RON95 Petrol Grade

Info on RON95 Petrol Grade

Effective 1 Sept 2009, RON95 petrol grade will be officially introduced nationwide. All petrol stations are getting ready, in fact many petrol stations have already started selling RON95.

Meanwhile, RON92 will be phased out. Previously, the petrol consumers normally fill-in our car is RON97, which is priced RM1.80 per liter. Starting Sept 1, RON97 will be sold at RM2.00, twenty cents more than today’s price and RON97 is reclassified as premium fuel.

Consumers are then offered RON95, RM1.75 per liter as alternative. Most likely, most of them will then switch to RON95 for their car since they do not want to increase their petrol spending by 20 cents more per liter, which translate into 10% additional petrol expenses in their monthly petrol budget.

What is the impact of lower grade petrol to our car?

RON actually an acronym for Research Octane Number. Industry uses RON to measure petrol resistance to self-igniting in the combustion chamber before spark-plug ignites. “Engine-knocking” happens when fuel combusts prematurely before spark-plug ignites, resulting in loss of power and could possibly damage the engine over time.

Car manufacturers do specify minimum RON requirement for their cars. It is important that consumers confirm this by checking car owner’s manual. Based on random quick check, most new cars is able to use RON95. Some cars have the min RON# printed on the refueling cap. You may also call up the manufacturer, distributors, or authorized service centers to confirm. You may also check if you car can take RON95 at MotorTrader website here: http://www.motortrader.com.my/NUS/articles/article_1977/page_m.asp.

RON95 are branded as Primax95 by PETRONAS, Unleaded 95 by Shell (green pump), infiniti95 2X by BHPetrol, Premium95 with Techron by Caltex and Synergy 5000 by Esso/Mobil. PETRONAS says its Primax 95 meets Euro 2M Emission standards and has sulfur content of 500 parts per million contributing towards cleaner environment. BHPetrol infinity95 2X has an additive content of 800 parts per million, double the dose recommended by additive manufacturer, which comprises leading edge detergent and anti-corrosion components with a friction modifier.

FX Capital Director Charged Again

Company director charged with laundering RM11m
The NstOnline 2009/08/21

SHAH ALAM, Fri: A company director was charged in the Sessions Court here today with 47 counts of money laundering involving over RM11 million. Raja Noor Asma Raja Harun, 47, from Taman Desa Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read out to her by a court interpreter before judge Hasbi Hasan.

Raja Noor Asmah is accused of laundering between RM5,000 and RM3 million in 47 transactions involving money from various companies including Sistem Televisyen Malaysia (TV3). She is alleged to have committed the offences at several banks in Rawang and Gombak near here between Dec 17, 2008 and July 8 last year. She has been charged under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Prevention of Terrorism Act 2001, which provides for a maximum fine of RM5 million or jail not more than five years or both, if convicted. Hasbi set bail at RM500,000 in one surety and also ordered the accused to surrender her passport to the court.

The court, however, allowed defence counsel Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's application to allowed the accused to post bail by Tuesday. Hasbi then ordered the case to be re-mentioned before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge S. M. Komathy Suppiah on Tuesday, following an application by Deputy Public Prosecutor G. Jaya Prem and Securities Commission prosecution officer Jeremy Phang, who appeared for the prosecution. The prosecution wanted the case to be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court so that it could be tried together with two other cases involving the accused.

On Dec 17 last year, Raja Noor Asma was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four counts of cheating and carrying out capital market services involving investments totalling RM100 million without a licence, and was released on bail of RM300,000 in two sureties. On July 16, she was again charged in the same court with three counts of money laundering involving RM5,302,142.93, but was allowed to use the bail she had posted for the Dec 17 2008 case to remain free pending the trial.

-- BERNAMA

Note: Previous related story for FX Capital / FX Capital Consulting

Control Price For Face Mask

Facemasks are controlled item till A(H1N1) pandemic ends

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 19, 2009) : Facemasks to help prevent the spread of the infuenza A (H1N1) virus has become a price-controlled item, according to Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The wholesale maximum price of a box of One-Ply ear loop (100 pieces) is RM5 while the retail price is RM7. For a box of Two-Ply ear loop, the maximum price is RM8 while the retail price is RM10 or 20 sen a piece.

"For Three-Ply ear loop, the wholesale maximum price is RM25 a box (50 pieces) while the retail is 80 sen a piece. The maximum price for a Three-Ply tie-on is RM30 a box (50 pieces) and the retail is 80 sen per unit," added Ismail.

The maximum wholesale price for a box of 20 N95 masks is RM100 while the retail price is RM6 a unit. However, the minister reminded consumers that the health ministry advised against using the 'One-Ply' and 'Two-Ply' surgical masks as they are ineffective to prevent the spread of H1N1.

According to Ismail, the ministry could take action under the Price Control Act 1946 where individuals found guilty could be fined up to RM15,000 or jailed up to two years, or both. Recalcitrant companies can be fined up to RM25,000

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * Ask the individual to SMILE.

T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the TongueNew Sign of a Stroke. Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue..

If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this info relay it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Have you?

BEWARE OF AMMONIA

Six die of ammonia poisoning
TheStarOnline, Wednesday August 12, 2009 By SHAUN HO and JOSHUA FOONG

TANJUNG KARANG: Six people, including a store manager who tried to save a Bangladeshi worker, died from inhaling ammonia that leaked from a faulty refrigeration system at a jetty in Kampung Bagan Pasir here. Three other Bangladeshi workers who also suffered from the gas leak have been warded at the Tanjung Karang Hospital.

Manager Lim Kian Chew, 35, collapsed after pulling out a Bangladeshi worker who had fainted while working inside a makeshift cooler tank that was used to store fish. Four other Bangladeshi workers, who joined Lim’s relative Kim Son, 58, and two of his neighbours, Sia Liang Huat, 33, and Gan Ayong, 30, in responding to calls for help, also died in the 8am incident yesterday.
The noxious ammonia was being used as a refrigerant in the cooler tank.

AMMONIA is a colourless, highly irritating gas with a pungent, suffocating odour. Eighty per cent of ammonia produced by industry is used in agriculture as fertiliser. Ammonia is also used as a refrigerant gas, which was the case in yesterday’s incident in Tanjung Karang where six people died after a leak at a refrigeration facility. Other uses of ammonia are to purify water and in the manufacture of plastics, explosives, textiles, pesticides, dyes and other chemicals. It is also found in many household and industrial-strength cleaning solutions.

How ammonia kills

Ammonia acts immediately upon contact with any available moisture in the skin, eyes, respiratory tract, and particularly mucous surfaces to form the very corrosive ammonium hydroxide. Ammonium hydroxide leads to cellular destruction, causing cell proteins to break down, resulting in inflammation.

Inhalation of lower concentrations can cause coughing, and nose and throat irritation. Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia causes an immediate burning of the nose, throat and respiratory tract. This can result in respiratory distress or failure. Ammonia’s odour is highly noticeable due to its stench but it also causes olfactory (smelling) fatigue or adaptation, reducing awareness of one’s prolonged exposure at low concentrations.

What to do if one comes into prolonged contact with ammonia? Ammonia’s effects can be treated. Wash affected skin and eyes with copious amounts of water. Ingested liquid ammonia is diluted with milk or water. Source: http://www.health.state.ny.us/

BY ELECTION

Permatang Pasir by-election: polling day on Aug 25

The Sun, 10/8/09 by Husna Yusop

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 10, 2009): The Election Commission (EC) decided today that nomination for the Permatang Pasir by-election in Penang will be held on Aug 17, followed by polling on Aug 25.
It also decided to strictly enforce the law by not allowing any form of campaigning or canvassing of votes on polling day, including the setting up of pondok panas by political parties.

Announcing this, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the decision was made based on the bitter experience in Manek Urai last month, when fights had erupted among party supporters. Abdul Aziz showing the map of Permatang Pasir."According to the Elections Offences Act 1954, there should not be any campaigning activities on polling day, but we gave some flexibility in previous elections like in Penanti and Manek Urai.

"This was because the political parties involved gave their word that there would not be any untoward incidents," he told a press conference at the EC headquarters today. The Permatang Pasir state seat fell vacant when its assemblyman Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman from PAS died on July 31. Abdul Aziz said the police will helping the EC to enforce the law and those found guilty may face action of up to one year's jail or RM5,000 fine, or both. He said he was 97% confident that those involved will adhere to the law this time around as the election will be held on the fourth day of the fasting month.

"I hope political leaders will play their role to observe the law and advise their supporters accordingly," he said, adding that this is not the first time a by-election is being held during Ramadan -- previous cases were Lunas by-election in 2000 and Sabah state election in 1994.
"Hopefully, as it is the fasting month, they will not go overboard with their campaigns and refrain from doing anything negative," he added. Abdul Aziz added that out of respect for the fasting month, the EC has decided to announce the election results at 8pm sharp, once finalised, without waiting for matters which are not required under the law.

"In order to allow Muslims to carry out their Terawih prayers and such, we have set the time to announce the result. We will do it at 8pm even without the presence of the winner. "We do not want to be late just because we have to wait for unnecessary things like the presence of agents, candidates or political leaders," he added. Asked why the EC decided on an early date for this by-election, he said the decision was made based on the fact that it has until Sept 29 (60 days after seat feel vacant) to hold the election.

"We will be in the fasting month soon, then we will have the Hari Raya Puasa. The time is not right to have all these things. So, we want to resolve everything as soon as possible in the fasting month," he said. Abdul Aziz said the electoral roll to be used for the by-election is the Master Electoral Roll 2008 combined with the Supplementary Roll for the first quarter of 2009, which has been updated until July 31. It will be sold beginning Aug 14.

It has 20,290 registered voters including one postal voter, and the breakdown of voters is 72.36% Malay, 25.85% Chinese, 1.63% Indian and 0.16% others. Seberang Prai Tengah district officer Roslan Yahaya has been appointed as the returning officer, to be assisted by three officers. A total 423 EC personnel will be involved in the by-election which the EC estimates it has to spend about RM550,000.

The nomination centre and main tallying centre will be at the Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara in Bukit Mertajam. Eight schools will be used as polling centres with 39 streams. Meanwhile, asked as to EC’s precautionary measures against Influenza A (H1N1) during polling day which involves a lot of people, Abdul Aziz said they will seek the advice and views from state health director on what should be done. "At the EC level, we have asked our officers who will be dealing with the public and voters to wear masks," he added.

NOTE: HAPPY VOTING TO PMTG PASIRIANS... USE UR VOTE WISELY.. THE EVIDENCE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

CANCER KILLER

The Sour Sop or the fruit from the graviola tree is a miraculous natural cancer cell killer*10,000 times stronger than Chemo*.Why are we not aware of this? Its because some big corporation want to make back their money spent on years of research by trying to make a synthetic version of it for sale.

So, since you know it now you can help a friend in need by letting him know or just drink some sour sop juice yourself as prevention from time to time. The taste is not bad after all. It’s completely natural and definitely has no side effects. If you have the space, plant one in your garden. The other parts of the tree are also useful.

The next time you have a fruit juice, ask for a sour sop. Further stories read http://www.muslimconsumer.org.my/ppim/news.php?item.724.2

BRIBERY @ RASUAH: THE NEVER-ENDING STORY

ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY SHALL TAKE NEW APPROACH TOWARDS ELIMINATING AN ILL-SOCIETY PLAGUE CALLED BRIBERY.. BUT HOW?? ONE SUGGESTION IS TO IMPOSE FLOGGING AS A MANDATORY PUNISHMENT AND A DETERRENT TO ANYONE...!! ESPECIALLY TO GOVERMENT SERVANT AND LAW ENFORCER.

SEMUA PIHAK DALAM LAPISAN MASYARAKAT MAJMUK MALAYSIA DIGESA MENGAMBIL SATU LANGKAH BARU MENANGANI MASAALAH RASUAH YG KINI MENJADI PENYAKIT SOSIAL YG SUKAR DIBENDUNG.

ADAKAH KITA MAHU MELIHAT NEGARA INI MENJADI SEPERTI INDONESIA YG BOLEH DIKATAKAN HAMPIR KORUPSI DIMANA2 DAN SECARA TERANG2AN.??

HIGHEST PAID CEO..

Genting CEO made RM77.7mil last year
The StarOnline: Thursday August 6, 2009

GENTING Bhd chairman and chief executive Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay is the highest income earner among chief executives of public listed companies – earning RM77.7mil in 2008 despite a 10% pay cut.

Nanyang Siang Pau reported that he also topped the list in 2007 with RM86.5mil. According to the daily’s calculation, Lim earns around RM212,800 a day.

In his capacity as Genting Malaysia executive chairman and chief executive, Lim is in third place with an annual income of RM37.25mil in 2008, compared with RM41.5mil in 2007.

In second place is IOI Corporation Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng, with an annual income of RM41.15mil, almost doubling his 2007 income of RM21.6mil. Lee, in his capacity as executive chairman of IOI Property, came in sixth with an income of RM8.6mil following a 67% pay rise.

NOTE: RM212,800 a day! RM212,800 a day !! RM212,800 a day !!!

REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER !!!

Beware guys:

Especially those who are using notebook, here is a sample device which detect notebook in a hidden place (i.e.: in a car). For those who have never heard of it, attached below are the pictures of the detector:

Even with the WIFI (wireless), Bluetooth or the entire notebook is completely off, it can still be detected via radio frequency.

Therefore never leave your notebook, PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) , mobile phone or any valuable electronic devices in the car. These devices are not expensive, it costs less than RM50 for the thieves to start the "business".

NOTE: SO DUDES, PLEASE DONT LEAVE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN YOUR CAR, ANYWARE , ANYTIME !!!

FLASHBACK HISTORY

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 JUN 1965 – Menteri Kerjaraya, Pos dan Telekom, Datuk V.T Sambanthan, hari ini telah bertanyakan Lee Kuan Yew, Perdana Menteri Singapura, di negeri mana di dalam dunia ini bangsa-bangsa yang mendatang diterima baik menjadi warganegaranya beramai-ramai.

Beliau menegaskan bahawa hanya negara ini sahaja di dalam dunia ini telah memberi segala kemudahan kepada semua bangsa yang mendatang di sini menjadi warganegaranya.Datuk Sambanthan berkata demikian di dalam Dewan Rakyat tadi ketika dewan mendebatkan titah ucapan Seri Paduka Yang Di Pertuan Agong.Di dalam ucapannya selama 45 minit, Datuk Sambanthan telah mengkecam hebat sikap Lee Kuan Yew yang memainkan peranan perkauman di sini untuk kepentingan diri sendiri.

Beliau menuduh Lee Kuan Yew cuba memainkan politik perkauman dengan mengatakan Kerajaan Melayu Pusat cuba menguasai Kerajaan Negeri.Datuk Sambanthan telah bertanyakan Lee Kuan Yew di mana letaknya logik tuduhannya itu.Katanya: “Jikalau sungguhlah dakwaan Lee Kuan Yew itu, memang bodohlah pemimpin-pemimpin Melayu di sini dalam tahun 1957 dahulu memberi segala kemudahan kepada bangsa-bangsa asing di sini menjadi warganegara di sini.

“Jika benar laungan-laungan Lee Kuan Yew itu bahawa Kerajaan Melayu Pusat hendak mengusai bangsa-bangsa lain, mengapa mereka membenarkan bangsa-bangsa asing itu dengan senang saja menjadi warganegara di sini”. “Ini amat bodoh sekali kerana adanya lebih ramai bangsa-bangsa asing (khususnya Cina dan India) menjadi rakyat di sini, tentu sukar bagi orang-orang Melayu di sini hendak menguasai bangsa-bangsa lain itu.

“Jika benar mereka hendak menguasai bangsa-bangsa asing di sini, mereka denga mudah sahaja berbuat demikian dalam tahun 1957 dahulu dengan tidak memberi kemudahan untuk bangsa-bangsa asing menjadi warganegara. Beliau menerangkan bahawa sungguhpun orang-orang Melayu telah bermurah hati menerima baik bangsa-bangsa asing, tetapi sekarang ini mereka itulah (Melayu) golongan bangsa yang termiskin sekali.

Datuk Sambanthan bertanya: “Siapa yang memiliki bandar-bandar dan gudang-gudang serta ladang-ladang di sini. Adakah gudang-gudang dan ladang-ladang ini dimiliki oleh orang-orang Melayu?”

Sumber: Berita Harian: 25.6. 1965

NOTA: KEPADA WARGA MELAYU ~ JANGAN JADI MELAYU MUDAH LUPA... MACAM PAK KADOK MENANG SORAK KAMPUNG TERGADAI.

A(H1N1) ALERT

A(H1N1) CLAIMED 8TH VICTIM YESTERDAY. PLS BE ALERT AND AVOID AREA WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE SUCH AS SHOPPING CENTRE ETC. FOR THOSE IN SCHOOL, YOU R ADVICE TO WEAR PROTECTIVE MASK AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

BE AWARE AND BE ALERT.

MONTHLY WAGES FOR ESTATE WORKERS ???

Union wants monthly wages for estate workers

TheStarOnline. Tuesday August 4, 2009

THE National Union of Plantation Workers has called for a monthly pay scheme for estate workers, reported Tamil Nesan. Union secretary-general Datuk G. Sangkaran said the Government should implement a monthly salary scheme for estate workers and also the possibility of giving monthly pension upon their retirement.

Speaking to reporters after attending the Labour Day celebrations in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, Sangkaran said that previously, estate workers were given free water and electricity but now these expenses had to be borne by the workers themselves. Tamil Nesan also reported that the MIC wanted the Education Ministry to consider making moral education an optional subject in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations.

This is to enable Indian students to sit for the Tamil Language and Tamil Literature papers. Party secretary-general and Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramanian said Indian students in the science stream would have to miss the Tamil language or Tamil literature subjects if the 10-subject limit takes effect.He suggested that students be given the option of either taking up moral education or Tamil literature subjects in the examinations.

NOTE: I DON'T THINK THE IDEA FOR MONTHLY WAGES IS GOOD AND WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ALL EMPLOYERS. IT WILL OPEN FOR A LOT OF CHAIN-LINK PROBLEM CREATED BY UN-PRODUCTIVE WORKERS. THE UNION SHALL BE MORE REALISTIC AND PROGRESSIVE IN MIND WHEN ARGUING FOR ESTATE WORKERS, NOT JUST FOR THEIR POSITION AND ALLOWANCES..

BEWARE: BIZ SCAM PART 5

45. PROGRAM AFFILIATE

Di dalam perniagaan konvensional, ada sesetengah pemilik perniagaan yang melantik jurujual-jurujual serta agen-agen untuk membantu mereka mempromosikan serta menjual produk mereka kepada orang ramai. Agen-agen yang berjaya membuat jualan pula, akan diberikan sedikit komisyen hasil daripada harga jualan produk tersebut.

Di internet, jurujual-jurujual serta agen-agen ini, dipanggil "affiliate".Manakala, program affiliate pula, ialah sebuah program yang disediakan oleh pemilik-pemilik website perniagaan, bagi melantik individu-individu seperti anda untuk menjadi agen mereka. Proses pendaftaran sebagai agen kepada sesebuah program affiliate ini biasanya adalah percuma. Anda tidak akan dikenakan sebarang bayaran untuk mendaftar sebagai agen mereka.

Setelah mendaftar sebagai agen di dalam sesebuah program affiliate, anda akan dibekalkan dengan satu URL yang mempunyai ID anda. Tugas anda, hanyalah mempromosikan URL tersebut. Apabila ada orang yang meng"klik" pada URL anda dan kemudiannya, membeli produk yang dijual di website tersebut, anda akan diberikan komisyen.Itulah penerangan ringkas mengenai program affiliate, anda mendaftar sebagai agen di sesebuah website yang menjalankan "perniagaan internet", dan kemudiannya, mempromosikan URL affiliate ID anda. Jika ada pembeli, anda akan diberikan komisyen.

Satu ciri utama yang perlu anda tahu tentang program affiliate ialah, program affiliate yang sah tidak mempunyai banyak tingkat (tier). Maksimun tingkat (tier) yang dibenarkan untuk program affiliate hanyalah 2 tingkat (2nd tier) sahaja. Ini kerana, program affiliate lebih mengutamakan kepada jualan produk dan komisyen yang diberikan juga adalah berdasarkan hasil bilangan jualan produk, dan bukannya dari bilangan "downline" yang diperolehi.

Jadi, jika ada website yang mendakwa mereka menjalankan program affiliate dan peringkat (tier) affiliate mereka lebih dari 2, iaitu kadangkala sehingga mencecah 5-8 peringkat. Usah sertai! Itu adalah skim piramid yang cuba memper*****kan anda dengan istilah "Affiliate Program" .

46. INTERNET MLM

Kini, Industri MLM "Multi-Level-Marketing" juga tidak ketinggalan untuk menggunakan internet sebagai sebuah medium pemasaran. Banyak syarikat-syarikat MLM yang telah mempunyai website mereka sendiri serta turut menyediakan kemudahan pejabat secara maya untuk kegunaan ahli-ahli mereka.Namun begitu, industri MLM pada masa kini sudah agak parah, ini kerana banyak syarikat-syarikat MLM telah dijangkiti oleh skim-skim piramid yang seringkali menggunakan "lesen AJL" untuk sesebuah syarikat MLM sebagai topeng mereka.

Komisyen yang sepatutnya dibayar berdasarkan "jualan produk" kini sudah ditukar dan dibayar berdasarkan "bilangan agen baru" yang dapat ditaja. Jadi, tidak hairanlah jika dilihat, mengapa penggiat-penggiat MLM masa kini, bermati-matian mencari ahli baru untuk di jadikan downline mereka daripada memasarkan & menjual produk-produk keluaran syarikat MLM itu sendiri.Ayat-ayat jualan yang sepatutnya menerangkan tentang keistimewaan produk seperti "Produk ini berkualiti! berkhasiat dan dijamin halal"

kini ditukar kepada "Jadilah jutawan MLM tanpa perlu menjual produk, tanpa perlu membuat "maintain" bulanan dan juga tanpa perlu datang mesyuarat setiap minggu!", "Hanya perlu daftar jadi ahli dengan yuran RMXXX dan cari 2-3 orang rakan sahaja! dan anda akan menjadi jutawan dalam masa beberapa bulan!"Jadi, berhati-hati lah jika anda ingin menyertai mana-mana syarikat MLM di zaman ini, mempunyai "Lesen AJL" dari kementerian perdagangan sahaja belum mencukupi untuk membuktikan mereka adalah sebuah syarikat MLM yang tulen.

Ini kerana, banyak syarikat-syarikat MLM yang mengemukakan pelan pemasaran yang berbeza sewaktu mereka ingin memohon lesen dari kementerian. Selepas dapat lesen, lain pula pelan pemasarannya. Sebab itulah, anda boleh lihat, pelan pemasaran yang diterangkan di dalam ceramah-ceramah mereka amat berbeza sekali dengan pelan pemasaran yang tercatat di dalam booklet keahlian mereka.

47. PROGRAM RANDOMIZER

Ini pula satu program buat duit di internet yang menggabungkan "skim cepat kaya" & "program perjudian". Untuk membuat duit dari program ini, anda perlu "menderma" dan sekaligus mendaftar sebagai ahli mereka, dan kemudiannya, anda dikehendaki mencari rakan yang lain untuk turut "menderma" (menjadi mangsa) ke dalam program ini.Kepada siapa wang anda perlu di"derma"kan?

Pertama, kepada penganjur program tersebut, kedua.. kepada individu yang menjemput anda untuk menyertai program ini.. dan ketiga... kepada mana-mana ahli yang akan dipilih secara rawak oleh sistem. Ikut nasib... kalau nama anda terpilih, maka dapatlah duit.. kalau tidak.. cari lagi "mangsa" yang lain.

48. PROGRAM FORCED MATRIX

Ini pula skim piramid yang dijalankan di internet secara terang-terangan. Tetapi ramai yang tertipu dengan perkataan "forced matrix" yang digunakan, konon-kononnya, ianya adalah sebuah program yang canggih, maklumlah namanya pun sudah canggih. Hakikatnya, ianya adalah skim piramid. Di dalam program forced matrix ni, mangsa dikehendaki membayar duit sebagai ahli dan kemudiannya mencari 2-10 orang untuk dijadikan downline mereka.

Mereka akan menyusun 5 orang pada level 1 dibawah mereka, setelah lengkap level 1 dengan 5 orang mangsa, maka mangsa yang ke-6 akan diletakkan di level ke-2 pula, pada level kedua ini, mereka perlu mencari seramai 25 orang mangsa. Begitulah seterusnya, semakin banyak level, semakin banyaklah mangsa yang diperlukan. Apa yang ahli-ahli program forced matrix ini tidak sedar ialah, program ini sebenarnya akan menjadi tepu pada level yang ke-13, itu pun jika seluruh penduduk dunia menyertainya.

Tetapi, selalunya, ia akan tepu pada level yang ke 6 & 7. Mengapa? sebabnya.. tidak ramai orang-orang yang "*****" di internet yang mahu menyertai program-program seperti ini. Yang peliknya, mereka yang kurang bijak yang menyertai skim ini akan berkata "Tidak mengapa! Kita perlu berusaha dengan lebih kuat lagi mempromosikan program ini, insyallah... segala usaha kita akan berhasil!"... Usaha apanya? Program dah tepu... nak usaha apa lagi?

NOTA: "Selagi kita tidak bijak menggunakan otak, selagi itulah orang-orang yang suka mengambil peluang atas kelemahan orang-orang kita dengan ‘wang' menggunakan taktik tersebut tetapi menukarkan cara dan modus operandinya supaya kelihatan ‘halal'. Mudahnya mereka kaya sebab mudah sangat kita percaya!"

BEWARE: BIZ SCAM PART 4

34. BNM raids Asia Ceramic Marketing premises

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23, 2009): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has raided Asia Ceramic Marketing Sdn Bhd's premises here following complaints received from members of the public. The central bank said in a statement today that it was investigating the company under Section 25(1) Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 (Bafia) and Section 4 (1) of Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (Amlatfa).

Section 25(1) of Bafia 1989 prohibits any person from receiving, taking, or accepting deposits without a valid licence while Section 4(1) of Amlatfa 2001 prohibits any person from engaging in, or attempting to engage in, or abetting the commission of money laundering activities."Relevant assets and documents of the company were seized for the purpose of investigation," BNM said.It also reminded the public to be cautious of deposit taking and investment schemes offered through various channels such as the internet, phone calls or seminars conducted by individuals or companies not licensed or approved by the relevant authorities.

35. Hai-O Marketing @ Jgn Terpedaya

Adalah Di Maklumkan Kpd Orangramai Agar Tdk Terpedaya Dgn Sekumpulan Pemimpin2 Hai-O Yg Di Kenali Dgn 'Team 369' Yg Kini Di Dapati Mempengaruhi Orgramai Utk Menyertai Sykt Hai-O Marketing Dgn Sistem Front Loading @ Beli Pangkat Dgn Melaburkan RM21,000.

Biasanya Yg Jd Mangsa Adalah Kakitangan Kerajaan Krn Mrk Akan Mempengaruhi Supaya Membuat Loan Dgn Pihak Bank RM23,000 Dimana RM21,000 Akan Di Laburkan Samada Membeli 10 Set Pakaian Dalam Wanita Beautiful Atau 10 Unit Penapis Air..Baki RM2000 Tu Adalah Utk Kegunaan Peribadi.Mangsa Td Perlu Pula Utk Mencari Mangsa Lain Utk Melaburkan Jg RM21,000 Sbb Kalau Tdk Mangsa 1 Td Kena Membayar RM300 Sebln Kpd Pihak Bank Selama 10 Tahun Utk Melunaskan Hutang Tersebut.

Dlm 'Team 369' Ni Mrk Ada Kaki Yg Ada Kabel Dgn Pihak Bank Yg Blh Meluluskan Pinjaman Tersebut.. Ramai Yg Khabarnya Tlh Menjadi Mangsa.Hrp Pihak Berwajib @ KDNHEP Mengambil Berat Isu Ini Krn Ternyata Ianya Menyalahi AJL 1993.Yg Sedihnya Pemimpin2 'Team 369' Ini Adalah Terdiri Drp Crown Diamond Manager Yg Berbangsa Melayu & Mangsanya Jg Adalah Terdiri Dari Org2 Melayu Jg.

36. amaljariah.net

37. Surerich.net

38. binajutawan.biz

39. dana2u.com

40. smartinvest4u.com

41. cb2u.net

42. e-wallet2u.net

43. myhomebiz2u.net

44. penawar4u.com

NEXT: BEWARE BIZ SCAM PARTS 5

BEWARE: BIZ SCAM PART 3

21. Mahmood Securities

Syarikat ini adalah salah satu company securities yang agak tersohor di malaysia..tapi banyak laporan penipuan yg berasal daripadanya telah tersebar.Kaedahya, syarikat mengiklankan perlu kereta 4WD untuk escort.. Pihak yg terlibat menyatakan ada surat perjanjian bersumpah lagi..

Seorang peserta melaporakan pada 31/3/08 bahawa beliau telah mengeluarkan 30K personal loan dan membuat 2 lagi loan kereta untuk mengeluarkan kereta Ford Ranger berharga RM90,000 sebuah sebanyak 3 buah, dengan dijanjikan payment RM3500 setiap bulan utuk setiap kereta selama 5 tahun.Setelah kereta 4WD diperolehi, syarikat memperkudakan kenderaan2 tsb tetapi gagal membuat bayaran yg dijanjikan.

Selepas 1 tahun, 4WD tsb dikembalikan dlm keadaan yg teruk. Apabila dirujuk surat perjanjian kpd lawyer, dikatakan perjanjian itu tak valid dan tak boleh digunapakai untuk lawan mahmood securities... kerana syarikat berkenaan ada hubungkait dgn bekas PM...

22. Walton International Property Group (M) Sdn Bhd - SCAM!

On 5 March 2009, Bank Negara Malaysia raided Walton International Property Group (M) Sdn Bhd under the Exchange Control Act (ECA) 1953. The raids were simultaneously conducted at the premises of the company in Kuala Lumpur (W. Persekutuan), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) and Kuching ( Sarawak ) following complaints received from members of the public. Relevant documents of the company were seized for purpose of the investigation.

Members of the public are advised to be cautious of this type of land banking schemes promoted by the company. Any elements of deposit-taking activities and public offerings such as ‘interest schemes' or investment in real estates schemes (better known as ‘real estate investment trusts' - REITs) should be referred to the appropriate authorities such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia and Suruhanjaya Sekuriti.

23. Waterdrops Corporation Sdn Bhd

Attention!!!! Waterdrops company using the same concept to cheating to public. Please dont invest any vending machine provide by waterdrops company.They are VENDING SCAM!!!! Please help us to forward this website to your all friend.thank you. view source anti waterdrops machine

Waterdrops Corporation Sdn Bhd are: 760711145727 - CHEAM TONG MENG (CEO) 790518065693 - TAN CHEE HUI RICKY and (Director) 670920016332 - ROSINA BTE MOHD AMIN (Director) Water Drops CEO PA - Azura PA Asisstant - MIMI MANAGER - NICK - 016-9104546Location Manager - RAY 016-2038102Ricky Location Manager - 012-7081212

24. KOPERASI ARISTOKRAT MALAYSIA BERHAD (n-6-0317)

PENYELEWENGAN OLEH KOPERASI ARISTOKRAT MALAYSIA BERHADAHMAD FAUZI BIN DAUD (WANTED)ROSLINA BIN DAUD (WANTED)RAMLAH BINTI SAMID (WANTED)NUR RUZLIANA BT RUZLAM (WANTED) KINI STUDY DI UITMDISINI DIMAKLUMKAN BAHAWA:

Dimaklumkan bahawa Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM) telah menjalankan pemeriksaan di bawah seksyen 64 Akta Koperasi 1993 ke atas Koperasi Aristokrat Malaysia Berhad berkaitan aktiviti pelaburan yang dijalankan oleh koperasi pada 13 hingga 19 April 2009. Lanjutan daripada pemeriksaan tersebut serbuan telah dibuat dipejabat koperasi pada 18 Jun 2009 dimana dokumen-dokumen koperasi telah dirampas untuk tujuan siasatan dibawah seksyen 45 Akta Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia 2007.

Siasatan awal SKM mendapati Koperasi Aristokrat Malaysia Berhad dipercayai menjalankan aktiviti pelaburan bercirikan ’skim cepat kaya’ dan tindakan akan diambil dibawah peruntukan undang-undang koperasi dan tuan dinasihatkan supaya membuat laporan polis.

25. Koperasi Nabinco

26. Koperasi Gagasan Berjaya Enterprise

27. Koperasi Usahawan Siswazah Gagasan

28. Koperasi Siswazah Islam Malaysia.

29. Koperasi Kinta Barat Berhad (KKBB)

30. KOPERASI USAHAWAN SISWAZAH PERDANA BERHAD (KOSPER)

31. Koperasi Taqwa Malaysia Berhad (KOTAQWA)

32. Koperasi Usahawan Malaysia Berhad (KUMB)

33. Koperasi Birr Berhad (Birr).

NEXT: PART 4

BEWARE: BIZ SCAM PARTS 2

11. NUMEROLOGY & FORTUNE TELLING

A Company named Visible is using MLM to sell fortune telling classes using your birthday based on numerology fortune telling. Prpspects will be told that they need to buy a certain "number" between 1 to 9 in the form of pendants or bracelets made of stainless steel and sold from RM600 to RM20,000. Customers, or rather victims are mostly females from rural areas. Very hot in Penang now and a number of spin-off Companies have started.

12. MJ - LIFE

MJ-Life - This Company boost of a very big background with many many years of history which is NOT true. Their people or associates may be long in business but nothing to do with their MLM launched recently. Why do I consider it a scam or bad? New members are told to pay a sum of money (up to RM1000) and you get NOTHING for it.
You only get a membership can entitle you to enjoy all sorts of special price and discounts when you have medical check-ups in their centres.. They will claim all those check-ups cost more if done elsewhere. It's not true. Only the naive and those new to medical check-ups will fall victims to them. Most members who paid the money ended up with nothing.

13. SEAWEED VENTURE SCAMS

1 such Company is located in Taman Maluri, Cheras. They will ask you to invest a few thousands ringgits for their venture of growing seaweeds in East Malaysia and you are guaranteed returns. To gain your confidence further, they will tell you your investment money is secured by "insurance" or "unit trusts" & "trustees". When you ask for further documents to prove, they will give all sorts of excuses or just ignore you because they know they cannot get you. These Seaweed scam is one of the hottest now, warn all your friends about it before they are victimised.

14. MXM (Previously MGM)

This is a master scam among the younger group, very successful 2 or 3 years ago but since there moved to their big 10-storey office at Phileo Damansara and changed name to MXM, their business dropped. They collect members RM3,000 to RM4,000 with credit card monthly easy payment and in return you get a hospital benefits insurance from Pacific Insurance worth only a few hundred RMs together with some you-don't-need medical check-ups from their associate Company Pathlab. Also talk about fitness, lifestyles bullshit that is all worthless.

15. GANO EXCEL

This company from the north, a copycat of DXN selling Lingzhi capsules created a new Company called Gano iTouch to cash-in on the internet like e-Cosway after their Company went down the drain since the last 2 years, selling Linzhi and some no-value energy pendants and alkaline water gadgets. They provide free transport every weekend from KL to visit their Alor Star office.

16. NU LIFE (HK)

This Company started by some HK people has been in Malaysia for more than 10 years but they have flopped in HK and Malaysia due to bad management and a product scam making use of a prosecuted American named Dr Jeffrey Bland, found guilty of false products claim. Since this case in the US leaked out and many Malaysians found out that the real boss in HK is a Steven Tang (he cheated many Malaysians in another scheme about 20 years ago) their business went down all the way. Now they claim Malaysian partners cheated them and start a new Company in Malaysia . Watch out, this new Company will come out with some investment scheme idea that will get many to lose their money.

17. AROWANA FISH BREEDING

Oora from Germany , Biofuel (Kompleks Maluri) etc - These are some newer scams. Arowana fish venture ask you to invest some money and give you fixed return. Biofuel will tell you their Indonesia connections (just like Sunshine Empire before using Taiwan) & Oora from Germany(I never trust those cruel Germans) that market some bio-chips and a gadget that claims to give energy and therapeutic effects of accupunture, tai-chi, yoga, etc depending how you set the toy-like gadget, wear it on your body and you get the effect later.

They could not explain or provide any demonstration to prove their effectiveness. Only doctors and papers claim that I will never trust. The health effect is actually PLACEBO, which I will elaborate in a different thread.

18. MAX CASH PLUS @ NurRich World

Owner Rahman,zambri and others..buat plan macam ceramic business club spt menjual barang lepastu jual kepada company balik..last2 ader gatal tangan tokey2 ni pergi bawak lari duit company..sampai sekarang hampeh pun tarak.. abis

19. LA VISION SDN BHD

Tokeynye Eugene dan telah menipu bnyk leader2 besar di malaysia dan indonesia..menjanjikan pulangan pool yg hebat (hebat *******k hang eugene..!!) pool sehingga rm21k.. sampai la ni 21sen pun xdapat..beroperasi di damansara dan kini pendant tu boleh buat main guli dah..nasib baik rugi rm600 je sebab men 1 lot.. je...

20. AKAR KORPORAT SDN BHD

Projek jati emas ini dikendalikan oleh syarikat Akar Korporat Sdn Bhd, Wisma Abrar, Jln Kebun Sultan, Kota Bharu Kelantan dan melibatkan juga Konsortium Pemasaran Produk Muslim Bersatu Berhad, Kota Bharu. Peserta projek dianggarkan seramai 15000 orang. Khabarnya, masa mula beli dulu sebatang RM330. ikut perjanjian lepas 15 tahun peserta boleh jual balik kepada syarikat dgn harga semasa di tolak upah penjagaan, selebihnya peserta akan dapat keuntungan bersih..

Diwar2kan akan di listing kan di second board BSKL, tetapi gagal mendapat approval setelah SC mendapati cara pengumpulan modalnya melalui kutipan dari orang awam (yg menjadi ahli) yg dianggap menyalahi peraturan SC.Khabarnya, wang pelabur Akar Koperat dilabur dlm penanaman pokok jati mas dan pembelian hartanah atas nama peribadi mastermind AKAR KOPERAT dan kaum kerabatnya. Akar Koperat tutup, dibuka pula Konsortium Pemasaran Produk Muslim Bersatu.

Semasa nak tarik pelabur menyertai Konsortium PPMB, dia senaraikan hartatanah bernilai lebih darpada RM 5 juta sebagai jaminan. Pejabatnya terletak dekat bangunan MARA Kota Bharu, sudah bertahun ditutup dengan tampal notis "sedang ubahsuai". Pelabur yang meminta dikembalikan wang diminta tunggu sehingga mastermind dapat jual tanah/resort atas nama MOHD ZAKI BIN ABDULLAH di lot 78 ( No GM 237 Mukim Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu). Sekiranya pelabur tidak menuntut kembali wang mereka, mastermind dan kerabatnya kekal jadi MULTIMILLIONARE.

NEXT: PART 3

RELISTED: BEWARE OF BIZ SCAM PART1

JUST INFO. SELF JURISDICTICTION REQUIRED/APPRECIATED.

Attached is a good compilation of suspicious business scams.

1. THE CAFE SCAMS - Island Red Cafe & Stevens Corner(strange, both in Pandan Indah)

Island Red Cafe collects members RM6,000 each and promised 5% return every month and even give you a name in the ROC as a shareholder but what's the point when they run away? Stevens Corner, the famous indian coffee shop follows due to drop of business since their renovation. They collect RM3,000 per member and promise return of RM150 monthly and plans to open nice fanchisee cafe called StevensTeaGarden.

Someone mentioned they will make you sign an agreement that give them the rights NOT to pay you anything in future. If you really wish to join, ask for a copy of their agreement and consult your lawyer BEFORE paying them. Bet you will NOT get a copy. Both collect monies from new members with MLM recruitment schemes and pay the old members like Sunshine Empire. You never know when they will run away.

2. SUNSHINE EMPIRE

This licensed and legal Company has an impressive office at the ground level of KUB building along Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, near Menara Public Bank and AmBank Building . They also have a showroom office at the ground level in the next building. 3 or 4 months ago, Singapore's Straits Times and The Paper published big news reminding their people to be careful and NOT to believe in them. Hope someone can put up the link or> google for it.(As expected, they STOPPED paying back members now and all investors LOST their money).

Someone below has put a link to the Singapore news. In fact there are more to it. Although Singapore is investigating them, they did not stop their business as the business is legal and so far, no Singaporean have failed to receive their commissions as promised. Thus, the government cannot stop them yet. The news published that the founder, director and group president is someone named James Phang but he is NOT the owner. Isn't this quite strange ?

At the end of the game, James Phang can just disappear from the Company easily and claimed that he was just "employed". Such trick always happened in scam businesses. Now, the Company has STOPPED paying commissions and interests to members with the excuse that the Singapore government has freezed their bank account while under investigation. Do you think their boss will be so stupid to keep much monies in the bank to be freezed? They are all transfered away.

It's just an excuses not to> pay back to members and members are only paid "e-bonus-points" which is cashless. If they wish to> convert to cash, they have to recruit new members to pay them cash and the recruiter less out trom the amount. So victims act like Vampires and "forced" to victimise other victims if they wish to get their monies back. And their victims will later transform to vampires and the scam carries on…..

3. MOBILWALLET

This Company owned by 2 young men, Stanley & Rey Gan, office in Queens Avenue Park has collect multi-millions the last 2 years. Claimed that they tied up with Telekoms, Utility Board payment like Water & Electricity bills, even Maybank got fooled by them. Advertisement Billboards everywhere.

They STOPPED paying back their members few months ago and the members cannot do anything because they are made to sign an agreement unaware that they have to claims if the company stopped paying them by CHANGING terms and policies.

4. WATER BUSINESS

Oxygenated and Alkaline Water ProductsSome of these are bottled water and some are filters or equipment that claimed the trick..One of the better known Company that sold "oxygen" water is SITO (supposed to stand for Selangor International Trading Organiszation and claimed Selangor State Government owned some share in it).

The key person and founder is a Dato Robert Ong from Rawang but his name is no longer in the business now. Their products are sold for RM2 to RM3 for a 350ml bottle and now concentrating mostly in the Indian market. Their Chinese and Malays market are long gone since a year or 2 ago. Their customers are made to believe that their water has more oxygen and able to give miraculous effects for the body. Water is H2O, how to put more O into it ? Anyone knows how much oxygen do we breathe into our body everyday at FOC ?

Latest news is that this SITO Company is going to create new label to market under a new Company since the SITO name has already gone bad. Someone informed that this Company is owing alot of money(due to refunds) to ex-stockists but just refuse to pay them. (Latest news, SITO shifted to another place and their MLM business has closed but planning to start again with a different name, beware!!)Alkaline Products - Can anyone explain how it can work for the body ? The stomach's gastric liquid is so acidic that water of any pH that goes through it will not make any difference.

5. CAR FUEL BOOSTER - K-Link

K-Link, the famous scam MLM Company that sold the footpatch TAKARA, later the "cock-ring" and energy-card launched the patrol-saving pills last year. Got so hot that even grocery shops are selling for them. Recently many of these cars that used the pills are rushing to the workshops to clean the residual. Few months ago, another MLM Company launched a fuel booster gadget, claimed that saves up to 20% fuel, that is attached to the cigarette lighter. Started off well using binary plan but businese begin to fade now and most users find it NOT effective.

6. PERFUMERY PRODUCTS (eg. Lampe Berger & Bel Air)(more details later).

Lampe Berger is not so hot now in the neighbouring countries but there are still new victims every month in Malaysia . Must thanks to those who have contributed and kept the thread alive here in Kopitiam. Bel-Air have closed in Malaysia . LB is almost zero in Singapore .

This perfumery product from France with over 100 years history is just bottles and fragrance (check the factory's website) but the Company marketing them in Asia claimed "aromatheraphy" products. Hong Kong TVB aired a program that exposed their scam but their members claimed that HK's TVB already apologised to them. Note that the biggest strenght in a MLM Scam is their members will go all way out to lie in order to defend for their Company.

The reason is simple; these members fear that they will not be able to make their money back if the Company collapsed. Knowing that the Lampe Berger products are moving slow, they add a line of skincare products named Estebel, also claime to have over 100 years history in France. (Hardly anymore Chinese newcomers, they are now tapping the Malays in Malaysia.)

7. ENERGY PRODUCTS (eg. stone pendants, bracelets, mattress and pillows).

They use all sorts of gimmicks and demonstration to make you into believing them. They will do some tricks and demo to prove that these products really produce energy BUT is there any tricks in their demo? So what if there really produce energy; is it good or strong enough to help the body? The effect is actually PLACEBO which I will elaborate in a new thread soon. (More details later.)

8. Hi-TECH PRODUCTS

Names like bio-tech, nano-tech that claimed millions of dollars of research involved, eg Bio-Young and XKL few years ago. Most of these will claimed a professor behind them (even with name and picture of a person) or used words like "U.S.A. formula", "German Technology" or "Nanotechnology" and no further details (more details later). If you ask for more details like the professor or factory's address, the answer will be "trade secrets".

9. INVESTMENT SCHEMES - SWISS CASH

SWISSCASH is the King of all. Swisscash is nearly over now but there are many similar and smaller ones that are still on. (Now, it's closed or stopped paying back members.)

10. GOLD QUEST

This Company that claimed to be HK-based started with some non-value gold-plated coins that are sold for over RM2,000 have several names and changed products several times. QuestVacation, QuestNet, etc. They have several offices in Amcorp Mall, PJ and their key person (in fact, the owner), a Malaysian Indian was arrested last year in Indonesia for having involved in a very big Phillipines scam.

Most of their overseas offices are closed or inactive but their Malaysia business is still hot, with some "energy" products. (Can someone please provide a link which showed the news that their boss was involved in a big scam in Philippines and was arrested in last year?)

NEXT: PART 2

STATUS H1N1 DI MALAYSIA

Situasi semasa Influenza A(H1N1)(Setakat 1 Ogos 2009, jam 8.00 pagi)

Kes - Kes Baru: 19

Kes - Kes Import: 0

Kes Jangkitan Tempatan: 19

Kes Kematian: 0
Jumlah Kes di Malaysia: 1,390 termasuk 4 kematian.

574 (41%) merupakan kes import dan 816 (59%) kes jangkitan tempatan. Daripada jumlah ini, 1,362 kes (98%) telah sembuh, hanya 17 kes atau 1% sahaja yang sedang menerima rawatan antiviral di hospital dan 8 daripadanya berada di Unit Rawatan Rapi. Sebelas (11) orang atau 1% sedang menerima rawatan antiviral di rumah.

Kedudukan kes di Unit Rawatan Rapi adalah seperti berikut; 1 daripada 9 kes yang berada di Unit Rawatan Rapi pada hari sebelumnya telah dipindah keluar ke wad isolasi. Tiada kes baru disahkan positif influenza A(H1N1) dimasukkan ke Unit Rawatan Rapi. Oleh itu menjadikan jumlah kes yang berada di Unit Rawatan Rapi adalah seramai 8 orang, di mana antaranya adalah 2 remaja obes, 1 wanita hamil dan 1 imuniti rendah.

Situasi Global

Sehingga 1 Ogos 2009, sejumlah 182,886 kes dengan 1,206 kematian telah dilaporkan daripada 165 negara. Peningkatan sebanyak 5638 kes dengan 33 kematian berbanding dengan hari sebelumnya. Pertambahan negara adalah Azerbaijan dan Bhutan.

Biggest Bull In Malaysia 1100kgs

Cafe Operator The Owner Of Biggest Bull In Malaysia

By: Noor Adila Ali(Bernama)

(A photo of BOB currently not available but I believe his size should be same as shown...)

BACHOK, July 31 -- Bob is only six years old, but his body weight has reached almost 1,100 kilogrammes surpassing the weight of an elephant calf.Bob is a Charolais bull that has brought good tidings to its owner Mohd Juharani Jaafar, 26, of Kampung Permatang Pasir, Gunong, Bachok who said the sire from United States has recorded impressive growth, gaining 480 grammes daily.

"When I first acquired Bob he was two months old and the body weight was more than 300 kilogrammes, the normal body weight of the Charolais calf that is known to grow fast and reach huge size."I use to see the difference clearly everyday but I never thought Bob can reach 1,100 kilogrammes by the age of six," he told Bernama.

RECOGNISED AS THE BIGGEST BULL IN MALAYSIA

A butcher was surprised to see Bob's massive figure and told Mohd Juharani that Bob's meat can provide serving for almost 10,000 people.Going back in time, Mohd Juharani in the 1990s owned 80 cattle and six years ago he bought Bob from a relative in Chieng Mai, Thailand, at a cost of RM5,400.It never crossed his mind that Bob would one day would be the centre of attention due to his extraordinary size and the Kelantan Veterinary Department has given Bob the recognition as the biggest bull in Malaysia.

A nationwide check conducted by the department confirmed that there is no other Charolais sire that can outdo Bob who has also raised eyebrows among cattle breeders in the country."I was told that the Charolais breed is rare in this country, even the existing ones are limited to Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu. That is why Bob holds the honour as the biggest bull in the country," he said.

THE POPULAR BOB IS A FIERCE GUY

Mohd Juharani, the bachelor who lives with his family in Kampung Permatang Pasir, related that the family home is often filled with visitors who come to see and pose for pictures with Bob.Nonetheless, unlike other domesticated animals that are often tame Bob has got a temper and will bellow loudly when strangers come close to him.Even when one touches the fencing of his enclosure, Bob will whip his tail and put up a menacing face. An that is why it is best to stay away from Bob's enclosure.

"Its typical of Bob, his mood swings, at times he is OK but at times he throws tantrum. Though popular, he is not very friendly with people," explained Mohd Juharani while stroking gently Bob's back.However, Bob is close to his master and hardly goes against him.When Mohd Juharani asked Bob to sit down, and then get up, Bob followed the instruction though he had some difficulty in getting up.

BOB IS EASY TO TAKE CARE

Those coming to take a look at Bob often ask Mohd Juharani whether he feared Bob with his huge figure and sharp pointing horns.Despite the menacing look, Bob has never posed threat to Mohd Juharani.It is not difficult to take care of Bob, whether in feeding or taking care of him."Bob is a wonderful bull, he knows his owner, he has never hurt me, though he gets enraged fast, he never show his anger to his master."Each day he needs 50 kilogrammes of grass that is planted at the back of the house and five kilogrammes of fodder that costs RM20," he said.In ensuring Bob's cleanliness, especially when looking at the number of visitors that he receives, Bob is cleaned up three to four times a day.

PLAYING CUPID FOR BOB

Mohd Juharani is also looking for a suitable partner to help Bob breed.There are plans to acquire 10 breeding cattle early next year.However, to find a breeding partner similar to Bob's size may not be easy and if there is no suitable candidate available assistance will be sought from the Veterinary Services Department to conduct artificial insemination.

NO PLANS TO SELL BOB

Mohd Juharani who now owns a cafe in Terengganu though busy attending to his business is still close to Bob and has no plans to sell the bull even if he is offered a good price."Now Bob is under my father's care, Jaafar Mat Amin, as I have to take care of my cafe in Terengganu."No matter how busy I am, I never forget Bob, each week I will return to see Bob and I have no plans to part company with him and in fact I am proud that I own him," he said adding that he is lucky to own the great Bob.

-- BERNAMA