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  • Awas, Elakkan Letak Gambar Anak Sebagai Gambar Profil WhatsApp

    Awas, Elakkan Letak Gambar Anak Sebagai Gambar Profil WhatsApp

    Orang ramai disaran supaya tidak menjadikan gambar keluarga terutama anak-anak mereka sebagai gambar profil pada aplikasi WhatsApp kerana ia boleh mengundang risiko keselamatan.

    Penolong Pesuruhjaya Perlindungan Data Peribadi, Jabatan Perlindungan Data Peribadi Mohd Shazrol Mohd Shah berkata adalah dibimbangi pihak yang berniat jahat mengakses gambar itu seterusnya mengecam wajah anak-anak pemilik nombor telefon.

    “Gambar profil WhatsApp bertujuan mungkin untuk mengenal pasti kawan-kawan cuma kita sarankan agar mereka meletakkan satu gambar yang elok untuk diri sendiri.

    “Kita jangan meletakkan gambar anak atau gambar orang lain kerana perkara ini boleh menyebabkan penjenayah dapat mengakses gambar tersebut sekali gus mencetuskan kejadian yang tidak diingini,” katanya.

    Encik Mohd Shazrol berkata demikian kepada Bernama selepas Sesi Perkongsian Maklumat Industri 2017 anjuran Forum Pengguna Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia sempena Hari Hak-Hak Pengguna Sedunia di Ipoh semalam (22 Mac).

    Encik Mohd Shazrol berkata tidak menjadi masalah sekiranya orang ramai tidak meletakkan gambar profil pada WhatsApp kerana aplikasi tersebut tetap boleh digunakan.

    Terdahulu, dalam taklimatnya Encik Mohd Shazrol menasihati ibu bapa supaya tidak meletakkan gambar anak-anak mereka dalam laman sosial termasuk Facebook kerana ia juga boleh mengundang risiko jenayah.

    “Penggunaan Facebook amat berisiko kerana walaupun gambar dalam akaun sudah dipadam, namun ia masih tersimpan di luar negara kerana data laman sosial itu diproses di luar negara,” katanya.

    Source: Beritamediacorp

  • Trio Bids To Be First Singapore Team To Scale Everest Since 2009

    Trio Bids To Be First Singapore Team To Scale Everest Since 2009

    Three Singaporeans are set to embark on one of the world’s most perilous expeditions in a bid to become the first Singapore team to scale Mount Everest since 2009.

    Dr Arjunan Saravana Pillai, Ms Nur Yusrina Ya’akob and Mr Jeremy Tong will depart Singapore for the Himalayas on Sunday (March 26) and will have up to early June to reach Everest’s summit.

    The trio, whose expedition is being supported by Nanyang Technologyical University (NTU) and the National Institute of Education (NIE), have so far raised more than S$150,000 for their journey.

    For Ms Yusrina, 30, the coming trip will assuage the disappointment of a failed attempt to climb Everest back in 2015, which was meant to commemorate Singapore’s Golden Jubilee.

    The trainee teacher, who is pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Physical Education at NIE, was the co-leader of the Aluminaid Team Singapura Everest 2015 team who had to abandon their climb halfway after a powerful earthquake struck Nepal that year.

    “Having made it more than halfway up the mountain two years ago, I was disappointed that the team had to abort the climb. But had we departed just one day earlier, we would have been in a much more dangerous situation higher up the mountains,” she said.

    Her team members of the team are also experienced mountain climbers.

    Dr Saravana, 47, a teaching fellow from NIE has more than a decade of climbing experience, have climbed several peaks, including the 6,400m Mount Kang Yatze II in India.

    Mr Tong, 26, a graduate of NTU’s Sports Science and Management programme, became the first Singaporean to summit two Central Asian peaks above 7,000m last year — Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan (7,134m) and Peak Korzhenevskaya in Tajikistan (7,105m).

    However, the team, who hopes their mission will help promote a resilient and can-do spirit among Singaporeans, acknowledged the huge challenge Everest will present.

    “Beautiful as she is, Everest is also extremely unpredictable and volatile, which leaves climbers with a sense of humility and respect for the mountain,” said Dr Saravana.

    The trio consulted other Singaporeans who climbed Everest in the past, including Mr David Lim, who led the first Singaporean expedition that summited Everest in May 1998, and the Singapore Women’s Everest team — who were the last Singapore team to successfully scale Everest back in 2009.

    “We also trained for the past year, including two to three hour runs up Bukit Timah Hill and high-rise public housing blocks. We also do our own strength and fitness regimens, and rock climbing to improve our technical skills,” said Mr Tong.

    Ms Yusrina, added that her past experience on Everest will help the team plan better. “It’s not so much the mountain that you conquer, but yourself,” she said.

     

     

    Source: Today

  • Malays Most Racially Discriminated Group In Malaysia, Says Former Minister

    Malays Most Racially Discriminated Group In Malaysia, Says Former Minister

    Contrary to what some may believe, Malays are the most discriminated race in Malaysia, Mr Zaid Ibrahim said on Tuesday (March 21).

    The former law minister said that while all ethnic groups in the country are prejudiced racially, none compare to the discrimination faced by Malays, especially on issues like khalwat or close proximity among men and women who are not married to each other or have no family relations.

    “Non-Malays are not only the victims. I think the Malays are discriminated too. You think khalwat laws are not discriminating against the Malays.

    “Most of the victims of discrimination in this country are Malays. Malays however unfortunately have low grade leaders leading them. They are taught false teachings or understandings,” Mr Zaid said during a forum on racial discrimination here.

    The DAP member however added that many Malays fail to see this as they are disillusioned by the current crop of leaders.

    “Discrimination happens to all of us. When a policy discriminates one, we have to take ownership

    “My greatest fear for this county is Malays being given a false sense of power, ownership of the country. They will not be able to see for themselves. The Malays will be left out,” Mr Zaid said.

    Ms Noor Farida Ariffin of the G25 civil group started by prominent Malay government pensioners who was also present, said that there were government institutions that undermined Putrajaya’s other efforts to promote racial harmony.

    She named the National Civics Bureau, popularly known by its Malay abbreviation, as an example.

    “Not only there is minor racism but there are institutions in government that covertly promoting racism.

    “BTN’s course is supposed to promote national unity but instead is promoting Malay supremacy,” she said during the forum.

    The former diplomat also said the National Economic Policy (NEP) was supposed to help the poor of all races, but instead was “hijacked” to promote a Malay agenda.

    “The NEP has been hijacked. It is supposed to eradicate poverty but it has only concentrated on the Malay agenda,” Noor Farida said.

    She added that though the Barisan Nasional coalition had formed a multiracial government, its component parties still played the racial card to garner voter support.

    “Racial politics are entrenched in the country. Political parties are raced based. The government is making efforts to stamp out racism and promote unity, but the main partner in the ruling coalition is promoting racism, day in day out,” Ms Noor Farida said.

    On Tuesday, a report was also released which found that discrimination based on the colour of one’s skin seems to be on the rise in Malaysia despite the government’s efforts to promote moderation and racial harmony.

    The Racial Discrimination Report 2016 by non-profit social outfit Pusat Komas found that strained ethnic relations are growing although the National Unity Consultative Council has been working to bolster ties.

    “Recent incidents of racial discrimination, racism and stained ethnic relations within the Malaysian society have increasingly surfaced over the years despite the Prime Minister’s numerous assurances and claims at home and abroad that the government promotes moderation in the country,” the report presented by programme coordinator Ryan Chua read.

    The report added that the growth of social media has also made the racial divide further with more room for such negative sentiments to be propagated.

    “The emergence of the Internet and social media platforms has provided more open spaces and platforms for widespread expression of racial sentiments and hate speech,” it read.

    The report was based on news reports on racial discrimination in 2015 and 2016. It also found that many Malaysians were critical of the authorities for their “lack of enforcement and actions towards overt and public declarations of racial sentiments” by groups perceived as racial supremacist.

    Among several recommendations, Pusat Komas urged the government to immediately sign and ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under the United Nations to promote equality among Malaysians.

    It also recommended harsher punishments for individuals, especially politicians, who make racially inciting statements.

    “The government must be willing to impose heavy legal and formal sanctions on any government Minister’s, senior officers, elected representatives, organisations and groups, individuals… who exhibit racist and discriminatory tendencies and in speech and action,” the report read.

    The report highlighted various cases of racial discrimination which happened over the past year which includes statements made by political figures like Umno grassroots leader Jamal Yunos and Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali.

     

    Source: Today

  • Four Victims Killed And 40 Injured In UK Parliament ‘Terrorist’ Attack

    Four Victims Killed And 40 Injured In UK Parliament ‘Terrorist’ Attack

    Four victims were killed and 40 injured after being run over and stabbed in a lightning attack at the gates of British democracy on Wednesday (Mar 22). Police attributed the attack to “Islamist-related terrorism”.

    The attack unfolded across Westminster Bridge in the shadow of Big Ben, a towering landmark that draws tourists by the millions and stands over Britain’s Houses of Parliament – the very image of London.

    The attacker’s car struck pedestrians on the bridge before crashing into the railings surrounding the heavily-guarded Houses of Parliament, sowing first shock then panic in the seat of British power.

    The assailant then ran through the gates brandishing a knife and stabbed a 48-year-old policeman to death before being shot dead by another officer.

    Prime Minister Theresa May described the attack as “sick and depraved” and said that “the terrorist chose to strike at the heart of our capital city” in an attack on Britain’s democratic values.

    Standing outside her Downing Street residence after an emergency cabinet meeting, May voiced defiance and said parliament would meet as normal on Thursday, while Britain’s security alert level would be kept unchanged.

    “We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror and never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart,” said May, who was dressed in black.

    May was in parliament at the time of the attack and was seen being ushered away in a silver car as what sounded like gunfire rang out, British media reported.

    London mayor Sadiq Khan issued a statement saying the police were “dealing with the incident and an urgent investigation is underway”. He also thanked authorities and emergency services for their hard work and “tremendous bravery”.

    ‘ISLAMIST-RELATED TERRORISM’

    Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer Mark Rowley said the four victims included a policeman guarding parliament and three members of the public.

    “Islamist-related terrorism is our assumption,” Rowley told journalists, adding that investigators believed they knew the identity of the assailant who was shot dead by police.

    The attack came a year to the day after Islamic State militants killed 32 people in twin bomb attacks in Brussels and after a series of deadly assaults in Europe that had hitherto spared Britain.

    Parliament was locked down for several hours and hundreds of lawmakers and visitors were later evacuated to nearby Westminster Abbey and the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police.

    An air ambulance flew in and police cordoned off a large area, while tourists on the London Eye, a popular visitor attraction, were stuck up to 135m in the air for more than an hour during the incident.

    London’s air ambulance arrives at the Houses of Parliament in central London during an emergency incident. (Photo: AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas)

    “I saw three bodies lying on the ground and a whole lot of police. It was pretty terrifying,” said 16-year-old American Jack Hutchinson who was stranded on the observation wheel with his parents.

    Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood, whose brother Jonathan was killed in the 2002 Bali bombing, was pictured with his face smeared with blood helping to give first aid to the fatally wounded police officer.

    FRENCH, KOREANS, ROMANIANS HURT

    Three French pupils on a school trip were among those hurt and a seriously injured woman was rescued from the River Thames following Wednesday’s incident.

    Five South Korean tourists were wounded, the Yonhap news agency reported, while the Romanian foreign ministry said two Romanians were also injured.

    A doctor at nearby St Thomas’ Hospital said they were treating people with “catastrophic” injuries.

    Press Association news agency photos believed to be of the attacker lying on an ambulance stretcher showed he was wearing black clothes and had a beard.

    ‘REAL SENSE OF PANIC’

    British lawmaker Mary Creagh told AFP there was “a real sense of panic” as the attack unfolded.

    Polish former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski was in a taxi on the bridge and said a car “mowed down at least five people … one of them bleeding profusely”.

    Pictures of what happened next showed two people being attended to on the ground inside the vehicle entrance gates of parliament, with a knife visible on the cobblestones.

    Three shots were heard on video footage.

    Jason Groves, the Daily Mail newspaper’s political editor, said he saw the officer firing “with a handgun, and then gets closer to him and shoots him again from over him and he doesn’t get up”.

    A Twitter user @ClaudiaScore said she had been on the bridge when she heard a loud bang. Video footage she recorded showed a car crashed into a railing with its bonnet still smoking.

    On her Twitter page, Claudia said she “tried to check on the guy stuck under the car but couldn’t get to him” and that he “looked in really bad shape”. “I’m shaken up to say the least,” she added.

    An eyewitness at the scene tweeted that he heard what sounded like an explosion and raised voices outside parliament.

    “I saw people running past the entrance to the New Palace Yard entrance to parliament, and then at least one person try to run into the Yard itself. A police officer chased this person and then wrestled them to the ground,” tweeted Owen Bennett, who is the deputy political editor of the Huffington Post UK.

    “Shots were then fired, but I can’t remember how many and I didn’t see who fired them.”

     

    ‘WE ARE NOT AFRAID’

    Britain’s allies reacted with shock and vowed to stand with London in the fight against terror.

    US President Donald Trump and French President Francois Hollande both spoke to May and Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany stood with Britons “against all forms of terrorism”.

    Lights on the Eiffel Tower in Paris will also be switched off at midnight in solidarity with victims of the attack.

    Social media users shared an altered image of a London Underground sign reading “We Are Not Afraid” and the hashtag #PrayforLondon trended on Twitter.

    Injured people are assisted on Westminster Bridge in London. (Photo: Reuters / Toby Melville)

    Britain’s last terror attack was the assassination of Member of Parliament Jo Cox by a pro-Nazi sympathiser in her constituency in northern England last June.

    The worst previous attack in London was in 2005 when four British suicide bombers inspired by Al-Qaeda attacked the transport system, killing 52 innocent people.

     

    Source: CNA

  • Special Gift For Johoreans From Sultan Johor Sultan Iskandar

    Special Gift For Johoreans From Sultan Johor Sultan Iskandar

    THE people of Johor will receive a “special gift” from the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in conjunction with his 59th birthday.

    The ruler has initiated a housing scheme called the “Rumah Impian Sultan Ibrahim”, a first-of-its-kind housing scheme that will be built under the auspices of the Sultan Ibrahim Foundation.

    The ruler was instrumental in the design and getting these “dream homes” off the ground in an effort to address the plight of people who were unable to own houses.

    In an exclusive interview with Media Prima at the Flintstone Palace in Mersing recently, Sultan Ibrahim shared his vision of developing housing schemes for a multiracial community and instilling neighbourliness.

    “I want all my subjects to be able to purchase the homes which I have envisioned under the Sultan Ibrahim Foundation.

    “It will involve building houses priced under RM100,000 as that’s the way I want it to be.”

    There will be 1,840 homes, including landed bungalows and semi-detached units, that will be built in phases in three locations here.

    The first phase of the project, comprising 600 units of bungalows and semi-detached units, will begin construction in Bandar Dato’ Onn here by August.

    In a statement issued by the Royal Press Office Johor Darul Ta’zim yesterday, Sultan Ibrahim said he invited the people to view the new housing project during its soft launch tomorrow.

    “I don’t want to reveal too much now, but the people are welcome to the Galleria at Plaza Kotaraya tomorrow for the soft launch of this exciting project,” Sultan Ibrahim said.

    He said the unique freehold development under the aegis of the Sultan Ibrahim Foundation, and in collaboration with Bank Rakyat, would offer different residential property concepts, shophouses and other commercial units.

    “I want Bangsa Johor to be a home-owning society.

    “I want this to be a first-of-its-kind housing scheme that is truly affordable, and offering the cheapest and best quality houses to the people.

    “Imagine owning a three-bedroom bungalow or a semi-detached house priced at below RM100,000 per unit.

    “It will be opened to all eligible Bangsa Johor,” said the ruler.

    “But, the vetting process will be stringent.

    “Successful applicants will only need to pay a deposit of RM1 for a full loan with an easy repayment scheme.”

    Sultan Ibrahim expected this unique project to shake up the housing industry and force private developers to bring down house prices.

    “We must make housing more affordable.

    “The prices now are way beyond the reach of the average wage earner.”

    The ruler said each landed three-room property would have 1,100 sq ft of floor space and would be “three-quarter” furnished.

    Sultan Ibrahim also said that he was willing to bear any losses that may be incurred in the housing scheme and he would also expand the housing scheme’s model nationwide with the approval of the government if the pilot project was successful.

     

    Source: www.nst.com.my