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Hukuman Rotan Seumpama Hudud Sebagai Rawatan Penagih Dadah Penagih Alkohol dan Nymphomaniacs

Drug-addicts, alcoholics and nymphomaniacs are treated in a special way – by a whip. People’s addictions are litterally whipped out.

One patient, whose name is Natalia, is addicted to heroine, she says it’s the only method that helps her to struggle her addiction. She is sure she would die without it.

People come there voluntarily and even pay for that. Each session costs 95 USD.

Gambar Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat : Solat Zohor di Stadium Merdeka

Solat Secara Berjemaah di Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat , Stadium Merdeka

Gambar : Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat 2013

Tanah runtuh di Setiawangsa , Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Laluan ke Taman Puncak Setiawangsa ditutup sepenuhnya kepada orang ramai berikutan kejadian tebing runtuh di situ. Laluan alternatif dibuka di kawasan perumahan Taman Bukit Setiawangsa. Laluan alternatif itu disediakan oleh Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). TV melaporkan sebuah daripada tujuh banglo mewah yang terjejas dalam kejadian runtuhan tembok penahan konkrit di Puncak Setiawangsa di sini diruntuhkan sebagai langkah keselamatan, kurangkan berat bebanan pada tebing.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam malam 10 malam Jumaat lalu, tembok penahan konkrit setinggi 100 meter runtuh dan meranapka tembok pagar serta sebahagian dapur sebuah banglo mewah di puncak bukit perumahan ekslusif itu.

Ratusan penduduk Bukit Setiawangsa dikejutkan dengan bencana tanah runtuh yang mengakibatkan sebahagian besar benteng konkrit yang dibina pada lereng bukit terbabit runtuh, semalam.

Benteng konkrit setinggi kira-kira bangunan 25 tingkat itu dilaporkan tiba-tiba jatuh dan menimbus satu-satunya jalan keluar masuk ke Taman Puncak Setiawangsa, kira-kira pukul 10 malam tadi

Tanah runtuh di Puncak Setiawangsa

Benteng Konkrit runtuh di Puncak Setiawangsa

Banglo mewah musnah akibat tanah runtuh di Puncak Setiawangsa

Jalan ditimbusi tanah runtuh di Puncak Setiawangsa

Penolong Pengerusi Persatuan Penduduk Puncak Setiawangsa, Fauziah Jamaluddin, berkata hanya penghuni di perumahan Jalan Puncak 2 yang terlibat dalam kejadian itu dan mereka telah diarahkan keluar segera.

"Sekurang-kurangnya ada 15 rumah mewah di jalan berkenaan dan mereka yang terjejas akibat tanah runtuh di benteng terbabit.

"Lebih kurang 200 rumah lagi di sini tidak terbabit tetapi satu-satunya jalan yang menghubungkan Taman Puncak Perdana tertimbus dan setakat ini kami masih belum dimaklumkan keadaan sebenar," katanya ketika ditemui di lokasi kejadian, semalam.

Difahamkan, rumah milik individu bernama Maulana paling terjejas teruk kerana terletak paling tepi dan berdekatan dengan lereng tersebut.

Penyewa yang menyewa di situ juga dikatakan telah pun berpindah awal disebabkan berlaku keretakan teruk pada kediaman mewah itu.

Tambah Fauziah, tiada kejadian hujan lebat dalam tempoh dua hari ini malah pihak berkuasa tempatan juga sering menyelia keadaaan benteng konkrit berkenaan.

Sementara Ketua Bahagian Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur, Azizan Ismail ketika dihubungi mengesahkan menerima laporan berhubung kejadian itu.

Malaysia Is World Champion in Corruption

Washington 13/12/2012

Despite Malaysia's high-profile anti-corruption crusade, half of the corporate executives surveyed by a global corruption watchdog believe that competitors have obtained business in the country through bribery.

Transparency International said Malaysia scored worst in the 2012

Bribe Payers Survey.It asked nearly 3,000 executives from 30 countries whether they had lost a contract in the past year because competitors paid a bribe, and in Malaysia, 50% of them said 'yes'.
Second on the dubious honor roll was Mexico, which was at 48%.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Japan was ranked as the world's least-corrupt place to do business, with just 2% of respondents saying they had lost out due to bribery.

Malaysia's neighbour Singapore was second-cleanest, which was at 9%.

Even Indonesia, with a long-standing reputation for corruption, fared better than more-developed Malaysia.

By comparison, 27% of respondents in China said they thought bribes had cost them business, the report said.
"It shows the attitude of private companies in Malaysia, indicating that bribery in the public sector could be systemic and in a sense institutionalized," Paul Low, president of the Malaysian chapter of Transparency International, said.

How to choose Green Building Consultant in Malaysia

Criteria for green building consultant selection

There are many GB consultants in Malaysia market, which one should we choose? Current GBIf is nearly 600, and more new GB consultants are coming in market.

Selecting the right consultant or design team, regardless of project delivery method, is one of the most critical success factors in achieving a high performance green building and reaching green building rating.

Why building owner go for green building in Malaysia?
- requirement by authorities
- government incentives
- global trend, marketing , image
- environmental friendly, energy efficient building
- requirement by building operator or tenant



3 type of Green Building Consultant in Malaysia:-

Normal
- Just a Green Building consultant cum Green Building Coordinator , documents collector

Medium
- Capability in designing a green building , green building related calculation, simple simulation to meet GB requirement

Master
- capability on designing a high performance building, provided extensive calculation and simulation related to GB, ability in high performance and dynamic building simulation , ability to access various building design performance , interactive design process


The selection of the GB consultant will depend on:-
- cost / fee
- GB rating system and level
- getting the right consultant expertise and experience