Archive for December, 2008
Villagers’ cows become food of tigers
Raub, Malaysia: Residents staying in several villages here are living in fear since eight tigers were spotted roaming near their homes recently.
The tigers, believed to have eaten four cows from Kampung Jeruas, were also responsible for attacking an Orang Asli man at Kampung Ulu Temau last year.
State Wildlife and National Parks Department director Saharudin Anan [...]
下一站是绿色革命 (Next will be green revolution)
有一位著名企业家曾经说过一句话，这一句话的大意大概是如此：“你想要很有钱，就要做未来的事业。”
所以，在马来西亚电讯业还不怎么发达，一个手机还要数千令吉的时候，他早就已经投资电讯领域，因为他预见电讯业是未来的事业。
果然，多年以后，电讯领域起飞，手机价格降到人人可以拥有之后，他投资的电讯公司也成为了他属下一只会生金蛋的鹅，他的财富也随着水涨船高。
重新思考未来事业
由此可见，未来的事业虽然必须披荆斩棘，路途孤单寂寞，但是，一旦时机成熟，水到渠成，回报是非常丰厚的。
因此，如果你想要很有钱，现在就得重新思考，哪一个行业才是未来的行业？
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Water woes will continue to beset Malaysians
Some Malaysians continue to let the water run as they brush their teeth, hose water down their lawns and cars, and flush nine litres down the bowl after each visit to the toilet.
Consumers at home are not the only ones thirsty. As the economy expands, industries are also using more water.
With supply capacity projected to [...]
Eye in sky to deter illegal loggers
SIX hours. That is all the time it takes to detect illegal logging in Peninsular Malaysia, thanks to the Forestry Department’s eye in the sky. Called the ‘Forest Monitoring Using Remote Sensing’ system, it was jointly developed with the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency.Agency director-general Datuk Darus Ahmad and Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia deputy director-general Datuk [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Planting Mangrove,Remembering Tsunami Tragedy
More than 6,000 mangrove saplings will be planted simultaneously in several parts of the country today in remembrance of the 2004 Asian tsunami tragedy.
Organised by Sahabat Alam Malaysia, the event will be held in Penang, Kedah, Perak and Johor. The group’s president, S.M. Mohamed Idris, said 1,200 participants,including local fishing communities, would start planting at [...]
SAM: Stop all activities in mangrove forests
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the Government to stop all activities in mangrove forests and pay serious attention to the threat posed by the aquaculture industry which has resulted in the deterioration of the mangrove forest ecosystem.
SAM president S.M. Mohamed Idris said there was a need to reconsider the industrial aquaculture zones and prohibit [...]
Serious Pollution will kill Pulau Perhentian
Terengganu’s Perhentian Islands are “arguably the most beautiful islands in Malaysia,” so says the Lonely Planet guide. Though the islands have dodged major developments so far, they are starting to creak under the strain of burgeoning tourist arrivals.
For the past 16 years, expatriates Bill and Sally Addington have been soaking up the sun and exploring [...]
Kedah oil refinery could fry Khazanah shrimp venture
Tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukary’s consortium developing a RM7.7 billion oil refinery in Kedah is now looking to set up in the Kerpan shrimp farm, putting out some 200 farmers who are finally making money from the 15-year-old venture once partly owned by the Bin Laden family.
SKS Development Sdn Bhd, a private company linked [...]
“White Christmas” Diminished Due To Climate Change
The odds of a “white Christmas” in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere have diminished in the last century due to climate change and will likely decline further by 2100, climate and meteorology experts said.
A Christmas tree illuminates Manezhnaya Square in front of the Kremlin in Moscow December 21, 2008. The odds of a “white [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nuclear Power Trend In Asia
Concerns about climate change are prompting more Asian nations to explore nuclear power — a trend that could have direct implications for Singapore and benefits for some companies here.
Invensys Process Systems, a London-based firm that has operated in Singapore for 30 years, believes it can tap into the region’s nuclear future.
The potential is huge: The [...]
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