Thursday, 22 March 2012

SECRET MANAGEMENT :))))


Just wanna share some aspect relating to "secret". I've heard ppl say, "nothing is a secret", "Don't share secret, not even with one's wife". If she knew it,  that's not her fault anyway.

In today's world,  information in your computer is not safe either. Hackers can run malicious program to sniff for openings at any available ports and go for information useful to them.
   
The Secret agent have means to collect, intercept information through the world wide web by means of sophisticated hacking tools, filters, code decryptor/encryptor, spywares to obtain information from any on line computers and servers.

What you & I wrote on facebook is also subjected to that.

The best way to keep you out of this is to refrain from going on-line with critical data linked to your system.

If you downloaded pornographic or any illegal stuff from the web, DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS A SECRET!!. The electronic trail & log are still kept  to tell someone (if required). Thus with the aid of specific programs, details as to behaviour pattern of internet users can easily be determined. The behaviour pattern or rather called browsing behaviour are secretly kept and sold to user to assist them in such thing as marketing (going after customers) and variety of other uses. 

Some amateur virus creator  who cause world wide havoc can also be traced through these electronic trail & brought to justice.

The American are so advanced in utilizing the world wide networking to obtain information. Information which once need the physical presence of a person now can be obtained accurately through the networks. They almost have the complete information about all countries of the world at the pentagon. They have "little Malaysia" there as well. Information about millitaries, economic datas & statistic are easily available. Information as to the detail physical feautures or terrains of a country can be made available to a very precise degree through satellite cameras and so on.

The question here is, What secret must be kept in a safe place away from people who want to access them?.

Another big question and a cause of worry and concern to us in today's electronically interconnected world is about our county's secret which is maintained and kept "safe" under the OSA(Official Secret Act) . How safe is it?. A person may be guilty  of the act if he exposed classified documents. What about if one fail to keep it safe from hackers or sniffer who manage to get information in a manner not specified in the Act, i.e through electronic means? The Malaysian Communication & Multimedia Commission Acts 1998 may be able to deal with negligence but to know or prove that such secret has fallen into the hands of the intruders is a difficult one? Now, the keepers as well as the thief go scot free and leave our nation to all sorts of  vulnerability.

Now friend keep the secret where it is safe!! :))

Sunday, 18 March 2012

CUKAI PERKHIDMATAN 6% KEATAS KAD TELEFON PRA-BAYAR


Cadangan menaikan culai perkhidmatan  sebanyak 1 % telah di umumkan oleh Perdana Menteri dalam Bajet 2012 dan pengguna sekarang menunggu tarikh perlaksanaannya,


Ianya adalah sesuatu yang membebankan pengguna terutama  dari kalangan yang pendapatan rendah.


Selepas penguguman kenaikan 1% cukai perkhidmatan pra-bayar tersebut, Najib memberitahu media bahawa beliau akan berbincang dengan pihak telcos. Ini seolah-olah hak mengenakan cukai perkhidmatan terletak kepada syarikat telco dan amat mengelirukan rakyat.

Cukai adalah bidang kuasa kerajaan dan hak pengenaan ini langsung tidak ada kena mengena dengan pihak telco.



Borneo Post telah melaporkan : "Thus, he said the introduction of service tax on the prepaid services would increase his monthly expenditure on phone alone.  With the service charge at 6 per cent, a RM10 reload will now cost RM10.60 while RM15 prepaid reload cost RM15.90 and RM30 reload, RM31.80. Martin said it was rather inconvenient as consumers were used to paying RM5, RM10 and RM50 without loose change." dalam akhbar bertarikh 18 Mac, 2012 seolah cukai perkhidmatan keatas kas pra-bayar belum pernah diperkenalkan sebelum ini. 


Cukai perkhidmatan memang sudah dikenakan sebanyak 5% keatas kad telefon pra-bayar dan apa yang meruncingkan ialah kenaikan atau tambahan 1%.


Pada asasnya,  pengiraan yang dibuat diatas tidak salah kalau denominasi (harga kad pra-bayar)  di tetapkan kepada RM 10.60, RM15.90 dan RM31.80.  Sekiranya syarikat telco masih menetapkan denominadanya kepada RM10, 15, 30, 50 dan 100 maka dengan kenaikan 1% NILAI perkhidmatan/barangan yang pelanggan bayar akan menurun. Berikut adalah perbandingan bagi denominasi kad dalam pasaran :pada kadar cukai 5% dan 6 %.




Nilai Kad Pra-bayar Cukai Perkhidmatan Denominasi Kad Pra-Bayar   
100% 5% 105%   
    9.5238    0.4762     10.00   
  14.2857    0.7143     15.00   
  28.5714    1.4286     30.00   
  47.6190    2.3810     50.00   
  95.2381    4.7619    100.00   
  

Nilai Kad Pra-bayar Cukai Perkhidmatan Denominasi Kad Pra-Bayar   
100% 6% 106%   
    9.4340    0.5660     10.00   
  14.1509    0.8491     15.00   
  28.3019    1.6981     30.00   
  47.1698    2.8302     50.00   
  94.3396    5.6604    100.00   
  
Pengurangan Nilai Kenaikan Cukai Denominasi Kad Pra-Bayar   
   (0.0898)    0.0898     10.00   
   (0.1348)    0.1348     15.00   
   (0.2695)    0.2695     30.00   
   (0.4492)    0.4492     50.00   
   (0.8985)    0.8985    100.00  

Cukai Perkhidmatan dikenakan keatas perkhidmatan atau barangan yang terpilih sahaja.


Manakala cukai GST dikenakan keatas semua barang kecuali perkhidmatan/barangan yang tidak disenaraikan dinawah Cukai perkhidmatan diatas.


Ini akan membebankan pengguna lagi sekira ianya di laksanakan. 


Kerajaan BN telah menundakan perlaksanaanya untuk beberapa tahun dan hampir pasti ianya akan dilaksanakan sekiranya BN menang PRU13.

Sunday, 11 March 2012

LAKU 40% DISCOUNT PROPOSED BY CAM MIRI SHOULD BE BORNED BY THE BITUMEN PLANT COMPANY


In response to CAM Miri (Borneo Post March 11) requested that LAKU to allow a 40% discount on water bill for the month in which supply was disrupted,  such allowance of discount should not be borned by LAKU at all.  


Laku has acted responsibly to contain the spillage of diesel to the catchment area and at the same time took the necessary responsible steps to get rid of diesel that got into the treatment plant and resumed supply within a reasonable time although it failed to notify the public immediately of the problem which had caused considerable panic and confusion among the public.


If such arrangement were to be made by LAKU - compensate the consumers, the cost incurred or suffered by LAKU resulting from a 40% cut in its revenue on the consumer's water bill should be charged to the bitumen plant company - the real culprit behind the suffering, losses and discomfort !!! 


KILANG BITUMEN BERHAMPIRAN TADAHAN AIR MIRI MESTI HENTI OPERASI SEHINGGA DI PINDAH


Lembaga Air Kawasan Utara (LAKU) Miri telah menghentikan penyaluran air ke semua kawasan Miri dan Sibuti dalam tempoh 12 bagi membolehkan pembersihan dan mengawal tumpahan minyak diesel dari sebuah kilang bitumen, ke kawasan tadahan airnya 


Syarikat yang memiliki kilang bitumin boleh disabit kesalahan dibawah ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974 dan juga boleh disabit dengan kecuaian.  


Mungkin perkara ini telah berlaku sejak lama iaitu bermula kilang tersebut beroperasi, berpuluh tahun yang lalu, namum keseriusannya agak kurang atau tumpahan diesel tidak dikesan oleh pihak LAKU,  sehinggalah kes beberapa minggu yang lepas berlaku.


Pihak yang berwajib harus menghentikan operasi kilang bitumen tersebut dengan serta merta sehingga di pindah ke tapak yang sesuai yang tidak menjejas tadahan air.


Pihak yang berwajib mesti batalkan, hentikan pengeluaran apa juga jenis permit atau kelulusan yang melibatkan perusahaan yang boleh mencemarkan tadahan air Miri. 


Kilang-kilang yang mengeluarkan sisa toksik, bahan beracun harus tidak ditempatkan dikawasan berhampiran tadahan air Miri.


Penduduk Miri dan Sibuti sudah terselamat kerana bahan yang mengalir masuk ke tadahan air adalah minyak diesel. Sekira terdapat bahan toksik dan beracun yang masuk ke kawasan tersebut sudah pasti melibatkan kematian yang ramai dikalangan pengguna air paip kawasan Miri dan Sibuti.


Perkara seumpama ini harus menjadi pengajaran dan ingatan dalam meluluskan mana-mana industry dikawasan berhampiran tadahan air.


Pihak LAKU juga harus mengkaji dengan bantuan pakar kesan jangka panjang terhadap manusia yang minum air yang bercampur minyak diesel yang mungkin berlaku di Miri dan Sibuti selama ini.