Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff

ASIA & PACIFIC Malaysia Arrests Suspected Islamic State Militant Recruits Amid Fears of Rising Extremist Support By Samuel Oakford August 24, 2014 | 4:20 am Malaysian authorities announced this week the arrest of a group of 19 suspected Islamist militants who had plans to join the Islamic State in Syria, as well as carry out bombings on a brewery and bars in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The arrests took place between April and July, and seven of the suspects have already been brought up on terrorism charges. Several of the accused were apprehended at airports, where authorities said they intended to embark on flights to Turkey in order to join the extremist group, also known as ISIS and ISIL, which recently beheaded  American journalist James Foley . The news was the latest to underscore the increased influence the Middle Eastern conflict, and ISIS in particular, has exerted on small but well-connected extremist elements in Southeast Asia. Estimates vary widely, but Malaysi...

Viral, Siksa TKW Indonesia Sampai Kondisinya Parah, Majikan Asal Malaysia Lolos dari Hukuman, Kejam! Minggu, 18 Maret 2018 20:33 WIB TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Pada hari Jumat (16/3/2018), seorang wanita Malaysia bernama Rozita Mohamad Ali (45) berhasil lolos dari hukuman penjara setelah menyiksa pembantunya sendiri. Korbannya merupakan seorang Tenaga Kerja Wanita (TKW) asal Indonesia bernama Suyanti Sutrisno (19). Suyanti disiksa oleh Rozita dengan menggunakan pisau dapur, gantungan baju, gagang pel yang terbuat dari besi, dan payung pada bulan Desember 2016 silam … for more, go to  http://www.tribunnews.com/internasional/2018/03/18/viral-siksa-tkw-indonesia-sampai-kondisinya-parah-majikan-asal-malaysia-lolos-dari-hukuman-kejam Hellooo Datin! Where are you hiding? Where do you think you are going? Rozita Mohamad Ali, the disgraceful Datin who assaulted and abused her Indonesian maid, has apparently gone missing. Rozita was bound over for five years on a good behaviour bond of RM20,...

Proton’s Geely Boyue SUV will be ready by Q4 2018; price and features will be a game changer – report In  Cars ,  Local News ,  Proton  / By  Matthew H Tong  / 5 January 2018 10:43 am Proton’s first ever SUV, which is  based on the Geely Boyue , will apparently be ready by the fourth quarter this year, according to a report by  The Malaysian Reserve . A source told the publication that the SUV is only expected to be ready for driving tests in October 2018, once the right-hand drive conversion and the necessary certification from relevant authorities are completed. “The process will include a certification from the NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) and SIRIM (Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia) before it can be released to the market. The process will take one year at least, to obtain these certifications,” the source explained to the daily. In any case, the timeframe is  in line with what the company said last year ...

Malaysians co-existing peacefully despite differences, say unity advocates NATION Tuesday, 16 Sep 2014 PETALING JAYA: There is no country that can compare to Malaysia in terms of harmony and peace, says a widely travelled retiree. Pritam Singh, 84, who has visited numerous countries all over the world in the course of his work with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), said there was no country like Malaysia. “There is plenty of peace and harmony here. For a country with a large racial mix, we can surprisingly get on well with one another and respect the different cultures,” he said at his residence here. Pritam who was born in Punjab in 1930, dismissed the racial problems that are highlighted every now and then, saying that they are a normal occurrence everywhere. “Even in a family there are problems, maybe between a father and his son. We just should not bother too much about them,” said Pritam who moved to Kuala Pilah from India when he was a toddler … for more, ...

https://youtu.be/XRJ9xw-2eCc Meritocracy in education policies and system is still just a Malaysian dream! https://youtu.be/fD8NWiRhyvw  (VIDEO: The Superbug killer!) It is time for politicians from both sides of the political divide to start thinking seriously about the future of Malaysians and Malaysia. Meritocracy should not be politicised, neither should it be mixed with race and religion. “Malaysia cannot hope to really progress to be transformed into a developed nation if it continues to ignore the merits of meritocracy,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. “Politicians are well aware of Malaysia’s brain drain problem. But the majority does not have the political will to really fight, lobby or champion for a policy of meritocracy in our education system. “An abundance of quality and competent human capital is the key to any nation’s progress and development. The way Malaysia is losing its talents and brains, talk of achieving developed na...

Pix for representational purpose only. — Reuters Malaysia ranks 63rd in global internet speed, Singapore has world’s fastest Posted on 13 August 2017 - 08:55am Last updated on 13 August 2017 - 01:23pm PETALING JAYA: Malaysia ranks 63rd in the latest survey on global internet speed among 189 countries surveyed. Singapore has the world's fastest download speed of 55.13Mbps while Malaysia pales in comparison with 6.69Mbps. It will take two hours, 33 minutes and three seconds to download a 7.5GB HD movie in Malaysia while a download of similar takes only 18 minutes and 34 seconds in Singapore. The findings are based on data collected over 12 months up to 10 May this year by M-Lab, a partnership between New America's Open Technology Institute, Google Open Source Research, Princeton University's PlanetLab, and other supporting partners, and compiled by Cable.co.uk. Malaysia's internet speed lags two Southeast Asia countries — Singapore (No. 1) and Thailan...