The Pahang Government just degazetted 85% of the Satak Forest Reserve last month. Only 164 hectares of the 1,072 hectares remain protected. With the threat of climate change & biodiversity loss, why are not protecting our forests even more?
Read it here: https://t.co/VG2w9SFxRU
I now need your help to encourage your MP to officially support my parliamentary petition to discipline truant Malaysian Parliamentarians 🤝
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Reminder that access to parking is the biggest disincentive to using public transport
No matter how good it gets, once someone buys a car, that will be their primary mode of transport
KPKT has to reduce or outright remove minimum parking requirements near frequent transit
Wake up. Your government is slashing >RM3 billion healthcare budget meant for the average Malaysians.
First thing on top of these policymakers empty head is cutting our healthcare budget.
Kudos Madani🤘🏽🔪
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so, this random girl (actually its me) launched a rare Parliamentary Petition to discipline truant Malaysian MPs, and now she needs 500+ physical signatures to bring it to the Malaysian Parliament by June! 🤯
here is everything you need to know 🧵
dekat Thailand ada stesen minyak kehabisan stok. ini lepas Kerajaan Thai suruh pekerja Kerajaan dan agensi Kerajaan work from home dan guna tangga untuk jimat tenaga.
adakah kita terlalu complacent sebab negara kita pengeluar minyak (walaupun sebenarnya kita pengimport bersih minyak)?
mungkinkah lepas raya baru Kerajaan akan umum langkah yang lebih besar untuk kita juga berjimat-cermat sebab bekalan minyak mintah yang terputus?
aku cuma harap tak sampai peringkat stesen minyak kehabisan minyak macam Thailand, Philippine etc.
Q) M’sia is a net energy exporter… but who in M’sia benefits from higher energy prices?
A) Mostly exporters; not necessarily the rakyat or even the govt
This is 'cos:
1) M’sia is 3+1 things at once: an oil producer, an oil exporter, an oil importer. And a major gas exporter
- it produces (light, high quality) crude oil, mostly offshore in Sabah, Terengganu, S’wak, and exports lots of it. So exporters benefit from higher oil prices. Same for gas exporters, with higher gas prices
- It imports (heavy) crude oil mostly from Saudi, UAE, Africa that M’sian refineries refine, partly for local consumption & partly for export, and capture the spread
So when energy prices increase, it is M’sian exporters that benefit
2) Oil is priced *globally*, not domestically (gas mkts are more nuanced). Even the oil M’sia exports, it still sells into the global market, where *global* demand / supply sets prices
-> This underscores that being a net energy exporter doesn't insulate you from higher prices. Even with fuel subsidies in place, M’sia imports *refined* oil products such as gasoline, jet fuel, specialized oils for machinery/ mfg etc. In fact, last year, M’sia imported RM92 bil worth of such refined oil products, mainly from SG, S. Korea, India. That’s almost 9% of all goods imports! Higher costs of such refined products directly or indirectly affect M’sian businesses & rakyat
3) But what about govt: doesn’t govt benefit from higher net energy exports? Not necessarily. First, when it comes to oil, M’sia has turned into a net importer in recent years of both crude & refined products. This is a surprise but a fact. So higher oil prices lead to a higher import bill. Second, is whether higher commodity-based revenue is enough to compensate higher fuel subsidy spending. If not, govt will not benefit necessarily from higher prices. We'll crunch the numbers, and more, in our next economic update soon, so pls stay tuned…but for now, suffice to say that headlines such as "a net energy-exporting country benefits from higher energy prices" is simplistic…you have to distinguish btwn refineries, exporters, govt & citizens
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I recently asked overseas manga readers about the difficulties they face when trying to access Japanese manga.
Here is a summary of what they shared.
1:High prices caused by international shipping and import taxes
2:Lack of local bookstores in many regions
3:Translation issues
・Slow translation pace (often 1–2 years behind)
・Series being dropped midway
・Mistranslations, excessive localization, and distrust of altered content
・Limited language availability
4:Purchasing barriers
・Poor usability of Japanese websites (e.g., Japanese credit cards required)
・VPN requirements
・Apps unavailable in certain countries
5:Dissatisfaction with current digital services
・Subscription models do not provide true ownership
・Fear of losing access if a service shuts down
・Fragmented platforms and single-chapter sales
(Some readers express a preference for models similar to Netflix or Steam.)
6:Licensing issues
・Rights being sold country by country
・Multiple intermediaries
・Limited language coverage
7:Release timing gaps between languages
My impression is that overseas readers are not primarily concerned with price, but rather with the fragmentation of translation, distribution, payment systems, and licensing that ultimately makes access itself structurally difficult.
Perhaps this is why integrated international platforms, such as Netflix or Steam, are often mentioned as desirable models.
Malaysia’s rapid data centre expansion drew its first public protest, as some 50 residents gathered near a Johor construction site over concerns about dust pollution and health risks.
The protesters said dust from the project has disrupted daily life, with air purifiers signalling dangerously poor air quality.
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"Nobody walks in KL. It's too hot."
TTDI at 12pm.
Commute Initiatives is currently testing out road narrowing and bollards in TTDI's town centre, which had faced illegal parking situations that blocked pedestrian paths previously.
A walkable Malaysia is possible!
Situation in Bandung is a bit more bad today with more areas labeled as red zones. If possible please send more medical supplies as well! If youre planning to send food to bandung areas, you can send to these locations too (2nd pic)
If anyone needs help ordering lmk too
This photo was taken 40 minutes ago in Sheikh Redwan. It’s 3:15 a.m. in Gaza now.
Israeli terrorist forces dropped incendiary bombs on tents while people were sleeping.