Malaysia

Bersih rally undemocratic, says Muhyiddin

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani
Jun 16, 2011

Muhyiddin said the rally was akin to the few forcing their ways upon the many. file pic
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said the planned July 9 Bersih rally
did not reflect the values of democracy, adding that it will have a negative impact on the country and
hamper economic development. 'The Bersih rally is not supported by the whole rakyat but only a few.
Also there will those that will try to use the rally for their own political interests,` said the deputy
prime minister.
'Are they saying that the Election Commission is not fair? [If] so, are they also saying that the seats
that Pakatan Rakyat won are not legitimate? 'I urge them to think this [through] carefully and
consider what impact their actions will have to the society,` he told reporters here. Muhyiddin also
reiterated that that the rally is illegal as the organisers have yet to receive permission from the police.
'It (Bersih) is an illegal gathering and is against the law,` he added. Bersih is an election watchdog
group that is pushing for electoral reforms to provide for free and fair elections in Malaysia.
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties and activists are gearing up to march next month in the second such
rally by Bersih, the first being in 2007 when up to 50,000 were reported to have gathered in the
capital, with many being dispersed by water cannons and tear gas fired by the police. PAS has
promised to bring 300,000 protestors this year in hopes that it will galvanise support for the
opposition in the general election expected within the year. The 2007 rally was said to play a big role
in bringing record gains for the opposition electoral pact in Election 2008, where it swept five state
governments and won 82 parliamentary seats. Perkasa, together with 36 NGOSs, have also said that
they will organise a counter-Bersih rally on the same day.

Summary
The first current issue that choose is in Malaysia which is about Bersih 2.0 Rally. The
Bersih 2.0 rally also called as Walk for Democracy was a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur
held on 9 July 2011 as a follow-up to the 2007 Bersih rally. The rally, organized by the
Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih), was supported by Pakatan Rakyat (the
opposition), the coalition of the three largest opposition parties in Malaysia, but was deemed
illegal by the government. Bersih, chaired by former president of the Bar Council Ambiga
Sreenevasan, were pushing the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) to ensure free and
fair elections in Malaysia.
The police guarantee to stop any rallies from taking place on the planned date on the
grounds that all public gatherings without police permits are illegal. Having originally planned
to march through the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Dataran Merdeka. Bersih
decided to hold its rally at Merdeka Stadium after consultations with the Yang di-Pertuan
Agong, Malaysia's head of state.
Estimates of the turnout ranged between 10,000 to over 20,000. The protestors were unable
to congregate at Merdeka Stadium as many were forced to disperse by police who were
heavily deployed throughout the city. Police arrested more than 1600 protestors, including
Ambiga and several opposition figures.
Supporters of Bersih claim that demands for electoral reform made during the 2007
demonstration fell on deaf ears. UMNO Youth and Perkasa planned counter-rallies,
dismissing Bersih's demands for electoral reform, but Perkasa called off its counter-rally due
to its inability to secure a venue and permit. There are Bersih's calls are summarized in the
following 8 demands. 1) clean the electoral roll, 2) reform postal ballot, 3) Use of indelible
ink, 4) Minimum 21 days campaign period, 5) Free and fair access to media, 6) Strengthen
public institutions, 7) Stop corruption, 8) Stop dirty politics.

Thailand
YingIuck, Abhisit get EC nod
Red Ieaders yet to have MP status approved
O !ublished: 20/07/2011 at 12:00 AM
O ewspaper section: ews

Pheu Thais likely nominee for premier Yingluck Shinawatra, outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit
Jeffafiva and Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban were among 12 MPs-elect endorsed by
the Election Commission Tuesday.
Pheu Thais No.1 list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra smiles as she
greets reporters at her partys head office hours before the Election
Commission endorsed her poll victory. APICHART JINAKUL.

Core leaders of the red shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) have not yet
been endorsed. The other nine MPs certified by the EC are Chinnicha Wongsawat, Ongart
Watcharapong, Boonkaew Somwong, Trinuch Thienthong, Saranwut Sarankate, Thanusak Lekuthai,
Sutthichai Charoonnate (all Pheu Thai) and Winai Phattharaprasit and Thanin Jaisamut from
Chartthaipattana. EC secretary-general Sutthipol Thaweechaikarn said the EC dismissed all the
allegations against Mr Abhisit, the Democrat Partys acting leader, and Ms Yingluck, the Pheu Thai
Partys top list candidate-elect. Mr Abhisit faced three complaints - trying to lure votes when he
approved a "Blue Flag" trade fair in Samut Prakan on June 26, the advance voting day, ordering
television stations to broadcast the election campaigns of the three mafor parties on July 1, including
his Democrat Party, and unlawfully using the Royal Pla:a in his election campaign. Ms Yingluck
faced a complaint that she allowed certain banned politicians to assist her in the election campaign.
According to Mr Sutthipol, the allegations against both were not considered a breach of the election
law.

Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Jeffafiva emerges from chairing a
security meeting at Government House. He was among the second batch
of 12 MPs-elect endorsed by the Election Commission yesterday. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
He said the EC did not consider complaints against the other winners because the reports were not
complete. The agency is expected to consider the remaining complaints tomorrow. With the second
batch of endorsed MPs, the House of Representatives currently has 370 MPs and is still short by 105
for it to convene its first meeting. Early in the day, red shirts and yellow shirts were close to clashing
while they were rallying outside the EC office on Chaeng Watthana Road. The red shirts demanded
the EC endorse Ms Yinglucks poll victory while the yellow shirts asked the agency to withhold all
approvals. Tensions rose when Somboon Thongburan, a core yellow shirt member, addressed the
crowd. His speech drew feers from red shirt supporters. About 50 police who were deployed on
security intervened, but it led to a brief exchange of heated words between senior police and yellow
shirts. Calm returned when one of the red shirt leaders Shinawat Haboonpad asked supporters to
disperse. Democrat candidate Taenkhun Jit-issara yesterday threatened to file a lawsuit against the
EC if it endorsed the poll victory of his rival and MP-elect Karun Hosakul. Mr Taenkhun said he had
asked the EC to investigate Mr Karun for trying to undermine political support for him through
slandering him but there had been no progress.
Mr Taenkhun said he had already filed a civil lawsuit against Mr Karun demanding 5 million baht in
compensation. Meanwhile, a number of MPs may be rushing to meet deposed premier Thaksin
Shinawatra to discuss the allocation of cabinet seats this weekend. It is reported that Thaksin, who
celebrates his 62nd birthday on July 26, will not be receiving any guests at that time. Thaksin
reportedly has plans to spend time with his family and close friends on the Indonesian island of Bali
during his birthday celebrations. It is widely expected that lobbying for cabinet posts will intensify
now that the EC has continued to endorse the status of MPs.







Summary :
The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand approved Yingluck Shinawatra as a Member of
Parliament and giving way for her to be the country's first ladies as prime minister after the
opposition leadership to win big in the election, July 3. EC gives 'green light' to the sister of
the exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to occupy seats in Parliament after
rejecting a number of allegations that she violated election. Decision would alleviate anxiety
becomes unstable political situation in the near future after his supporters threatened to do
no objection to any decision not to confirm Yingluck. Puea Thai Party won the seat 265 of
the 500 parliamentary seats in recent polls. The EC also approved the winning Prime
Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to be back, the defeated Democratic leaders, on charges of vote-
buying, enabling it to play the role of the opposition. Some opponents Yingluck complaints to
the EC by accusing her of violating election law by allowing politicians banned, including
Thaksin and former prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, play a role in the campaign. As
evidence, refer Yingluck's party slogans, the 'Thaksin think Puea Thai acts.
A total of 475 policy makers need to be approved to enable Parliament to convene its first
session before the August 2, as the Constitution provided. Once the chambers of Speaker
elected from policy makers, one session will be held to select a prime minister, who almost
certainly is Yingluck, 44, charismatic former businessman with a politic career that was just
eight weeks. The delay of two weeks to confirm it sparked threats by pro-Thaksin movement
leaders' Reds' who is asking supporters' charge their batteries "if victory Yingluck not been
verified. They play a key role in the success Puea Thai and remain suspicious of the power
elite against Thaksin, who said they may block party from forming the government. Many
analysts believe the size of the Puea Thai victory made it impossible in the near term but
expect Thaksin opposition in Parliament and military elites trying to undermine the new
government. Yingluck still face pressure to explain how and when the party will implement
the policy of the people who say the private economy can increase inflation and public debt
'ideo Iucah: Arifinto Ietak jawatan

JAKARTA 11 April - Ahli Parlimen dari Parti
Keadilan Sefahtera (PKS), Arifinto (,2-,7)
meletak fawatan hari ini ekoran pendedahan kes
beliau menonton video lucah semasa persidangan
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), Jumaat lalu.
Beliau yang berhadapan kemarahan ramai
berikutan kelakuannya itu berkata, tiada sesiapa
memaksanya meletak fawatan dan beliau berbuat
demikian demi maruah diri serta parti konservatifnya.
"Saya fuga akan memperbaiki diri dengan membaca al-Quran, mendapatkan nasihat guru agama,
menderma kepada golongan miskin dan berbuat perkara baik bagi mendapat keberkatan hidup di
dunia dan akhirat," katanya dalam satu sidang akhbar yang disiarkan di televisyen.Speaker DPR,
Pramono Anung berkata, beliau menerima peletakan fawatan Ahli Parlimen tersebut dan
menganggapnya sebagai tindakan terbaik untuk semua pihak."Saya rasa langkah Arifinto itu baik
untuk partinya dan imef DPR. Perkara ini telah mencemar nama DPR.
"Sebaik dilantik sebagai Ahli Parlimen, seorang pemimpin sepatutnya mengawal tingkah laku mereka
terutamanya di mata umum," katanya.Arifinto mencetuskan kontroversi selepas gelagatnya yang leka
menonton video lucah semasa sidang DPR dirakam seorang furugambar berpengalaman dari akhbar
Media Indonesia, Mohammad Irfan.Beliau bagaimanapun menafikan tindakan tersebut dengan
menyatakan keadaan itu berlaku secara tidak sengafa kerana pada asalnya hanya mahu membaca e-
mel yang dikirim. Kes tersebut turut mengundang minat ramai apabila seorang pelakon filem lucah,
Jicky Jette yang berasal dari Norway semalam mengaku di Twitter bahawa dia ada menghantar foto
terbaiknya kepada Arifinto melalui e-mel. - AFP/Agensi








Summary :
An ironic twist of fate, after an ndonesian member of parliament helped to pass one of the
strictest anti-porn laws in the nation, a photographer captured an image of
him watching pornography on a mobile device.
Arifinto, who oversees a parliamentary commission dealing with transportation,
telecommunications and rural development, was an outspoken supporter of the anti-porn
law. He was caught watching the video clip for several minutes as fellow legislators debated
plans to build a new parliament building.This news is entirely amusing for whatever reason,
public individuals such as politicians pass laws that they themselves seem to disregard.
Obviously this isn't a new practice, nor is it geographical considering the bizarre
circumstances that have encompassed American politics as of late. While this is not saying
that liberal parties don't have their own issues, it's interesting that many of the politicians
caught in scandals just happen to have some conservative ties.Personally, think every
bored politician around the world should just follow the example of Taiwanese politics:
instead of getting yourself into trouble by watching porn or embezzling, just get into a brawl;
not only would you end up with your constituents cheering for you due to your "take no
prisoners policies, but you could put it on Pay-Per-View and totally decrease the national
debt. We can see the politics in ndonesia, ndonesia is consist with majority from Muslim but
they have a problem with pornography. Even though they have a lot of NGOs and
government itself against the pornography, but the pornography and porno film has been
spread free and easy.




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JAKARTA. Para ahli parlimen Indonesia pada Selasa menggesa Kerafaan Indonesia agar
menghentikan buat sementara waktu penghantaran tenaga kerfa ke Timur Tengah khususnya Arab
Saudi selepas seorang pembantu rumah mereka dihukum pancung kepala kerana didapati bersalah
membunuh mafikannya. Mereka berkata, negara-negara kaya dari Timur Tengah tidak seharusnya
mengambil kesempatan ke atas guna tenaga murah dari Indonesia sehingga mereka bersetufu untuk
melindungi hak asasi pekerfa dari negara asing.
"Kami telah meminta kerafaan agar buat sementara waktu membekukan penghantaran tenaga kerfa
ke negara-negara yang enggan menandatangan perfanfian untuk melindungi hak asasi pekerfa kita di
sana," kata Timbalan Speaker Dewan Rakyat, Priyo Budi Santoso.Isu mengenai pekerfa Indonesia di
Timur Tengah menfadi hangat ekoran hukuman pancung yang difalankan ke atas seorang pembantu
rumah Indonesia Sabtu lepas setelah dia didapati bersalah membunuh mafikannya.Ruyati binti
Sapubi telah didapati bersalah membunuh Khairiya binti Hamid Miflid selepas permintaannya untuk
kembali ke Indonesia tidak mendapat persetufuan mafikannya itu, kata para pegawai
Indonesia.Indonesia telah memanggil pulang dutanya ke Arab Saudi pada Isnin sebagai protes ke
atas hukuman yang dikenakan oleh kerafaan Arab Saudi itu.Pada masa ini, terdapat 23 lagi warga
Indonesia yang sedang menanti hukuman pancung dikenakan ke atas mereka di Arab Saudi.Hampir
70 peratus daripada 1.2 futa pekerfa Indonesia di Arab Saudi adalah pembantu rumah.

Summary:
ts show that a diplomatic relationship between Jakarta and Middle East become critical
when it's involves the policy of the country. ndonesia supplies the most of maid around the
world because they have a huge population. n Middle East especially Saudi Arabia
practices the Hudud Laws however vice versa in ndonesia. This issue becomes crucial
whenever ndonesia call back their ambassador in Saudi Arabia to show the protest. Our
country also have a problem with maid from ndonesia which think may be ndonesian is
the one who create the problems to their employers. Nowadays worlds try to promote the
human rights through NGOs in whole country. For instance in Malaysia, we have
SUHAKAM. So in order to settle this problem, both government need sit in the table and
discuss which one the best solution. All country must have international relations which they
need to have one principal in order to keep their citizen in safe. This is because, not all
country practices same legal action or law. This problem occur when Ruyati binti Sapubi
from ndonesia work as maid in Saudi Arabia, charged on murdered her employer Khairiya
binti Hamid Mijlid after she wanted to back to her country.

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Rabu Jun 1, 2011
iIipina Bantah China Dirikan PeIantar Minyak Di
Perairanya
MAAILA: Kerafaan Filipina pada Rabu secara rasmi menentang aktiviti China di perairan Laut
China Selatan dan rancangan China untuk membina sebuah pelantar minyak di perairan itu. Menurut
satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan Kementerian Luar Negara, pegawai kedutaan China di Manila
dipanggil pada Selasa berhubung kebimbangan Filipina mengenai aktiviti tentera China dekat laut
bahagian barat Filipina.
Manila meminta kedutaan China memberi penfelasan ke atas tinfauan yang dibuat kapal peninfau
tentera laut China dan kapal-kapal laut Tentera Pembebasan Rakyat China (PLA), demikian menurut
Kementerian Luar Negara.Kementerian itu dikatakan bertindak berikutan maklumat yang diperoleh
daripada tentera Filipina yang melaporkan terdapat kapal milik China yang memunggah muatan
barang pembinaan, mendirikan beberapa tiang dan meletakkan sebuah boya di kawasan itu.
Kementerian itu fuga menyatakan kebimbangannya kepada pegawai kedutaan China berhubung
laporan-laporan media di China yang memperkatakan tentang rancangan Beifing untuk mendirikan
pelantar minyak besar di Laut China Selatan pada bulan depan "Dalam mesyuarat tersebut,
Kementerian Luar Negara menyoal kedutaan China tentang lokasi tepat pelantar minyak yang bakal
dibina itu dan menegaskan bahawa ia tidak patut didirikan di kawasan atau perairan milik Filipina,"
tambahnya.
Lokasi di mana boya diletakkan adalah sememangnya berada di kawasan Zon Ekonomi Ekslusif
seluas 200 batu nautika milik Filipina, tambah kenyataan itu lagi. Menurut Setiausaha Kementerian
Luar Negara, Albert del Rosario, sebarang pembinaan yang dilakukan di kawasan terbabit adalah
melanggar sebuah perfanfian yang ditandatangani China dengan Negara negara ASEAN pada tahun
2002. AFP




Summary:
This issue involve the government of China and Philippines which the Government of China
in planning to build oil rig in the Philippine's territorial. Furthermore, without any notice and
Manila quite shock when they saw the military vessel own by Government of China. Manila
try to get the explanation from China on this matter after they found that, all mass media in
China talk about the plan of China to build the oil rig at that place. According to Philippine's,
that area is Exclusive Economy Zone and covers 200 nautical miles and owned by
Philippines. n addition, according to Secretary of Foreign Ministry, Albert del Rosario stated
that any construction that held in Philippines's sea area will breach the contract between the
Government of China with Country of ASEAN in 2002.












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The Iirst article that I choose is about the Bersih 2.0 which happened in Malaysia on 9 July 2011. This
rally is Iollow-up Irom Bersih 2007 which they wanted to have a clean and eIIicient eletion by S!#.
In this rally we can see that the several s that support government and opposition. For instance
!erkasa, and !atriot. This rally give impacts to our country when most road in Kuala Lumpur closed
and F#& (Federal #eserve &nit) come with their squad. Furthermore come out with the issues that, a
people name Baharuddin Ahmad was died during Bersih demonstration because oI police brutality.
Bersih was established and lead by Ambiga Sreenevasan and they wanted 8 assertion. It`s all about
election and Election Commission Malaysia. This rally becomes crucial and around the world
especially in South East Asia have a bad perception on Malaysia as an autocratic country. This prove
when !rime Minister oI &nited Kingdom, David Cameron also asked about Bersih rally when our
!rime Minister, ajib Tun #azak visit his country recently. This rally aIIect the ASEA because,
some investor Irom ASEA countrys see Malaysia like Middle East when their people try to ruling
the current leader and government. The investors aIraid the political environment in Malaysia
becomes unstable.
Second article that I choose is, Thailand have Iirst ladies as !rime Minister which won by Yingluck
Shinawatra. AIter six prime ministers in six years oI political turmoil and sometimes bloody, but they
have chosen women as the seventh prime minister oI Yingluck Shinawatra, a businessman aged 44
years oI the new political venture two months ago, ready Ior a new job as prime minister on stunning
election victory party !uea Thai (Thai), which is the de Iacto leader oI his brother, Iormer !rime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is now a reIugee. Her biodata is Yingluck is the youngest oI nine
children to Lert Shinawatra and Yindee Shinawatra (daughter oI !rincess Jantip (a Chiangmai)
#aminkwong). She holds a bachelor's degree Irom the Faculty oI !olitical Science and !ublic
Administration, &niversity oI Chiang Maipada in 1988 and earned a master's degree in !ublic
Administration (Management InIormation Systems) Irom Kentucky State &niversity, &SA, in 1991.
Yingluck, called !ou (crab), a nickname given her parents, she had never run Ior oIIice or holding
public oIIice, so much to do to prove its ability to run the country. Some people Iind the taste oI Thai
in this is a great means to step aside doubts about against women and provide beneIits Ior its
representatives in government that can represent them in Iighting the government. Yingluck may not
give impacts to the ASEA countries when she holds the top position in Thailand`s government.
!eople may suspicious with her because she is Thaksin`s sister and she does not have any political
background.
Thirdly is about the issue in Indonesia. !arliament member Irom !arty Keadilan Sejahtera (!KS),
AriIinto was caught and more embarrassing Ior the people oI Indonesia, AriIinto is one person
responsible Ior approving the law anti pornography in Indonesia since 2008. !eople thus calling him
hypocrites and want him to be punished under the same laws. When look at the string oI cases
involving the dissemination oI pornographic content in Indonesia, the eIIectiveness oI the law anti
pornography seems limp and loose, especially without restriction oI media channel as a whole
pornographic content.
For the long term social problems such as prostitution, abortion, sex out oI wedlock and so rampant in
Indonesia, it was like leIt alone without any action by the party responsible. !oint characterized by the
appearance oI obscene publications in Indonesia is seen as the eIIect oI the Iall oI Iormer !resident
Suharto in 1999 aIter one aIter the other magazines that sell the stories and pictures sexual in nature in
Indonesia just that.However, the emergence oI the magazines that did not result in signiIicant
controversy in a country with more than 80 percent Muslim population. It aIIected the ASEA
members because we can see that the quality oI representative in Indonesia seems bad.


















MALAYSIA AKAN MEMASUKI TEKNOLOGI 4G
SEPENUHNYA TAHUN DEPAN - RAIS


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JEM!L, 14 Dis (Bernama) -- Teknologi internet jalur lebar dan teleIon
bimbit di Malaysia yang sekarang ini berada pada tahap 3 akan mengalami
perubahan yang besar dalam tempoh lapan bulan lagi.
Menurut Menteri !enerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri Dr #ais
Yatim, ada syarikat dari Korea Selatan dan #usia yang akan membuat pelaburan
besar dalam sistem 3 di Malaysia.
"Ada perubahan yang besar iaitu pemindahan dari segmen 3 kepada 4 dan
LTE (Evolusi Jangka !anjang) pada masa hadapan, pihak-pihak di #usia dan Korea
Selatan akan melabur di tanah air kita dan perubahan-perubahan ini akan
mengembangkan lagi khidmat 3 dan 4," katanya kepada pemberita selepas
melancarkan karnival Digital Jempol di sini hari ini.
Katanya, dengan teknologi baru ini, video, suara dan data akan dapat
dicantumkan untuk dijadikan satu mesej lengkap tetapi teleIon bimbit yang ada
sekarang ini dan dibina untuk teknologi 3 terpaksa ditukar kepada model yang
menyokong aplikasi 4.
Beliau berkata, teknologi baru ini akan membolehkan teleIon bimbit
menyiarkan siaran televisyen dengan kualiti digital dan kelancaran yang sama
dengan set televisyen yang sebenar.
#ais berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai sistem internet jalur
lebar Malaysia yang sangat mengecewakan di mana pada sebilangan masa hubungan
internet akan terputus dan muat turun data menjadi sangat lembab berbanding
negara maju.
"Saya harap pengguna akan dapat bersabar. Sistem komunikasi kita bukan
dibina sekelip mata seperti kata pepatah, bandar #om tidak dibina dalam masa
sehari," katanya.
Beliau berkata, teknologi internet milik negara akan mengalami perkembangan
pesat memandangkan pemilikan komputer peribadi bagi rakyat Malaysia bukan satu
lagi barangan mewah.
"Kita juga menjadi satu-satunya negara yang memberikan komputer bimbit
secara percuma kepada rakyat atas dasar semangat 1Malaysia. Ini adalah hubungan
rakyat dan cara kita untuk menghargai rakyat," katanya.
Di bawah kepimpinan beliau, penembusan internet jalur lebar di seluruh
negara sudah pun mencapai 55 peratus apabila #ais mendesak supaya
syarikat-syarikat telekomunikasi tempatan meluaskan perkhidmatan mereka kepada
masyarakat luar bandar dan tidak tertumpu kepada daerah-daerah utama seperti
Kuala Lumpur
sahaja.
Sementara itu seorang pakar telekomunikasi yang enggan dinamakan ketika
dihubungi Bernama menjelaskan, pada masa sekarang, sistem internet jalur lebar
dan komunikasi negara masih menggunakan sistem 3 atau 3.5.
"Ada pihak memanggil 3.5 ini sebagai 4 sedangkan teknologi 4 yang disebut
oleh #ais masih belum dieksploitasi sepenuhnya. Jika benar apa yang diberitahu
menteri, dalam tempoh lapan bulan lagi, negara ini akan menggunakan sistem 4
sepenuhnya dengan bantuan LTE tetapi kebanyakan teleIon bimbit yang ada di
pasaran sekarang ini tidak menyokong 4," katanya.
Katanya, teleIon bimbit yang ada di pasaran sekarang memang boleh menyiarkan
siaran televisyen tetapi dalam bentuk analog dan gambarnya tidak jelas sedangkan
pihak media elektronik ini telah pun beralih dari gelombang analog kepada
digital.
"Jika 4 diperkenalkan, sistem internet jalur lebar tempatan akan menjadi
lebih laju dan komunikasi visual yang biasa dibuat menggunakan web cam akan
menjadi lebih lancar. Sistem sekarang ini menyebabkan komunikasi visual seperti
web cam tersekat, visual bergerak perlahan dan suara tertinggal di belakang
gambar lebih dari satu atau dua saat," katanya.
-- BE#AMA
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Summary:
-Article above can be summarize that Malaysian telecommunication company had
join venture with the Korean and Russia to bring the new broadband 4G technology
and LTE. With this new technology, television broadcast also can be stream through
handphones that have 4G services. This new technology also make life easier for
the customers because it performance is more way faster than the previous one.
Plus nternet services in Malaysia also will expand more widely and efficiently with
this new 4G broadband services and gives new dimension to all nternet users in
Malaysia. n 4G systems, the circuit-switched infrastructure is abandoned, and only
a packet-switched network is provided, while 2.5G and 3G systems require both
packet-switched and circuit-switched network nodes, i.e. two infrastructures in
parallel. This means that in 4G, traditional voice calls are replaced by P telephony.
The increased bandwidth and higher data transmission rates will allow 4G users the
ability to utilize high definition video and the video conferencing features of mobile
devices attached to a 4G network. The 4G wireless system is expected to provide a
comprehensive P solution where multimedia applications and services can be
delivered to the user on an 'Anytime, Anywhere' basis with a satisfactory high data
rate, premium quality and high security.



USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY CRUCIAL TO
TRANSFORM RURAL SECTOR
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BELAGA, Jan 11 (Bernama)-- The adoption of modern
technology is crucial for
the long-term transformation of the rural sector to increase
productivity of
farm activities and entreprises.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Seri Dr
Maximus Ongkili,
said up till now, 185 parliamentary and state constituencies
had benefited from
the ministry's TAPMOSTI@Community Programme, for which
RM20.5 million has been
approved.
"The programme, which involves an allocation capped at
RM150,000 for each
constituency, is to assist communities find new sources of
income and improve
their livelihood," he said at the launch of the Gaharu Project
jointly
undertaken by the ministry's Nuclear Agency Malaysia and
the Asap Koyan
Development Community (AKDC) at Uma Badeng in Sg Asap-
Koyan, Belaga here.
The community project was made possible under the
ministry's other community
initiative, the Community Innovation Fund, to assist rural and
urban people in
developing innovative projects and upgrading production,
processes or services.
Belaga, a district in Kapit Division, comprises communities
from various
ethnic groups such as the Kenyah, Kayan, Punan, Kajang and
Tanjung.
Within the plan to develop the Bakun Dam, the areas that
contain a myriad of
biodiversity and sources of levelihood from the forest will be
inundated with
water.
The total area of 695 sq km will be filled with water at the
depth of 228m
above sea-level.
He said to ensure sustainable livelihood for the
communities as a result of
the Bakun dam's project, the utilisation of Karas trees to
produce gaharu has
become a focused activity due to the high price and demand
for the forest
product.
"The main output of the project is to utilise and extract an
estimated
20,000 Karas trees that can produce gaharu resin within
Bakun area before the
site is filled up by water by 2013," he said.
Ongkili said the project, which involved high-valued trees
already growing
wild in this area, would bring economic prosperity to the
communities here who
were affected by the building of the dam.
"The project's success will set a good example for other
rural communities,"
he said, adding that other high-value crops and farm
entrerprises, such as
stevia cultivation and swiftlet farming, which involved the use
of modern
technology and were lucrative income activities for
communities, should also be
considered.
In June 2010, AKDC was given a RM300,000 grant by the
ministry to start
phase one of the project, which involved inoculation of the
Karas trees to
produce resin via a process of mutation.
Nuclear Malaysia will transfer technology for the
production of gaharu resin
through unique inoculation techniques. -- BERNAMA
CJ THS


summary:
-Articles above stated that The Bakun hydroelectric dam project in Sarawak will be ready for
electricity distribution by the end of 2011, deputy secretary-general of Energy, Green
Technology and Water Ministry. This project will open the new energy technology all over
Asean country because this project is the first Hydro Electric project in Asean. Bakun dam
has eight massive turbines which could produce 2,400 megawatts once it is fully operational
next year. The purpose for the dam was to meet growing demand for electricity. However,
most of this demand said to lie in peninsular and not east Malaysia, where the dam is
located. Even in Peninsular Malaysia, however, there is an over-supply of electricity, with
Tenaga Nasional Berhad being locked into unfavourable purchasing agreements with
ndependent Power Producers. The original idea was to have 30% of the generated capacity
consumed in East Malaysia and the rest sent to Peninsular Malaysia. This plan envisioned
730 km of overhead HVDC transmission lines in East Malaysia, 670 km of undersea HVDC
cable and 300 km of HVDC transmission line in Peninsular Malaysia.





















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SIA!#E - A S$5 million trial which is currently underway could result in
cheaper water Ior consumers.

ational water agency !ublic &tilities Board (!&B) said yesterday that it has
built a water treatment plant in Choa Chu Kang to test the use oI a new ceramic
membrane technology.

The trial, a collaboration with Dutch water Iirm !W Technologies, is expected
to last Ior 18 months.

According to the !&B, ceramic membranes last about 20 years, Iour times
longer than the current polymeric membranes - thus resulting in a lower cost oI
producing water should the trial be successIul.

The new material Ior sieving out impurities can also process up to 10 times
more water, withstand more pressure and be cleaned with a wider range oI
chemicals.

The treatment plant, which is Iunded by Singapore's Environment and Water
Industry !rogramme IIice, is able to treat 1.2 million litres oI water a day,
about halI the size oI an lympic-sized swimming pool.

!W Technologies said this is the Iirst time their technology is being used in a
pilot Iacility outside the etherlands.

#aw water will be drawn into the ceramic membrane plant Irom the Kranji and
!andan reservoirs in the western catchment areas, which includes the Tengeh,
!oyan, Murai and Sarimbun reservoirs.

For the Iirst three months, water treated using ceramic membrane technology
will be mixed back into raw water. AIter that, iI the quality oI the treated water
meets the !&B's requirements, the treated water will be used.

!W Technologies said it believes ceramic technology is suitable Ior
Singapore.

Apart Irom being cheaper, these membranes are in a single vessel which makes
such treatment plants more compact, the company said.
summary:

-This article shows that ceramic membrane devices include ceramic membrane devices,
ceramic ultra filtration membrane equipments, and ceramic composite membrane device, the
series devices are very successful industrial applications. This series of devices can replace
conventional clarification and filtration, sterile filtration and separation and some enrichment
process, which different from the capacity of small-scale ceramic membrane, and the
ceramic membrane devices are mainly used in industrialized production and specifications
can be opted on consumers demand. High anti-pollution ability, the separation process
produces no secondary dissolution of material, product quality is guaranteed. Ceramic
membrane tube was made under high temperature through a special process, therefore, will
not swell under high temperature or acid or alkali system. So that means this new
technology can help Asean country to save more water usage and it also reduces water
rates for the consumers using ceramic membrane technologies.






















PM to oversee Green Technology Roadmap
0ale: 31-0Z-2010

!#IME Minister Datuk Seri ajib Tun #azak will chair the ational reen
Technology Council to be set up to provide high level coordination among
ministries, agencies, the private sector and key stakeholders Ior
eIIective implementation oI the reen Technology #oadmap
The roadmap will Iocus on energy, environment, economy and the social
perspective while the Ministry oI Energy, reen Technology and Water will
oversee its implementation.
ajib said the council aims to provide a platIorm to develop green
technology, adding the government is leading the initiative by adopting
green practices in all public Iacilities and promotions, starting with
the reen Energy IIice, Iormerly !usat Tenaga Malaysia, the country's
Iirst reen Building Index-certiIied building.
These moves are part oI the strategic thrusts under the ational reen
Technology !olicy launched by the !M recently.

(ED) Source : ew Straits Times


Summary:
-This articles show the indication of our Prime Minister to implement the green technology in
our country to sustained a good environmental system align with the the "Green Campaign"
that being launched in Malaysia. All government services, NGO's and the public will take part
to promote this green technology because this technology can conserve more conventional
energy such as Petroleum gas. This are another alternative method to our current power
production. Environmental technology (abbreviated as envirotech) or green technology
(abbreviated as greentech) or clean technology (abbreviated as cleantech) is the application
of the environmental science to conserve the natural environment and resources, and to
curb the negative impacts of human activities in Malaysia and Asean. With the Green
Technology this pollution problem can be solve more effectively and efficiently.



MOSTI COLLABORATES WITH GUAM IN MARINE SCIENCE
0ale: 11-0Z-2010
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K&ALA L&M!&#, July 13 (BE#AMA) -- The Ministry oI Science, Technology and
Innovation has Iorged collaboration with a marine science centre in uam which
will assist both countries in their marine and coral reeI resources
preservation eIIorts.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus ngkili said
that Malaysia, which became one oI the six member countries oI the Coral
Triangle Initiative Ior Coral #eeIs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) in
May, would beneIit tremendously Irom the collaboration with the &niversity oI
uam's Marine Laboratory which was established in 1970.
Dr ngkili and several ministry oIIicials are in uam Ior the launch oI the
#azakSAT, which is set Ior July 14.
During a visit to the Marine Laboratory today, Dr ngkili and his ministry
oIIicials were brieIed on the various programmes being undertaken by the centre,
including its research and development on coral and algae.
Many oI the programmes being undertaken by the Marine Laboratory have
produced rewards Ior uam in its eIIorts to conserve its marine resources and
Malaysia will beneIit tremendously Irom this collaboration, said Dr ngkili in a
statement Irom uam and e-mailed to Bernama here.
"There is some existing co-operation in terms oI joint research between
our marine scientists. But now we are consolidating and Iormalising this
collaboration between the Marine Laboratory and the ministry's ational
ceanography Directorate.
"The collaboration will involve joint research projects, exchange oI
researchers and sharing oI laboratory Iacilities. The ministry is also
considering sending Malaysian scholars to the &niversity oI uam Ior their
post-graduate studies in marine science," he added.
uam is rich in diverse marine habitats and most oI its marine liIe relies
on the health oI its corals and coral reeIs. Although its region is not within
the scientiIic map oI the CTI, uam has initiated its own marine resource
conservation programmes.
-- BE#AMA--









Summary:
-This articles show that how important to keep our coral reef in good shapes and from being
any danger of extinction because they are under treat from ocean acidification , climate
change (and this summer's nasty heatwave), overfishing, coastal development, and more.
are important for ocean health and human communities that live nearby. Coral reefs are
home to 25 percent of the animals and plants that live in the ocean. They provide feeding
grounds, nursery areas, living space, and places to hide from predators for an enormous
assortment of fish and invertebrates like grouper and lobster. For humans, corals provide
food and jobs, with more than 500 million people dependent on reefs for their primary source
of protein. n places like the Caribbean, a key component of the economy is tourism, which
depends heavily on healthy coral reef communities. Coral reefs also provide coastal
protection by buffering wave energy and are also a source of countless medicines that are
improving and saving lives every day.











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As we know, the objectives of ASEAN is to accelerate the economic growth, social progress
and cultural development in the region through joint endeavors in the spirit of quality and
partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community
of South East Asian Nations. The emergence and development of the European community
is an example of successful cooperation at the regional level and this has been followed by
ASEAN. Studies in contemporary Southeast Asia and ASEAN can expose students to the
current international issues especially those relevant to the Southeast Asian region.
Understanding ASEAN from the political, economic and social point of view in the process of
producing students who are sensitive to current international issues and also to enable the to
analyze theory and reality more effectively. Based on these five articles about Technology in
ASEAN we can conclude that there are some influence of foreign countries such as
influence from U.S, Russian, European Countries', People Republic of China 's, Japanese
and Asia-Pacific's and also from another ASEAN country. Based on these five article we can
know that all ASEAN members need to help each other to make sure the can maintain their
government and economy. This article also showed that technology is one of the important
thing to make sure a country is always moving forward. Technology also will make sure a
country was peaceful without any interference. Technology also needed by all the ASEAN
members to make sure they will always moving forward. All of these articles showed that
Technology can make a big differences or advantages on any country either in military,
politic and many more.






















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n this article that titled Philippines dentifies Five PPP Projects for 2011. This article shows
how Philippines develop their country based from economics and infrastructure. Economic
growth well based from their economic system development and infrastructure. So that, the
Philippine Government announced that it will open bidding on five Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) projects before the end of 2011. The projects include three roads and two rail projects
designed to connect Metro Manila to fast-growing commercial, industrial and residential
areas.
First up is the Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway link road project, for which the
government has already released preliminary bidding documents. The Daang Hari-Slex link
involves the construction of a 4 kilometer, four-lane paved toll road, plus two overpasses,
four local roads, an underpass, a rotunda, and drainage structures. The next project \ Ninoy
Aquino nternational Airport (NAA) Expressway Phase 2. The third road project to be offered
for bidding this year is North Luzon Expressway-Slex connector road.



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Summary
From this article that tittle "Kotak Mahindra Bank and Malaysia's CMB in ndo-ASEAN
partnership. ndia's Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) and Malaysia's CMB Group Sdn Bhd
have decided to join hands to source business in select countries in the ndo-ASEAN
corridor (Association of South-East Asian Nations). ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia,
ndonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
t was an opportunity for the two financial conglomerates to leverage their strengths to serve
their customers better in the ndo-Asean corridor. Besides that, it was called as a business
co-operation arrangement, with a framework agreement signed by the two entities, and will
explore opportunities in the cross-border space, investment and trade opportunities. CMB
will benefit as ASEAN countries too are seeking growth opportunities in ndia, to participate
in its economic growth









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Summary
Based from the article title "Thailand Economic Monitor - April 2011. Thailand's economic
activity is gradually returning to normal. Quarterly economic growth rates are now closer to
the levels often seen before the global financial crisis began in 2008. For 2011 as a whole,
the World Bank now predicts that the Thai economy will grow 3.7 percent, a slightly upward
revision from its earlier estimate of 3.2 percent. n this article it shows the crisis that faced by
the Thailand government due to several problems. However, there are many ways have
been use to control over the economic crisis and Thailand government also develop many
plan and estimate wisely it plan to ensure the stability of economic growth.

Domestic consumption has been driven by rising farm income on the back of higher
agricultural prices, which helped to boost overall wages. Favourable interest rates also
encouraged more purchases of new vehicles and houses. A strong recovery of tourism and
a surge in external demand for autos and agricultural products.








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tbelt sttooq expoosloo ooJ tbe ecooomlc tecovety lo tbe teqloo ls moJetotloq to o mote sostolooble
tote wblcb sboolJ ptovlJe steoJy soppott fot Asloo teol estote

1be key foctots soppottloq tetoll ptopettles ote tlqbteoloq employmeot cooJltloos wblcb ote Jtlvloq
booyoot tetoll speoJloq ooJ tlsloq tootlsm loflows to Aslo wblcb ote becomloq oo lmpottoot sootce
of teveooes fot some cltles

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steoJy optoto lo tbe offlce sectot

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os telocotloos wltb floooclol losotooce teol estote ooJ lofotmotloo tecbooloqy teooots leoJloq tbe
woy

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exblblt sttooq fooJomeotols lo sevetol key Jtlvets locloJloq setvlces ootlook polltlcol stoblllty ooJ
eose of Joloq bosloess

Altbooqb fooJomeotols fot Asloo teslJeotlol teol estote temolo lotoct tbe qtoop ls less sooqoloe oo
tbe teslJeotlol sectot cltloq o Jlsptopottlooote omooot of pollcy tlsk ooJ tlsloq lotetest totes os tbe
key tbteots

1okloq loto cooslJetotloo looo sttoctotes locomes ooJ bome ptlces tbe qtoop expects bome boyets
lo 5eool ooJ no cbl Mlob to be tbe botJest blt lo tbe teqloo

lt soys koolo lompot wlll be leost offecteJ becoose pollcy tlsk ls telotlvely low ooJ ecooomlc
cooJltloos ote qeoetolly beoltby

1be bloooool loclflc 5tot Aslo ltopetty Ootlook ooJ 5ttoteqy tepott sotveys 8ooqkok 8eljloq no cbl
Mlob nooq kooq koolo lompot 5eool 5booqbol 5loqopote ooJ 1okyo
8etoomo

Summary
From this article title Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong picked as top spots for
investments. Pacific Star Group, one of Asia's leading real estate investment houses, says
commercial properties in Asia will continue to do well in the second half of 2011.Within the
commercial sector, its top pick is retail real estate, while the top three destinations in the
region for retail property investment are Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
t shows the relationship between these countries from their commercial properties.
Singapore likewise is enjoying a surge in visitors attracted especially to its integrated resorts.
Singapore become famous and well known from it tourism attraction. Meanwhile in Malaysia,
domestic factors are at play. Strong wage growth and positive retail sentiment have boosted
retail spending and real estate fundamentals in Kuala Lumpur.










Slngapore Lo malnLaln sound economlc pollcles Lo fosLer
growLh

The star onIine
PubIished: Tuesday August 2, 2011 MYT 11:49:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday August 2, 2011 MYT 2:03:29 PM

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lotetootloool bob opeo to qlobol lovestmeots ooJ toleot soys ltlme Mlolstet lee nsleo loooq

we wlll molotolo soooJ ecooomlc pollcles tbot ptomote qtowtb ooJ lmptove 5loqopoteoos llves
we (tbe qovetomeot ooJ tbe people) most cootlooe to focos oo ecooomlc Jevelopmeot

AJbete to pollcles tbot fostet qtowtb oo looqet tbtooqb expoosloo bot by ttoosfotmloq ooJ
opqtoJloq ootselves be solJ ot tbe 50tb ooolvetsoty Jlooet of tbe 5loqopote cooomlc
uevelopmeot 8ootJ lost olqbt

5loce tbe qeoetol electloo lee solJ lovestots bove beeo oskloq lf tbe qovetomeot woolJ cbooqe
Jltectloo

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tbe wotlJ to sotvlve

lf ovet tlme tbey floJ tbot tbey ote oot os welcome os befote ot oot bosloess eovltoomeot qtoJoolly
becomes less fovootoble tbeo tbey wlll toke tbelt bosloess elsewbete ooJ 5loqopote wlll lose oot

8ot lf we sbow cooslsteotly by oot JeeJs tbot we ooJetstooJ wbot ls ot stoke tbeo we wlll cootlooe
otttoctloq oot sbote of lovestmeots ooJ bosloess ooJ 5loqopotes posltloo wlll be secoteJ be solJ
1be ptlme mlolstet solJ 5loqopote woolJ offet o blqbpoollty totol bosloess eovltoomeot sopetlot to
wbot otbet cooottles coo offet 8kNAMA

Summary

From this article, Singapore will continue to take a long-term, rational perspective and
continue to be an international hub, open to global investments and talent. Singapore will
maintain sound economic policies that promote growth and improve Singaporeans' lives.
Government must continue to focus on economic development. Besides that, obey to
policies that foster growth, no longer through expansion, but by transforming and upgrading
ourselves.
n addition, Singapore's fundamental constraints remain and we need to remain connected
to the world to survive. This is due to the problem when nvestors have been asking if the
government would change direction since the general election.
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n conclusion we can see there are many economic crisis that happen to the
countries of southeast asia. However, different country has their different problems
and way to cope with it. Besides that, there is some relationship between the
countries



















































!,Wednesday, ug 03, 2011

MANILA, Philiippines - Eight Philippine police officers have been detained for allegedly
force-feeding trainees with chillies and rubbing the pungent red fruit on the victims genitals,
officials said Wednesday.
The detained men face possible charges of grave misconduct after video footage of the
incident emerged, police spokesman Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cru: said.
"Actions like these do not have any place in the (Philippine National Police) where respect
for human rights and the rule of law is a policy," he said.
"The video clips presented before the (Commission on Human Rights) speak for themselves
and clearly establish the culpability of those involved," Cru: said.
The victims, whose number he did not specify, were on a special counter-insurgency course
south of Manila at the time the video was apparently made last year, and have since foined
the police ranks, he added.
The video appears to show the victims being forced to eat fistfuls of red-hot chillies by men
who are presumably their trainers, Marissa Cru:, spokeswoman for the rights commission
told AFP.
It also showed the victims being ordered to remove their pants and have chillies rubbed over
their genitals, causing them to shout and cry in pain, said the rights office spokeswoman.
"Its very disturbing," she added.
The commission said it alerted the police after receiving the footage, but did not know who
filmed it.
If found guilty in a court trial, the eight officers could also be failed for up to six months
according to a 2009 anti-torture law.
The case is the second against the armed services made public this week.







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Few !hilippine police oIIicers have been under arrest Ior purportedly Iorce-Ieeding trainees
with chillies and rubbing the pungent red Iruit on the victims' genitals. This action were way
too Iar and too extreme as it involved the pride oI the trainees himselI. The police oIIicers
have been acting unnecessarily, inappropriate and without morality which also caused the bad
thoughts oI people towards the government`s security Iorces.
The victims being Iorced to eat IistIuls oI red-hot chillies by men who are most probably their
trainers and most extreme action was the victims being ordered to remove their pants and
have chillies rubbed over their genitals, causing them to shout and cry in pain which is very
disturbing and unaccepted.
According to a 2009 anti torture law, II Iound guilty in a court trial,the eight oIIicers could
also be jailed Ior up to six month.













ord 'no longer an insult in the West'
Benson Ang , The ew !aper , Wed Aug 3 2011

Is the word now used to convey a sense of deep emotion and not an insult?
HAS the F-word become mainstream?
Child psychologist Brian Yeo certainly doesnt think so.
The father of two teenage sons told The New Paper over the phone yesterday. "Its certainly
not acceptable in such a formal setting as there are academics, parents and children present.
"Its still a word to be used among friends or in a social setting."
While accepting Miss Trinetta Chongs explanation and apology, he said the use of the word
would be more acceptable in a smaller college or one with a liberal bent.
He acknowledged that young people here are using expletives more liberally as they take
after their Western counterparts.
"There, the word f*** is used to convey a sense of deep emotion," he explained. "Its no
longer considered an insult.
"Its like the phrase wicked. It used to mean something is immoral or villainous but now it
means something is exciting."
Other words accepted as mainstream in the West are "bitch" and "shit", he said. But they are
still not entirely acceptable here.
Dr Yeo said. "I still dont think our society is ready to accept it."
But poet and creative writing teacher Ng Yi-sheng, 30, feels that society is loosening up,
which is a good thing.
He told TNP. "I have a 12-year-old niece, and you should see the things she says on Twitter.
"There are things people find acceptable now which they wouldnt have about 20 years ago.
"This is good because it means there are fewer limits to expression and thought."
On Miss Chongs speech, he said. "Im only sorry she apologised. A valedictorian should use
honest, powerful words to express herself."
Most parents The New Paper spoke to disagreed.
Dr Jim Teo, a father of two, aged two and four, said. "She should reflect on her words
because using such language is unacceptable."
The 49-year-old physician felt Miss Chongs use of the word was "crude and reflects badly"
on her.
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He said it showed that she did not respect the people in the audience.
Dr Teo also did not buy her explanation, saying. "Im sure she could have controlled her
impulses because the speech was pre-written and in front of her.
"So she couldnt have fust blurted out those words like that. Using that word when playing
games is fine but not in a formal setting."
In what appears to be a generation gap, young people we spoke to seemed more tolerant
about the use of the word on such an occasion.
Student Norbel Yang, 24, said. "Using such words is acceptable in this society.
"If we cant accept small things like this, we will not be able to accept the larger differences
among people."


















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The F-word no longer an insult in the West and mistakes made by Miss Trineta Chong which
caused by the use oI the word which would be more acceptable in a smaller college or one
with a liberal bent according to Dr.Yeo. There are Iew who agree with Dr. Yeo`s points and
complained about Miss Chong statement.It is a word to be used among Iriends or in a social
setting according to a poet and creative writing teacher g Yi-Sheng who Ieels that society is
loosening up, which is a good thing Ior her.
The Child psychologist Brian Yeo certainly doesn't think so and this Iather oI two teenage
sons told The ew !aper over the phone and complained that it's certainly not acceptable in
such a Iormal setting as there are academics, parents and children present.
He accredited and added that young people here are using expletives more liberally as they
take aIter their Western counterparts. Dr. Yeo also still don't think our society is ready to
accept it.
Some who agree said that there are things people Iind acceptable now which they wouldn't
have about 20 years ago and this is good because it means there are Iewer limits to expression
and thought.
Miss Chong's only said sorry she apologized and a valedictorian should use honest, powerIul
words to express herselI. Most parents The ews !aper spoke to disagreed and said that Miss
Chong should reIlect on her words because using such language is unacceptable.
The 49-year-old physician, Dr.Yeo, Ielt Miss Chong's use oI the word was crude and reIlects
badly on her. They who disagree with her added that Miss Yeo should reIlect on her words
because using such language is unacceptable and the usage oI the word was crude and
reIlects badly on her.
Ban turtle eggs trade in Malaysia: WW
KUALA LUMPUR - CONSERJATIONISTS on Wednesday urged Malaysia to impose a
national ban on the trade and consumption of turtle eggs to ensure the survival of the marine
creatures.
Turtles once arrived in their thousands to lay eggs on Malaysian beaches but are now
increasingly rare due to poaching and coastal development.
WWF-Malaysia continues its call for a comprehensive ban on the consumption and trade of
turtle eggs of all marine turtle species to ensure the survival of these mafestic creatures,
Environmental group WWF-Malaysia said in statement.
With no national ban on eating turtle eggs, they are sold openly in eastern Terengganu state
where only the sale of leatherback turtle eggs is not permitted, the group said.
Turtle eggs are are also available elsewhere in the country.
WWF said contrary to popular belief most people consider the eggs a delicacy and eat them
for pleasure, not as a source of protein or for their reputed medicinal or aphrodisiac effects.
AFP

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To ensure the survival oI the marine creatures, the conservationists have urged Malaysia to
impose a national ban on the trade and consumption oI turtle eggs.
Today, the thousands turtles which usually arrived in their thousands are now increasingly
rare. This is due to poaching and coastal development.







%ajikistan -ans youth from mosques

Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011
DUSHANBE, Tafikistan - Tafikistan on Wednesday banned all children and teenagers from
worshipping in mosques as the volatile Central Asian republic pressed ahead with its battle
against rising Islamic fundamentalism.
President Emomali Rakhmon signed the measure into law after it was unanimously adopted
by the upper house of parliament last month, local news reports said.
The law bans those under the age of 18 from praying in churches or mosques and requires
them to study in secular schools, A:iya-Plus news agency said.
The authorities said the change would help stem the spread of religious fundamentalism in
the overwhelmingly Muslim but secular nation. But the bills passage was strongly
condemned by religious groups.
"The ban to attend mosques will give rise to the negative reaction among the people,"
prominent Muslim theologian and former deputy prime minister Akbar Turad:hon:oda said
in an open letter to the president.
Other religious leaders noted that Rakhmon signed the law in the beginning of the holy
month of Ramadan - a period of fasting and prayer for Muslims.
The president also approved separate changes to the criminal code that make "active
participation" in an unauthorised rally into an offence punishable by up to five years in
prison.Those found guilty of providing "illegal religious education" to young people can now
be put behind bars for up to 12 years.
The impoverished ex-Soviet state shares a 1,340-kilometre (840-mile) border with
Afghanistan and has previously accused religious groups of stoking unrest in a bid to impose
Islamic rule.Rakhmon last year recalled Tafik students studying abroad after accusing
foreign institutions of taking steps to "prepare terrorists".
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All children and teenagers were banned Irom worshipping in mosques as the volatile Central
Asian republic pushed ahead with its battle against rising Islamic Iundamentalism. The
!resident has signed measure into law aIter it was generally adopted by the upper house oI
parliament last month.
Those under the age oI 18 were required to study in secular schools and the law bans those
under the age oI 18 Irom praying in churches or mosques as well. The purpose oI doing that
is so that it would help stanch the spread oI religious Iundamentalism in the overwhelmingly
Muslim but secular nation. But the bill's passage was strongly condemned by religious
groups.
The ban to attend mosques will give rise to the negative reaction among the people and other
religious leaders noted that #akhmon signed the law in the beginning oI the holy month oI
#amadan - a period oI Iasting and prayer Ior Muslims which makes the situation looks more
awIul.
Those Iound guilty oI providing "illegal religious education" to young people can be put
behind bars Ior up to 12 years aIter the !resident has been approved the laws and the separate
changes to the criminal code that newly made.








By 2020, sian men ill find it hard to get a ife


The Star/Asia ews etwork
Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011
An estimated 160 million female foetuses have been aborted over many decades due to the
mistaken perception that the male is superior to the female, reported China Press.
It said that this trend was especially severe in China and India, where the ratio of the male
and female population was seriously unbalanced.
"It is estimated that by 2020, it will be very difficult for hundreds of thousands of Asian men
to get a wife," it said.
American author Mara Hvistendahl said in her new book Unnatural Selection that many
Asian parents only wanted male babies because of the belief and also due to the "one child"
policy in China.
According to Hvistendahl, the same could be said of Indian parents.
The daily said if nature was allowed to take its course, the ratio of male and female
population should be 105 male to 100 female.
"However, the male population in many developing countries has far exceeded this ratio. In
China, the ratio is 120 male to 100 female, India (108.100) and Armenia (120.100)," it said.




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"It |s est|mated that by 2020 |t w||| be very d|ff|cu|t for hundreds of thousands of s|an men to get
a w|fe" |t sa|d

@hls Lrend was lndeed especlally severe ln Chlna and lndla where Lhe raLlo of Lhe male and female
populaLlon was serlously unbalanced

Many Aslan parenLs only wanLed male bables because of Lhe bellef and also due Lo Lhe one chlld"
pollcy ln Chlna and Lhe same could be sald of lndlan parenLs

@he dally sald lf naLure was allowed Lo Lake lLs course Lhe raLlo of male and female populaLlon
should be 103 male Lo 100 female
@hls shows LhaL Chlna and lndla are ln Lhelr process of decreaslng Lhe populaLlon of Lhelr people as
Lhe unbalanced populaLlon LhaL occur ln Lhelr counLry @he Lrend of unbalanced populaLlon of raLlon
of male and female has now severely happen and needed Lo be Lake acLlon on






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First article is about Iew immoral !hilippine police oIIicers have been under arrest Ior
purportedly Iorce-Ieeding trainees with chillies and rubbing the pungent red Iruit on the
victims' genitals which the action were way too Iar and too extreme as it involved the pride oI
the trainees himselI. The police oIIicers have been acting unnecessarily, inappropriate and
without morality which also caused the bad thoughts oI people towards the government`s
security Iorces.
Second article is about the F-word no longer an insult in the West and mistakes made
caused by the use oI the word which would be more acceptable in a smaller college or one
with a liberal bent. Some are agree with the points oI disagreeing it points and complained
about the statement. It is a word to be used among Iriends or in a social setting according to o
one oI the public who Ieels that society is loosening up, which is a good thing Ior her.
Third article is about ensuring the survival oI the marine creatures; the
conservationists have urged Malaysia to impose a national ban on the trade and consumption
oI turtle eggs. Due to poaching and coastal development today, the thousands turtles which
usually arrived in their thousands are now increasingly rare.
Fourth article is more on the issue where all children and teenagers were banned Irom
worshipping in mosques as the volatile Central Asian republic pushed ahead with its battle
against rising Islamic Iundamentalism in D&SHABE, Tajikistan. The !resident has signed
measure into law aIter it was generally adopted by the upper house oI parliament.
Last article on the social issue is a little bit interesting as it is an issue talking about
the trend oI having the unbalanced ratio oI the male and Iemale population which was indeed
especially severe in China and India,























ndonesians flee ne volcano eruption on $ulaesi

Mount Lokon's eruption sent ash and smoke 3,500 metres (11,500It) into the air
%housands of residents have -een forced -ack into emergency shelters after a volcano in central
ndonesia unleashed its most poerful eruption in eeks.
Mount Lokon, on Sulawesi, started erupting at around 1035 local time (0335 MT) on Sunday. It
spewed hot ash and smoke 3,500-metres (11,500It) into the air, according to reports. There were no
immediate reports oI casualties. BeIore the eruption, residents had been returning to their villages
along the mountain's slopes, despite warnings to stay away Irom the crater. They were Iorced back
into cars and motorcycles and many raced down the slopes to makeshiIt camps near the base. A local
plantation worker, Henry Lalawi, described the eruption as "huge".
"It sounded like a bomb and then I saw the crater burst, sending ash high into the air.

"It was pretty awesome," he was quoted as saying by the A! news agency. The nearby international
airport at Manado is operating normally but airlines travelling within 10km (six miles) oI Mount
Lokon's peak have been told to reroute their Ilights. There are 28,000 people living within a 3.5-km
(two mile) evacuation zone which was established on north Sulawesi last weekend.
overnment volcanologists say the eruption is the biggest since late June. A series oI blasts Irom
Mount Lokon on Thursday and Friday claimed the liIe oI a woman who suIIered a heart attack as she
Iled. There are dozens oI active volcanoes on the Indonesian archipelago which straddles tectonic
Iault lines known as the "#ing oI Fire" between the !aciIic and Indian oceans.

Summary:
The name of this volcano is a mountain located in Sulawesi Moron. ncident occurred in
1035 local time (0335 GMT) on Sunday. Furthermore, they said to be the largest volcanic
eruption in history, the smoke could reach thousands of feet which would result in the aircraft
in danger or near had to cancel flights. The nearby international airport at Manado is
operating normally but airlines traveling within 10km (six miles) of Mount Gadar Baba's peak
have been told to reroute their flights. Disadvantages of Moron volcanic eruptions can cause
breathing problems and subsequent death. These eruptions can also result in surrounding
countries have haze in Malaysia and Australia. Rate of air hygiene can also cause vision
certain a country with haze was at its most troubling. This volcanic eruption can also cause
acid rain in some countries.




ne dead as tropical storm hits Vietnam (ENV#NMEN%


AFP Sunday, Jul 31, 2011
HANOI - Tropical Storm Nock-ten, which left more than 50 people dead as it swept through
the Philippines, killed one person when it hit northern Jietnam, an official said on Sunday.
The storm arrived late Saturday in the provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, where 40,000
people had been evacuated in advance, but one man was killed when electric poles were
pulled down in the bad weather.
"A 68-year-old man died by electrocution in the Anh Son district of Nghe An province," said
an official at the national flood and storm control committee.
The storms consequences were described as "not considerable" by Nguyen Xuan Hung, head
of the office dealing with natural disasters in Nghe An, after Nock-ten arrived weaker than it
had been in the Philippines.
Jietnams flood and storm season, which can last until late October, claims hundreds of lives
every year and causes huge material losses.
At least 22 people were killed during heavy rain and storms in the north in June, officials
said, including 12 who were struck by lightning while working in rice fields.
The toll in the Philippines from Nock-ten, named after a Laotian bird, rose to 52 dead and 27
missing as more reports came in from storm-hit provinces in the archipelago, officials there
said Sunday.
Most of those killed were said to be drowned or buried in landslides, while virtually all of the
missing were fishermen who vanished at sea when the storm hit from Tuesday to Thursday.


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IleLnam ls evacuaLlng nearly 300000 people from norLhern coasLal areas as @roplcal SLorm
nockLen approaches afLer leavlng a paLh of desLrucLlon ln Lhe hlllpplnes ulsasLer offlclal
nguyen xuan Pung of cenLral nghe An provlnce says provlnclal auLhorlLles have begun
evacuaLlng 13300 people from coasLal vlllages whlle more Lhan 30000 are belng moved ln
nelghborlng @hanh Poa provlnce
WeaLher forecasLers say Lhe sLorm ls expecLed Lo hlL norLhern IleLnam on SaLurday evenlng
packed wlLh susLalned wlnds of up Lo 63 mlles (102 kllomeLers) per hour nockLen lefL 41
people dead and 26 mlsslng when lL hlL Lhe hlllpplnes earller Lhls week











Peavy floodlng swamps MeLro Manlla
ssoc|ated ress INDI NJ
1uesday ugust 2nd 2011

lC8ClnC APLAu An ambulance negoLlaLes a flooded sLreeL @uesday ln Cuezon ClLy WalsLdeep
floods have swamped Lhe sLreeLs ln MeLro Manlla afLer a nlghL of monsoon ralns closed down
schools and governmenL offlces A
MAnlLA hlllpplnesWalsLdeep floods have swamped Lhe sLreeLs ln MeLro Manlla afLer a nlghL of
monsoon ralns closed down schools and governmenL offlces
AuLhorlLles moblllzed emergency personnel @uesday Lo ready evacuaLlons of areas near rlvers and
canals where floodwaLers are rlslng
Marlklna 8lver was placed on AlerL Level 2 as lLs waLer lever reached 161 meLers above sea level as
of 1 pm A LoLal of 113 famllles llvlng along Lhe Marlklna 8lver Lrooped Lo dlfferenL evacuaLlon
cenLers
ln Cuezon ClLy resldenLs of floodprone areas were urged Lo leave as Lhe clLy's ulsasLer 8lsk
8educLlon and ManagemenL Councll holsLed alerL level 1 where volunLary evacuaLlon ls ln effecL
lamllles along Cumamela SLreeL ln 8arangay 8oxas ulsLrlcL a lowlylng area were alerLed for
posslble evacuaLlon he sald
ln 8arangay uona lmelda some 11 famllles were relocaLed Lo Lhe barangay hall Lo keep Lhem safe
from floodlng
Cregorlo 8anacla chlef of Lhe ubllc Affalrs and lnformaLlon Servlce Cfflce added LhaL seven
famllles were evacuaLed from 8arangay uamayang Lagl
Masslve Lrafflc [ams slowed down movemenL ln many secLlons of Lhe caplLal
no casualLles have been lmmedlaLely reporLed
@he norLhern hlllpplnes has been baLLered by backLoback sLorms LhaL kllled more Lhan 60 people
ln Lhe lasL Lwo weeks
nearly 1000 people dled ln and around Manlla ln 2009 durlng Lhe heavlesL ralnfall ln decades
followlng several powerful Lyphoons karen 8oncocan lnCul8L8neL nlna Calle[a !ulle M Aurello
hlllpplne ually lnqulrer



Summary

WAST-DEEP floods have swamped the streets in the Philippine capital after a night of
monsoon rains closed down schools and government offices.
Authorities mobilised emergency personnel on Tuesday to ready evacuations of areas near
Manila's rivers and canals where floodwaters are rising.Marikina River was placed on Alert
Level 2 as its water lever reached 16.1 meters above sea level as of 1 p.m. n Quezon City,
residents of flood-prone areas were urged to leave as the city's Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council hoisted alert level 1, where voluntary evacuation is in effect.Massive
traffic jams slowed down movement in many sections of the capital. No casualties have been
immediately reported.
The northern Philippines has been battered by back-to-back storms that killed more than 60
people in the last two weeks.










M'SIA TO PUSH FOR MORE CONDUCIVE REGIONAL TRADE,
INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT IN APEC MEETING
0ale: 09-11-2010
K&ALA L&M!&#, ov 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to push Ior more
conducive regional trade and investment environment at the two-day 22nd
Asia-!aciIic Economic Cooperation (A!EC) Ministerial Meeting in Yokohama
beginning
tomorrow, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry today.
It said Malaysia would use the opportunity to reiterate the need Ior economies
to keep their markets open and to reIrain Irom protectionism.
It would also reiterate the need to retain A!EC s characteristic as a
voluntary and non-binding Iorum while pursuing the Free Trade Area oI the Asia-
!aciIic (FTAA!); and to recognise the diIIering characteristics oI economies in
the implementation oI the A!EC rowth Strategy to Iacilitate necessary
adjustments in the evolving global economic environment.
Also on Malaysia's list is the need to tailor structural reIorms in addressing
national needs by taking into account the level oI development and
sophistication oI economies, it said in a statement.
Another point is to conclude the World Trade rganisation (WT) Doha
Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations expeditiously, it said, adding that the
DDA was very relevant; and that a rules-based multilateral trading system was
important Ior a balanced and inclusive global economic growth.
A!EC economies must provide the collective push necessary to take advantage
oI the window oI opportunity that 2011 provides to conclude the round, it said.
MITI said Malaysia would also use the opportunity to highlight the measures
undertaken to revive the economy including implementation oI the overnment
and Economic TransIormation !rogrammes which would contribute to achieving
A!EC's target oI Iree and open trade and investment in the region.
It said the A!EC meeting would be Iocusing on creating a more dynamic global
economic environment.
In line with the theme oI A!EC 2010 Change and Action A!EC Ministers Ior
Trade would use the opportunity to discuss the current state oI the economy in
the Asia-!aciIic region, assess progress made by A!EC during the year and the
way Iorward Ior the economies in the region, it said.
The Malaysian delegation to the meeting will be led by Tan Sri Abdul #ahman
Mamat, secretary-general oI the Ministry oI International Trade and Industry.
Among the key areas oI Iocus are the assessment on the progress made by
A!EC economies to realise the Bogor oals targeting Iree and open trade and
investment; possible approaches towards achieving the FTAA!; A!EC economies
response to global economic challenges; structural reIorms and implementation oI
the A!EC rowth Strategy premised on Balanced, Inclusive, Sustainable,
Innovative and Secure rowth, MITI said.
The ministers would also review the progress and commitments to conclude the
DDA negotiations, it said.
The A!EC Ministerial Meeting Agenda was important and relevant in promoting
and enhancing trade and investment environment in the region as a way towards
achieving regional economic integration, it said.
A!EC economies represent 44 per cent oI global trade, 54 per cent oI global
gross domestic product and 40 per cent oI world population.
In 2009, Malaysia s total trade with A!EC member economies amounted to
#M709.5 billion, accounting Ior 76.7 per cent oI total trade.
A!EC is also a major source oI Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Ior Malaysia.
Approved FDI in the manuIacturing sector in 2009 Irom A!EC member economies
amounted to #M18.44 billion, representing 83.4 per cent oI total investments
approved. -- BE#AMA


summary:
- This article above show that Malaysia would use the opportunity to reiterate the need for
economies to keep their markets open and to refrain from protectionism and to recognise the
differing characteristics of economies inthe implementation of the APEC Growth Strategy to
facilitate necessary adjustments in the evolving global economic environment.




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