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            <title>BREAKING: Shukri Ramli letak jawatan MB Perlis</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5550292</link>
            <description>Shukri Ramli letak jawatan MB Perlis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menteri Besar Perlis Shukri Ramli mengumumkan peletakan jawatannya selepas menyembah maklum surat peletakan jawatan kepada Raja Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Pertamanya nak maklumkan bahawa saya diperkenan mengadap Ke Bawah Duli Tuanku tengah hari tadi dan telah menyatakan hasrat saya meletak jawatan sebagai menteri besar atas faktor kesihatan saya, seperti mana yang kita yahu tak berapa mengizinkan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Saya telah menyembah surat peletakan jawatan, jadi sehubungan itu saya nak merakamkan ucapan penghargaan kepada seluruh warga pentadbiran kerajaan Perlis telah memberi kerjasama yang cukup erat kepada saya dan sahabat dalam pentadbiran,” katanya pada sidang media, sebentar tadi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bagaimanapun, Shukri berkata pihaknya masih menunggu jawapan daripada Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin mengenai status jawatannya itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/764284' target='_blank'&gt;https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/764284&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally bow out. The is fighting in vain when 9/15 ADUN against u</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:03:31 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump got Gaza in pocket</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5546590</link>
            <description>UN Security Council votes for international force for Gaza&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trump - &amp;quot;acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me...will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations, (and) will lead to further Peace all over the World&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Russia - Council is giving its blessing to a US initiative on the basis of Washington&amp;#39;s promises, giving complete control over the Gaza Strip to the Board of Peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hamas - which is excluded by the resolution from any governance role in Gaza, said the resolution did not meet Palestinians&amp;#39; &amp;quot;political and humanitarian demands and rights&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muslim country - publishing a joint statement of support for the text signed by Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Turkey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/united-nations-security-council-votes-international-force-gaza-5473391' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/unite...ce-gaza-5473391&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:09:25 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Hamas violate ceasefire and killed 2 IDF soldier</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5543455</link>
            <description>2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in attack on troops in Gaza; IDF launches wave of strikes on Hamas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Israeli military said it struck Hamas targets across the enclave, including field commanders, gunmen, a tunnel and weapons depots, after militants launched an anti-tank missile and fired on its troops, killing the soldiers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The armed wing of Hamas said it remained committed to the ceasefire agreement, was unaware of clashes in Rafah, and had not been in contact with groups there since March.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Luckily USA saved the day by insist continue ceasefire</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:10:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Rakyat sedang tunggu PAS &amp;#39;rampas&amp;#39; PN, kata Pemuda</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5539646</link>
            <description>Muktamar Tahunan PAS Pusat kali ke-71 sebulat suara menyokong usul untuk mengambil alih pentadbiran Perikatan Nasional (PN) daripada Bersatu menjelang Pilihan Raya Umum ke-16 (PRU16) yang akan datang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Usul yang dibentangkan oleh wakil Dewan Pemuda PAS Pusat, Muhammad Faizudin Mohd Zai, disokong oleh wakil PAS Shah Alam Mohamed Sukri Omar, yang juga Ketua Pemuda PAS Selangor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Saya bawa usul yang terpenting bagi kita yang hadir ke Kedah dari seluruh negara pada hari ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Kita telah bincangkan isu sosial, isu ekonomi dan kita bincang bagaimana nak selamatkan negara kita. Tetapi, para hadirin jangan lupa ada satu perkara yang mesti kita selamatkan sebelum kita masuk ke PRU16.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Rakyat sedang menunggu untuk kita rampas kepimpinan PN, dan memimpin PN bangkit mengangkat perjuangan PN ini, memimpin rakyat dan menghancurkan PH dan segelintir pemimpin-pemimpin Umno yang sedang berada di Putrajaya,&amp;quot; kata Faizudin dalam ucapan di Kompleks PAS Kedah, Alor Setar, Kedah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namun, Faizudin kemudian memperbetulkan perkataan “rampas PN” kepada “memperkasakan PN” seperti diminta Pengerusi Tetap Husin Ismail yang juga merupakan pengerusi majlis Muktamar PAS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dia turut mendakwa PN hari ini lembap dan tidak ada hala tuju.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Hari ini orang melihat PN lemau, tepu, tiada hala tuju yang jelas, dan hilang fokus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Bermuktamar kita pada hari ini, untuk memberikan nafas baru, bahawa kita sedia pimpin negara pada masa akan datang,&amp;quot; katanya lagi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mengulas lanjut, Faizudin berkata PAS tidak boleh lagi bertindak sebagai parti di belakang tadbir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Sudah tiba masanya, PAS ini bukan berada di belakang mentadbir, bukan sekadar berada di tepi jalanan, tapi kita memimpin PN ke tahap yang lebih baik,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faizudin seterusnya menyifatkan kerajaan Madani sebagai gagal dalam menguruskan ekonomi negara.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Rakyat kecewa kegagalan sistem ekonomi kerajaan Madani yang ada dan mereka juga kecewa penipuan politik pemimpin negara.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Kita tak tahu sama ada skandal politik yang sedang melanda negara sekarang ini lebih dahsyat daripada skandal-skandal sebelum ini, kita tak tahu apa yang berlaku kepada PDRM, SPRM dan pihak penguat kuasa yang ada di negara ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Rakyat sedang kecewa, dan mengharapkan ahli parlimen PAS ke Putrajaya memimpin negara,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurutnya, model Wawasan Induk Negara Sejahtera (WINS 2051) yang dicetuskan oleh PAS akan dilaksanakan sekiranya PN mengambil alih Putrajaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;WINS 2051 penubuhan PAS sedang membuahkan hasilnya, sebagai model Islam terbaik di dunia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Insyaallah pemimpin yang terbaik yang berada di atas inilah yang akan memimpin kita untuk masuk ke Putrajaya,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WINS 2051 diperkenalkan sebagai panduan asas untuk mentadbir sebuah negara berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip Islam dalam realiti moden untuk membentuk dan membina sebuah negara yang sejahtera menjelang 2051.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sertai saluran WhatsApp Malaysiakini BM sekarang untuk mendapatkan perkembangan berita terkini&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Puas ni sanggup khianat semua rakan asal dapat kuasa</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:29:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>US to own Gaza</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5507509</link>
            <description>Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/netanyahu-trump-white-house-meeting/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics...ting/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trump chip for negotiation or pursue of Nobel prize? &lt;br /&gt;Only time will tell but do expect volatile Trump presidency</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:37:59 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Radicalisation</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5469380</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/boy-14-radicalised-israel-hamas-conflict-youngest-isa-order-former-public-servant-isd-4480301' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/b...ant-isd-4480301&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boy, 14, who was radicalised due to Israel-Hamas conflict is youngest to be dealt with under ISA&lt;br /&gt;The Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters in Singapore. (File photo: TODAY)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Listen to this article&lt;br /&gt;10 min&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This audio is generated by an AI tool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fabian Koh&lt;br /&gt;Fabian Koh&lt;br /&gt;15 Jul 2024 03:00PM (Updated: 15 Jul 2024 07:35PM)&lt;br /&gt;Bookmark&lt;br /&gt;Share&lt;br /&gt;SINGAPORE: A 14-year-old Singaporean boy was issued a restriction order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in June after he was self-radicalised due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Monday (Jul 15).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The boy is the youngest person to be issued an ISA order. He aspired to fight for the Black Flag Army (BFA) and considered carrying out attacks in Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A 33-year-old Singaporean woman, who is a former manager with a statutory board, was also issued an ISA restriction order in July.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An’nadya binte An’nahari &amp;quot;staunchly supported&amp;quot; the Axis of Resistance – a network of militant and terrorist organisations including Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades (AQB), Hezbollah and the Houthis – and advocated violence against Israelis and Jews, said ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She was an employee with the statutory board at the point of the investigation and is no longer employed there. An’nadya is the second public servant to be issued with an ISA order. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A person issued with a restriction order must abide by several conditions. For example, they are not allowed to change their residence or employment, or travel out of Singapore without the approval of the Director ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also cannot use the internet or social media, issue public statements or address public meetings without such approval.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Related:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Duo dealt with under ISA not for supporting Palestine, but for supporting terrorism: Shanmugam&lt;br /&gt;YOUNGEST ISA CASE&lt;br /&gt;The 14-year-old boy&amp;#39;s radicalisation was triggered by the Oct 7, 2023 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This radicalisation process occurred within a &amp;quot;short span of months&amp;quot; after extensively viewing pro-Hamas content and news online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By January, the Secondary 3 student regarded Palestinian militant groups like Hamas, AQB and Al-Quds Brigades as &amp;quot;legitimate defenders of Palestine&amp;quot; and was supportive of their violent acts, said the ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also believed that the Oct 7 attacks were justified and that all &amp;quot;Zionists&amp;quot; were enemies to be killed. Over time, he became convinced that it was his obligation as a Muslim to fight for the BFA and to die as a martyr.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ADVERTISEMENT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The boy began adhering strictly to segregationist beliefs, such as holding the view that celebrating birthdays and talking to female classmates were forbidden under Islamic law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also took steps to prepare himself physically to fight for the BFA, said ISD. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The boy planned to save money by working part-time to fund his travel to Afghanistan, where he believed the BFA would emerge. He was resolved to join the BFA even if the authorities or his family tried to stop him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The youth tried, unsuccessfully, to radicalise several schoolmates. The youth wanted to recruit them to fight with him alongside the BFA, and to help him carry out his attack aspirations,” said the ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He started an online chat group and invited six schoolmates to join.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharing videos and links on armed violence, he also posted in the chat group videos of himself as a terrorist fighter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;In these videos, which were inspired by his admiration for Hamas spokesperson Abu Ubaida, the youth warned against trusting non-Muslims and spoke about the virtues of dying righteously as a martyr for Islam,&amp;quot; said ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If he could not travel to join the BFA, he was willing to conduct attacks in Singapore on the BFA&amp;#39;s instructions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He had hoped to expand the membership of his chat group to between 60 and 100 people, and then conduct attacks against non-Muslim communities during festivals such as Chinese New Year, Christmas and Deepavali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He hoped such attacks would instil fear among non-Muslims, to deter them from such ‘un-Islamic’ festivities, and facilitate the establishment of an Islamic state in Singapore,” said the ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Investigations have so far shown that the youth acted alone and was unsuccessful in radicalising or recruiting his schoolmates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ADVERTISEMENT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;While his family members were unaware of his radicalisation, his parents had noticed expressions of the youth’s increasingly segregationist beliefs, but did not think they warranted intervention and assistance,&amp;quot; said ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The boy will undergo religious counselling by the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) to address the religious misperceptions that have contributed to his violent and extremist ideology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He will also receive psychological counselling by an ISD psychologist to &amp;quot;address the non-ideological factors that rendered him vulnerable to radicalisation&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Given his young age, he will be assigned with an RRG mentor. ISD officers will also be working closely with the youth’s family and school to ensure that he has adequate support to stay on track with his rehabilitation, and that his studies will not be disrupted,” said the authority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Related:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Growing concern with youth radicalism, terrorism threat to Singapore remains high: ISD&lt;br /&gt;FORMER PUBLIC SERVANT&lt;br /&gt;An’nadya first attracted security interest in May 2021 for online posts which had the potential to incite social disharmony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ADVERTISEMENT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;She did not exhibit radical inclinations then, and had deleted her online posts after being advised by the authorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;She came to attention in April 2024 for her online activities, which included threats to attack and kill Israelis,&amp;quot; said ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her radicalisation started after Hamas&amp;#39; attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An’nadya started watching online videos of the situation in Gaza, many of which showed Palestinians being killed. She also joined several social media groups, many of which shared information on military operations by Hamas and its military wing, AQB.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She subsequently became aware of the Axis of Resistance (AOR) and its military operations. The woman started to view the groups as resistance fighters, despite knowing they had been designated as terrorist organisations in several jurisdictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An’nadya actively participated in several pro-AOR social media groups. She would identify herself as Singaporean and openly express her support for the AOR and their violent operations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;She frequently expressed her enmity towards Israel and Jews, and made violent threats against them. An’nadya also called for violence against Singapore,&amp;quot; said the ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman maintained close online contact with several foreign pro-AOR people from her chat group and exchanged violent, extremist views in private messages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In March, one of her male foreign contacts started a new social media channel to garner public support for the AOR and invited her to be an administrator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She agreed and volunteered to draft a standard operating procedure for the channel to ensure that its content &amp;quot;remained focused on encouraging support for the AOR and its violent operations&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman also shared the channel’s invite link with her family members and friends, but was unsuccessful in recruiting them&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The family and friends whom An’nadya tried to influence were investigated, but they were not found to be radicalised or supportive of AOR and armed violence,&amp;quot; said ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing that her actions and support for the AOR were against the law, An’nadya kept her extremist activities and views from her colleagues at the statutory board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“An’nadya’s staunch support for the AOR and their violent operations, and her willingness to spread propaganda to promote their cause, render her a security concern,” said the ISD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Further, her close online contact with foreign extremist elements renders her vulnerable to being exploited or recruited for terrorist activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Despite being advised in 2021 to be mindful of her social media activities, An’nadya did not heed the advice. Instead, she escalated her online activities to the point of participating in radicalisation.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beware what u read online...... Brainwashing is real</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:22:14 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>POV - Hamas game plan</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5419750</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/100068241174857/posts/pfbid0Peq9moogWKfzYy2djBDh2foquYFbiYPbDy3USQQoYwrP1tGXsRPXDUY4SSkDnbu8l/?app=fbl' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.facebook.com/100068241174857/po...Dnbu8l/?app=fbl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;one POV. dun bash me.....</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:29:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Truth The First Casuality Of War</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5418360</link>
            <description>Mr Mohamed Aliff Tusliman is on a mission to find unfiltered, unbiased and “more real-life content” on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Singaporean’s compass of choice? TikTok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The dominant social media app provides information “recorded live or posted by individuals who are actually on the ground”, said Mr Aliff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For him, it&amp;#39;s where “there are individuals, on their own accord, giving context on what&amp;#39;s happening, and these are independent people not related to any news agencies”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet the 38-year-old, who works in a digital marketing agency, doesn’t believe everything he sees on TikTok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His main “For You” page, fuelled by the platform’s engagement-driven algorithm, recently fed him a video of footage from the Middle East conflict, showing bloodied and injured children being pulled from rubble. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The clip’s caption, in Hebrew, said Palestinian militant group Hamas was to blame, and contained the hashtag #freeisrael.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Aliff was sceptical. The scale of devastation displayed in the video seemed unlikely to have unfolded in Israel, which has retaliated to an Oct 7 Hamas blitzkrieg by unleashing relentless strikes on the Gaza Strip. Medical authorities in the Palestinian territory have put the death toll at over 8,000 people, including more than 3,000 minors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Aliff suspected that the victims in the video were actually Palestinians – and true enough, he found identical footage posted by the Eye On Palestine Instagram page, a prominent, verified account sharing experiences of people weathering Israeli attacks in Gaza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, he has also seen misinformation on TikTok supporting pro-Palestinian narratives, such as a video claiming to show widespread destruction in Gaza when it was actually a scene from an earthquake in Afghanistan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“For me, a general rule of thumb is to never 100 per cent believe anything on social media regardless of the platform, especially with all the artificial intelligence tools (around),” said Mr Aliff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--》 So expose to various info rather one sided news. Plenty of provocators trying to make the world burn</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 09:56:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Hamas Kidnapped 52 Thais for weeks</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5416716</link>
            <description>Nearly a quarter of the 220 hostages held by militant group Hamas in Gaza are Thai nationals, the Israeli government said on Wednesday (Oct 25).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thailand&amp;#39;s foreign affairs ministry said on Thursday that it is in the process of verifying that 54 Thais are being held captive by Hamas, the Guardian reported. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara told the Bangkok Post that a team of negotiators has been dispatched to help secure the release of the hostages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thailand is one of the largest sources of migrant workers in Israel, with around 30,000 working in the agriculture sector, according to government data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Providing updated figures on Wednesday, the Israeli government said 138 of the hostages had foreign passports, including 15 Argentinians, 12 Germans, 12 Americans, six French and six Russians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many were believed to have had dual Israeli nationality, however some – like the Thais and five Nepalese hostages – almost certainly did not. There was also one Chinese hostage, one Sri Lankan, two from Tanzania and two from the Philippines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thai nationals make up the largest single group of foreigners dead and missing, with 24 confirmed killed and 21 unaccounted for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thailand&amp;#39;s foreign affairs ministry said last week it has organised daily repatriation flights for its citizens and at least 8,160 Thai nationals have asked to return home so far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-- Innocents been killed maybe due to Hamas ignorant on 7 Oct&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But why still keep foreigners after weeks? These Thai are just worker, neither Jews or IDF. Hamas supporter come justify</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:53:53 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>2023 Life Resolution.....</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5339951</link>
            <description>So 2022 coming to an end. What are your life resolution for 2023?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relationship? Getting married, another BB?&lt;br /&gt;Travel? Next happening spot&lt;br /&gt;Financial? Debt clearance or adding leverage&lt;br /&gt;Retirement? 2nd half life plan</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:22:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>GE15 MY Success</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5329807</link>
            <description>One thing for sure is BN with its known corrupted government is gone. That the major achievement in GE15, albeit rising of religious extremism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So where to move forward for MY?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believed it is all about revamping education system and SG is a very good example. I have opportunity to visit one of it Secondary School open day yesterday. Yes, on GE15 but no concern as I live in urban area which PH easily won.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mother Tongue - SG in fact encourage learn of MT. Both financial bonus and point bonus for JC entry if taking higher MT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Science - A lot of hand on project and competition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Math - At least 2 years higher than MY. PISA say it all&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Self esteem - Students are confident and well articulate when introduce the school</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:07:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>GST after GE15</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5316776</link>
            <description>Largest budget in history.&lt;br /&gt;Question is whether GST going to reimplement to cover the election budget.</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:31:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Chicken boycott is real.</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5274351</link>
            <description>12pm go KFC but no chicken. Say limited supply.&lt;br /&gt;Tinggal burger, baik pergi makan mcd&lt;br /&gt;Apa jadi ni....</description>
            <author>abelyap</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 13:23:46 +0800</pubDate>
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