Malaysia Has Breakfast (RM 2) and Lunch (RM4)

• Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister launched "Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia (1Malaysia People's Menu) programme" .
• The public can now have breakfast for a ceiling price of RM2 and lunch for RM4 at 728 eateries in Peninsular Malaysia, through the programme
• This programme aims to reduce the public's daily expenses when frequently eating out.
• The minister encouraged more eateries to join this programme. Those eateries that are interested to join the programme could obtain further information from ministry's offices in the states.
• In turn, the eateries operators will receive special buntings from the ministry to be displayed in front of their outlet which will attract more customers.
• This is 'Win-Win' situation that benefits consumers and operators.

Upgrade for Mykad

According to Home Ministry, the MyKad will be more durable and better quality after a scheduled upgrade in July.

It had been reported last week that chip failure was the main cause of MyKad replacements in the country.The department had confirmed that 1,018,698 of the 2,158,621 applications for MyKad replacements received last year were due to faulty chips.

The smart chip contains complex electrical and wiring components, which are sensitive to stress, heat and humidity,".

The department had requested that the vendor conduct continuous research and development on the chip's durability.Besides that, the vendor need to upgrade the chips with new mould designs and stronger wire bonding.Reliability tests will be conducted on the new chips.

Mobile application+1Malaysia rountable

Our Prime Minister will introduce two new interactive platforms in June, a mobile application (app) and the online 1Malaysia Roundtable.
The app would integrate all his online platforms including his website, Facebook page and Twitter account so that people could connect with him more easily.Instead of switching between different interfaces, you can leave comments on my blog or Facebook, tweet me, and register for upcoming gatherings using a single application.

The prime minister said people could discuss ideas that could contribute to nation-building, guided by Malaysian subject matter experts from various fields in the Roundtable.

The Prime Minister hope hoped that Malaysians were looking forward to using them very soon to make our nation better and in becoming the fully-developed, high-income nation we can all be proud of!

The Malaysians' thought are most welcome. 

'LETS KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING'

Landslide Victims get RM 1500 each

The victims of the landslide at the Hulu Langat orphanage will get RM1,500 each from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry through the National Welfare Foundation.

Minister Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil said Monday the victims of the landslide at the Rumah Anak-anak Yatim Hidayah would also receive RM300 each from the Social Welfare Department and other aid from the "Sayang Squad".

The ministry would also provide other form of assistance to the victims including counselling, especially to the three victims currently at the Intensive care Unit (ICU) of the Ampang Hospital. The victims at the ICU need support and motivation, especially the two who had legs amputated.

Malaysia Lanslide Buries Orphanage Children

Landslides have hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Shark Finning activities cause the shark population in the waters off Sabah is getting smaller.

A Google search revealed that Malaysia is ranked among the top 10 countries in the world that contribute the depletion of sharks.

Over the past few years, the campaign with “Say No To Shark Fin Soup” from various countries support each other from the internet to discourage people from consuming the shark fin soup which is the biggest contributor of shark depletion. The campaign also seeks to remind people about the shark’s role in the ecosystem of the ocean.

This effort becomes more urgent when divers at Mabul Island of Sabah witnessed the killing of sharks.

The founder of the facebook group “Save the Shark from a Bowl of Soup” Kirk Keong Lee went to Mabul Island to see it for himself.

At there, he managed to see 6 or 7 sharks about 2 metres long on land and another 4 or 5 in the water that had already been finned.  

The fisherman cut off the fin, head and teeth and dumped the body into the sea.

Kirk Keong Lee is supported by the huge online community to ban the shark finning.

One of the member of online community in Kota Kinabalu “Save the Shark from a Bowl of Soup”, named Aderick Chong met with Minister of Science, Tourism and Environment to lobby for a ban on sharks finning.

It was a small but significant step to push the campaign forward.

Chong seems swimming against the tide as there is nothing legislation to make sharks finning illegal.

He continues to knock on the doors of government agencies, Chinese Chambers, fisheries authorities and academics to lobby for sharks to be listed as protected animals.

http://www.seashepherd.org/sharks/shark-finning.html

http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/news.htm

Volunteer spirit of Nur Ayne

Nur Ayne who is starting her medical studies at University College London in October however had decided to sign up a gap year programme with Changing Worlds, a British based organization.

So she packed her bags and headed to Nakuru, Kenya for 6 months. In there, she taught the school children Mathematics and help out at a children’s home. Many students barred-footed, worn torn uniforms and carry tattered textbooks.

The primary education fee of Kenya is free but secondary fee charge from RM 150 to RM 250. It is a huge sum for family because they are only earning RM 4 and RM 5 daily. Therefore, many students drop out after primary school to work or help their family to plant vegetable or fruit trees.

The experience made Nur Ayne realized how fortunate she was to be Malaysian.

To help needy students continue their education, Nur Ayne initiated a project called Project Fearless.

This project now sponsored 5 poor students in Kenya. One of the students is a 16 years old girl whose mother suffering from liver cancer.

The project costs RM 4000 a year and her parents who are both accountants is going to provide the funds for the 1^st year.

She knows that at this moment she cannot help all the poor students in Kenya but now she is starting her baby steps.

aynezarof.blogspot.com

MALAYSIA BOLEH :):)

1. Malaysia rank 9th in English Profiency Index

As a Malaysian, I also proud when I read this news from the New Straits Times....despite many critism whether from the Facebook, blog and so on

http://www.ef.fi/epi/?tc=Iw

The top ten:
1 Norway
2 Netherlands
3 Denmark
4 Sweden 
5 Finland
6 Austria
7 Belgium
8 Germany
9 Malaysia 
10 Poland

2. Malaysia is the 9th friendliest

Malaysia is considered to be one of the 10 “friendliest” countries in the world according to a survey conducted by HSBC. Malaysia is ranked 9th in the list.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/16/nation/8491969&sec=nation

The top eight in the list are:
1.Canada
2.Bermuda
3.South Africa
4.United States
5.Australia
6.Spain
7.France
8.Britain
9.Malaysia