<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- generator="FeedCreator 1.7.2" -->
<rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
        <title>Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by AgogoLatoto</title>
        <description></description>
        <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/</link>
        <lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:26:23 +0800</lastBuildDate>
        <generator>FeedCreator 1.7.2</generator>
        <item>
            <title>How many wedding guests u had?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5549631</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Is it still normal to have over 1k guest headcount for catering? Or nowadays ppl do small events?</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:10:30 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>New Msia law: Children MUST give money to parents</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5547341</link>
            <description>New shariah law in the works to make Muslims support elderly parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New shariah law in the works to make Muslims support elderly parents&lt;br /&gt;JUST NOW&lt;br /&gt;Predeep Nambiar&lt;br /&gt;Share&lt;br /&gt;This would involve a bill to give shariah courts the power to order the payments of parental maintenance, or nafkah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;naim mokhtar&lt;br /&gt;Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar said Islam already demands that Muslims support parents who are poor or unable to work.&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: The government is drafting new shariah laws to make it clear that Muslim adults must support their elderly or dependent parents.&lt;br /&gt;Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar said this would involve a bill to give shariah courts the power to order the payments of parental maintenance (nafkah), as well as changes to the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new laws are expected to be tabled in March before being enacted next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na’im said Islam already demands that Muslims support parents who are poor or unable to work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The government is committed to ensuring that Muslims carry out their duty of supporting their parents who are old, have no income, or cannot support themselves, especially as we move towards becoming an ageing nation by 2030.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Through the shariah judiciary department, the government is taking proactive steps to draft a new law… with clearer and more specific provisions on nafkah and the care of parents,” he told the Dewan Rakyat in response to a question from Aminolhuda Hassan (PH-Sri Gading).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The minister said the amendment to the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984 would be brought to the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs to serve as a model law for all states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na’im said some shariah courts already used broad provisions in state Islamic laws to order Muslims to support their parents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, there are no clear laws for salary-deduction orders, which he said would be addressed in the proposed law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sos: &lt;a href='https://www.bharian.com.my/amp/berita/nasional/2025/11/1476239/pindaan-undang-undang-berkaitan-anak-wajib-beri-nafkah-ibu-bapa-uzur' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.bharian.com.my/amp/berita/nasio...h-ibu-bapa-uzur&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pindaan undang-undang berkaitan anak wajib beri nafkah ibu bapa uzur dibentang Mac 2026&lt;br /&gt;Mahani Ishak&lt;br /&gt;November 25, 2025 @ 12:17pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pindaan undang-undang berkaitan anak wajib beri nafkah ibu bapa uzur dibentang Mac 2026&lt;br /&gt;Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. - Foto fail BERNAMA&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: Pindaan undang-undang terperinci berhubung nafkah ibu bapa dijangka dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat pada Mac tahun depan bagi memastikan kewajiban anak menanggung nafkah ibu bapa uzur dapat dilaksanakan dengan berkesan menjelang Malaysia status negara tua 2030.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), Datuk Dr Mohd Na&amp;#39;im Mokhtar, berkata pada masa sama advokasi berkaitan akan diteruskan sementara menunggu pindaan terhadap undang-undang Mahkamah Syariah serta Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam dimuktamadkan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Kerajaan MADANI melalui Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Malaysia (JKSM) sedang membuat pindaan undang-undang baharu Undang-undang Mahkamah Syariah dengan memasukkan punca kuasa jelas dan khusus berkaitan nafkah serta jagaan ibu bapa dalam undang-undang itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Usaha ini bertujuan memastikan mahkamah syariah mempunyai bidang kuasa menangani tuntutan membabitkan kebajikan ibu bapa yang uzur atau tidak berupaya dengan lebih berkesan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Selain itu, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam (JAKIM) juga sedang melaksanakan semakan menyeluruh terhadap Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam 1984 termasuk menilai keperluan memperincikan peruntukan berkaitan nafkah ibu bapa supaya lebih selari dan responsif kepada keperluan masyarakat serta realiti semasa masyarakat Islam di negara ini,&amp;quot; katanya pada Sesi Waktu Pertanyaan-Pertanyaan Menteri (MQT)di Dewan Rakyat, di sini, hari ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau berkata demikian menjawab Aminolhuda Hassan (PH-Sri Gading) mengenai langkah kerajaan dalam menambahbaik peruntukan undang-undang keluarga Islam sedia ada bagi mewajibkan nafkah ibu bapa seperti dituntut hukum syarak khususnya apabila ibu bapa berada dalam keadaan uzur, tidak berpendapatan atau tidak mampu menyara diri sendiri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mohd Naím berkata, semakan itu bagi membolehkan kerajaan menilai secara lebih menyeluruh sama ada peruntukan sedia ada sudah memadai atau terdapat keperluan untuk penelitian lanjut terhadap aspek berkaitan nafkah ibu bapa dalam undang-undang keluarga Islam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Pada masa ini, penyediaan draft undang-undang itu sedang digerakkan secara aktif melalui proses penelitian perundangan dan membabitkan libat urus bersama pihak berkepentingan serta semakan teknikal bagi memastikan penggubalan itu benar-benar menepati keperluan masyarakat dan prinsip hukum syarak,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menjawab soalan mengenai mekanisme yang dilaksanakan oleh JAKIM, Mohd Na&amp;#39;im berkata, penyelarasan itu membabitkan Jawatankuasa Perundangan Islam Kebangsaan (JPIK), Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Malaysia (MKI) dan Majlis Dialog Perundangan Islam Kebangsaan untuk memastikan model undang-undang persekutuan boleh diterima pakai di semua negeri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Hal ehwal Islam terletak di bawah bidang kuasa negeri menurut Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Namun dalam konteks penyelarasan, JAKIM berperanan merangka satu undang-undang model yang boleh dijadikan rujukan negeri-negeri bagi memastikan keseragaman pelaksanaan di seluruh negara.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Namun proses ini mengambil masa, maka sementara menunggu pindaan dimuktamadkan, kerajaan laksana advokasi melalui kursus pra dan pasca perkahwinan, program pendidikan keluarga serta hebahan melalui TV Al-Hijrah dan IKIM bagi meningkatkan kesedaran tentang kewajiban anak menyara ibu bapa,&amp;quot; katanya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]iZEv_FlEMmg?si=MFmPsjtrP8cBXGjT[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:49:35 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Mom + 4 y.o. dotter muder-suicide, son 7 y.o lives</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5545310</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]5Dg4_lAhL6I?si=fnZzT67euecELGM1[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/regional/2025/11/1308778/updated-kulim-mother-daughter-found-dead-suspected-murder-suicide' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/regional/20...-murder-suicide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[UPDATED] Kulim mother, daughter found dead in suspected murder-suicide [WATCH]&lt;br /&gt;By Ahmad Mukhsein Mukhtar&lt;br /&gt;November 5, 2025 @ 11:15am&lt;br /&gt;KULIM: A woman and her young daughter were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a house in Taman Perak here yesterday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kulim police chief Superintendent Zulkifli Azizan said officers arrived about midnight to find the body of the 30-year-old factory operator, while her four-year-old daughter was discovered dead on a mattress nearby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A seven-year-old boy – the woman&amp;#39;s son – survived, but was found with marks on his neck and injuries to his jaw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zulkifli said preliminary investigations suggest &lt;b&gt;the woman attempted to kill both children before taking her own life, believed to have been driven by emotional distress linked to a relationship dispute.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neighbours rushed over after &lt;b&gt;the boy managed to escape and called for help&lt;/b&gt;. They found the woman&amp;#39;s body and alerted police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two handwritten notes were found in the living room, in which the woman apologised and stated her intention to end her life. Identification documents belonging to her and the two children were recovered beside the notes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zulkifli said a forensic sweep ruled out forced entry, and no external injuries were found on the deceased apart from those consistent with strangulation and smothering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bodies have been sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star for post-mortem examinations, while the surviving child is being treated at Kulim Hospital.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The case is being investigated under Sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempted murder) of the Penal Code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A &lt;b&gt;seven-year-old boy – the woman&amp;#39;s son – survived, but was found with marks on his neck and injuries to his jaw&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zulkifli said preliminary investigations suggest the woman attempted to kill both children before taking her own life, believed to have been driven by emotional distress linked to a relationship dispute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neighbours rushed over after the boy managed to escape and called for help. They found the woman&amp;#39;s body and alerted police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two handwritten notes were found in the living room, in which the woman apologised and stated her intention to end her life. Identification documents belonging to her and the two children were recovered beside the notes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zulkifli said a forensic sweep ruled out forced entry, and no external injuries were found on the deceased apart from those consistent with strangulation and smothering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bodies have been sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star for post-mortem examinations, while the surviving child is being treated at Kulim Hospital.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The case is being investigated under Sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempted murder) of the Penal Code.</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:42:03 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Happy Merdeka, thank you Malaysia</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5537884</link>
            <description>Write some thing about malaysia that makes u feel bercukur to live here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I start first&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I bercukur can go yumcha till 3am at mamak while watch bola&lt;br /&gt;I bercukur got shoppee/lazada&lt;br /&gt;I bercukur got awek kelantan baju ketat hngghhh&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:09:50 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>What gift to give wimmen?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5537550</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Malai awek age 24&lt;br /&gt;Work as sales/promoter&lt;br /&gt;Looks like kelantan type, no speak english&lt;br /&gt;Wear tudung but baju ketat hnghhh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What to bait? First time try malai girl, who knows can score&lt;br /&gt;Budget below rm300&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:42:32 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Will u allow china to claim our sea?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5481826</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Long story short, if one day China colonize us, u ppl will fight and defend or run?</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:15:48 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>World war 3 tered</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5441087</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;China + Arab giants will join force&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruskie + Arab giants will also join force, and pretend baik with China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China + Arab giants + Ruskie will vs USA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;India will officially invade Pakistan with EU/UK help&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turk will join EU, help fight Arabs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;India and Turks will close in gaps between arab nations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruskie say will takeover EU if win, China will takeover SEA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China vs USA will happen in Msia. China proxy (msia,, indons) vs USA proxy (india and sinki)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China will lose bekos arabs din help Msia (lulz) bekos too busy fighting turks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Japan will side USA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruskie will annex west EU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruskie expand territory and help fight turks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arab nations will deal with middle east conflict while USA closing in around SEA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phillipines will be USA proxy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China will fight USA again in SEA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aussie will help USA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China lose, Ruskie lose momentum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Arab will attack USA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;USA sked, chill out jap&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Temporary peace is obtained, with new territories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:04:29 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Why white people so lembik n disgustin wan</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5439364</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Eat leftover rice sked get sick&lt;br /&gt;Din wash chicken straight cook&lt;br /&gt;Bontot no cuci straight spender&lt;br /&gt;Eat chili straight berak&lt;br /&gt;Sikit2 anxiety&lt;br /&gt;Sikit2 depression&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Punde&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:12:08 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Take MC 20 days bekos stress</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5425562</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Like this can? Gomen worker some more. So syiok eh cuti so long can play games at home while other people fever cough all still come ofis to finish deadline&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heard gomen worker get 90 days mc. Walao liddat can simply fake anxiety say stress say depresi can goyang kaki no need work oh</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:08:13 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Chinese only</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5423482</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Sumtime i think these job advertisers are a bit bodo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No need write need onli wat race la, simply open application and reject who u dowan. Or better yet just write the ads in cainis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If evlibabi do liddis then hard to prove discrimination lo… itu pun mau ajar ka… why follow oren style wanna openly be proud of lesis selection….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘If he can do den i can do’ is a veli bad social disease…</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:42:36 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>What is respect for youth these days</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5417339</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Unker is old from dinosaur generation. Nowadays see youngsters no longer have decent respectfulness towards older ppl. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I notice in workforce boss oso no respek. Some of the bosses are ok like talk with friend friend tone, but cannot apply the same towards everyone lo. Sometimes with client also immediately wanna bro-bro, dafaq&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very rare sight to see kids bow down in front of elders. Not only that, even towards gomen staff, pulis, doktor, teachers. Don’t even begin towards recruiters, writing emails and all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sumtime respect not necessarily apply toward ppl of power. Even towards blue collar workers, other ppl on road, others arnd u, ur environment, yourself. But ppl just nonchalantly go about their day being so full of themselves. Always look down on others, ownself is most impo. Everyday is about ME ME ME ME ME. And then bekam blind to everyone else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happen? Are we not all Malaysian? Aren’t Malaysian supposed to be respectful sopan people?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; What happen towards people in old time TV ads smiling about their day doing things sopan way and with respect?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes i butthurt cause this kid raise his voice at me because i did a mistake and talk down to me like I’m stupid. Hello, i am at least 20 years older than u, watch ur language.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:22:27 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>If war start, where will u run to for safety?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5414047</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Aussie is quite safe cause island, but too many msian, they confirm will reject us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NZ is too far away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thailand also quite safe n near. They have never been invaded b4. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But for me personally i will go Canada.</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 17:44:08 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>WW3 suda start ka?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5412581</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Tanya je. Mau quit job masuk hutan &lt;!--emo&amp;:hmm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hmm.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:32:36 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Guess who is the world’s biggest weapons exporter?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5412437</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;no war = no bisnis. If world peace is obtained, guess who will lingkup 1st &lt;!--emo&amp;:w--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/whistling.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='whistling.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:44:05 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>LEAKED CIA planned revolution in Indonesia 🇮🇩</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5407263</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.mintpressnews.com/leak-cia-ned-color-revolution-coup-indonesia/285617/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.mintpressnews.com/leak-cia-ned-...donesia/285617/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thr last time CIA interfered with Indonesia resulted in a mass killing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_mass_killings_of_1965%E2%80%9366#:~:text=Killings%20occurred%20across%20the%20country,at%20one%20time%20or%20another' target='_blank'&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_ma...%20or%20another&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Article&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; Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is ineligible for a third term, and NED is preparing to seize power in the wake of his departure. This operation is conducted despite the leaks indicating Jakarta’s foremost intelligence agency has expressly warned U.S. officials to stay put.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The paper trail is a stunning insight into how NED operates behind the scenes, from which obvious inferences can be drawn about its activities elsewhere, past and present. By the organization’s own reckoning, it operates in over 100 countries and disperses in excess of 2,000 grants every year. In Indonesia, these sums have helped extend the Endowment’s tendrils into various NGOs, civil society groups, and, most crucially, political parties and candidates across the ideological spectrum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This broad spread bet goes some way to ensuring U.S. assets, one way or another, will emerge victorious next February. However, a veritable army of NED operatives on the ground is also primed to challenge, if not overturn, the results should the wrong people win. Personal grants – in other words, bribes – from the Endowment have already secretly been distributed to Indonesians for staging anti-government protests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What skullduggery NED has in store for election day isn’t certain, although sparks are assured to fly. At the very least, these documents amply reinforce what Endowment cofounder Allen Weinstein openly admitted in 1991:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘THE JOKOWI EFFECT’&lt;br /&gt;Joko Widodo – popularly known as Jokowi – is something of a rockstar. The first Indonesian leader not drawn from the country’s established political or military elite since its hard-won independence from the Dutch in 1949, he was born and raised in a riverside slum in Surakarta. From there, he fought to become mayor of his hometown in 2005, then governor of Jakarta in 2012, then President two years later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every step of the way, Widodo has battled bureaucracy and corruption while pursuing programs to deliver universal healthcare, economic growth, radical infrastructure development, and material improvements to the lives of average citizens. Such is his domestic popularity that analysts routinely speak of the “Jokowi Effect.” After the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle named him their presidential candidate in 2014, their vote share leaped 30% in that year’s legislative election.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Widodo’s candidacy also reportedly stimulated Indonesia’s stock market and Rupiah currency due to his sparkling political and economic record. One might think burnishing the country’s finances to such a degree through sheer force of personality would make him an ideal leader from Washington’s perspective. Yet, the President has also prioritized “protecting Indonesia’s sovereignty” and limiting overseas influence in Jakarta. Moreover, he pursues an intensely independent foreign policy, much to the U.S. Empire’s chagrin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Widodo has encouraged leaders of Muslim states to reconcile and pushed for Palestinian independence. His Foreign Minister visits Palestine but refuses to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. He has also distributed sizable aid to oppressed Muslims abroad. Most egregiously, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he flew to both countries and urged their leaders to seek peace. When Jakarta hosted the G20 Summit that year, he invited not only Zelensky but Putin to attend despite fierce Western criticism.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:54:32 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Who will buy Netflix company?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5380810</link>
            <description>I unsubscribe after find out they wont renew Lockwood &amp;amp; Co</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 00:30:19 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Murica another mass pewpew , got gore vids</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5377580</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;[twt] &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1654979032876761088?s=46&amp;t=5GA-0T_hK8wLKfAunV0WWA' target='_blank'&gt;https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/165...hK8wLKfAunV0WWA&lt;/a&gt;[/twt]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twit keyword: texas mall</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 16:13:39 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Rate your tourist</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5344134</link>
            <description>My observation:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elderly white tourist (age 60+) are usually ok. Respectful and low profile. Spend a lot on accommodations and travels but haggle a bit when buying. But soft haggling la, nothing aggressive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Middle age white tourist with a lot of children tend to be karens. Quite annoying especially at hotels and eateries. But those 30+ with 1 kid are usually ok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Young white tourist can vary. Sometimes they’re ok n respectful, keep to ownself and can mingle with locals. Some are super obnoxious, loud and disrespectful towards locals, especially those vlogger type.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never had any bad experience with japan tourist. Quiet and respectful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mainland china….ho boii.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But taiwanese usually are great people. Idk why they differ so much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hong kong….. 50/50. Met some rich dignified hongkies who are proper. Met some that are totally loud and syok sendiri. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rich arabs spend a lotttttttttt but can be annoying. They act like they’re better than u. Majority come with families with their pack of children. Young arabs that travel without their family usually gila ones who party and drink a lot. Can be rude and loud also.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Surprise surprise most black african I met are superrrrr friendly and respectful. There’s a bunch that are loud and disrespectful but mostly are great. But they like to tokok a lot lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never met a Korean tourist &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok la that’s all.</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:15:24 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Tomorrow cuti</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5332017</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;Yea? Got announce dy?</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:53:47 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>Remembering victims of ISA</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5326670</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://ms.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senarai_tahanan_ISA' target='_blank'&gt;https://ms.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senarai_tahanan_ISA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notable people:&lt;br /&gt;- Anwar Ibrahim &lt;br /&gt;- Lim Kit Siang&lt;br /&gt;- Karpal Singh&lt;br /&gt;- Jeffrey Kitingan&lt;br /&gt;- M. Manoharan&lt;br /&gt;- Raja Petra&lt;br /&gt;- Teresa Kok&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also don’t forget this massacre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memali_Incident' target='_blank'&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memali_Incident&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>AgogoLatoto</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:28:11 +0800</pubDate>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>
