s liquidity by offering large rewards of its own SUSHI token. Co-founder and CEO of BitMEX’s parent company 100x Arthur Hayes said: “My Sushi is spoiled, I shall make it back on UNI,” with another Twitter user called m2lower simply saying, “DeFi war.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Popular Youtuber, Lark Davis commented: “Oh s**t&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33; Sushi is in big trouble.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The recent launch of rival automated market maker protocol Sushiwap saw it successfully migrate a significant share of Uniswap&amp;#39;s liquidity and volume in a &amp;#39;vampire&amp;#39; attack. Uniswap&amp;#39;s total value locked (TVL) dropped from &amp;#036;1.72 billion to &amp;#036;518 million in 48 hours from Sep 7 to Sep 9. But Uniswap quickly recovered the lead, rising to above &amp;#036;1 billion briefly on Sep 10 and is currently sitting at &amp;#036;926 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the next four years, 1 billion UNI tokens will be released. Of the one billion tokens, 60% will go to community members with the remaining 40% going to team members, investors, and advisors, with a vesting period of up to four years. After four years, the token will have an inflation rate of 2% annually.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UNI token allocation. Source: Uniswap&lt;br /&gt;The 150,000,000 UNI tokens being released immediately are being distributed to “historical liquidity providers, users, and SOCKS redeemers/holders” based on a snapshot taken on Sep 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The token will facilitate community governance for Uniswap moving forward, with the official announcement stating:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The introduction of UNI (ERC-20) serves this purpose, enabling shared community ownership and a vibrant, diverse, and dedicated governance system, which will actively guide the protocol towards the future.&lt;br /&gt;Compound’s governance system contracts will manage Uniswap’s governance protocol. Compound CEO and founder Robert Leshner called this combination of technologies “a win for open source, composability, and community tooling.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Uniswap governance will be live immediately, community control over the treasury will be delayed by 30 days, and the Uniswap fee switch for 180 days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the initial governance stages, any token holder can submit a governance proposal, if they delegate 10,000,000 UNI tokens, or 1% of the total UNI supply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prior to implementing any proposal, the community is “encouraged to consult knowledgeable legal and regulatory professionals” in order to ensure all “governance decisions are made in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of the time of press, there are 13,314 addresses holding UNI tokens with over 44,000 transactions already confirmed — that is on average 4 transactions per second since the announcement. The price has risen over 90% to &amp;#036;3.36.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://cointelegraph.com/news/13-000-defi-users-have-already-claimed-uniswap-s-new-uni-token' target='_blank'&gt;https://cointelegraph.com/news/13-000-defi-...s-new-uni-token&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/uniswap' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/uniswap&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:29:50 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>MCA GIFT CARDS TOPKEK</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5020414</link>
            <description>MCA introduces &amp;#39;Member Flash Card Benefits&amp;#39; for party members&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PETALING JAYA: MCA members can now enjoy discounted prices at selected outlets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;As a part of giving back to MCA party members nationwide, MCA is introducing “Member Flash Card Benefits”, so that its members can enjoy discounted prices at various outlets such as restaurants, retail stores, accommodations and other services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Under the Covid-19 threat and movement control order (MCO) restrictions, the nation’s economy took a deep dive. We hope that the introduction of this flash card and its benefits will help party members save up and lessen their burdens, as well as encourage spending to stimulate the local economy, killing two birds with one stone,&amp;quot; said MCA national organising secretary Ling Tian Soon in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 2).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Among the participating vendors include Ibis Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Mirage Optics and Shu Daxia Hotpot KLCC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/09/02/mca-introduces-039member-flash-card-benefits039-for-party-members' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020...r-party-members&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Kyojin</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:23:29 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>
