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Dedie Phang is Penampang Unduk Ngadau 2013

2013-05-19T01:34:00.001+08:00

Harvest Festival celebration at district level in Penampang was held on 18 May 2013 and was officiated by Penampang ex-MP, Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok.

This year's Harvest Festival (Tadau Kaamatan) theme:

"Potilombuso Piunungan om Pirotian Maya Kaamatan"

"Goodwill and Understanding Through Kaamatan"

"Kekalkan Semangat Muhibbah dan Persefahaman Melalui Kaamatan"

Following the old age tradition, the peak of the celebration is the beauty pageant or known locally as Unduk Ngadau. Here are some of the pictures:-

Top ten who made it to the final round

Introducing themselves to the audience & judges:-

Miss Dedie Phang, flanked by Miss Sharoiren Waling (L) and Miss.. (R)

Penampang Unduk Ngadau 2013: Miss Dedie Phang

"Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan"

New Cabinet Ministers of Malaysia 2013

2013-05-18T00:44:00.001+08:00

The following is the new line-up of Ministers and Deputy Ministers as announced by PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak:

Prime Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Deputy Prime Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

1. Prime Minister's Department:

Ministers
Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom
Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar (to be appointed senator)
Datuk Seri Idris Jala (to be appointed senator)
Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim
Nancy Shukri
Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun
Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan (to be appointed senator)

Deputy Ministers
Datuk Razali Ibrahim
P. Waythamoorthy (to be appointed senator)

2. Finance Ministry
Minister I: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Minister II: Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Maslan

3. Education Ministry
Minister I: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh
Deputy Minister I: Datuk Mary Yap
Deputy Minister II: P. Kamalanathan

4. Home Affairs Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Minister: Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

5. Communication and Multimedia Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy Minister: Datuk Jailani Johari

6. International Trade and Industry Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed
Deputy Minister: Hamim Samuri

7. Natural Resources and Environment Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri G. Palanivel
Deputy Minister: Datuk James Dawos Mamit

8. Transport Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (acting)
Deputy Minister: Datuk Aziz Kaprawi

9. Tourism and Culture Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Deputy Minister: Datuk Joseph Salang (he later declined the appointment)

10. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy Minister: Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman

11. Defence Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Deputy Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri

12. Works Ministry
Minister: Datuk Fadillah Yusof
Deputy Minister: Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin

13. Health Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya

14. Youth and Sports Ministry
Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
Deputy Minister: Datuk M. Saravanan

15. Human Resources Ministry
Minister: Datuk Richard Riot
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ismail Abdul Muttalib

16. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry
Minister: Datuk Hasan Malek
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (to be appointed senator)

17. Women, Family and Community Development Ministry
Minister: Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim
Deputy Minister: Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun

18. Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Anifah Aman
Deputy Minister: Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

19. Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Ministry
Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahalan
Deputy Minister: Datuk Halimah Sadique

20. Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas
Deputy Minister: Datuk Noriah Kasnon

21. Rural and Regional Development Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal
Deputy Minister: Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi

22. Federal Territories Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr J. Loga Bala Mohan

23. Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry
Minister: Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid

24. Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry
Minister: Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah

Number of Ministries: 24
Number of Ministers: 30
Number of Deputy Ministers: 27

Total: 57

SolarCity gets $500mil financing from Goldman Sachs for Solar Leasing

2013-05-17T16:17:00.001+08:00

The amount of financing demonstrates that Financial Institutions have confidence in solar power as a viable business venture.

This initiative by SolarCity:-

$500 million in financing (approx. RM1.5 billion)
110 MW of solar power generated,
Largest single financing agreement for rooftops in the US, so far
Little or no up-front cost for homeowners and businesses who invest in the system

For your roof:
SolarCity is getting more than $500 million in financing to develop and implement solar roof systems in the United States.

Similar solar 'leasing' on rooftops was mooted in Australia last year.

SolarCity scores $500 million in financing

SolarCity Corp. (SCTY), a solar-energy developer chaired by billionaire Elon Musk, won financing from Goldman Sachs (GS) Group Inc. for more than $500 million in rooftop solar systems that the company will complete this year.

The lease-financing agreement will help SolarCity build about 110 megawatts of solar power systems with little or no up-front cost for homeowners and businesses, San Mateo, California-based SolarCity said today in a statement.

The deal is the largest single financing agreement for rooftop systems in the U.S. and will raise awareness of the quality of the solar-lease asset class, SolarCity Chief Executive Officer Lyndon Rive said in a telephone interview.

“We hope it sends a signal that solar is a stable and reliable asset to invest in,” Rive said in an interview. “These aren’t luxury yachts we’re talking about, it’s your energy, and the default rates are lower than mortgages.”

During the first quarter, SolarCity said it invested $138.2 million in solar systems as demand for rooftop panels from homeowners and businesses surged.

For New York-based Goldman Sachs, the SolarCity agreement will help reach the Wall Street bank’s goal of financing $40 billion in renewable energy during the next decade, said Stuart Bernstein, global head of clean technology.

“SolarCity’s range of distributed solar solutions targeting a wider customer base will help us move toward a low carbon energy future,” Bernstein said in the statement.

Source: REW

Cyber crime: Malaysia sixth most vulnerable

2013-05-17T11:27:00.002+08:00

If you are residing in one of these countries, you are highly at risk of cyber crime. This is according Norton Cyber Crime Report 2012:-

China
India
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates

- in no particular order.

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Malaysia sixth most vulnerable

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world to cyber crime, in the form of malware attacks through the computer or smartphone.

CyberSecurity Malaysia Research vice president Lt Col (R) Sazali Sukardi said the Sophos Security Threat Report 2013 found, in a period of three months this year, that besides Malaysia, nine others - Hong Kong, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Thailand, China and Indonesia - were also highly at risk.

"Cyber thieves have stolen about RM331.7bil worldwide, at an average of RM593 per victim based on the Norton Cyber Crime Report 2012," he said, while presenting a working paper entitled "Collaboration and cooperation in the fight against cyber crime" at a two-day e-Crime conference, here, Thursday.

However, cyber crime in the country decreased from 15,218 cases in 2011 to 9,986 cases in 2012, he said.

He attributed the drop to effective enforcement by the government enforcement agencies, including CyberSecurity.

According to Sazali, the highest reported cyber crime was fraud, followed by cyber invasion attempts, spam, denial of service, content-related offences, malicious code and cyber defamation.

"We are also facing security threats from international criminal organisations that abuse the internet for various cross-border illegal activities such as drugs, human trafficking, financial fraud and money laundering," he said.

He urged the public to contact CyberSecurity at its helpline Cyber999 through 03-89926969 to provide information or lodge a public complaint. - Bernama

Trivia Friday: Do plants die of old age?

2013-05-17T08:30:00.000+08:00

Common knowledge tells us that every living thing will inevitably die, eventually.

See more pics at my Flickr photostream.

ScienceFocus says that, given optimum conditions, some plants can live forever. It takes a change in external conditions to finish them off.

Annual plants, however, usually die soon after seeding.

Save yourself the trouble - Don't travel with pressure cooker!

2013-05-16T13:49:00.001+08:00

If you plan to travel abroad, it's wise to skip the pressure cooker.

Sound weird huh? But you'll be in a lot of of trouble if you travel to the US with one packed in your luggage because pressure cooker is now considered a dangerous weapon. Two pressure cookers were used in last month's Boston Marathon bombing.

Seriously though, who would want to take all the trouble to bring that bulky cooker in his suitcase and trouble to the States? Don't they have one there. If you intend to bring one, that can only mean you are planning to stay there for sometime. Why not just buy one?

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The following is an extract from what AP reported on Monday, but you can read more at at Yahoo News:-

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) - File photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Saudi man, Hussain Al Kwawahir was arrested Saturday at the airport after lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker.

Saudi man traveling with pressure cooker arrested

A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, but his nephew said Monday that it was all a misunderstanding about a device he simply wanted for cooking.

Two pressure cookers were used in last month's Boston Marathon bombings.

Hussain Al Khawahir was being held in Detroit on allegations of lying to Customs and Border Protection agents and of using a passport with a missing page. He was arrested Saturday.

His nephew, Nasser Almarzooq, told The Associated Press that he had asked his uncle to bring him the pressure cooker so he could make lamb. The college student said two pressure cookers he bought in the U.S. were "not good at all," and said the ones available in Saudi Arabia are higher quality.

Almarzooq said his uncle was coming to visit him for a couple weeks.

A criminal complaint alleges that Al Khawahir arrived at the airport Saturday on a flight from Saudi Arabia via Amsterdam, and that he told agents he was visiting his nephew.

He originally said he brought the pressure cooker with him because pressure cookers aren't sold in America, then later said his nephew had bought one but it "was cheap" and broke after one use, according to the complaint.

Agents said they also noticed a page was missing from Al Khawahir's passport from Saudi Arabia. He told them he didn't how it had been removed, and said the document had been locked in a box that only he, his wife and three children have access to in his home, according to the complaint.

What advantage is there in finding a sunset beautiful?

2013-05-12T23:38:00.000+08:00

Red sunsets, as Science Focus puts it, are associated with settled high pressure systems that don’t wash all the dust out of the lower atmosphere, and high pressure tends to mean fine weather.

First Beach, Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu

But it would be a stretch to say that our appreciation of sunsets is a genetic weather-forecasting mechanism. Rather, we have evolved an aesthetic sense as part of the wider analytical faculties of our brain.

Man-made rocky beach, off Jalan Pacific Sutera

Far from being skin deep, ‘beauty’ is a shorthand way of measuring the fundamental ‘rightness’ of a thing. In people for example, the attributes we find beautiful generally correlate quite well with physical health or reproductive ability. Instead of evaluating all these different attributes independently, they all get rolled into a single measure: beauty.

Sunset shot near Pacific Sutera

The philosopher Dennis Dutton has suggested that the open rolling plains with occasional trees, that are so often represented in landscape art, are beautiful to us because they resemble the savanna of the Pleistocene epoch, when Homo erectus was first developing an aesthetic sense. Red sunsets would have been a familiar part of these landscapes and in an era when night was the most dangerous time, making sure you were safely back at camp to appreciate the last dying gasp of the day was probably especially important.

The opinion is ScienceFocus' but the images are mine.

Malaysia's Hytex to develop wind farm with China’s Gezhouba

2013-05-11T00:22:00.000+08:00

Better known as garment manufacturer in Malaysia, Hytex is making its maiden foray into energy generation. Renewable energy to be specific.

Report says that is has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and build a wind farm in Guizhou Province, China:

Wind farm capacity : 50 MW
Turbine type : MagLev vertical Wind Turbine
Energy production : 200 GWh annually
Cost : ¥500 million (RM245 million)
Project implementation : October 2013 - October 2015
Concession period : 30 years

TheGreenMechanics: Too bad, the wind condition in Malaysia does not permit large scale wind farming. Perhaps, when technology permits low wind speed to turn large wind turbines, then we'll see different scenario in the local wind energy sector.

Hytex to develop wind farm in China

PETALING JAYA: Hytex Integrated Bhd is collaborating with China's Gezhouba Group Electric Power Co Ltd to develop a 500 million yuan maglev wind farm in Guizhou Province, China.

In a statement, Hytex said Gezhouba had been appointed as turnkey contractor to develop the wind farm on a build-and-transfer basis for Hytex, and it expected a final agreement to be concluded with Gezhouba in the second quarter.

The MoU was signed via Hytex's unit, Hytex Integrated (Suzhou) Co Ltd (HIS), with Gezhouba. Gezhouba is a unit of China Gezhouba Group, a Hubei-based construction and engineering company which was the main contractor of the Three Gorges Project.

“The 50MW Guizhou maglev wind farm project will cost an estimated 500 million yuan to develop and build. Upon completion, it is expected to produce more than 200GW of electricity annually for the China Southern Grid in Taijiang county which has a population of more than 60 million people,” it said.

Work on the project is expected to begin in October and will be completed by October 2015. It would be based on a projected concession period of 30 years with an option extension of 20 years.

Meanwhile, HIS and its green technology partner, Shenzhen Timar Scenery Energy Technology Co Ltd (STSET), will fabricate and supply the maglev wind turbines and other equipment required.

“HIS and STSET will also provide the technical skills and expertise required to develop and build this renewable energy facility.

HIS teamed up with STSET earlier in February under a joint venture wind farm agreement to develop a wind farm project.

Source: The Star biz

SEDA Malaysia clarifies on 1% surcharge in electricity bills

2013-05-10T22:45:00.000+08:00

Lately, people have been talking in the negative tones and putting the 1% levy on electricity bills in a bad light.

The social media talked about this surcharge as 'an increase in the electricity bills' that is inevitable as the government is looking to recover some of its expenses in the run up to the election. This is NOT TRUE.

I have been following the FiT Scheme development in Malaysia and the 1% surcharge is imposed only on consumers consuming higher-than-average energy - as a rough guideline, consumers with monthly bill of RM77 and above.

This is what SEDA Malaysia has to say:

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia has clarified that the one per cent surcharge in electricity bills is a contribution towards the Renewable Energy (RE) Fund for the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) mechanism, which commenced on Dec 1, 2011.

SEDA Malaysia today issued a statement to clarify the purpose of the surcharge imposed by Tenaga Nasional Bhd in its electricity bills to consumers.

Chief Executive Officer Badriyah Abdul Malek said: "This clarification is necessary because we noticed that the surcharge has become an issue in the online social network over the past few weeks.

"The main function of the RE Fund is to pay the tariff for the electricity generated from renewable sources by renewable energy producers and individuals under the FiT mechanism, which is managed and administered by SEDA Malaysia," she said.

The fund, established through the enforcement of the Renewable Energy Act 2011, is an important part of the FiT mechanism to spearhead the growth of renewable energy in the country.

The public is urged to seek clarification with SEDA Malaysia on any questions regarding the one per cent surcharge.
Source: SEDA website.

TheGreenMechanics: Don't take the stories in the social media at face value.

Battle of the Currents: Is AC better than DC?

2013-05-10T16:15:00.000+08:00

A somewhat strange question, isn't it?

If you ask someone in the plywood and wood veneer or paper industry, you would probably hear a lot more about direct current (DC) applications than those in other sectors. If you are in water production, almost all of your pumps would be driven by induction motors powered by alternating current (AC).

So which system or technology is better?

Two of the pioneers in electrical engineering field have different preference: Thomas Edison is advocating DC and Nikola Tesla on AC. We continue to argue and these gentlemen would have been proud of that long legacy, and the fact that we are still caught in the loop of disagreement.

Image courtesy of ABB

A global leader in both AC and DC technologies, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), takes a look at pitting these two from the perspective of modern technology, the Data Centres:
(ABB says it didn't take side)

1) DC is more efficient than AC: DC proponents claim 25-30% efficiency improvement, AC advocates counter with data that implies marginal if any differences in power supply efficiencies.
The fact is, if you compare a state-of-the-art AC power supply with a similarly advanced DC power supply, the efficiency improvements for DC are indeed only in the range of 2%.

However, when comparing true efficiency “from grid to chip,” DC power architecture is typically 8-12% more efficient, depending on the IT power supply. Granted there is no disagreement that other factors such as server loading and cooling have a more profound impact on data center efficiency than the power architecture but every improvement matters.

2) DC is more reliable than AC: Independently collected empirical data as well as laboratory tests give evidence that DC power systems increase reliability over comparable AC systems by a factor of up to 100.Flip that coin, and you could say that DC allows simplification of power systems architecture without jeopardizing availability.

3) DC is cheaper than AC: This angle of the debate has seen a fair amount of cheating but ABB says that, analysis shows that the true cost of a DC power system (including switchgear, UPS, cabling etc.) is at least 20 % lower than that of a comparable AC architecture.

However, as pointed out above, the biggest cost savings lies in the potential to simplify the architecture and achieve the same (or greater) savings with significantly less equipment.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication!

Speaking of simplicity, an indisputable advantage of DC is that it allows to connect multiple energy sources such as the utility grid and on-site generated power (e.g. from fuel cells, solar, wind etc.) onto a common bus without complicated controls and synchronization.

This, I agree totally, 100%. Sophistication should simplify things and not make it difficult.

Reference: ABB

Fire risk: GM recalls 43,500 hybrid cars in North America

2013-05-09T08:54:00.000+08:00

Oh no. This is not a good news at all for hybrid vehicles big community.

In a rare incident, GM is recalling hybrid car models for issues related to 'potential overheating of the circuit board' that could lead to a loss of battery charge and cause the engine to stall. Models affected are:

Chevrolet Malibu Eco 2013
Buick LaCrosse 2012 - 2013
Buick Regal sedan 2012 - 2013

Recalling is uncommon in vehicle industry, but let's hope this will not halt the progress and dim people's enthusiasm for energy-efficient cars.

BTW, this hybrid is powered by a combination of a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder gas engine and a 15-hp electric motor, is priced at $25,995 in the US. That's about RM77,036 in Malaysia in dollar-to-dollar conversion. I bet it will cost you no less than RM160,000 in our 'import-friendly' car market!

The Chevrolet Malibu Eco

As reported by the press:

General Motors is recalling nearly 43,000 hybrid vehicles in the United States and around 500 in Canada to fix a defect that could cause a fire in the trunk, the automaker said Monday.

The recall affects Chevrolet Malibu Eco models from the 2013 model year and Buick LaCrosse and Regal sedans from 2012 and 2013 which are equipped with eAssist hybrid gas-electric engines.

"The issue is the potential overheating of the circuit boards in the generator control module, but it does not involve the eAssist battery," GM said in a statement.

GM said an overheating circuit board could lead to a loss of battery charge and cause the engine to stall.

"In addition, there may be a burning or melting odor, smoke, and, in rare instances, a fire in the trunk," GM spokesman Alan Adler said in a statement.

Most of the incidents occurred within the first 1,000 miles of operation, GM said and only two led to trunk fires. One was during an October screening in a dealership and the other occurred in March.

No injuries or crashes were reported as a result of the defect, GM said.
Source: The Bangkok Post

Solar cartoon Wednesday

2013-05-08T22:21:00.001+08:00

The truth, I'm afraid, is not far from the following illustration.

Mr Solarman with his bags of 'cash from the sun'.

Look on the brighter side - on the right hand side that is.

The solar truth...

The Feed-in Tariff mechanism in Malaysia actually makes it possible for you to accumulate $$. Of course not in a similar fashion as our Mr Solarman here, but you get the idea - you have a net-cash generator on top of your roof.

Read about the Rooftop Solar PV scheme in Malaysia here.

Alternatively, you can go to SEDA Malaysia website.

Top 10 longest pregnancies (Land mammal)

2013-05-08T08:42:00.001+08:00

While it is the biggest known land animal in the modern days, elephant is also the land mammal with longest pregnancy period. The following is the list of the top ten longest pregnancies (land mammal):-

1. Elephant
21-22 months
Maximum birth weight: 120kg
Life span: Up to 80 years

2. Rhinoceros
15-18 months
Maximum birth weight: 65kg
Life span: Up to 50 years

3. Giraffe
15 months
Maximum birth weight: 75kg
Life span: Up to 25 years

4. Camel
13-14 months
Maximum birth weight: 50kg
Life span: Up to 50 years

5. Tapir
13 months
Maximum birth weight: 10kg
Life span: Up to 30 years

6. Donkey
12 months
Maximum birth weight: 25kg
Life span: Up to 50 years

7. Llama
11-12 months
Maximum birth weight: 14kg
Life span: Up to 25 years

8. Horse
11 months
Maximum birth weight: 55kg
Life span: Up to 60 years

9. Cow
9-10 months
Maximum birth weight: 40kg
Life span: Up to 20 years

10. Human
9 months
Maximum birth weight: 7kg
Life span: Up to 130 years

Source: Sunday Edition, Daily Express 5/5/13

PRU13: Senarai Penuh Pemenang Kerusi DUN Sabah

2013-05-07T10:31:00.002+08:00

Post ini bertujuan memudahkan carian dalam Bahasa Malaysia bagi senarai penuh pemenang-pemenang kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri, Sabah, dalam pilihanraya umum ke-13 pada 5 Mei 2013.

Dalam carian Bahasa Inggeris, saya menghadapi sedikit kesukaran untuk mendapatkan senarai tersebut. Sebagai ringkasan, Barisan Nasional memenangi 48 daripada 60 kerusi yang dipertandingkan, 11 Pakatan Rakyat, dan 1 STAR.

Klik Keputusan Penuh PRU13: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah di sini.

Senarai tersebut juga disertakan penyandang pada pilihanraya 2008 yang lalu..

Hope that helps.

Sincerely,

TheGreenMechanics

Full result of Malaysia's GE13: Sabah State Assembly

2013-05-05T23:16:00.001+08:00

The full result of Malaysia's 13th General Election for SABAH State Assembly is as follows:

Sabah has 60 state seats and a simple majority to win the election is 31 seats. This page will be updated throughout the vote counting, please stay tuned -

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FINAL RESULT:

Barisan Nasional (BN) : 48

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) : 11

STAR : 1

Others : 0

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Full list of Candidates for Sabah State election can be found here.

N1 – BANGGI (9,861)
Winner: Abd Mijul Unaini ((BN- UMNO)
(2008: ABD MIJUL UNAIN)

N2 – TANJONG KAPOR (22,476)
Winner: Datuk Teo Chee Kang (BN)
(2008: DATUK TEO CHEE KANG)

N3 – PITAS (14,912)
Winner: Datuk Bolkiah Bin Ismail (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK BOLKIAH ISMAIL: BN)

N4 – MATUNGGONG (19,977)
Winner: Jelin Bin Dasanap @ Jelani Bin Hamdan (PKR)
(2008: SARAPIN BIN MAGANA: BN)

N5 – TANDEK (22,220)
Winner: Lasiah Baranting @ Anita (BN)
(2008: LASIAH BARANTING @ ANITA)

N6 – TEMPASUK (16,866)
Winner: Datuk Musbah Bin Jambli (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK MUSBAH BIN JAMBLI)

N7 – KADAMAIAN (15,903)
Winner: Ukoh @ Jeremy Bin Malajad @ Malazad (PKR)
(2008: TIMBON @ HERBERT LAGADAN: BN)

N8 – USUKAN (18,698)
Winner: Datuk Md Salleh Md Said (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK JAPLIN AKIM @ ABD HAMID: BN)

N9 – TAMPARULI (17,265)
Winner: Datuk Mojilip Bin Bumburing @ Wilfred (PKR)
(2008: DATUK JAHID @ NOORDIN JAHIM: BN)

N10 – SULAMAN (19,587)
Winner: Datuk Hajiji Bin Haji Noor (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK HAJIJI BIN HAJI NOOR)

N11 – KIULU (11,424)
Winner: Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (BN-PBS)
(2008: LOVIS RAMPAS: BN)

N12 – KARAMBUNAI (28,971)
Winner: Datuk Jainab Ahmad (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK JAINAB AHMAD)

N13 – INANAM (24,403)
Winner: Roland Chia Ming Shen (PKR)
(2008: DATUK GOH CHIN LOK @ DATUK JOHNNY GOH: BN)

N14 – LIKAS (15,294)
Winner: Wong Hong Jun (DAP)
(2008: DATUK LIEW TECK CHAN: BN)

N15 – API API (15,103)
Winner: Liew Chin Jin (PKR)
(2008: DATUK YEE MOH CHAI: BN)

N16 – LUYANG (20,119)
Winner: Hiew King Cheu (DAP)
(2008: CHIA CHUI KET: BN)

N17 – TANJUNG ARU (21,973)
Winner: Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah (BN-PBS)
(2008: DATUK YONG OUI FAH: BN)

N18 – PETAGAS (15,517)
Winner: Datuk Yahya Hussin (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK YAHYAH @ YAHYA BIN HUSSIN @ AG. HUSIN)

N19 – KAPAYAN (26,767)
Winner: Dr Edwin @ Jack Bosi (DAP)
(2008: EDWARD KHOO KEOK HAI: BN)

N20 – MOYOG (17,556)
Winner: Terrence Alon Siambun (PKR)
(2008: DONALD PETER MOJUNTIN: BN)

N21 – KAWANG (19,901)
Winner: Datuk Gulamhaidar Khan Bahadar (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK GULAMHAIDAR @ YUSOF BIN KHAN BAHADAR)

N22 – PANTAI MANIS (18,870)
Winner: Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK ABDUL RAHIM ISMAIL)

N23 – BONGAWAN (14,851)
Winner: Mohammad Alamin (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK KARIM BIN BUJANG)

N24 – MEMBAKUT (11,777)
Winner: Datuk Mohd Arifin Bin Mohd Arif (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK MOHD ARIFIN MOHD ARIF)

N25 – KLIAS (15,338)
Initially, in the unofficial count: Datuk Lajim Bin Ukin (PKR).
It was learnt to have been changed to BN

N26 – KUALA PENYU (14,759)
Winner: Limus Jury (BN-UPKO)
(2008: TEO KWAN CHIN @ TEO MAU SING: BN)

N27 – LUMADAN (13,777)
Winner: Kamarlin Ombi (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK KAMARLIN OMBI)

N28 – SINDUMIN (15,400)
Winner: Ahmad Bujang (BN-UMNO)
(2008: AHMAD BUJANG)

N29 – KUNDASANG (13,322)
Winner: Joachim Gunsalam (BN-PBS)
(2008: JOACHIM GUNSALAM)

N30 – KARANAAN (12,456)
Winner: Datuk Masidi bin Manjun (BN)
(2008: DATUK MASIDI MANJUN @ MASDI)

N31 – PAGINATAN (13,275)
Winner: Datuk Siringan Bin Gubat @ Aliance (BN-UPKO)
(2008: DATUK EWON EBIN: BN)

N32 – TAMBUNAN (13,757)
Winner: Datuk Masidi Bin Manjun @ Masdi (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK MASIDI MANJUN @ MASDI)

N33 – BINGKOR (15,878)
Winner: Datuk Dr Jeffrey G. Kitingan (STAR)

N34 – LIAWAN (14,056)
Winner: Datuk Sairin Karno (BN-UMNO)
(2008: SAPIN @ SAIRIN KARANO @ KARNO)

N35 – MELALAP (12,074)
Winner: Datuk Radin Malleh (BN-PBS)
(2008: DATUK RADIN MALLEH)

N36 – KEMABONG (13,230)
Winner: Datuk Rubin Balang (BN-UMNO)
(2008: RUBIN BALANG)

N37 – SOOK (10,598)
Winner: Datuk Elron Angin (BN-PBRS)
(2008: RUBIN BALANG: BN)

N38 – NABAWAN (9,840)
Winner: Datuk Bobbey Suan (BN-UPKO)
(2008: BOBBEY AH FANG SUAN)

N39 – SUGUT (9,675)
Winner: Datuk James Ratib (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK SURADY KAYONG: BN)

N40 – LABUK (15,013)
Winner: Datuk Michael Asang (BN-PBS)
(2008: DATUK METAH @ MICHEAL ASANG)

N41 – GUM GUM (11,734)
Winner: Datuk Zakaria Edris (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK ZAKARIA MOHD. EDRIS: BN: won unopossed)

N42 – SUNGAI SIBUGA (28,038)
Winner: Datuk Seri Musa Aman (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK SERI MUSA AMAN)

N43 – SEKONG (14,247)
Winner: Datuk Samsudin Bin Yahya (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK SAMSUNDIN YAHYA)

N44 – KARAMUNTING (15,952)
Winner: Charles Pang (BN-LDP)
(2008: DATUK PETER PANG EN YIN: BN)

N45 – ELOPURA (22,317)
Winner: Au Kam Wah (BN)
(2008: AU KAM WAH)

N46 – TANJONG PAPAT (14,741)

Winner: Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (BN)
(2008: RAYMOND TAN SHU KIAH)

N47 – KUAMUT (14,915)
Winner: Masiung Banah (BN)
(2008: MASIUNG BANAH: BN)

N48 – SUKAU (9,833)
Winner: Datuk Saddi Abdi Rahman (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK SADDI BIN ABDU RAHMAN)

N49 – TUNGKU (14,626)
Winner: Datuk Mohd Suhaili Bin Said (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK MOHD SUHAILI SAID)

N50 – LAHAD DATU (25,232)
Winner: Dato’ Mohammad Yusof Bin Apdal (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATU NASRUN DATU MANSUR: BN)

N51 – KUNAK (11,804)
Winner: Datuk Nilwan Bin Kabang (BN)
(2008: DATUK NILWAN BIN KABANG)

N52 – SULABAYAN (12,642)
Winner: Datuk Jaujan Sambakong (BN-UMNO)
(2008: HARMAN MOHAMAD: BN)

N53 – SENALLANG (13,210)
Winner: Datuk Nasir Tun Sakaran (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK NASIR TUN SAKARAN)

N54 – BUGAYA (15,697)
Winner: Datuk Ramlee Marahaban (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK RAMLEE MARAHABAN: Unopposed)

N55 – BALUNG (13,526)
Winner: Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK SYED ABAS SYED ALI)

N56 – APAS (15,837)
Winner: Datuk Tawfiq Bin Abu Bakar Titingan (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK TAWFIQ ABU BAKAR TITINGAN)

N57 – SRI TANJUNG (22,175)
Winner: Chan Foong Hin (DAP)
(2008: WONG SZE PHIN @ JIMMY: DAP)

N58 – MEROTAI (18,317)
Winner: Datuk Pang Yuk Ming (BN)
(2008: DATUK PANG YUK MING)

N59 – TANJONG BATU (18,386)
Winner: Datuk Hamisa Samat (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK HAMISA SAMAT)

N60 – SEBATIK (10,090)
Winner: Abd Muis Picho (BN-UMNO)
(2008: ABD MUIS PICHO)

Full result of Malaysia's GE13: Parliament Seats

2013-05-05T20:09:00.002+08:00

The following is the full result of Malaysia's 13th General Election on 5th May 2013:-

Malaysia has 222 parliamentary seats and a simple majority to win the election is 112 seats. This page will be updated throughout the vote counting and will be updated accordingly.

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TOTAL WON: (Final)

Barisan Nasional (BN) = 133
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) = 89
30(PKR) + 21(PAS) + 38(DAP)
Others = 0

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Parliament Seat		Winner	\|\|	Parliament Seat		Winner

PERLIS				FT KUALA LUMPUR

P1 Padang Besar	-	BN		P114 Kepong	-	DAP
P2 Kangar	-	BN		P115 Batu	-	PKR
P3 Arau	-	BN		P116 Wangsa Maju	-	PKR
				P117 Segambut	-	DAP
KEDAH				P118 Setiawangsa	-	BN
				P119 Titiwangsa	-	PAS
P4 Langkawi	-	BN		P120 Bukit Bintang	-	DAP
P5 Jerlun	-	BN		P121 Lembah Pantai	-	PKR
P6 Kubang Pasu	-	BN		P122 Seputeh	-	DAP
P7 Padang Terap	-	BN		P123 Cheras	-	DAP
P8 Pokok Sena	-	PAS		P124 Bandar Tun Razak	-	PKR
P9 Alor Setar	-	PKR		P125 Putrajaya	-	BN
P10 Kuala Kedah	-	PKR
P11 Pendang	-	BN		NEGERI SEMBILAN
P12 Jerai	-	BN
P13 Sik	-	BN		P126 Jelebu	-	BN
P14 Merbok	-	BN		P127 Jempol	-	BN
P15 Sungai Petani	-	PKR		P128 Seremban	-	DAP
P16 Baling	-	BN		P129 Kuala Pilah	-	BN
P17 Padang Serai	-	PKR		P130 Rasah	-	DAP
P18 Kulim-Bandar Baharu	-	BN		P131 Rembau	-	BN
				P132 Telok Kemang	-	PKR
				P133 Tampin	-	BN

KELANTAN				MELAKA

P19 Tumpat	-	PAS		P134 Masjid Tanah	-	BN
P20 Pengkalan Chepa	-	PAS		P135 Alor Gajah	-	BN
P21 Kota Bharu	-	PAS		P136 Tangga Batu	-	BN
P22 Pasir Mas	-	PAS		P137 Bukit Katil	-	PKR
P23 Rantau Panjang	-	PAS		P138 Kota Melaka	-	DAP
P24 Kubang Kerian	-	PAS		P139 Jasin	-	BN
P25 Bachok	-	PAS
P26 Ketereh	-	BN
P27 Tanah Merah	-	BN		JOHOR
P28 Pasir Puteh	-	PAS
P29 Machang	-	BN		P140 Segamat	-	BN
P30 Jeli	-	BN		P141 Sekijang	-	BN
P31 Kuala Krai	-	PAS		P142 Labis	-	BN
P32 Gua Musang	-	BN		P143 Pagoh	-	BN
				P144 Ledang	-	BN
TERENGGANU				P145 Bakri	-	DAP
				P146 Muar	-	BN
P33 Besut	-	BN		P147 Parit Sulong	-	BN
P34 Setiu	-	BN		P148 Ayer Hitam	-	BN
P35 Kuala Nerus.	-	PAS		P149 Sri Gading	-	BN
P36 Kuala Terengganu	-	PAS		P150 Batu Pahat	-	PKR
P37 Marang	-	PAS		P151 Simpang Renggam	-	BN
P38 Hulu Terengganu	-	BN		P152 Kluang	-	DAP
P39 Dungun	-	PAS		P153 Sembrong	-	BN
P40 Kemaman	-	BN		P154 Mersing	-	BN
				P155 Tenggara	-	BN
PENANG				P156 Kota Tinggi	-	BN
				P157 Pengerang	-	BN
P41 Kepala Batas	-	BN		P158 Tebrau	-	BN
P42 Tasek Gelugor	-	BN		P159 Pasir Gudang	-	BN
P43 Bagan	-	DAP		P160 Johor Bahru	-	BN
P44 Permatang Pauh	-	PKR		P161 Pulai	-	BN
P45 Bukit Mertajam	-	DAP		P162 Gelang Patah	-	DAP
P46 Batu Kawan	-	DAP		P163 Kulai	-	DAP
P47 Nibong Tebal	-	PKR		P164 Pontian	-	BN
P48 Bukit Bendera	-	DAP		P165 Tanjong Piai	-	BN
P49 Tanjong	-	DAP
P50 Jelutong	-	DAP		FT LABUAN
P51 Bukit Gelugor	-	DAP
P52 Bayan Baru	-	BN		P166 Labuan	-	BN
P53 Balik Pulau	-	BN

PERAK				SABAH

P54 Gerik	-	BN		P167 Kudat	-	BN
P55 Lenggong	-	BN		P168 Kota Marudu	-	BN
P56 Larut	-	BN		P169 Kota Belud	-	BN
P57 Parit Buntar	-	PAS		P170 Tuaran	-	BN
P58 Bagan Serai	-	BN		P171 Sepanggar	-	BN
P59 Bukit Gantang	-	PAS		P172 Kota Kinabalu	-	DAP
P60 Taiping	-	DAP		P173 Putatan	-	BN
P61 Padang Rengas	-	BN		P174 Penampang	-	PKR
P62 Sungai Siput	-	PKR		P175 Papar	-	BN
P63 Tambun	-	BN		P176 Kimanis	-	BN
P64 Ipoh Timor	-	DAP		P177 Beaufort	-	BN
P65 Ipoh Barat	-	DAP		P178 Sipitang	-	BN
P66 Batu Gajah	-	DAP		P179 Ranau	-	BN
P67 Kuala Kangsar	-	BN		P180 Keningau	-	BN
P68 Beruas	-	DAP		P181 Tenom	-	BN
P69 Parit	-	BN		P182 Pensiangan	-	BN
P70 Kampar	-	DAP		P183 Beluran	-	BN
P71 Gopeng	-	PKR		P184 Libaran	-	BN
P72 Tapah	-	BN		P185 Batu Sapi	-	BN
P73 Pasir Salak	-	BN		P186 Sandakan	-	DAP
P74 Lumut	-	PKR		P187 Kinabatangan	-	BN
P75 Bagan Datok	-	BN		P188 Silam	-	BN
P76 Telok Intan	-	DAP		P189 Semporna	-	BN
P77 Tanjong Malim	-	BN		P190 Tawau	-	BN
				P191 Kalabakan	-	BN

PAHANG				SARAWAK

P78 Cameron Highlands	-	BN		P192 Mas Gading	-	BN
P79 Lipis	-	BN		P193 Santubong	-	BN
P80 Raub	-	DAP		P194 Petra Jaya	-	BN
P81 Jerantut	-	BN		P195 Bandar Kuching	-	DAP
P82 Indera Mahkota	-	PKR		P196 Stampin	-	DAP
P83 Kuantan	-	PKR		P197 Kota Samarahan	-	BN
P84 Paya Besar	-	BN		P198 Mambong	-	BN
P85 Pekan	-	BN		P199 Serian	-	BN
P86 Maran	-	BN		P200 Batang Sadong	-	BN
P87 Kuala Krau	-	BN		P201 Batang Lupar	-	BN
P88 Temerloh	-	P		P202 Sri Aman	-	BN
P89 Bentong	-	BN		P203 Lubok Antu	-	BN
P90 Bera	-	BN		P204 Betong	-	BN
P91 Rompin	-	BN		P205 Saratok	-	BN
				P206 Tanjung Manis	-	BN
SELANGOR				P207 Igan	-	BN
				P208 Sarikei	-	DAP
P92 Sabak Bernam	-	BN		P209 Julau	-	BN
P93 Sungai Besar	-	BN		P210 Kanowit	-	BN
P94 Hulu Selangor	-	BN		P211 Lanang	-	DAP
P95 Tanjong Karang	-	BN		P212 Sibu	-	DAP
P96 Kuala Selangor	-	BN		P213 Mukah	-	BN
P97 Selayang	-	PKR		P214 Selangau	-	BN
P98 Gombak	-	PKR		P215 Kapit	-	BN
P99 Ampang	-	PKR		P216 Hulu Rajang	-	BN
P100 Pandan	-	PKR		P217 Bintulu	-	BN
P101 Hulu Langat	-	PAS		P218 Sibuti	-	BN
P102 Serdang	-	DAP		P219 Miri	-	PKR
P103 Puchong	-	DAP		P220 Baram	-	BN
P104 Kelana Jaya	-	PKR		P221 Limbang	-	BN
P105 P Jaya Selatan	-	PKR		P222 Lawas	-	BN
P106 P Jaya Utara	-	DAP
P107 Subang	-	PKR
P108 Shah Alam	-	PAS
P109 Kapar	-	PKR
P110 Klang	-	DAP
P111 Kota Raja	-	PAS
P112 Kuala Langat	-	PKR
P113 Sepang	-	PAS

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TOTAL WON: (Final)

Barisan Nasional (BN): 133
Pakatan Rakyat (PR): 30(PKR) + 21(PAS) + 38(DAP) = 89
Independant: 0

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Happy voting Malaysia! - Full list of State & Parliament constituencies in Sabah

2013-05-05T12:12:00.000+08:00

Today, 5^th May 2013, is the moment of truth.

Dubbed the mother of all elections, GE13 is the most eagerly (or fiercely) contested General Election in Malaysia and it promises many surprises and excitement. So, let's go fellow Malaysians! Vote for the future, it's my and your right.

Sabah has 25 Parliament, and 60 State constituencies.

Sabah comes second only to Sarawak in terms of number of seats (Parliament & State). The top 5 states a as follows:

Sarawak : 31 (P), 71 (State)
Sabah : 25 (P), 60 (S)
Johor : 26 (P), 56 (S)
Perak : 24 (P), 59 (S)
Selangor : 22 (P), 56 (S)

Full list of Parliament and State seats

HAPPY VOTING MALAYSIA!

Rat meat passed off as mutton in China!

2013-05-03T16:27:00.003+08:00

So, you love mutton curry very much, eh?

Be careful. You could actually be eating rats and other small animals passed off as mutton. This is especially if you are visiting Shanghai or Jiangsu province. Ouch! We were in Shanghai just 2 weeks ago.

And those dim sum served by our host were savoury! We didn't consume any mutton in any form though.

Nasi Kandar Line Clear in Penang is quite popular and they serve mutton curry.

Don't worry, that would not happen in Malaysia, but who knows. Especially if you buy a lot of stuff from China. Also, don't forget the food scandal in Europe recently where horse meat passed off as beef.

For your reading pleasure:-

Chinese police bust million-dollar rat-meat ring
The Star

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have broken a crime ring that passed off more than $1 million (643 thousand pounds) in rat and small mammal meat as mutton, authorities said, in a food safety crackdown that coincides with a bird flu outbreak and other environmental pressures.

Authorities have arrested 904 suspects since the end of January for selling and producing fake or tainted meat products, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.

During the crackdown, police discovered one suspect surnamed Wei who had used additives to spice up and sell rat, fox and mink meat at markets in Shanghai and Jiangsu province.

Police arrested 63 suspects connected to the crime ring in a case valued at more than 10 million yuan (1.0 million pounds) in sales since 2009.

Police confiscated more than 20,000 tonnes of fake or inferior meat products after breaking up illegal food plants during the nationwide operation, the ministry said.

Food safety and environmental pollution are chronic problems in China and public anxiety over cases of fake or toxic food often spreads quickly.

The public security ministry said police had confiscated more than 15 tonnes of tainted pork in Anhui province, although as much as 60 tonnes had been sold in Anhui and Fujian provinces since mid-2012.

But it was the rodent meat in particular that people couldn't stomach, with Internet users turning to the popular microblogging site Sina Weibo to vent their outrage.

(Reporting by Michael Martina and Sally Huang; Editing by Paul Tait) - Copyright © 2013 Reuters

Sabah and Penang the best solar energy spots

2013-05-02T18:44:00.000+08:00

If you have been asking lately, Kota Kinabalu is the most ideal place to generate energy through solar PV.

Sadly though, we do not enjoy the same premium rate enjoyed by our counterparts in West Malaysia through the FiT Scheme. Reason - because we do not pay the 1% levy on our electricity bills.

Colour coding of the solar irradiance in Malaysia. Darker is better.

Kota Kinabalu and Sabah, in general, together with Penang are the best two spots to produce electricity from sunlight, according to Ahmad Hadri Haris, former Head of the Renewable Energy Unit, Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Malaysian Energy Centre).

Ahmad Hadri is currently the CEO of Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) after his appointment on April 1, 2013.

"In terms of the amount of sunlight we can capture, Kota Kinabalu measures 1,800 kWh/metre square per year compared to 1,500 in the Klang Valley"
- Ahmad Hadri Haris

Global horizontal irradiation - Solar.

For this reason, a solar energy producer in KK can actually produce up to 30% more electricity than the guy in KL, Ahmad noted. He was speaking in conjunction with the 32nd International Energy Agency Meeting in Kota Kinabalu, back in 2009.

Note:

Irradiation is the sum of irradiance over a time period (e.g. 1 hour, day, month, year, etc.) expressed in J/m². However, in daily routine Wh/m² are more commonly used.

The above solar irradiation maps can be found at SolarGis website.

Panasonic LED bulbs last 40 years?

2013-05-01T23:27:00.000+08:00

Location: Kota Kinabalu city.

Of election campaign signs and advertorial billboards....

Panasonic's LED bulbs can really last 40 years?

That's interesting. Because 40 years is pretty loooong a time; a person's working life is shorter than this.

Put it this way: You started working for an LED bulb manufacturing company at the age of 20. By the time you retire, the batch of bulbs you produced on your first day at office is still functioning, and saving 80% of energy.

Amazing!

GE13: Full list of candidates for Sabah State Assembly

2013-05-01T12:38:00.000+08:00

13th General Election: Full List of Candidates for Sabah State Assembly. Polling day is on May 5, 2013.

Those marked with * are the Incumbents

N1 – BANGGI (9,861)

Datu Mohd Arifin Bin Datu Abdul Salam (STAR)
Abd Mijul Unaini ((BN- UMNO) *
Jae-ly Medong (SAPP)
Datu Abdul Razak Bin Datu Abdul Salam (PKR)
Datu Ariffin Datu Salam (STAR)
(2008: ABD MIJUL UNAINI: BN: Maj: 2,024)

N2 – TANJONG KAPOR (22,476)

Zainal Bin Nasiruddin (BERSAMA)
Datuk Teo Chee Kang (BN) *
Tsen Heng Chong @ Peter Tsen (SAPP)
Alexandra @ Alexander Anthony (Bebas)
Chin Chong Kui @ William Chin (PKR)
Hendiri @ Hendry Bin Minar (STAR)
(2008: DATUK TEO CHEE KANG: BN: Maj: 3,619)

N3 – PITAS (14,912)

Johnes @ Onis Bin Piut (SAPP)
Awang Latip Bin Abdul Salam (KITA)
Maklin Bin Masiau (STAR)
Datuk Bolkiah Bin Ismail (BN-UMNO) *
Dausieh Binti Queck @ Paraman (PAS)
(2008: DATUK BOLKIAH ISMAIL: BN: Maj: 3,848)

N4 – MATUNGGONG (19,977)

Sarapin Bin Magana (BN-PBS)
Richard Bin Jiun (SAPP)
Marunsai Bin Dawai (STAR)
Jelin Bin Dasanap @ Jelani Bin Hamdan (PKR)
Jolius Bin Majawai (Bebas)
(2008: SARAPIN BIN MAGANA: BN: Maj: 2,982)

N5 – TANDEK (22,220)

Lasiah Baranting @ Anita (BN) *
Andonny Pilit @ Anthony Biri Mandiau (PKR)
Jebon Janaun (STAR)
Yapolai Bin Kundapit @ Henry (SAPP)
(2008: LASIAH BARANTING @ ANITA: BN: Maj: 2,237)

N6 – TEMPASUK (16,866)

Abdul Malik Bin Mohed (SAPP)
Laiman Bin Ikin (PAS)
Suwah Bin Buleh @ Bulleh (STAR)
Datuk Musbah Bin Jambli (BN-UMNO) *
(2008: DATUK MUSBAH BIN JAMBLI: BN: Maj: 2,432)

N7 – KADAMAIAN (15,903)

Ukoh @ Jeremy Bin Malajad @ Malazad (PKR)
Rubbin Bin Guribah (STAR)
Timbon @ Herbert Bin Langadan (BN-PBS) *
Peter Marajin @ Peter Marazing (SAPP)
(2008: TIMBON @ HERBERT LAGADAN: BN: Maj: 2,473)

N8 – USUKAN (18,698)

Datuk Md Salleh Md Said (BN-UMNO)
Bakhruddin Bin Ismail (STAR)
Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus Bin Sakmud (PKR)
(2008: DATUK JAPLIN AKIM @ ABD HAMID: BN: Maj: 4,023)

N9 – TAMPARULI (17,265)

Datuk Jahid Jahim (BN-PBS) *
Stephan Gaimin (SAPP)
Datuk Mojilip Bin Bumburing @ Wilfred (PKR)
Linggu @ Edward Bukut (STAR)
James Ongkili Jr (BEBAS)
(2008: DATUK JAHID @ NOORDIN JAHIM: BN: Maj: 2,743)

N10 – SULAMAN (19,587)

Datuk Hajiji Bin Haji Noor (BN-UMNO) *
David Bin Orok (STAR)
Ariffin Bin Harith (Bebas)
Gulabdin @ Ghulabdin Bin Enjih (PKR)
Ali Akbar Bin Kawi (Bebas)
(2008: DATUK HAJIJI BIN HAJI NOOR: BN: Maj: 5,456)

N11 – KIULU (11,424)

Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (BN-PBS)
Tindil Gonsobil (SAPP)
Rhodes Bin Panilau (PKR)
Terence Sinti (STAR)
(2008: LOVIS RAMPAS: BN: Maj: 1,266)

N12 – KARAMBUNAI (28,971)

Datuk Jainab Ahmad (BN-UMNO) *
Aziz Ibrahim (SAPP)
Muali Bin Aching (PKR)
(2008: DATUK JAINAB AHMAD: BN: Maj: 3,018)

N13 – INANAM (24,403)

Roland Chia Ming Shen (PKR)
Enchin Bin Majimbun @ Eric (SAPP)
Joseph Bin Paulus Lantip (BN)
(2008: DATUK GOH CHIN LOK @ DATUK JOHNNY GOH: BN: Maj: 1,686)

N14 – LIKAS (15,294)

Chin Su Yin (BN-LDP)
Wong Hong Jun (DAP)
Datuk Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)
Ho Cheong Tshun (STAR)
(2008: DATUK LIEW TECK CHAN: BN: Maj: 862)

N15 – API API (15,103)

Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai (BN-PBS) *
Wong Yit Ming (SAPP)
Liew Chin Jin (PKR)
Jude Marcel Joseph (Ind)
Dr Felix Chong Kat Fah (STAR)
(2008: DATUK YEE MOH CHAI: BN: Maj: 174)

N16 – LUYANG (20,119)

Datuk Agnes Shim (BN-MCA)
Hiew King Cheu (DAP)
Melanie Chia (SAPP) *
Jafery Jomion (STAR)
(2008: CHIA CHUI KET: BN: Maj: 1,502)

N17 – TANJUNG ARU (21,973)

Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah (BN-PBS) *
Richard Yong We Kong (SAPP)
Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Bin Atin (PKR)
Hamid Ismail (PAS)
Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh (STAR)
(2008: DATUK YONG OUI FAH: BN: Maj: 2,960)

N18 – PETAGAS (15,517)

Datuk Yahya Hussin (BN-UMNO) *
Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Bin Atin (PKR)
Ahmad Awang Sah Sahari (STAR)
(2008: DATUK YAHYAH @ YAHYA BIN HUSSIN @ AG. HUSIN: BN: Maj: 3,568)

N19 – KAPAYAN (26,767)

Datuk Edward Khoo Keok Hai (BN-MCA)
Phillip Among @ Daniel Dell Fideus (STAR)
Dr Edwin @ Jack Bosi (DAP)
Chong Pit Fah (SAPP)
(2008: EDWARD KHOO KEOK HAI: BN: Maj: 2,062)

N20 – MOYOG (17,556)

Terrence Alon Siambun (PKR)
Bernard Lawrence Solibun (STAR)
Danim @ Aloysius Bin Siap (SAPP)
Datuk Philip Benedict Lasimbang (BN-UPKO)
(2008: DONALD PETER MOJUNTIN: BN: Maj: 2,685)

N21 – KAWANG (19,901)

Datuk Gulamhaidar Khan Bahadar (BN-UMNO) *
Edward Dagul (SAPP)
Kefli @ Dzulkefli Bin Safar (PKR)
Akop Damsah @ Yakub (STAR)
(2008: DATUK GULAMHAIDAR @ YUSOF BIN KHAN BAHADAR: BN: Maj: 6,066)

N22 – PANTAI MANIS (18,870)

Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail (BN-UMNO) *
Noraizal Bin Mohd Noor (SAPP)
Fred Bin Gabriel (PKR)
Baharudin @ Baharuddin Bin Nayan (STAR)
(2008: DATUK ABDUL RAHIM ISMAIL: BN: Maj: 2,862)

N23 – BONGAWAN (14,851)

Mohammad Alamin (BN-UMNO)
Awang Talib Awang Bagul (SAPP)
Tan Sri Ibrahim Menudin (PKR)
Assim @ Hassim Harun Matali (STAR)
(2008: DATUK KARIM BIN BUJANG: BN: Maj: 5,730)

N24 – MEMBAKUT (11,777)

Datuk Mohd Arifin Bin Mohd Arif (BN-UMNO) *
Narawi @ Sinar Bin Ahmad (PKR)
Banjimin Ondoi (SAPP)
Jaapar Bin Ag Gador (STAR)
(2008: DATUK MOHD ARIFIN MOHD ARIF: BN: Maj: 3,499)

N25 – KLIAS (15,338)

Mohd Sanusi Bin Taripin (SAPP)
Aliapa Bin Osman (STAR)Datuk Lajim Bin Ukin (PKR)
Isnin Bin Aliasnih @ Liasnih (BN-UMNO)
(2008: DATUK AZIZAH MOHD DUN: BN: Maj: 2,413)

N26 – KUALA PENYU (14,759)

Limus Jury (BN-UPKO)
Datuk Johan @ Christopher Bin OT Ghani (PKR)
Alexander Sintin @ Ining Sinten (STAR)
Jusbian bin Kenneth (BEBAS)
Haji Md. Tajuddin bin Hj. Md. Walli (BEBAS)
(2008: TEO KWAN CHIN @ TEO MAU SING: BN: Maj: 257)

N27 – LUMADAN (13,777)

Kamarlin Ombi (BN-UMNO) *
Jamain Sarudin (SAPP)
Ustaz Abdul Rahman Yaakob (PKR)
Md Jaafar Ibrahim (STAR)
Rapahi bin Edris (BEBAS)Saudi bin Suhaili (BEBAS)
(2008: DATUK KAMARLIN OMBI: BN: Maj: 3,297)

N28 – SINDUMIN (15,400)

Ahmad Bujang (BN-UMNO) *
Amde @ Hamdi Sidik (SAPP)
Harunsah Bin Ibrahim (PKR)
Semion @ Fred Semion Sakai (STAR)
(2008: AHMAD BUJANG: BN: Maj: 1,904)

N29 – KUNDASANG (13,322)

Jain Sauting (STAR)
Cleftus Stephen Spine (Bebas)
Satiol Bin Indong (PKR)
Joachim Gunsalam (BN-PBS) *
Japiril Bin Suhaimin (SAPP)
Sam Bin Hondou (Bebas)
(2008: JOACHIM GUNSALAM: BN: Maj: 1,806)

N30 – KARANAAN (12,456)

Datuk Masidi Bin Manjun @ Masdi (BN-UMNO) *
Jalibin Bin Paidi (STAR)
Mat Jaili Bin Samat (Bebas)
Muhiddin @ Mohd Anas Bin Yusin (PKR)
(2008: DATUK MASIDI MANJUN @ MASDI: BN: Maj: 5,116)

N31 – PAGINATAN (13,275)

Yazid Bin Sahjinan (Bebas)
Datuk Siringan Bin Gubat @ Aliance (BN-UPKO)
Amru Bin Abd Kadir (PKR)
Pedderin @ Feddrin Bin Tuliang @ Tuling (STAR)
(2008: DATUK EWON EBIN: BN: Maj: 3,457)

N32 – TAMBUNAN (13,757)

Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan (BN-PBS) *
Wilfred Win Bin Ponil (PKR)
Nestor Joannes (STAR)
(2008: JOSEPH PAIRIN KITINGAN: BN: Maj: 2,781)

N33 – BINGKOR (15,878)

Kennedy Jie John @ Ken (BN-UPKO)
Dato Ahmad Shah Tambakau (PKR)
Datuk Dr Jeffrey G. Kitingan (STAR)

N34 – LIAWAN (14,056)

Datuk Sairin Karno (BN-UMNO) *
Paul Gitang (PKR)
Pauket Yadiloh @ Johari Tahir (SAPP)
Dr Nicholas J Guntobon (STAR)
Nusleh bin Madarak (BEBAS)
(2008: SAPIN @ SAIRIN KARANO @ KARNO: BN: Maj: 2,044)

N35 – MELALAP (12,074)

Datuk Radin Malleh (BN-PBS) *
Noorita binti Sual (DAP)
Roger Stimin (SAPP)
Kong Fui Seng (STAR)
(2008: DATUK RADIN MALLEH BN: Maj: 2,099)

N36 – KEMABONG (13,230)

Datuk Rubin Balang (BN-UMNO) *
William Ensor Tingkalor (SAPP)
Biou Suyan (PKR)
Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (STAR)
(2008: RUBIN BALANG: BN: Maj: 2,437)

N37 – SOOK (10,598)

Datuk Elron Angin (BN-PBRS) *
Datuk Frankie Chong Yu Chee (SAPP)
Liberty Lopog (PKR)
Drs Kustin Ladi (STAR)
(2008: RUBIN BALANG: BN: Maj: 2,437)

N38 – NABAWAN (9,840)

Datuk Bobbey Suan (BN-UPKO) *
Raymond Bin Ahuar (PKR)
George Iram (STAR)
(2008: BOBBEY AH FANG SUAN: BN: Maj: 2,087)

N39 – SUGUT (9,675)

Datuk James Ratib (BN-UMNO)
Petrus Zabang (PKR)
Masiawan Kunching (STAR)
(2008: DATUK SURADY KAYONG: BN: Maj: 2,535)

N40 – LABUK (15,013)

Datuk Michael Asang (BN-PBS) *
Datuk Tan Yong Gee (PKR)
Pinus Gondili (STAR)
(2008: DATUK METAH @ MICHEAL ASANG: BN: Maj: 5,455)

N41 – GUM GUM (11,734)

Hassan Hami @Hamid (STAR)
Ahmad Thamrin@Tamrin Mohd Jaini (PKR)
Datuk Zakaria Edris (BN-UMNO) *
(2008: DATUK ZAKARIA MOHD. EDRIS: BN: won unopossed)

N42 – SUNGAI SIBUGA (28,038)

Datuk Seri Musa Aman (BN-UMNO) *
Mohd Arshad Abdul (BEBAS)
A.M. Jafar @ Damaid Juana (SAPP)
Mohd Roslan Yussof (STAR)
Irwanshah Mustapha Ahmad (PKR)
(2008: DATUK SERI MUSA AMAN: BN: Maj: 7,657)

N43 – SEKONG (14,247)

Musah Bin Ghani (PKR)
Ahmad Bin Ibrahim (STAR)
Awang @ Abdul Nasip Bin Othman (SAPP)
Datuk Ilahan Datu Amilbangsa (Bebas)
Datuk Samsudin Bin Yahya (BN-UMNO) *
(2008: DATUK SAMSUNDIN YAHYA: BN: Maj: 2,189)

N44 – KARAMUNTING (15,952)

Charles Pang (BN-LDP)
Chong Ket Kiun (DAP)
Yong Vui Min (SAPP)
(2008: DATUK PETER PANG EN YIN: BN: Maj: 3,362)

N45 – ELOPURA (22,317)

Liau Fook Kong (SAPP)
Au Kam Wah (BN) *
Hiew Vun Zin (DAP)
(2008: AU KAM WAH: BN: Maj: 5,409)

N46 – TANJONG PAPAT (14,741)

Frankie Poon (DAP)
Ken Yong Chie Man (SAPP)
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (BN) *
(2008: RAYMOND TAN SHU KIAH: BN: Maj: 3,926)

N47 – KUAMUT (14,915)

Masiung Banah (BN) *
Edward Podok (STAR)
Mustapa Bin Datu Tambuyong (PKR)
(2008: MASIUNG BANAH: BN: Maj: 1,672)

N48 – SUKAU (9,833)

Datuk Saddi Abdi Rahman (BN-UMNO) *
Ahdah Sulaiman (PAS)
Juhori Paritai (STAR)
(2008: DATUK SADDI BIN ABDU RAHMAN: BN: Maj: 2,107)

N49 – TUNGKU (14,626)

Datu Shuaib Bin Dato Mutalib (SAPP)
Datuk Mohd Suhaili Bin Said (BN-UMNO) *
Tsen Yun Fah @ Mohd Azlan Tsen Abdullah (Bebas)
Johani Bin Abd Halim (PKR)
Johan Bin Nul (STAR)
(2008: DATUK MOHD SUHAILI SAID: BN: Maj: 2,382)

N50 – LAHAD DATU (25,232)

Aliandu Bin Enjil (SAPP)
Dato’ Mohammad Yusof Bin Apdal (BN-UMNO)
Hamid Awong @ Abdul Hamid Awong (PKR)
Ariffin Bin Hamid @ Alfa Hamid (STAR)
(2008: DATU NASRUN DATU MANSUR: BN: Maj: 3,058)

N51 – KUNAK (11,804)

Datuk Nilwan Bin Kabang (BN) *
Kasman Bin Karate (PAS)
Hussein Bin Ibnu Hassan (Bebas)
Valentine @ Rengers Sebastian (STAR)
Abdul Sattal Bin Shafiee (Bebas)
Sharif Shamsuddin Bin Sharif Sagaf (Bebas)
(2008: DATUK NILWAN BIN KABANG: BN: Maj: 4,115)

N52 – SULABAYAN (12,642)

Datuk Jaujan Sambakong (BN-UMNO)
Hermeny Murgal (PKR)
Julkalani Abd Rahman (Bebas)
Hussein Mumakil (Bebas)
Hasaman Sagaran (MUPP)
Mamat Barhana (Bebas)
Ghazalie PG. Hindi @ Abdul Ghani (Bebas)
(2008: HARMAN MOHAMAD: BN: Maj: 2,037)

N53 – SENALLANG (13,210)

Datuk Nasir Tun Sakaran (BN-UMNO) *
Mohd Amin Abdul Mem (PKR)
Datu Badaruddin Tun Mustapha (Bebas)
Abdul Manang Hatib Lawari @ Osman (Bebas)
Abdul Karim Talip (Bebas)
(2008: DATUK NASIR TUN SAKARAN: BN: Maj: 5,432)

N54 – BUGAYA (15,697)

Datuk Ramlee Marahaban (BN-UMNO) *
Hasai Tudai (PAS)
Abdul Hussin Kiamsin (Bebas)
Atal Muhammad KK Abd Menang (Bebas)
Alimin Budin (Bebas)
Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh (Bebas)
(2008: DATUK RAMLEE MARAHABAN: BN: MENANG TANPA BERTANDING)

N55 – BALUNG (13,526)

Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali (BN-UMNO) *
Abdul Hamid Mohamad Noor (SAPP)
Frank Salazar @ Franco (PKR)
Abdillah Timbasal (Bebas)
(2008: DATUK SYED ABAS SYED ALI: BN: Maj: 3,737)

N56 – APAS (15,837)

Tahir Bin Dahu (SAPP)
Chok Yit Min (STAR)
Alizaman Bin Jijurahman (PKR)
Datuk Tawfiq Bin Abu Bakar Titingan (BN-UMNO) *
(2008: DATUK TAWFIQ ABU BAKAR TITINGAN: BN: Maj: 3,608)

N57 – SRI TANJUNG (22,175)

Fung Len Fui (BN-PBS)
Chan Foong Hin (DAP)
Yong Chong Kim (SAPP)
Olivia Chong Oi Yun (STAR)
(2008: WONG SZE PHIN @ JIMMY: DAP: Maj: 1,172)

N58 – MEROTAI (18,317)

Mohd Bin Manuke (BEBAS)
Rita Rudiansah Abu Bakar (BEBAS)
Ho Shau Vui (SAPP)
Datuk Chin Chee Syn (BEBAS)
Datuk Pang Yuk Ming (BN) *
Ahmad Dullah (PAS)
(2008: DATUK PANG YUK MING: BN: Maj: 242)

N59 – TANJONG BATU (18,386)

Fatmawaty Mohd Yusuf (PAS)
Datuk Hamisa Samat (BN-UMNO) *
(2008: DATUK HAMISA SAMAT: BN: Maj: 4,422)

N60 – SEBATIK (10,090)

Mohd Yusup Lewah (BEBAS)
Daud Jalaluddin (PAS)
Abd Muis Picho (BN-UMNO) *
Mohamad Jefrry Rosman (STAR)
(2008: ABD MUIS PICHO: BN: Maj: 3,831)

Global Photovoltaic Inverter landscape 2013

2013-05-01T05:32:00.002+08:00

Increase in sales of inverter is one of the good indicators of the industry performance - from residential installations up to utility-scale PV projects.

According to a report by GTM Research, by 2016, PV inverter prices will by pushed down from a global blended average of $0.22 per watt in 2012 to just $0.14 per watt in 2016. This is a compound annual reduction of 10%.

Global PV inverter shipments by Inverter Size, 2011-2016E (GTMResearch)

What is PV inverter

Solar inverter, or PV inverter, converts the variable direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic (PV) solar panel into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into the electrical grid.

Slower growth in Europe but fast in Asia and the US

GTM Research says that global PV demand is expanding to markets in China, India, Southeast Asia, South America and regions of Africa.

This expansion of global demand will lead to increased competition and slower growth for EU-based inverter incumbents who do not diversify from their domestic base. At the same time, this expansion is providing new supply opportunities to US- and Asia-based inverter manufacturers and to global energy conglomerates.

Top 10 competitively positioned PV Inverter companies, according to the report:-

1. SMA
2. Power-One
3. Schneider Electric
4. SunGrow
5. Advanced Energy (REFUsol)
6. ABB
7. TMEIC
8. KACO New Energy
9. Chint Power
10. Fronius

"While SMA continues to dominate the rankings, near-term growth will be challenging as it competes with new low-cost or well-capitalized suppliers. Even so, unseating SMA and achieving success globally will not be easy despite a fragmented landscape."
- MJ Shiao, Senior Analyst at GTM Research

TheGreenMechanics: Thumbs up! Competition can only lead to one thing - efficiency.

Deadline to send BE forms via e-Filing extended to May 15

2013-04-28T17:22:00.002+08:00

Illustration by savemoney.my

Attention, Tax Payers!

Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (Inland Revenune Board) said in a statement that the deadline to send the BE income tax return forms via e-filing is May 15, 2013.

That's good news as everyone has been preoccupied with the GE13 and probably many high income earners wouldn't be able to send their forms in by April 30.

Some dates to take note:

Those who prefer to fill up the forms manually, the deadline remains on Tuesday, April 30.
Last date to apply for PIN for e-Filing via e-mail is on April 30.

Deadline postponed to May 15, 2013
via Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The deadline to send the BE income tax return forms for income earned from non-business and to pay the tax balance via e-filing has been extended to May 15, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said yesterday.

IRB public relations officer Masrun Maslim the extension was to encourage more taxpayers to use the electronic system which was easier and faster.

“However, for taxpayers, who prefer to fill up the forms manually, the deadline remains on Tuesday. We encourage them to send the forms by post to make sure the IRB receives the forms on May 3, at the latest,” he told Bernama.

Masrun said the IRB had always encouraged taxpayers to fill up the forms via e-Filing as it could not only save cost but would also ensure the safety of the personal income tax data sent to the IRB.

“The e-filing method also helps to preserve the environment as we use less paper,” he said.

To date, the IRB has received about 1.5 million various income tax statements through e-Filing as compared to 1.4 million forms in the same period last year, he said. Masrun said the response for e-Filing has been very encouraging, accounting for 70 per cent of the total income tax returns received last year.

“Over-deducted income tax can also be processed quickly for taxpayers who have filed their tax returns via e-Filing,” he said.

“I’m sure the problem of sending in the forms late after the deadline has lapsed can be avoided as e-Filing is easier, accurate and safe,” he added.

According to the IRB website, the last date to apply for personal identification number (PIN) for e-Filing via e-mail to send in BE forms is on April 30.

TheGreenMechanics: Now, you cannot use the 13th General Election (polling day on May 5) as an excuse to not submit yours.

How 'Google Glass' works

2013-04-28T16:35:00.001+08:00

Remember Google Glass? I wrote about Google giving away this wonder Glass sometime in February.

So far this piece of equipment have received not just praise but also opposition.

Google Glass: The probing cam and prism display is paired with sunglasses.

The info-graphic here describes how it works.

Courtesy - BGR.com

Every development in the IT and technology advancement in general has a downside to it. It is inevitable, so, it is down to every individual to accept or go against it.

Celcom's 4G LTE services offer wider coverage

2013-04-26T22:30:00.001+08:00

Towards the end of last year, Maxis announced that it will develop long-term evolution (LTE) or 4G sites in Sabah and Sarawak in 2013, beginning with key towns. A normal progression to its existing 4G LTE services in selected areas in West Malaysia.

Welcome on board, Celcom.

This week Celcom rolled out its 4G LTE network and started trial runs with customers. For now the network is only available via USB dongle for RM199 with three months free access, which can be purchased at Blue Cube stores in Sunway Pyramid, KL Pavilion and Menara Celcom.

Speed comparison between 3G and 4G LTE

Celcom is targeting to cover between two million and three million people this year. Currently the company's 4G LTE can be found at selected hotspots nationwide within the Klang Valley, Penang, Malacca, Kota Baru, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Alor Star, Langkawi, Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Terengganu and Kuching.

Maxis current 4G LTE coverage is pretty limited to Klang Valley area and its surrounding. Celcom came in later but offer wider coverage - areas in Selangor, Federal Territories, Johor, Malacca, Penang and Perak.

TheGreenMechanics: The coverage is enough incentive to migrate to Celcom eventually. But for now, I'm happy with Maxis 3G.

Read more about Celcom's 4G LTE investment story at The Star