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22 Muslims detained for consuming alcohol during fasting month
BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Islamic Affairs Department (JAIPP) detained 22 Muslims, including nine women, for consuming alcohol at entertainment outlets in Seberang Jaya and Perai, during a pre-dawn raid here, this morning. JAIPP enforcement chief Khairul Azman Azizan said all 22 who were detained during an...
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21st July 2013 10:48pm
Zoo Tycoon links in with real-world conservation
THE LION KING: Zoo Tycoon allows players to run their own wildlife reserve and find out more about what animals (and zoo guests) like the best. — ©AFP/Relaxnews 2013 Zoo Tycoon allows players to run their own wildlife reserve, on their own or with friends, and find out more about what animals (and zoo...
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21st July 2013 3:48pm
Petrol prices around the World, and Malaysia - July 2013
Many of us have been complaining about the price of petrol in Malaysia and there are numerous calls for revamp of the fuel subsidy policy. We say that, as an oil producing nation, Malaysia should be at a position to offer its citizen a lower petrol prices, just like those in Arab countries. I found this...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
21st July 2013 2:57pm
Every day, every year -- chicken, chicken, chicken!
The increase in the market price of chicken has caused dissatisfaction among Malaysian consumers. In the two weeks since the beginning of Ramadan, the dramatic rise of chicken price has become a hotly discussed issue among consumers, traders and policy makers. Previously, the price of chicken was...
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20th July 2013 6:48pm
Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia sparks global outrage
BANDUNG: From a painting hung high on a blood-red wall, Adolf Hitler peers down on young students eating schnitzel and slurping German beer in Indonesia's Nazi-themed cafe. The SoldatenKaffee ("The Soldiers' Cafe") opened its doors in the western Javanese city of Bandung in 2011, named after the popular...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
20th July 2013 6:11pm
5 Tips for Securing Your Wireless Network
My friend is a System Analyst and he administrate our IT network at enterprise level. The networks, depending on location, vary from small, localised system to wide virtual interconnection between offices and premises miles away from each others. So, this article might be of interest to him and I'm sure he...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
20th July 2013 10:37am
Mati angkara pembunuh upahan
BEGINILAH keadaan mayat Shanmugam selepas ditembak dari jarak dekat oleh dua lelaki bermotosikal yang disyaki pembunuh upahan. Gambar kecil, K. Shanmugam. - Gambar: Kosmo KULIM – Belum pun selesai kes seorang guru muzik yang mati ditembak pembunuh upahan di Kampung Beris Panchor, Bachok, Kelantan minggu...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
19th July 2013 11:43am
The Beetle goes green!
Go beetle! Go! The ever popular Volkswagen Beetle goes literally green with a re-sprayed body and a purposefully worded caption. Not that The Green Beetle is related to The Green Mechanics, but I like the sound of it and it feels right having him on here on Friday's Gone Green section. Not really sure...
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19th July 2013 7:30am
3-minute robbery, RM3.2 million jewellery gone!
TEMERLOH:A more than RM3 million golden strike within three minutes!In what is believed to be Pahang's biggest jewellery heist, six men struck at a goldsmith shop and escaped with RM3.2 million in jewellery in Bandar Mentakab near here today.The robbers armed with machetes furiously scooped the...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
19th July 2013 6:25am
Pasangan Alvin Vivian didakwa atas tiga pertuduhan, tidak dibenarkan ikat jamin
KUALA LUMPUR: Pasangan menghina Islam dalam Facebook, Alvin Tan, 25 dan Vivian Lee, 24 hari ini didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur atas tiga pertuduhan. Pasangan itu bagaimanapun mengaku tidak bersalah atas ketiga-tiga pertuduhan tersebut. Mereka didakwa di bawah Akta Hasutan, Akta Penapisan Filem dan...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
19th July 2013 12:12am
Maxis network and coverage not improving!
This may seem like generalising things and hence unfair to Maxis but in my particular case, this is true - Maxis 3G network and coverage is not improving. At least not in my area in Penampang. Before anyone start accusing me of trying to put Maxis in bad light, let me put the record straight - I have 3...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
18th July 2013 1:53pm
10-year plan to address blackouts in Sabah
Frustrated people post in their social network page that every month there are 10 to 20 blackouts in their area of residence and this has been happening for many, many years already. With several power plants due for operations in a couple of years' time, it should take the Federal Government less than 10...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
18th July 2013 11:12am
How many cows can you fit in a Wira?
Answer: 3 And they were to be joined by 3 other passengers (or rather thieves). The equally burning question would probably be "How do you put 3 cows in a Wira?" To which the thieves would perhaps answer : "Open the boot, shove the cows in, and close it!" But this is no joke. It really happened. Read on...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
17th July 2013 6:00am
44 people were shot dead by police last year in Malaysia
FORTY-FOUR people were shot dead by the police last year, most of whom were Malays and Indonesians, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.In a written reply to Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut), Dr Ahmad Zahid said 20 of those killed were Malays while 18 were Indonesians.“The rest were four Indians...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
16th July 2013 10:29pm
Alyah denies barring media
SINGER Alyah (pic) has denied barring the media from covering her, reported Sinar Harian. She said she was put in the spotlight when asked about the recent controversy that her management was said to have threatened to exclude a local newspaper that wrote an article titled “Alyah Tunggu Pinangan Ramli...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
16th July 2013 9:51pm
Spanish wind power industry on the decline?
Spain ranks as number 4 globally in terms of installed wind energy but has dropped to 7th place in terms of new projects, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. For many years, Spain has been a paradise for renewable energy producers with generous incentive and government support. But since 2009 the...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
16th July 2013 9:40pm
Pelakon Glee Cory Monteith ditemui mati
KUALA LUMPUR:Cory Monteith yang terkenal untuk wataknya sebagai Finn Hudson dalam siri musical televisyen Glee telah meninggal dunia.Menurut The Hollywood Reporter, pelakon berusia 31 tahun itu ditemui mati di hotel Fairmont Pacific Rim di Vancouver pada hari Sabtu.Ramai peminatnya meluahkan...
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14th July 2013 11:48pm
Boy killed by falling goalpost
KLANG: A 14-year-old boy died after a goalpost, which he was playing with, fell on his head. SMK Raja Mahadi student Nguyen Chee Ming was playing with some friends in the school’s field at 5.30pm on Friday. It is learnt that Nguyen was playfully hanging on to the goalpost when it suddenly fell on him,...
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14th July 2013 10:18pm
NGO buat laporan polis behubung pasangan menghina Ramadan
JOHOR BAHRU: Dua pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) hari ini membuat laporan polis berhubung tindakan dua bekas penuntut National University of Singapore mempersendakan bulan Ramadan dengan memuat naik gambar makanan yang menyentuh sensitiviti umat Islam di negara ini. Pengerusi Usahanita Cawangan Kulaijaya...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
13th July 2013 5:39pm
Living on snowy land? There is huge potential for cold climate WindEnergy
So you think nothing grows in the snow? Wind turbines sure do. As people continue to research, new innovations will surface -- and innovation does grow in the snow! According to Science Daily, nearly 50 GW of wind energy will be built in cold climates over the next 5 years, an increase of more than 70%...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
13th July 2013 5:13pm