Missing Engines

According to New Strait Times (Dec 22, 2009), two jet-fighter engines, each worth RM50 million, were stolen from the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Sungai Besi. Read more HERE.

Tallest Building In Malaysia

The 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers is the tallest building in Malaysia. According to New Straits Times (Dec 7, 2009), someone is planning to build a 100-storey skycrapers in Kuala Lumpur. Read more HERE.

Sugar

Malaysian government is planning to end sugar subsidy to promote healthy living. Read more HERE.

Broken Basket

The Borneo Post Online reports on 26 Nov, 2009, that sixty per cent of Sarawak's funding for government projects were diverted elsewhere. Read more HERE.

Alien Flowers

Sun2Surf reported (Nov 11, 2009) that City Mayor of Kuala Lumpur City Hall has cancelled a three-year RM 32.4 million contract for flowers. Read more HERE.

Coffee That Makes Men Stronger

The Star (31 Oct 2009) reports that many men are getting hooked to a new type of coffee that is supposed to increase their potency. Read more HERE.

Will Ong Tee Keat And Koh Tsu Koon Quit?

BN backbencher asks MCA president and Gerakan president to quit. Read more HERE.

Yearly Inspections For Old Cars

Under the new National Automotive Policy, vehicles older than 15 years have to be inspected annually for roadworthiness. Read more HERE.

Too Many Credit Cards

In the recent budget, the government has decided to impose a service of RM 50 on each credit card. Read more HERE.

Vegetarian Food

During Nine Emperor Gods Festival, one can find so many types of vegetarian food. I favorite is vegetarian roast duck. Read more about Nine Emperor Gods Festival HERE.

Robber And Robber

The Star (13 Oct. 2009) reports that two policemen were arrested for allegedly robbing a foreign worker. Read more HERE.

The Debate

There may be an open debate about Kampung Buah Pala issue. But the debate will not mean much to the people of Kampung Buah Pala.

Pointing At The Moon

"Listen to grandma, don't point your finger at the moon. If you do, it will cut your ear when you sleep."

"Big Brother" Is Watching

I was a bit worried when I read that "big brother" is watching (The Star, September 26, 2009). For a while, I thought we have arrived at Nineteen Eighty-Four.

To read more about the news, click HERE. To learn more about George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, click HERE.

Sex DVD

The Star reports (24 Sep. 2009) that the sex DVD which led to the downfall of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has resurfaced ... Read further HERE.

Battery Powered Lantern

Part of the excitement of playing with lantern (during the Mid-Autumn Festival) is the lighting of the candle. A young child is usually very impressed with his elder brother or sister who have the skill to strike the matches and carefully maneuver it inside the lantern to light the candle. If a candle is not placed properly, it may tilt to one side and burn the lantern. If one don't know how to avoid strong wind, then the candle will be out. There are so much fun and so many things to learn from playing with lantern.

Facebook

When a group of students asked President Obama for advice, he asked them to be careful with what they post on Facebook. Read more HERE.

Lanterns And Mid-Autumn Festival

Playing with lanterns used to be the most memorable part of Mid-Autumn Festival. But today, many children do not enjoy that anymore.

UPSR

UPSR (Primary School Evaluation Test) is a national examination taken by all Standard 6 (12-year old) students in Malaysia.

Kung Fu Fighting

The power struggle between the President and the Deputy President of MCA is like fighting on long poles. One wrong move and you will be gone forever. Read more about the power struggle HERE.

Good Manager And Bad Manager

The Star (September 3, 2009) reports that a former general manager of the controversial Port Klang Free Zone admitted she did not know what "cash flow projection" means. Read more HERE.

Going Out At Night

During Hungry Ghost Festival, it is common to see people burning hell money, paper offerings, and joss sticks at roadsides to appease lost souls. Further reading HERE and HERE.

How Babies Are Born

New Straits Times (Aug 30, 2009) reports that a National Population and Family Development Board survey shows that half of all young Malaysians don't know how babies are born. Read more HERE.

I wish all my Malaysian readers a HAPPY MERDEKA DAY.

H1N1 And Private Hospitals

Since H1N1 cases are on the raise in Malaysia, private hospitals are very busy doing Influenza A tests for many walk-in patients.

Hungry Ghosts And Wedding Dinner

Most Chinese celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival in the seventh month of Chinese calendar. It is a taboo to hold wedding dinner in this month. But some people no longer believe in that. Read about Hungry Ghost Festival HERE.

Handphones

It is common in Malaysia that children are using more expensive handphones then their parents.

By-Election Gambler

Some people like to bet on election results. Read about the by-election HERE.

Birth Control For Turtle

Leatherback turtle is virtually extinct in Malaysia. The sharp decline is due to many reasons one of which is the local custom of eating turtle eggs.

Read more HERE.

Crowded Detention Center

Newsday.com (August 11, 2009) reports that many immigrants from Myanmar are detained, often for months, in crowded detentions centers in Malaysia. Read more HERE.

Soft Landing For Maths And Science In English

New Straits Times (Aug 12, 2009) reports that the scrapping of the teaching of maths and science in English will be done on a "soft landing" basis. Read more HERE.

Grandma On Ah Long Guard Duty

"Ah Long" is a term for illegal loan sharks in Malaysia and Singapore. The Star (Aug 11, 2009) reports that a grandmother plays guard every other night just to keep her family safe from loan sharks. Read more HERE.

Cost Cutting

Alcohol Or Incest

In a letter to Malaysiakini (August 7, 2009), Dato' Dr. Narimah Awin asked, 'Why is incest more endemic in Muslim families? It is a more serious ill, and it does not involve religious sensitivities, therefore it would be 'easier' to combat.'

Read the letter HERE.

Poor Trader Rich Trader

High Chaparral Penang

Read HERE and HERE.

El Nino And Schoolchildren

El Nino drying up Sarawak: THE STAR - August 4, 2009

MIRI: With the supply of fresh water dwindling to critical levels in interior Sarawak, schoolchildren have resorted to washing dishes and bathing in dirty ponds and polluted streams.

Read more HERE.

Molotov Cocktails

Molotov cocktails thrown at bank ATMs: THE STAR - August 3, 2009

IPOH: Police are ivestigating an incident in Sitiawan where a group of men threw Molotov cocktails at automated teller machines of four banks.

No cash was lost in the incident and police are still uncertain over the motive.

Read more HERE.

Worrying Mother

Read HERE

Prisoners In Own Home

Read HERE.

"Bladder-Holding Yoga"

Read more here.

Filial Piety

Read here.

English Tuition

Birthday Wish

The Last Durian

English In Malaysia

Computing

Trees Chopped Down

More information here.

Schoolbus Fares Up

Puppy And Lizard

Winner Or Loser