2013年1月8日星期二
Interview Zairil says DAP is trying to “right a wrong”
Interview Zairil says DAP is trying to “right a wrong”
Politics & Government 2013
Written by Stephanie Sta Maria of fz.com
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:39
Zairil, DAP's "token Malay", says the incident has given him faith in DAP
as it puts integrity first
PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): Zairil Khir Johari has taken a stoic stand against the barrage of stinging remarks that have followed his recent - and unexpected - election into the DAP's Central Executive Committee(CEC).
DAP made headlines last week after it revealed that an error in the vote tabulation during last month's party election had placed the wrong person in the top 20 posts.
A vote recount found that Zairil, who was originally placed in 39th position, had in fact garnered enough votes to be elected to the 20th position.
The twist of events led to Zairil replacing Vincent Wu in a move that DAP chairman, Karpal Singh, admitted to be an "embarrassing mistake that should not have happened".
DAP's detractors meanwhile accused the party of staging a political ploy to win back Malay support by including a "token Malay" into the CEC.
A mainstream daily yesterday quoted former DAP vice-chairman, Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, as saying that the blunder was an "obvious attempt" by DAP to position itself as a Malay-friendly party.
Zairil, who currently holds the post of Assistant National Publicity Chief, said that DAP had anticipated this response but proceeded with the announcement nevertheless.
"We knew we would be ridiculed if we announced the error but we had no other choice," he told fz.com.. "There was no question about hiding it."
"It's very unfortunate that this has happened and we are trying to right a wrong. But this has also given me faith in the party leadership because although they knew it would make them look bad, they put integrity first."
The fact that Zairil, 30, is the youngest member of DAP's new CEC lineup and a two-year-old party member has made him both "glad and thankful" that he raked in enough votes to sit among the top 20.
"It is an honour," he said.
As to remarks that he is merely a "token Malay" in DAP, Zairil pointed out that if that were true then he wouldn't have been given the powers that he holds including that of press secretary to DAP Secretary-General and Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng.
"I have been given so many tasks and responsibilities, and you don't give that to people who are just token lah," he said.
"You give that to people who can work and I think I have proven myself in my work through the Penang Institute and party."
In the same manner that he brushed off the "token Malay" jibe, Zairil also refused to be provoked by the insinuation that he is not Malay by birth.
Two local dailies today referred to him as "Zairil Abdullah" in reference to old speculation that he is the stepson of former Education Minister, Tan Sri Mohd. Khir Johari.
"That is obviously not my name," he stated. "They are trying to malign me. That's all that I have to say about it."
2013年1月7日星期一
Lim Guan Eng: We cannot have 'one country, two tax systems'
Lim: We cannot have 'one country, two tax systems'
Business & Markets 2013
Written by Chittesh Shukla of theedgemalaysia.com
Monday, 07 January 2013 15:11
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): The Democratic Action Party (DAP) is urging the federal government to avoid practising double standards by implementing a flat tax rate of 15% under the Returning Experts
Programme (REP) and in Iskandar Malaysia, but not for local experts with similar skill sets.
"BN is showcasing a double standard by discriminating against local experts who choose to remain in Malaysia rather than seek greener pastures overseas. The important question raised is why local experts
working in Malaysia are not accorded similar recognition for their commitment to their country," DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said on Monday.
The objective of the REP was to encourage Malaysian experts working overseas to return to Malaysia by offering various incentives, including a flat income tax rate of 15% for five years.
According to Lim, similar double standards apply for experts and professionals working in Iskandar Malaysia, who enjoy the same flat income tax rate of 15%.
"Justice, fair play and a level playing field demands that this income tax rate be applied equally to all experts and professionals throughout Malaysia. We cannot have 'one country, two tax systems' which will make a mockery of the 1Malaysia concept!" he added.
"Should BN refuse to do so, Pakatan Raykat (PR) will implement this fair measure when PR wins Putrajaya to attract and retain human talent by adopting a flat 15% personal income tax rate for all experts whether returning to or already in Malaysia," Lim concluded.
2012年12月28日星期五
China launches own global GPS system to rival US
China launches own global GPS system to rival US
Business & Markets 2012
Written by AFP
Friday, 28 December 2012 16:14
BEIJING (Dec 28): China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system (GPS).
The Beidou, or compass, system started providing services to civilians in the region on Thursday and is expected to provide global coverage by 2020, state media reported.
Ran Chengqi, spokesman for the China Satellite Navigation Office said the system's performance was "comparable" to GPS, the China Daily said.
"Signals from Beidou can be received in countries such as Australia," he said.
It is the latest accomplishment in space TECHNOLOGY [] for China, which aims to build a space station by the end of the decade and eventually send a manned mission to the moon.
China sees the multi-billion-dollar programme as a symbol of its rising global stature, growing technical expertise, and the Communist Party's success in turning around the fortunes of the once poverty-stricken nation.
The Beidou system comprises 16 navigation satellites and four experimental satellites, the paper said. Ran added that the system would ultimately provide global navigation, positioning and timing services.
The start of commercial services comes a year after Beidou began a limited positioning service for China and adjacent areas.China began building the network in 2000 to avoid relying on GPS.
"Having a satellite navigation system is of great strategic significance," the Global Times newspaper, which has links to the Communist Party, said in an editorial.
"China has a large market, where the Beidou system can benefit both the military and civilians," the paper said.
"With increases in profit, the Beidou system will be able to eventually develop into a global navigation satellite system which can compete with GPS."
In a separate report, the paper said satellite navigation was seen as one of China's "strategic emerging industries".
Sun Jiadong, the system's chief engineer, told the 21st century Business Herald newspaper that as Beidou matures it will erode GPS's current 95% market share in China, the Global Times said.
Morris Jones, an independent space analyst based in Sydney, Australia, said that making significant inroads into that dominance anywhere outside China is unlikely.
"GPS is freely available, highly accessed and is well-known and trusted by the world at large," he told AFP. "It has brand recognition and has successfully fought off other challenges."
Morris described any commercial benefits China gains as "icing on the cake" and that the main reason for developing Beidou is to protect its own national security given the possibility US-controlled GPS could be cut off.
"It's that possibility, that they could be denied access to GPS, that inspires other nations to develop their own system that would be free of control by the United States," he said.
China tightens Internet controls, legalises post deletion
China tightens Internet controls, legalises post deletion
Business & Markets 2012
Written by Reuters
Friday, 28 December 2012 17:13
BEIJING, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China unveiled tighter Internet controls on Thursday, legalising the deletion of posts or pages which are deemed to contain "illegal" information and requiring service providers to hand over such information to the authorities for punishment.
The rules signal that the new leadership headed by Communist Party chief Xi Jinping will continue muzzling the often scathing, raucous online chatter in a country where the Internet offers a rare opportunity for debate.
The new regulations, announced by the official Xinhua news agency, also require Internet users to register with their real names when signing up with network providers, though, in reality, this already happens.
Chinese authorities and Internet companies such as Sina Corp have long since closely monitored and censored what people say online, but the government has now put measures such as deleting posts into law.
"Service providers are required to instantly stop the transmission of illegal information once it is spotted and take relevant measures, including removing the information and saving records, before reporting to supervisory authorities," the rules state.
The restrictions follow a series of corruption scandals amongst lower-level officials exposed by Internet users, something the government has said it is trying to encourage.
Chinese Internet users already cope with extensive censorship measures, especially over politically sensitive topics like human rights and elite politics, and popular foreign sites Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube are blocked.
Earlier this year, the government began forcing users of Sina's wildly successful Weibo microblogging platform to register their real names.
The new rules were quickly condemned by some Weibo users.
"So now they are getting Weibo to help in keeping records and reporting it to authorities. Is this the freedom of expression we are promised in the constitution?" complained one user.
"We should resolutely oppose such a covert means to interfere with Internet freedom," wrote another.
The government says tighter monitoring of the Internet is needed to prevent people making malicious and anonymous accusations online, disseminating pornography and spreading panic with unfounded rumours, pointing out that many other countries already have such rules.
Despite periodic calls for political reform, the party has shown no sign of loosening its grip on power and brooks no dissent to its authority. -- Reuters
2012年12月20日星期四
迎接“2012黑暗三日”
关注：迎接“2012黑暗三日”
玛雅历法记载2012年12月21日是本次人类文明结束的日子，自此之后，人类将进入与本次文明毫无关系的全新文明，人类将在精神意识上觉醒和转变，从而进入新的文明。并预言在“跨越门槛”时人类将经历三天无光的黑暗日。太阳的“休息”对地球会造成什么影响是无法估计的。
听到“黑暗三日”，有人会说“我要离开工作，最后的时间回家和父母呆着”；有人说“那就买点蜡烛、干粮和水备着”；还有人说“现在一切都好好的，怎么可能突然就暗无天日了呢，不要杞人忧天了”。在这个临近的时间点大家众说纷纭，到底什么是“黑暗三日”，我们真的会迎来“暗日”吗？
科学发现玛雅人研究日月更替规律的精度高于当前最精密天文仪器。其历法终止于2012年12月21日上午11点11分，那天是一年一度的冬至，是北半球距离太阳最远，黑夜最长的日子。据预测，太阳在太阳系的中心，会遮蔽地球与银河系中心的视野，这种现象每两万六千年发生一次。银河系流向地球的能量会被打断，在这个时间点前后地球磁场和人类自身的生存机制都会进入几天混乱的“黑暗期”。
除了马雅人祖先，世界各地土著如祖鲁人、夏威夷祭司、古老萨满都在记载中提到此种可能。中国易经以第63卦「水火既济」来比喻2012，以第64卦「火水未济」来看2012前后的转变。不同文明共同记载着2012年12月21日是两个不同世纪的衔接点，并预测星座会重新调整，宇宙的“基因密码”会出现新的组合排列，地球则重新编排程序，包括人类DNA、生物链、意识形态、价值观等等。地球上的时空能量点，如金字塔和一些神奇建筑会随之显露，与星座一一对应，形成非常壮观美丽的“光织彩虹罩”。
西方科学界近十年来发现，所有行星（包括地球在内）的大气开始出现“庞大能量”输入的现象。有些直接来自能量云，有些则间接从太阳与能量云相遇时所产生的干扰输入。
美国国家大气研究中心发表太阳周期的报告，预测2012年将是太阳黑子活动的高峰。以现在地球上的电力系统及通讯网络密度来看，如果受到强力的太阳磁暴袭击，不仅可能摧毁商业无线通讯，也会让重要的军事系统功能紊乱。《不可能的物理学》作者加来道雄谈到“所有卫星通讯、气象卫星、网络和GPS，在大部分城市会停摆。”
天文学预测2012年是天体运行周期的交接点，地球、太阳系、银河系中心的黑洞连成一线，当三者对齐时，地球磁场将会受到强烈影响，行星对太阳共同产生的重力和电磁力会扭曲和扩大太阳的表面，让太阳大量释放被束缚的辐射能，其威力可能远远超过地球现代人出现以来所经历的任何致命变化。
面对这些讯息，你会怎么想：“黑暗三日到底是什么，真的会发生吗？”“我们会有生命危险吗？”“如果是真的，我现在应该选择做些什么呢？”“常常听到些危言耸听的信息，这些我都不相信”“不管发生什么，我也只能过好每一天的生活”……
2012年1月7日星期六
杭州美女舒羽 登台秀詩才
杭州美女舒羽 登台秀詩才
作者： 朱建陵╱台北報導 | 中時電子報 – 2011年11月30日 上午5:30
中國時報【朱建陵╱台北報導】
出身杭州的大陸詩人舒羽，近日前來台灣各大專院校交流。這位美女詩人說，台灣學生對詩的接受力不錯，一經「撩撥」，都能很快進入主題。
本名周莉的舒羽原習古箏，曾在杭州當地電視台擔任過主持，直到近年才以「詩人」為業，所謂「一個人的奇蹟」，是她對詩的個人體會。今晚，她將在台北舉辦交流會，向讀者介紹她在台灣出版的著作《一個人的奇蹟－舒羽詩集》。
她認為音樂和詩有其共通性，都是一個人面對一個自然、一片空無，彈一架古琴，給自己聽，把自己感受交出去，讓它與更多聲音交匯。
受台灣出版社之邀來台，除今天將到師範大學、金石堂信義店交流外，舒羽先前已到過朝陽科技大學、中國科技大學、銘傳大學等，並拜會余光中、林磐聳等台灣藝文界前輩。舒羽說，台灣學生對詩的接受能力不錯，一經「撩撥」，都可很快進入主題。對於逐漸從文字認知轉入圖象認知的新生代，舒羽認為，各種藝術都有它的位置，但文字穿透力是圖象無法比擬的。
舒羽出版的詩作，是從○九年至一○年，短短一年間寫出的二百多首詩作選出，她「火山噴發」式的詩歌寫作方式，被大陸藝文界評為「橫空出世」；但對「橫空出世」的評價，及媒體為她冠上「美女詩人」稱號，舒羽都不甚以為然。
出身杭州的大陸詩人舒羽，近日前來台灣各大專院校交流。這位美女詩人說，台灣學生對詩的接受力不錯，一經「撩撥」，都能很快進入主題。
本名周莉的舒羽原習古箏，曾在杭州當地電視台擔任過主持，直到近年才以「詩人」為業，所謂「一個人的奇蹟」，是她對詩的個人體會。今晚，她將在台北舉辦交流會，向讀者介紹她在台灣出版的著作《一個人的奇蹟－舒羽詩集》。
她認為音樂和詩有其共通性，都是一個人面對一個自然、一片空無，彈一架古琴，給自己聽，把自己感受交出去，讓它與更多聲音交匯。
受台灣出版社之邀來台，除今天將到師範大學、金石堂信義店交流外，舒羽先前已到過朝陽科技大學、中國科技大學、銘傳大學等，並拜會余光中、林磐聳等台灣藝文界前輩。舒羽說，台灣學生對詩的接受能力不錯，一經「撩撥」，都可很快進入主題。對於逐漸從文字認知轉入圖象認知的新生代，舒羽認為，各種藝術都有它的位置，但文字穿透力是圖象無法比擬的。
舒羽出版的詩作，是從○九年至一○年，短短一年間寫出的二百多首詩作選出，她「火山噴發」式的詩歌寫作方式，被大陸藝文界評為「橫空出世」；但對「橫空出世」的評價，及媒體為她冠上「美女詩人」稱號，舒羽都不甚以為然。
2011年9月6日星期二
金宝大学城纵火案 警扣查一年轻华裔男子
金宝大学城纵火案 警扣查一年轻华裔男子
2011-09-05 15:22
（金宝5日讯） 金宝大学城纵火案有新进展，警方今天凌晨在当地截查一辆可疑车辆时，扣留一名年轻华裔男子助查。
金宝警区主任阿都阿兹今天在警局证实，警方已扣留一名可疑男子，目前怀疑他与纵火案有关，但仍需查证。
他说，警方便衣探员是于凌晨12时30分，在涉案花园内截查这名可疑男子。
马华金宝区会署理主席兼哥兰芝区国阵协调员张国强说，根据他的情报，警方昨晚扣查的是一名青年，年龄与大学生相仿。
“这名男子凌晨驾车，不断在有关花园徘徊，导致进行巡逻的便衣探员启疑。警员上前截查时，他企图逃跑，但最终被警员带回警局盘问。”
他强调目前警方尚未证实这名可疑男子就是干下多宗纵火案的嫌犯。
Blogger：Why this is happening? This guy is sick or what? He has nothing else to do. Go to get a job or do something beneficial to the society.
慢又不准:威过北港的大马香炉·黄子
慢又不准:威过北港的大马香炉·黄子
《北港香炉人人插》，出版时非常经轰动。但因为早前读过作者的中篇《暗夜》，说其文字朴素可以，粗糙也不妨；既然以文字为媒介，文字的审美情趣，总不能缺吧？故此，对其作品，也就兴趣缺缺了。
轰动是因为那个丰胸肥臀被冠上“建国妖姬”女政客，对号入座，一把眼泪一把鼻涕地要索回清白，而作者则被指是公报私仇用小说影射情敌，台湾媒体遂将之定性为“两个女人的战争”。在作者已死，文学正在死亡中，文学作品萧瑟的年代，普通书籍初版两千，从此没有再版，小说竟因此印了20万本，实销也有16万本，真利害！
“北港香炉”，因此名扬华人地区；后来法国人搬上舞台，更是锦上添花。
北港香炉太地方性
当初哭诉被毁谤为“表哥四五桌”的“公共厕所”；后来提升到更高境界，是革命志士都想上一回的“豪华公共汽车”；表哥的人数，不能用增法，而是要用减法──哪个同志没上过──才能计算出，多少人上过。再后来，改行当名嘴的女政客，大彻大悟，得道作仙，不再以这为耻，反倒以豪放为荣，公然宣称昔日敌营中的马英九是她最理想的one night stand的对象了！
如此看来，她的道根不高，远远比不上Buatan Malaysia，国际共用的大马第一香炉了！
嫁黑嫁白公告天下
北港香炉，同志们个个想上一回；但上香的男人，个个都是“台湾表哥”，不只是同一种族，而且还是讲台语的同一籍贯，太地方性，太单一性了。
大马的第一香炉，打从十岁在家乡的泳池被人上香之后，来到雪隆升学：深夜搭末班巴士，就让巴士佬上；中国话“搭的”，就让德士佬上；萍水相蓬，街头巷尾，只要一个眼神，就是一炷香；除了娶妻那几年，从大马到美国，真是承香无数。
北港香炉从四五十个表哥，升级到用减法才能算出多少香客，小说一出版，那女政客就哭哭啼啼，大喊冤屈。可人家大马第一香炉，则是高调出柜，自己著书，津津乐道其失身史──虽然是简史，没有一一细数，正如饮食，除非是皇帝的起居，否则毋须餐餐细载，读者可以类推。若以量计，大马第一香炉，至少可与北港香炉打个平手；若论悟道，年纪更轻，就已认定被人上香是光宗耀祖、绝对真理了──论得道之早，更胜一筹。
自从到美国留学之后，在被人嘲为吃足软饭，才休妻，更是走上国际路线，虽未曾一一细表，但至少先公告与白人天使共筑爱巢，现在高调嫁给黑人──看清楚，是嫁黑人咧──还有比这更荣耀的伟业？其一举一动，不但要昭告大马国民，现在有法新社这全世界最浪漫的法国人的通讯社为他电传全球。
资助婚礼吸引游客
北港香炉名气大，但始终不过是地方性、单族性的法器；大马香炉，则是从大马走向国际，肤色五彩缤纷。北港香炉人人要上一回，但没人敢娶回家；大马第一香炉，万族共用，退可娶，进可嫁，婚礼何止世纪性，还要两国隆重演出呢。
北港香炉，顶多名扬华人区的四海；大马第一香炉，何止光宗耀祖，还为国争光，扬威国际呢。
大马政府不应禁之，有道的宗教人士说，不能祝福，就别出声，否则，活该被斥为原教旨主义；反应拨款赞助其婚礼，以吸引游客复得文明开放的美名──如此一来，更多父母将生了儿子，可得个女婿；生个女儿，还会多个媳妇，包赚。
Blogger:大马香炉是谁？真的是呼之欲出，精彩文章。
被捕时与2情妇“激战” 江西淫官要睡千女
被捕时与2情妇“激战” 江西淫官要睡千女
（北京2日综合电）中国江西省前副秘书长吴志明涉嫌收受巨额贿赂而在早前遭拘捕。
他被指与多名女大学生有染，甚至把与百多名情妇的淫乱生活写成日记，定下五年内要睡1000个女人的目标。更离谱的是，他被抓时正与两个情妇在床上激战。
日记记载淫乱史
据报，吴志明被捕时，执法人员从他身上搜出避孕套、壮阳药和两本“快乐日记”。第一本日记上记载他与情妇们的淫乱史，包括 136名情妇的简介，情爱次数、地点、感受及满意度等；第二本日记上专门保存“快乐见证”，百多位情妇的阴毛被贴在内页上，一个情妇占一页。
据悉，他的136名情妇，包括女干部、女职员、女大学生、少女、人妻等等。他甚至定了奋斗目标，扬言在2015年前，至少睡1000个女人，而良家妇女至少要占三分之一。
吴现已因收受巨额贿赂，道德败坏、生活腐化，严重违纪违法，在上月22日被开除党籍处分，并按提议开除公职及罢免南昌市人大代表职务。
Blogger：财富是因为收受巨额贿赂而来，最好是移民到国外。定下五年内要睡1000个女人的目标，这里可能也有滥权的成分。中国江西省副秘书长也有这么大的权力，不可思议。积恶之家必有余殃。
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