<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904</id><updated>2024-11-01T18:43:31.459+08:00</updated><category term="Englis"/><category term="science.mathematics"/><title type='text'>A Simple Malaysian</title><subtitle type='html'>The target readers are my fellow Malaysians.However,readers from other parts of the world are welcome,too.The problem is sometimes you would not understand what we are talking about due to our Malaysianized English.&#xa;Anyway,I hope non Chinese-educated readers in Malaysia will view various issues from another angle because most of the content in this blog are extracts from local Chinese press.Many issues did not get mentioned or are placed at obscure spots in Englis/Malay press.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>122</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-7800307113050185095</id><published>2020-12-31T02:14:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2021-07-05T04:06:13.228+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Remember Vision 2020</title><summary type="text">
  
    
    
  



  
  As we bid good bye to the year 2020,it is sad that the Vision 2020 dream is yet to be fulfilled. We were confident and optimistic that Malaysia will become a developed industrial country by the year 2020. 
  
    The year 2020 has come and gone, and we are still very much the same old Malaysia, an agricultural country. In fact much worse than before because we are now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/7800307113050185095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/7800307113050185095' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/7800307113050185095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/7800307113050185095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2020/12/remember-vision-2020.html' title='Remember Vision 2020'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Rpua6-ThL4Aw5grJbwF8qSkfUGniu59Aze-FtYwrXYCKsYOxWqiapNZaR2CBgSP6krqV9Jy88BTDMTCNmBcllCdKmwCykZCH5SStub7HarYKbl73312guaSEoAjDzSPlCFsDGg/s72-c/a8a8f9d9b9da8b9c53634c95e5732de7.jpg%253Ds900.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-2888471865778203143</id><published>2020-07-03T17:20:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-05T18:35:41.023+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Our country is broken</title><summary type="text">
  
    
    
  

When the National Front (BN) government under Najib was happily emptying our
federal treasury,the Malaysian citizens were dreamily going about their daily
life.

  


  


As the national thieves became bolder and bolder,and did not even bother to hide
their tracks, the people suddenly woke up and threw them out, Pakatan Harapan
under Mahathir was voted in. We were hoping for a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/2888471865778203143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/2888471865778203143' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2888471865778203143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2888471865778203143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2020/07/our-country-is-broken.html' title='Our country is broken'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d2eID1lV0RF1Lv89YE8OrlvK_fM78hAgMxqoAXnykyz0pORk-GxF1kjFjUHX0QhenpfVh3XAxF0FDZ3d5V6CtIA71eaxfwZpL0U3cCar56KXDJTnEsUq8ucrnFMyDnypsPsjlA/s72-c/najib1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-374294980759017503</id><published>2014-12-14T16:53:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:01:50.591+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Malay younger generation is not moved by the Bumiputra special privileges </title><summary type="text">
  
  
The New Economy Policy (NEP) which gives vast special privileges to the
Bumuputra namely, the Malays, was used to be a very powerful tool for the UMNO
to pull in Malay votes. But not any more, especially with the younger generation
of Malays.
To them, NEP is no big deal. Given the strong control of UMNO over the Barisan
Nasioal government,they can take whatever they wish. Then why harp </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/374294980759017503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/374294980759017503' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/374294980759017503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/374294980759017503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2014/12/malay-younger-generation-is-not-moved.html' title='Malay younger generation is not moved by the Bumiputra special privileges '/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xBDLUTollR7aPwCGL9ZoFtHTBQyV1mYNIITuaQC8G_RbWB6d0kHm6lGWGJo7jkzovF4Hs-KJ08eOm3EWSa8ZZaW9w3qZOJrMqfkX0BNXtE-fgdCx6qYf4Mbn9gY0wGDIefC9ew/s72-c/um-protest1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-1308943840065131465</id><published>2014-07-05T17:24:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:13:08.045+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nothing in particular</title><summary type="text">
  
  
I have not written any post here for quite a while already.First of all, I must
confess that I am lazy, but really I can&#39;t find any thing positive to write
about Malaysia lately. Those events which caught my attention are mostly
negative ones. Just to name a few,refer to the list below:


  
    Fresh trained Chinese medium teachers are not posted to Chinese medium
    secondary schools </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/1308943840065131465/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/1308943840065131465' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/1308943840065131465'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/1308943840065131465'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2014/07/nothing-in-particular.html' title='Nothing in particular'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNzp3a1BZWPqjI8Xsqs0D-2FCPefKu5XCVSgxDPTnv93q3IR6TzJkMPVgxbQE8iJIVV5HE-Eq0bXdGAXg5-L7bP-7jFtEt_YaX3qo_kXViPh_peVxTPNhvv3KvX80w4SJgv2WTg/s72-c/MCA-chinese-teachers.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-2908965557277623174</id><published>2013-09-07T19:08:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:14:01.341+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fishermen to sell directly to consumers?</title><summary type="text">
  
  

  

The agriculture and agro-based industry minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
urged fishermen in Malaysia to sell thier catch directly to the consumers and
stop depending on middlemen. He stressed that the ministry will wipe out the
role played by the middlemen who have been exploiting the fishermen for
years.Bravo,YB! But did you know that what you proposed had already
been tried </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/2908965557277623174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/2908965557277623174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2908965557277623174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2908965557277623174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2013/09/fishermen-to-sell-directly-to-consumers.html' title='Fishermen to sell directly to consumers?'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiavupJy1pYSnmy7ftNYa4HSFYm1BI1TupAzWSKfc08O1sv7MnHcbFJKuFvH6jRoRq5efLNHkU_8zbmvjeWYfalAJxlwN2mIvd4Q-vUX0Sf9MDrujl9kp0l1OVb-dd_TTsg2LzJQ/s72-c/fishing-boat1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-8183639342602910421</id><published>2013-08-11T16:22:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:22:03.147+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shooting spree in Malaysia</title><summary type="text">
  
  
The recent spate of shooting spree in Malaysia really caught everyone by
surprise. The frequency, the brutality is far far out of everyone&#39;s expectation.
Not that it never happened before, but those were few and far in between, often
being the result of quarrels or sometimes between the Police and criminals.
Malaysians are not used to killers coolly walking up to the unsuspecting victims
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/8183639342602910421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/8183639342602910421' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8183639342602910421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8183639342602910421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2013/08/shooting-spree-in-malaysia.html' title='Shooting spree in Malaysia'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-3069289215644549954</id><published>2013-03-17T18:41:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:22:50.319+08:00</updated><title type='text'>BN is not confident for the 13th General Election</title><summary type="text">
  
  
Malaysia ruling coalition,Barisan National (BN) is worried about the impending
13th general election.
Prime Minister,Datuk Seri Najib was doing quite well to change the image of the
ruling coalition by efforts like BR1M,abolishing the infamous ISA and giving out
candy bars to non bumiputra communities.However, he faced two major set backs:

  The Lynas Rare Earth factory
  The Illegal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/3069289215644549954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/3069289215644549954' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/3069289215644549954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/3069289215644549954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2013/03/bn-is-not-confident-for-13th-general.html' title='BN is not confident for the 13th General Election'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-2619873667802527500</id><published>2012-07-16T16:57:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:23:32.715+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Snatch robbery victim in Penang</title><summary type="text">
  
  
Malaysia is SICK!!!

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The robbers are heartless,
The rakyat are cold, unfeeling,
The Police Dept is indifferent, ineffective,
The Wakil Rakyat are busy making money,
The Ministers are more busy to make more money,
The Opposition is utterly busy creating issues,
The Government is sleeping,
Thinking that with their measly BR1M payouts,
Will be able to cure all the ills of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/2619873667802527500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/2619873667802527500' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2619873667802527500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/2619873667802527500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/07/snatch-robbery-victim-in-penang.html' title='Snatch robbery victim in Penang'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-5169887235497988348</id><published>2012-05-30T03:57:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:24:05.984+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Harvest Festival</title><summary type="text">
  
  
To all KDM friends, Happy Harvest Festival!


  

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/5169887235497988348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/5169887235497988348' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5169887235497988348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5169887235497988348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-harvest-festival.html' title='Happy Harvest Festival'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8v0TDFvDoaOnyMP7sBktvTH6SG5DDc39peI5s4O7cV7B0svwpG_mNAAznvcDhh66iLdRamOTBlsf_kLvbdjB6PNZ6wDMIffUmIEBjqwSZSnrdlKRcbRwgGFRnWu7OGaR5TIrDg/s72-c/pesta-menuai.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-5634071070470648678</id><published>2012-05-05T18:13:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:24:46.073+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lynas Corporation &amp; Rare Earths</title><summary type="text">
  
  
I have until now kept away from blogging on the Rare Earths issue which is one
of the hottest topics currently in Malaysia. I know very well that my faint
voice will be drown in the loud noises in the wave after wave of protests coming
out daily, therefore there is no point of blogging about it, no one will ever
read it.
But I must blog now before it is too late, just to be on record that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/5634071070470648678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/5634071070470648678' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5634071070470648678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5634071070470648678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/05/lynas-corporation-rare-earths.html' title='Lynas Corporation &amp; Rare Earths'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-8952912694502810052</id><published>2012-04-29T14:58:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:25:50.246+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Malaysian Students Protest Against PTPTN</title><summary type="text">
  
  
In response to the demonstration staged by the students from Malaysian colleges
and universities at Dataran Merdeka whcich enters the 15th day, the Deputy Prime
Minister of Malaysia,Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, reiterated that the National
Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN)will not be abolished.

  

These students have demanded that the PTPTN (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/8952912694502810052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/8952912694502810052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8952912694502810052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8952912694502810052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/04/malaysian-students-protest-against.html' title='Malaysian Students Protest Against PTPTN'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-ZWp3-EHXfKse17R9takwVEw-U_OgpE6t-zzCmTtnyfNVgsMY1xt6fPOZnri_XI5jJcT1D_0TBOrpgbUNIphUNagDklo8CUHLbNscgn8Juo4BXGPVxbP-N6NSQpIh3wD_I04-g/s72-c/anti-ptptn1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-8347802062293658040</id><published>2012-04-02T20:58:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:27:09.043+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cabotage Shipping Policy</title><summary type="text">
  
  

  


Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in response to a reader
named K.C.Jong on his blog - Ah Jib Goh, regarding the Cabotage Shipping Policy
which governs the cargo vessels plying between Peninsula Malaysia and East
Malaysia since 1980, stressed that all foreign cargo vessels are free to berth
at any harbour in Malaysia, and that shipping companies are also free to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/8347802062293658040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/8347802062293658040' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8347802062293658040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8347802062293658040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/04/cabotage-shipping-policy.html' title='Cabotage Shipping Policy'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-MItsBsZs6mm5lC1hwdp-FHf5MATBJtEEriRBct9erYeOoKEXLJ6Ri6F5iC8r8ygE8nta_BMQn7j-mHyddpzOLazH16O4TqDC3a9kx3SjgEyMqalzEHGQEOjPbyFDKtGWYhQuA/s72-c/containers1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-7103113160242921652</id><published>2012-03-14T17:19:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:32:26.850+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Posting comments</title><summary type="text">
  
    
  

I changed the settings of ALL my blogs allowing only my followers to post
comments on my blogs. And every comment needs my moderation, this is to control
the content of the comments.
Therefore you need to do 2 things in order to post on any of my blogs from now
on:


  Click the &quot;Follow&quot; button on the blog to be a follower
  Post non adults contents only, else you wont get my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/7103113160242921652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/7103113160242921652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/7103113160242921652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/7103113160242921652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/03/posting-comments.html' title='Posting comments'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-8411126449056382868</id><published>2012-02-19T03:52:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:34:53.013+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Producing Pharmacists</title><summary type="text">
  
  
I read in the news that there is a shortage of pharmacists in Malaysia recently
and out of curiosity I checked on the internet for the colleges and universities
in Malaysia offering courses in pharmacy. 
The results show there are 24 private and government colleges and universities
offering courses in pharmacy at different levels,ie. Diploma, Degree, Master and
Doctorate in Malaysia.With </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/8411126449056382868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/8411126449056382868' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8411126449056382868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8411126449056382868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/02/producing-pharmacists.html' title='Producing Pharmacists'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-8708726084964620335</id><published>2012-02-06T22:16:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:35:42.918+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kill that cow quick!</title><summary type="text">
  
  
There is a cow by the name of NFC(Najib Falling Cow)running wild right now.Many
fear that if the government is not sincere in dealing with it, the Barisan
Nasional(BN) coalition would be run down by this cow. 

Apparently various efforts have been put to sidetrack the issues. First a
businessman is blamed for the mismanagement of NFC by accusing him of giving
unsound advices to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/8708726084964620335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/8708726084964620335' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8708726084964620335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/8708726084964620335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/02/kill-that-cow-quick.html' title='Kill that cow quick!'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-5248598921079392999</id><published>2012-02-06T21:49:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:38:18.055+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Last day of Chinese New Year 2012</title><summary type="text">
  
  

  


Today is the last day of the Lunar calender new year celebrations.
Happy new year, GONG XI FA CAI!
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/5248598921079392999/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/5248598921079392999' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5248598921079392999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5248598921079392999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2012/02/last-day-of-chinese-new-year-2012.html' title='Last day of Chinese New Year 2012'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyb1kWu61xJsEla5yF_2pnlKVtjLv_DG4u2x1HdturnZZsShBiKWFUiTDboWSVBWjZepSBJxFt_6PbOyI9qyj-A41uRsAu_dHc1ZIPbkcXRWFa9NdgQ-hwUVVDY2j6dVjCTmoOQ/s72-c/yuanxiao.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-5438490355461303829</id><published>2011-12-25T08:17:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:38:51.963+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry Christmas</title><summary type="text">
  
  

  


Merry Christmas!
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/5438490355461303829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/5438490355461303829' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5438490355461303829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/5438490355461303829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lQLCh8kMU8pVHaSmwZhJ5Fj5rYbePRH8ZoFcPWI7zEZpRHqqUK3EXwdzpomOY64NnYVzAfRYvarcg0UtOGgc6ms87ZRJ3RpZarD6LmA7W1FzEi_RNp6uDXz7RT38bwnJ4oqrHg/s72-c/Merry-Christmas.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-3538936740904260818</id><published>2011-12-05T04:27:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:39:28.466+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The 13th general election will be any time now</title><summary type="text">
  
  
In the UMNO general assembly yesterday,Prime Minister Datuk Najib gave very
strong indication that the general election is very near.He said UMNO will field
many new faces this time, and called on senior members who are not selected to
remain loyal and support the new candidates. The name list will not be released
too early to avoid possible problems.He is confident that the National </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/3538936740904260818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/3538936740904260818' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/3538936740904260818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/3538936740904260818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2011/12/23rd-general-election-will-be-any-time.html' title='The 13th general election will be any time now'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSb6rJaLa-qCoMO60cNCeNHnv-BxIthj7UECHIpjUlGnvrx1J17oDs_PaeILaJH1n41LYM74ehyphenhyphen_KjVA8ywAAY0gMej7GxOPdXWpjoILLwBMZor7cdU8kooyXOQEX3VY5_bhQ5Q/s72-c/najib.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-4513415421476330499</id><published>2011-11-24T12:56:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:40:13.213+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cows,cows,cows.</title><summary type="text">
  
  
The hottest news in malaysia these days is related to cows.

The husband of a Federal minister owns a company which aims to grow cattle in
the interior district of Gemas for the purpose of proving to the world that
Malaysia is capable of producing premium beef.The company,the National Feedlot
Corporation(NFC), has obtained a government loan (the opposition argued that it
is a grant) of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/4513415421476330499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/4513415421476330499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/4513415421476330499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/4513415421476330499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2011/11/cowscowscows.html' title='Cows,cows,cows.'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHheH8qcuYSCVDDE6pRPnzcaG0yyQfXv7XAIf2Q31jO2WsVSQ7Z-FSYemkBfkvYe4QG8vy-6TG9BJJs24DabMhHzBfCwp_skABD6f8s0d3fU4ncwrrAla2bf7n962HHNecFya/s72-c/cow.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-4637654063169449201</id><published>2011-11-03T22:49:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:42:29.332+08:00</updated><title type='text'>PPSMI - To stay or not?</title><summary type="text">
  
  
Personally I feel the issue with teaching science and mathematics in
English(PPSMI) needs to be handled with care.


Now the sentiments on both sides involved in the argument are that of wanting to
gain a totally win, one side wants to do away with it completely, while the
other wants to embrace it stock and barrels.


They should meet half way, let the subjects to be taught in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/4637654063169449201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/4637654063169449201' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/4637654063169449201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/4637654063169449201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2011/11/ppsmi-to-stay-or-not.html' title='PPSMI - To stay or not?'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15211904.post-4718274404763643283</id><published>2011-03-05T17:46:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2020-07-04T16:45:02.618+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Clothes Don&amp;#39;t Grow. Kids do. - Sponsored Post</title><summary type="text">
  
  
thredUP.com enables you to exchange your kids used clothes and toys with
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The Malaysia Minister of Education announced that History will be made a
compulsory subject in the SPM Exams in 2013.
The education minister said this is to increase the awareness of nation building
efforts and therefore producing younger generations who are more patriotic. This
is a load of craps.
The real reason is to brain wash the youth into believing that Malaysia is built
by a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/feeds/130792904428697024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15211904/130792904428697024' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/130792904428697024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15211904/posts/default/130792904428697024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asimplemalaysian.blogspot.com/2010/11/history-to-be-compulsory-subject-for.html' title='History to be a compulsory subject for SPM Exams'/><author><name>Giantkite</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14703417839219490315</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>