The Election Commission has cancelled the use of indelible ink for this general election, citing public order and security issues.The stunning announcement was made at a press conference in Putrajaya this afternoon - four days before polling.
The announcement was made by EC chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman. Also present at the press conference were Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail dan Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan.
The indelible ink was to be introduced for the first time in Malaysia as part of efforts to enhance transparency. In line with this, along with the introduction of the ink, the EC had also allowed for the casting of postal ballots to be observed by polling agents and the use of transparent ballot boxes.
The EC believed that the changes would quell some of the allegations that Malaysian elections are not free and fair. In preparation for the use of the indelible ink, the EC had previously said that it would buy approximately 48,000 bottles of indelible ink worth RM2.4mil from India.
Women voters were also repeatedly reminded to remove their nail polish before going to the polls on March 8, as it would be difficult to apply the ink otherwise.
Fears of multiple voting
However even prior to today’s shocking EC back track, questions were being asked as to how the EC can compel voters to apply the ink as elections laws have not been amended to include the provision for the use of the indelible ink.
The EC overcame this burden by stating that voters who were against the use of indelible ink would have to fill out a form seeking to be excused before the cast their vote.
The opposition has two days ago ticked off the EC for appearing to have second thoughts on the introduction of the indelible ink.
R Sivarasa, the candidate for Selangor's Subang, said that the ink would stop possible incidences of multiple voting." They misled all Malaysians, not only yourselves, the voters of Malaysia and us, that they would implement the (use of) indelible ink - they also issued numerous statements about how much indelible ink would cost and they said they would buy it." - M'kini
Your guess is as good as mine for the non-usage of the indelible ink. You can't blame me for thinking like that and I'm sure the majority will agree. Election Commission - you have disappointed all Malaysians.
And you as a Malaysian still choose not to vote ?????????????????
Tags: Election Commission, Indelible Ink
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Oil Price Will Continue to Rise
Yeah, my prediction is as per the title "Oil Price Will Continue to Rise". Why did I say that?
Colombia chased and strayed into Ecuador's border to kill FARC rebels. Ecuador, so shocked with that intrusion, decided to cut off all diplomatic ties with Colombia.
Venezuela in supporting Ecuador joined in the fray by strengthening its armed forces fronting the Venezuela-Colombia border.
Even though the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo) or FARC rebels, in short, may be real but all this hoo haas were just a cover up. By stirring up this whole confrontations amongst this three countries who so happened to be oil producers were actually good news. Good news for this three countries actually as their national income would continue to rise.
Looking at the map on the left, Venezuela has no reason to be apprehensive about the situation as Colombian armed forces went into Ecuador, faraway from Venezuela.
Tensions created there would cause concerns throughout the world on the fear of shortage of oil production in this three countries. Aren't they clever?
Oil price is hovering around US$103 and Malaysian motor vehicle owners better be prepared for a historic increase in the petrol price, rumoured to happen in April 2008.
Reading: Venezuela, Ecuador break Colombia ties over raid - Reuters
Reading: Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia - BBC News/Americas
Reading: Venezuela Orders Troops to Colombian Border - News VOA
Tags: Economics, Oil Price, Petrol Price, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, FARC Rebel
Colombia chased and strayed into Ecuador's border to kill FARC rebels. Ecuador, so shocked with that intrusion, decided to cut off all diplomatic ties with Colombia.
Venezuela in supporting Ecuador joined in the fray by strengthening its armed forces fronting the Venezuela-Colombia border.
Even though the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo) or FARC rebels, in short, may be real but all this hoo haas were just a cover up. By stirring up this whole confrontations amongst this three countries who so happened to be oil producers were actually good news. Good news for this three countries actually as their national income would continue to rise.
Looking at the map on the left, Venezuela has no reason to be apprehensive about the situation as Colombian armed forces went into Ecuador, faraway from Venezuela.Tensions created there would cause concerns throughout the world on the fear of shortage of oil production in this three countries. Aren't they clever?
Oil price is hovering around US$103 and Malaysian motor vehicle owners better be prepared for a historic increase in the petrol price, rumoured to happen in April 2008.
Reading: Venezuela, Ecuador break Colombia ties over raid - Reuters
Reading: Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia - BBC News/Americas
Reading: Venezuela Orders Troops to Colombian Border - News VOA
Tags: Economics, Oil Price, Petrol Price, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, FARC Rebel
Difficult Questions & Intelligent Answers
Questions and the Answers given by candidates for, oh sorry they are examination entry for the IAS (Indian Administrative Services), THE most difficult examination in India. Candidates are graduate officers now.
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 rd Rank Opted for IFS)
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No probs, he sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will be wet or sink, as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple?
A. The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A. Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A. It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A. Liquid (UPSC 33 Rank )
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!"
The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question." "Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!" "How" the interviewer asked, "Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!" He was selected for IIM!
Tags: Funny, Humour, India, IAS, Indian Administrative Services
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 rd Rank Opted for IFS)
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No probs, he sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will be wet or sink, as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple?
A. The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A. Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A. It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A. Liquid (UPSC 33 Rank )
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!"
The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question." "Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!" "How" the interviewer asked, "Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!" He was selected for IIM!
Tags: Funny, Humour, India, IAS, Indian Administrative Services
Monday, March 03, 2008
Disappointed with McDonalds Malaysia
Received this pamphlet that was inserted into The Sun newspapers. Everyone in Kuala Lumpur / Petaling Jaya would have seen this today.
A colleague of mine disagreed with this advertising method employed by McDonalds saying that it has no respect for Malaysia who would be having its election day on coming 8 March.
I said that they took the opportunity and was an advertisiing gimmick. This would capture the Malaysians' eyes easily since we were in the midst of an election fever now.
But upon seeing it properly, I was so shocked with this advertisement.
It was well understood that the voting requirement in Malaysia was to mark the ballot paper with a big X for the election candidate that you wanted to vote for but McDonalds chose to display this misinformed advertisement that is totally in contrast with what is required of a voter. Bearing in mind that first time voters or those illiterate citizens would be disillusioned by this advertisement.
Please, McDonalds Malaysia or Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd (license holder), make it right and apologise to the public for such an advertisement that was done soooooooooooo close to the election date. Will somebody tell them to rectify the situation. Only if McDonalds USA's Corporate Social Responsibility is being practised by McDonalds Malaysia.
This ridiculous advertisement would make all efforts put in by the Election Commission and local political parties in educating the Malaysian citizens to vote / mark correctly redundant / useless /futile (you name it!).
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooo, this is no joke at all!
Tags: McDonalds, McDonalds Malaysia, McDonalds USA, Corporate Social Responsibility, Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd, Ballot Paper, Malaysia Election, Election Commission
A colleague of mine disagreed with this advertising method employed by McDonalds saying that it has no respect for Malaysia who would be having its election day on coming 8 March.
I said that they took the opportunity and was an advertisiing gimmick. This would capture the Malaysians' eyes easily since we were in the midst of an election fever now.
But upon seeing it properly, I was so shocked with this advertisement.It was well understood that the voting requirement in Malaysia was to mark the ballot paper with a big X for the election candidate that you wanted to vote for but McDonalds chose to display this misinformed advertisement that is totally in contrast with what is required of a voter. Bearing in mind that first time voters or those illiterate citizens would be disillusioned by this advertisement.
Please, McDonalds Malaysia or Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd (license holder), make it right and apologise to the public for such an advertisement that was done soooooooooooo close to the election date. Will somebody tell them to rectify the situation. Only if McDonalds USA's Corporate Social Responsibility is being practised by McDonalds Malaysia.
This ridiculous advertisement would make all efforts put in by the Election Commission and local political parties in educating the Malaysian citizens to vote / mark correctly redundant / useless /futile (you name it!).
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooo, this is no joke at all!
Tags: McDonalds, McDonalds Malaysia, McDonalds USA, Corporate Social Responsibility, Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd, Ballot Paper, Malaysia Election, Election Commission
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Facebooker Jailed for Lying in His Profile
A Facebooker, Fouad Mourtada, living in Morocco has been sentenced to 3 years jail for putting up a Facebook profile as if it belongs to Moroccan royal family member, i.e. Prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of King Mohammed VI.Hey, I bet that Prince Moulay would have started maintaining 'his' facebook profile that was created by Fouad Mourtada.
Prince Moulay could have requested his elder brother, the King of Morocco to reduce Fouad's jail term provided that Fouad tells him the log in name and password for the facebook profile.
Now, is your facebook profile reflecting your personal stuff or impersonating someone else? His case was related to "alleged theft of the identity".
Known Moroccan bloggers did something which I was proud of, they suspended their blogging entries for 24 hours in protest. Well done Moroccan bloggers!
As for my Facebook profile, it's basically about me of course. I'm quite lazy in maintaining it. Will respond if someone added me as a friend or received a message. Whoever sends me those poke me here and there or those buy/sell a friend or any other software applications, I would usually ignore it. Maintaining it just to keep contacts with some friends (from primary/secondary schools) besides my church members / office colleagues / bloggers.
Tags: Facebook, Fouad Mourtada, Morocco, Prince Moulay Rachid, King Mohammed VI, Facebook Profile, Moroccan Bloggers
Friday, February 29, 2008
How Fast a Stolen Car Could be Changed
A stolen Porsche was brought into a workshop for transformation within hours of being stolen.
Ta daaaaaaa! A blue Porsche that could be transported out of the country easily or even driven in the public without being recognised.Beijing Opens World's Largest Airport
Beijing, China has opened up its latest airport wing, Terminal 3, at its existing airport to the world aviation today.
The Terminal 3 received its first commercial flight from a local destination.
The size of this Terminal 3 alone is bigger than London's Heathrow Airport's 5 terminals being put together. Its length is 3 kilometres. With the operation of this new terminal, it's supposed to serve 85 million passengers.
Graphic image of the Terminal 3. Designed by a renowned architect, Norman Foster.
This new terminal accommodates 64 restaurants and 90 shops.
Internal view of the check-in counters.
The airport management, Beijing Capital International Co. Ltd., will require lots of cleaners just to maintain cleanliness.
Reading: Beijing terminal breaks size barrier - Telegraph UK
Tags: China, Beijing, Beijing Airport, World's Largest Airport, Beijing Capital International Co. Ltd., Heathrow Airport, Aviation, Norman Foster, Foster and Partners
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