Roti Canai Increase

The recent announcement by Pak Lah on increase in pay and cost of living allowance (COLA) for all government staffs even though it will take effect in July 2007 but already, the prices of goods had gone up after the pay rise announcement.

After the announcement, we can see in the news paper increase in all purpose wheat flour rice, and hence resulted increase in roti canai at all major kasi kandar outlet in Klang Valley.This major traders and food outlets are greedy, and take advantage against current situation. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal told that the consumer should exercise their rights by boycotting shops that raise prices indiscriminately. What else the consumer can do, if the Government don't look forward to put more people patronizing all those outlets.

A380-800

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is taking the world's first A380 in this December 2007. What is so great of this aircraft, until it takes longer times to deliver this aircraft to its buyer.

The A380, the passenger model, is the largest passenger airliner in the world, superseding the Boeing 747-400.

The world largest customers for this aircraft is Emirates of 47, where the aircraft will cost around USD300 million each. Upon completion all the transaction, where should these aircraft be? Surely its will require huge spaces to accommodate the aircrafts.

The A380 can carry 555 passengers in a three-class configuration or up to 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper deck) in a single-class economy configuration.

Rural Service Back to MAS

What actually makes Fly Asian Express (FAX) to hand over the rural service to Malaysian AIrline System Berhad (MAS)? What is the rational behind that. Earlier under rationalisation of domestic flights signed in July 2006, for rural area services (RAS) in Sabah and Sarawak have been surrendered to Air Asia from MAS. After MAS had announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Firefly who offers daily service out of Penang to Kota Bharu, Langkawi, Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, then FAX has informed to Government its intentions to hand over back RAS to MAS.

Actually, the rural services in Sabah and Sarawak is not really profitable route to any operator. The wost thing is during nine months with FAX, the state authorities always criticised to FAX of not having adequate flights to serve the demands. Was FAX trying to wash its hand by handing over the loss-making rural air services to MAS?

Out of 10's Fokker 50 delivered to FAX in July 2006, only 2's left in 'good condition' at redelivery to MAS, while the remaining can be described as '1/2 Fokker 50', most of the parts being 'robbed' in order to run their daily operation. Fokker 50 spare parts are ceased from any manufacturing. This bad boy always make 'kacau' every where by having backup from  '4th Floor' interference . 

Reshedule Football Match With Man. United

Malaysia is still bargain with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ensure that the football match between national team and MU continues as scheduled. Why this issue has became more complicated after the Gov. of Malaysia (our Prime Minister) decided that the match to continue in conjunction of our 50-year independent day.

Since both parties look like still arguing with each other, why not we come out with some amicable settlement that the top people never thought before. Make it easy, just delay the game to a later day. If not, just cancel the game, because it is costly to bring this team to Malaysia. Who will sponsor this thing? It's is our own money, we are the one who pays the tax to government.

Actually, this game is nothing to do with our independent day, and of course this year is Visit Malaysia Year. There a lot of ways to bring more visitors to our country. We can do something that can be benefited to our country, rather than this team. Btw, what so great about MU after lost to Chelsea today in the final FA game 1-0.

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