http://forum.lowyat.net/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:11:53 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3876914 <a href='http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VW1UD' target='_blank'>sos</a><br /><!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('535d29df3c40762adcb2fbe2f4e61da3')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="535d29df3c40762adcb2fbe2f4e61da3" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END--> (Reuters) - Mars Inc has recalled chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.<br /><br />All of the recalled products, which include Mars, Snickers and Milky Way bars, were manufactured at a Dutch factory in Veghel, a Mars spokeswoman said on Tuesday. They were sold in European countries including Germany, France and Britain, and in certain countries in Asia.<br /><br />The recall, in effect since Monday, follows a Jan. 8 complaint from a consumer in Germany, she said, who found red plastic in a Snickers bar and sent it back to the company.<br /><br />&quot;We cannot be sure that this plastic was only in that particular Snickers,&quot; a spokeswoman from Mars Netherlands said. &quot;We do not want any products on the market that may not meet our quality requirements, so we decided to take them all back.&quot;<br /><br />It was not immediately clear how much the complex recall would cost the company, which is unlisted and therefore does not disclose detailed financial information. The spokeswoman declined to comment on financial implications of the recall, which is the first to affect the factory.<br /><br />ADVERTISEMENT<br /><br />Time delays between customer complaints and recalls are not uncommon since companies often receive notices, some fraudulent, about foreign objects in food, said Stephen Robb, a partner at Weightmans LLP in Leicester, who represents manufacturers and their insurers on product liability matters.<br /><br />Consumer product recalls can result in heavy reputational and financial hits, as Nestle learned last year when it recalled its Maggi noodles from India after a package was found to have unsafe levels of lead.<br /><br />Cadbury&#39;s 2006 recall of more than 1 million chocolate bars after a salmonella outbreak cost that company roughly 20 million pounds.<br /><br />Mars Netherlands said it was working closely with the Dutch food safety authority on the matter, according to a statement.<br /><br />The recall affected all Mars and Snickers products, Milky Way Minis and Miniatures as well as certain kinds of Celebrations confectionery boxes with best-before dates ranging from June 19, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017. Those dates may not be the same in other countries, the spokeswoman said.<br /><br />Mars, based in Mount Olive, New Jersey, is one of the world&#39;s biggest food companies, with 29 chocolate brands including M&amp;M&#39;s, Galaxy, Twix, Bounty and Maltesers. Aside from chocolate, Mars makes Wrigley gum, Uncle Ben&#39;s Rice, Dolmio pasta sauce and Pedigree pet food.<br /><br />(Additional reporting by Hans Seidenstuecker in Frankfort, Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles and Thomas Escritt in Amsterdam; Editing by Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Hay)<!--SPOILER DIV--></div><!--SPOILER DIV--> u2opia The Museum Of Kopitiam Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:02:42 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3831798 Today ayam woke up early donno wat to do, then ayam went hypermarket smell aroma from bakery...<br />Everything fresh from oven <!--emo&:drool:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/drool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='drool.gif' /><!--endemo--><br />So ayam sapu Mexican bun &amp; eggtard &amp; blackpepper mushroom bun<br /><br />Drillz for imagination<br /><!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('79458f05dd9bd97cdaad03953555e1a5')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="79458f05dd9bd97cdaad03953555e1a5" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END--><img src='http://images.tastespotting.com/thumbnails/304537.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='http://www.seeingfood.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/egg-tart-with-puff-pastry.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> u2opia The Museum Of Kopitiam Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:08:25 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3509040 <!--emo&:help:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/icon_question.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='icon_question.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br />Unable the access LYN forum since 24Feb night using my phone, no trouble accessing other website though.<br />I have been using my phone to access LYN all these while without any issue.<br />I have tried access LYN from my notebook oso no issue.<br />I am using Honor3C stock, never did any mod before.<br /><br /> <!--emo&:respect:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='notworthy.gif' /><!--endemo--> thx for helping u2opia Feedback and Helpdesk Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:52:27 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3507896 Anyone did the calculation for next month price?<br />should I queue up to pump tomorrow or wait 1stMarch? u2opia The Museum Of Kopitiam Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:26:21 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3463469 <!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('560babfc387d03f075b9bc4365fc2cc2')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="560babfc387d03f075b9bc4365fc2cc2" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END--><br />McDonald’s Japan apologises after tooth, plastic found in food<br />January 07, 2015<br /><br /><br />McDonald&#39;s Japan apologised to customers after foreign objects were found in its food. – Reuters pic, January 7, 2015.<br />McDonald&#39;s Japan has apologised to customers and vowed to ensure product safety after objects including a tooth and plastic were found recently in its food, the latest trouble for a fast-food chain hit by sliding sales and a shortage of french fries.<br /><br />The chain, 49.9%-owned by McDonald&#39;s Corp, has been grappling with falling sales that began long before a food safety scandal last summer hit confidence in its products. Convenience stores in particular have drawn away customers with broader ranges of ready-made meals and low-priced coffee.<br /><br />McDonald&#39;s Japan brought in Chief Executive Sarah Casanova last March to reverse the trend, but the company is still on track to record its sixth straight year of sales declines and its first annual loss in 11 years.<br /><br />Wednesday&#39;s apology came after a diner found a roughly 4cm strip of vinyl in a Chicken McNugget at the weekend.<br /><br />That prompted the chain to halt sales of nuggets made on the same day as the contaminated item at a plant in Thailand. The company is still investigating the cause.<br /><br />Among other incidents, a human tooth was found in a customer&#39;s french fry in August, while a child in December cut his mouth on a piece of plastic that was in a chocolate sundae.<br /><br />At a packed news conference, executives sought to reassure the public of the safety of McDonald&#39;s food.<br /><br />&quot;I am confident that my family can eat McDonald&#39;s products,&quot; said Takehiko Aoki, senior vice president at McDonald&#39;s Holding Co (Japan) Ltd.<br /><br />&quot;I think our response has been appropriate,&quot; he said when questioned on whether the company had been slow to announce its findings, explaining that the handling of each case is different.<br /><br />McDonald&#39;s Japan only started sourcing nuggets from three Thai plants less than six months ago. The change was aimed at boosting confidence in product quality after Chinese supplier Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd was accused of selling expired meat.<br /><br />On Monday, just days after the latest discovery, McDonald&#39;s Japan resumed sales of all sizes of french fries for the first time in three weeks. A labour dispute at US West Coast ports had delayed imports, forcing the company to ration portions.<br /><br />McDonald&#39;s Japan shares closed down 0.9% today versus a 0.3% rise in the Jasdaq index. – Reuters, January 7, 2015.<br /><!--SPOILER DIV--></div><!--SPOILER DIV--><br /><a href='http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/mobile/world/article/mcdonalds-japan-apologises-after-tooth-plastic-found-in-food' target='_blank'>TMI Link</a><br /><br />Unbelievable this happen even in Japan<br /><br /><br /> u2opia The Museum Of Kopitiam Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:13:08 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3461335 <!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('551b6b9608174b9c761207f8a675d952')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="551b6b9608174b9c761207f8a675d952" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END--><br />By EILEEN NG<br />January 05, 2015 <br />Latest Update: January 05, 2015 08:43 pm<br /><br /><br />PKR&#39;s Rafizi Ramli is familiar with the new top man at 1MDB, Arul Kanda Kandasamy, as they had sparred in inter-school debates while in high school. – The Malaysian Insider pic, January 5, 2015.<br />PKR believes high-flying banker Arul Kanda Kandasamy was appointed as the new CEO of controversial 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to engage and diffuse public criticism against the strategic investment firm.<br /><br /><br />The opposition party&#39;s secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said Arul was known as a PR-savvy and effective public communicator due to his background in debating since his secondary school days.<br /><br />&quot;I believe he was brought on board to engage the public directly. There are many criticisms being heaped at 1MDB which the management cannot deflate, and this translates to political liabilities for the government and Najib,&quot; he said in referring to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.<br /><br />1MDB was Najib&#39;s brainchild and he is also chairman of the firm&#39;s advisory board.<br /><br />&quot;As such, it is reasonable to bring in Arul as he is not only an investment banker, but also understands investments related to the Middle East as many of 1MDB&#39;s joint-ventures and businesses are based in the region,&quot; Rafizi told The Malaysian Insider.<br /><br />Rafizi revealed that he and Arul knew each other since secondary school days, when both were active in the debating circuit.<br /><br />Arul studied at the prestigious Royal Miliary College while Rafizi was with the renowned Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK).<br /><br />&quot;He was an excellent and impeccable public speaker,&quot; Rafizi said.<br /><br />The Malaysian Insider had reported today that Arul will take over the CEO post from Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, who quit today.<br /><br />Mohd Hazem, joined 1MDB as the company&#39;s chief operating officer in August 2012.<br /><br />Arul, 38, will be made 1MDB group president and executive director. He has been an executive vice-president, head of Investment Banking Group and head of Corporate Finance Division, for the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank since July 2008.<br /><br />He had also served as a non-independent, non-executive director of Malaysia&#39;s RHB Investment Bank Bhd from July 2009 to May 10, 2011, and as a director of RHB Islamic Bank Bhd, apart from being a non-independent non-executive director at RHB Capital Bhd from July 20, 2009 to May 10, 2011.<br /><br />Rafizi, who is one of 1MDB&#39;s staunchest critics, also believes Arul&#39;s appointment was a sign that Najib is not going to wind up 1MDB or allow the firm to share the same fate as the National Feedlot Centre (NFC), a cattle-rearing project, which had allegedly abused federal funds.<br /><br />Najib had come under fire from within his party Umno, including influential former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as well as opposition politicians, over 1MDB&#39;s heavy debts, its use of money and its opaque operations.<br /><br />Penang Umno leader Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan had lodged a police report late last year against the company over its alleged dubious financial activities and massive borrowings.<br /><br />&quot;It is obvious the PM is not going to surrender, and is in fact taking this proactive move to tell his detractors he is not going to shut down 1MDB.<br /><br />&quot;The fact that they are bringing in Arul means they are willing to do the sales pitch directly with the public. So, in the next three to four months, expect to see lots of PR done through Arul,&quot; said Rafizi.<br /><br />The Pandan MP said Arul would have his work cut out for him as he believes a lot of the company&#39;s investment decisions were not made by the CEO alone.<br /><br />&quot;I doubt with Arul on board, he can influence 1MDB&#39;s investment decisions. He would have to do lots of defensive work for decisions made by someone else, it&#39;s a tough job,&quot; he added.<br /><br />The government-linked strategic investment firm had been hit by controversies over its debt portfolio and for keeping RM7.18 billion in the Cayman Islands.<br /><br />Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said last year 1MDB had already brought back 60% of its funds, and the balance 40% will return to Malaysia by the end of 2014 although it had registered a return of 6% to 7% as of the end of last year.<br /><br />1MDB chairman Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin last month said repatriating the funds back to Malaysia would have exposed the money to fluctuations on the foreign exchange market.<br /><br />This follows the decline of ringgit in the past 10 months to RM3.52 against the US dollar today.<br /><br />On December 22, Lodin said to maintain a strong liquidity position with a truly diversified global portfolio, the funds were invested in a 1MDB subsidiary that was registered in the Cayman Islands.<br /><br />&quot;However, the company has already redeemed a significant portion, US&#036;1.4 billion (RM4.87 billion), of the fund and expects to redeem the remaining amount in the coming months,&quot; he had said.<br /><br />Dr Mahathir had repeatedly criticised the company, noting that a large part of the money raised  from the issue of debt paper by 1MDB has been sent to the Cayman Islands, a move which many, including the opposition, had also questioned.<br /><br />It has been estimated that at least RM18 billion of 1MDB&#39;s money is parked at the Caymans.<br /><br />Lodin had said there was nothing unusual about companies of 1MDB&#39;s size investing their funds in the Cayman Islands, pointing out that it is one of the largest registered fund jurisdictions internationally, with the Cayman Monetary Authority recognised as one of the leading fund regulators in the world.<br /><br />To clarify, he said in 2009, 1MDB and a Saudi Arabian company entered into a joint venture to facilitate long-term economic cooperation between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />A joint-venture fund was set up to undertake investments on projects which would generate financial and strategic benefits to both countries but due to various factors, both parties decided against it.<br /><br />As a result, he said 1MDB’s investment in the company was converted into a fixed income instrument in the form of Murahaba notes, essentially a loan, with an annual interest rate of 8.75%.<br /><br />He said the loan was paid back in full, for US&#036;2.318 billion with a profit of US&#036;488 million, in 2013.<br /><br />&quot;Repatriating these funds to Malaysia would have exposed them to fluctuations on the foreign exchange market, as being witnessed at the moment,&quot; he said.<br /><br />The Edge Financial Daily reported last month that the depreciating ringgit would hurt 1MDB, which has a sizeable chunk of its total RM42 billion in debts in the US dollar denomination.<br /><br />This chunk, which amounted to RM22.25 billion according to 1MDB&#39;s financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2014, has now grown to about RM25.7 billion – an increase of about RM3.96 billion - due to the ringgit&#39;s decline by some 6.5% in 2014. – January 5, 2015<br /><!--SPOILER DIV--></div><!--SPOILER DIV--><br /><a href='http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/mobile/malaysia/article/leading-banker-chosen-to-helm-1mdb-for-his-communication-skills-says-rafizi' target='_blank'>TMI Iink</a><br /><br />So who is this Arul? <br />Tis chap good guy or bad guy? From croni family or what? u2opia The Museum Of Kopitiam Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:50:54 +0800