Sunday 19 December 2021

Flood blues, poor connectivity and bullshits about 5G

I'm stuck for the past two days at a relative's house in Klang, perhaps the worst-hit by the floods.

Don't dare to try going home as I heard that the highways out of here had been cut off by flood water.

Reports indicated that the situation is quite bad, with over 11,000 already evacuated as I'm writing this.

I'm also quite frustrated because my phone line had been quite erratic, causing me not being able to make calls to inform my family of my situation.

This could be quite sticky if I'm in an emergency in the middle of this flood as I can't make a call for help.

It also kept switching from 4G to 3G, making access to internet quite hard.

Yesterday, I went to the nearbyAeon Big supermarket in Jalan Kapar to buy food supply but was not allowed in as I can't access MySejahtera. 

Really pissed off about that.

By the way, I'm using the relatively good Samsung Note 10 Plus, so that I don't think it's the phone's fault.

My aunt in Puchong told me that she was also having the same problem.

I suspect that the telcos were at it again, fooling around with their 3G and 4G platforms.

I expect these sort of problems will continue if they are to be given the 5G rollout project.

I really don't understand why some people keep harping on the DNB being given the project to improve the country's connectivity.

The other day, Anwar and his Pakatan people like that Fahmi guy of Lembah Pantai made so much noise in Parliament over the matter.

They among others talked about DNB being a vehicle for cronies to make money.

That's quite rich for someone like Anwar, who while in power with Umno back in the 90s kept a kennel of cronies himself.

Dr Mahathir, as the then Umno president had to even put the list of Anwar's cronies (along with his and others) outside the Umno general assembly hall to shut up the guy from barking about the matter.

Yup, Anwar had been talking about everyone's cronies since back then, while at the same time practiced the very same thing.

He really should follow Dr Mahathir's philosophy on this one - cronies will always be there in one form or another to make profits, just make sure their works benefit the people.

Anyway, in case you all didn't notice, the anti-DNB guys trying to get the 5G project for themselves also were said to include household cronies such as Vincent Tan, Ananda Krishnan and Mokhzani Mahathir.

Personally, I don't mind these cronies and their telcos getting the project as long as they can offer the same or better deal than what DNB is offering - mainly cheaper services and better connectivity, especially in the rural areas.

The problem is that they have been raking tonnes of money from us all these years while giving us crappy services.

Just look at the way they now messed up the handling of the 3G and 4G platforms.

I almost throw my phone on the wall yesterday because of that.

Ya, and I'm still sore that village kids had to climb trees to get connectivity for their online classes.

Oh, Anwar and his gang also talked about DNB being potentially another 1MDB.

That's really stretching the bullshit a little bit too far.

The whole thing had been done on open tender la, okay.

Read this,

DNB’s 5G rollout will not be another 1MDB-like scandal

excerpts;

Deputy Finance Minister II Yamani Hafez Musa told the Dewan Rakyat today that the tender process for the estimated RM12.5 billion project was evaluated by independent firm Ernst and Young (E&Y).

He said the tender process for DNB was structured by E&Y according to global standards, unlike the one by Goldman Sachs, which was chosen by 1MDB, without an open tender to raise bonds. 

Yamani was responding to concerns raised by Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) that the 5G network rollout via DNB may be a repeat of the 1MDB scandal.

He said Ericsson was selected over 13 other bidders as the 5G network provider in the country through a process, which was conducted by four panels consisting 50 local and international experts from 10 countries.

Anyway, I'm glad that Ericsson got the job instead of Huawei, which was among the main bidders.

I believe that if Huawei had got it, then the communists  may be able to have access to my phone and other devices. 

Seriously, I do fear that they then may be able to shut down this blog remotely from Beijing because of my pro-Taiwan stance.

Okay, I know mine is just an insignificant blog but with the communist in Beijing, anything could happen.

Eh, enough lah.

I need to try find food supply somewhere now.

Don't know when this flood is going to end.

Stay safe guys.

Cheers.

36 comments:

  1. "I really don't understand why some people keep harping on the DNB being given the project to improve the country's connectivity. The other day, Anwar and his Pakatan people like that Fahmi guy of Lembah Pantai made so much noise in Parliament over the matter."

    Ohhhhhh, ya.

    And of course, you completely failed to mention this:

    "Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia, Zahidi Zainul Abidin membidas bekas menterinya, Saifuddin Abdullah dan Menteri Kewangan Tengku Zafrul Aziz kerana membincangkan Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) dan rangkaian liputan 5G negara secara rahsia.

    Zahidi berkata, berkata beliau kecewa apabila Saifuddin dan Zafrul dikatakan telah berbincang beberapa isu mengenai DNB sesama mereka tanpa melibatkannya.

    “Cuma saya buat kenyataan ini, agak kecewa sikit. Menteri yang terdahulu Saifuddin telah menyatakan mereka telah berbincang dengan Kementerian Kewangan.

    “Jadi menteri dengan menteri berbincang. Antara Menteri Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (SKMM) dahulu dan Menteri Kewangan berbincang dan melaksanakan projek DNB ini yang melibatkan hampir lebih kurang RM20 bilion tanpa berbincang dengan pihak bawah.

    “Timbalan pun tak tau. Dan begitu juga, di bawah pun tak tau,” katanya pada sidang media di Parlimen."

    Wow, really transparent huh, DNB?

    Who is making noise? The Ministry lah.

    Kih kih kih.

    The fact that Muhyiddin woke up from his coma to come out with a long defence of DNB is all you need to know, lah.

    It's PPBM-era songlap scheme.

    But you know what?

    Because you quoted - wait for it - Musa Aman's offspring, I feel soooooo much better!

    Kih kih kih.

    Spin harder lah Annie, the public can read between the lines.


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    1. I actually know this Zahidi guy quite well since he was the Perlis Umno Youth chief back in the late 90s. He's very good with political grassroots works, but if I'm PM, I wouldn't give him ministerial post. Nothing personal against him, but he should stick with party's work.

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    2. Zahidi is just the whistleblower.

      The crux of the issue:

      a) Why would Zafrul and Saifuddin work so hard to keep this a secret?

      b) Why SPV parked under MOF?

      c) Why choose such a notoriously shady character to lead DNB?

      d) Why is Moo in such high panic mode? He has been sleeping for months then suddenly wants to die-die defend DNB?

      e) Why are telcos themselves so adamantly against it? If it's financially worthwhile and viable, they would sign up. But it's not. DNB is a shell.

      As Rocky's headline said:

      "FIVE people will end up as billionaire cronies from our 5G sellout, the rest of us will pay, pay, pay"

      But those five people would then channel the proceeds.....guess where?

      Why would Zafrul and Saifuddin work so hard to keep this a secret?




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    3. If I layan all your questions (which have actually already been addressed in Parliament) there will be no end to it. You are the type who only want to believe in what you think is right even if all the facts pointed otherwise.

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    4. Laaaaa, no lah Annie : )

      This was just last Thursday lah. There have been ZERO answers to Zahidi from Zafrul or any other PPBM kaki songlap.

      Actually, Zahidi was complaining that he COULD NOT answer in Parliament:

      "KUALA LUMPUR: Former communications and multimedia minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz must be the ones to provide clarification over issues surrounding the country's 5G rollout plan.

      In a no-holds-barred press conference today, Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said he has been unable to provide answers to the Dewan Rakyat regarding the issue as the ministry was not informed of the details of the project.

      He said questions on why there was a monopoly in the 5G rollout plan, as well as the lack of Bumiputera company involvement in it, were among the issues that he had been unable to answer."

      So, not addressed in Parliament.

      PS When did you start loving Bersatu so much?

      All their men x hensum langsung!

      Heheheh.

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    5. I would support DNB because it has been proven none of the telcos are putting enough infrastructure to give us a decent 4G. Imagine, even infront of Ampang Park and KLCC, at times, I get no coverages. Try going into Mr.DIY at Fahrenheit, cannot start MySejahtera as no 4G coverage in that part of the mall. My parents also experienced this in certain areas in KL. After all shitty services by these telcos, its time we support DNB as they will put all infrastructure at all corner of Msia, while the telcos would only do so mostly in urban areas, and we will continue seeing students climbing up the trees in Sabah or Sarawak to get coverages for 5G.The fact DNB is proposed is because the telcos have failed us for decades. The 4G speed ranking of Asian countries showed we are the bottom group and this is a FACT.No thanks to the telcos and poor Govt enforcement.

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    6. @Johanpatin20 December 2021 at 15:10

      Actually, no.

      "I would support DNB because it has been proven none of the telcos are putting enough infrastructure to give us a decent 4G."

      I will give you an analogy.

      You own a house. The govt orders you to knock down the house and build an identical house, but you must pay for it again, and you are not allowed to use your own contractor.

      Does that make sense to you?

      "In an online media briefing today, responding to questions from MalaysianWireless, Dato’ Izzaddin Idris, President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Axiata said that “Celcom is not allowed to build its own 5G network. The Government has awarded all 5G spectrum that is needed to DNB”.

      Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) is a Special Purpose Vehicle wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), regulated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)."

      DNB is a monopoly, and in Malaysia that always means, since Madey's time, that someone is getting rich on the side.

      DT Economics said:

      “Malaysia has made a decision to implement a government-owned Single Wholesale Network (SWN). However, national SWNs have a poor track record of successful implementation in other countries (including Mexico’s SWN recently filing for bankruptcy protection in July 20212).

      Lessons learned elsewhere, including those outlined in our case studies for Australia, UK, South Korea and Mexico, suggest a number of serious risks for the current 5G plan in Malaysia. Without clear mitigation strategies, Malaysia’s vision to become a regional leader in the digital economy is under threat.

      By entrusting the 5G network deployment to the DNB, a competitive wholesale mobile market structure for 5G will be replaced with a nationalised monopoly. While the existing MNOs will be allowed to continue to compete in the provision of 4G (and lower technology) mobile services, they will be entirely reliant on wholesale access to the DNB’s network for 5G services.”

      I would rather that eg Axiata build on its existing infrastructure rather than replicating it just so Bersatu has cash to buy support during PRU15.

      That is the ONLY reason that DNB was mooted.

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    7. Let me gives my view , further to your analogy of building a house.
      House that you stay was built by a builder and so are other houses, the Govt just sell the lands. However, the Govt received complaints of leaking roofs every now and then, doors wont shut and defects not rectified after months. So, Govt decides they will sell the lands and build the houses themselves. Developers that buy these houses just decorate, repaint or add additional equipment or security to differentiate their "end products". So, for buyers who have suffer so much in the past, what have they got to lose and further the houses are cheaper without the additional add-ons by developers. If your que is about corruption, the same can also happens with the telcos too when they bid for the 5G spectrum and in infrastructure construction contracts. If the telcos have delivered the quality promised like in so many Asian countries, I have no strong negative opinion about them.

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  2. Announcement by the works ministry has caught everyone surprise. Touch and go and smart tag will be phased out. Seriously? Motorists now are forced to used ONE single method to pay toll. There will be no other option. Either you change or you’re off the highways.

    Isn’t this another form of monopoly in the making? No choice given to motorists on how they gonna pay toll? Obviously some companies will gonna rake in hundreds of millions of profit once the old method of payment become history. Advance payment via digital platform are going to make you pay more in advance. More than you used to. More than you should. Another creative ways of milking the rakyat dry.

    When touch and go card was introduced in 1997 in major highways as an alternative to pay-as-you-use method, the government at that time didn’t phase out cash payment. They introduced it as another option or choice to motorists. They didn’t force you to use it. You’re still able to pay using cash which a lot of people did it at that time. When smart tag was introduced in 1999, again they didn’t phase out cash payment completely. Credit to the government at that time. They know the hardship faced by motorists should they phase out cash payment and forced everyone adopting new method of payment. The administration or the PM at that time was aware of the hardship would caused if alternative wasn’t given because he was once poor before and had endured hardship like everyone else.

    The motorists are already burdened of having to pay tolls which have kept on rising every now and then and now they need to set aside some more money every month for new method of payment. With people facing hardship now with unemployment and reduced salary due to Covid. Bitter and unhappy folks is bad for government. They will show their unhappiness at the ballot boxes in the next general election.

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    1. Same old, same old...

      https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/macc-investigate-ltats-takeover-aes

      Always LTAT too.

      Very fishy management.

      In this case, track down UEM's "friends".


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    2. Anwar sudah 2x K-O. This bodoh sombong entity has become so very irrelevent. While you clearly know he just wants to show off in order to gain some cheap publicity, why would you still want to waste your time to write about whatever rubbish comes out from his mouth??? Just ask him to resign la.

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    3. Agreed this guy is damaged good. I will not touch him with ten foot pole. The day they signed mou have collective responsiblity on dnb, flood prepareness,touch and go stupidity. As for flooding dont blamed the nature you.This govt is just not prepared for rapid reaction and respond

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    4. Lol u r all too supportive when the gov discriminate those refusing the poison forcing and coercing them.

      It is a slippery slope and u open the gate. Told u u wont like it when they force u with something u dont like. Now u reap wht u sow.

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  3. Aisay Annie....just digressing a bit....want to comment on yr choice of words..." kennel or cronies"....so v well said. Big hand!

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  4. ...Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) that the 5G network rollout via DNB may be a repeat of the 1MDB scandal...

    Wah.. series drama "it takes a thief" remake 2021 can cast Anwar as main actor.

    Malangnya dia tak hensem mcam Robert Wagner.

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  5. ... Don't know when this flood is going to end...

    Benar2 scary.
    Sama2 kita doakan keadaan cepat pulih.

    Selangor n FT shld be wokay.. pemimpin2 kawasan yg terjejas bole kata semua hebat2 belaka. Azmin, Gobind, MatSabu, Khalid, Malia, Santiago, Jijah, Zulaida etc etc. Ini masanya rakyat bole peghati kesungguhan mrk mmbantu all the flood/fire victims in Selangor.

    Lagipun Selangoq is d richest state in Msia. FT pun apa kurangnya.. lamai tokey2 billionaires esp fm PH. Impossible dey donwan to help wan. Just google Forbes Malaysian lichest billionaires dan email SOS kat depa.

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  6. all this problem happened when a stupid pm is replaced by a bodo pm.

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  7. Met office is sleeping on the job. Dont blamed of black swan. They do not know what is butterfly effect of RAI

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  8. Please show some compassion n respect to all the flood victims. Mereka rakyat Malaysia tau.

    Let me relate how Negala jilan assisted our kids whn PKP1 was first declared. Not to gloat tp moga gomen kita ambil sedikit teladan dari sana.

    Since tourist industry hampir lumpuh gomen Sg initiated some form of relief to help esp the hotels and related facilities. Tau tak gomen Singapore buat macam mana?

    They nego dgn hotels n service apartments to offer at belly belly cheap reduced rates. Since tourist industry hampir lumpuh why not? Masih bole dapat income ma..

    1. My sons wr given a hotel suite each.. (sorang satu tau, complete wth kitchen facilities) for 6 months..
    .. whn situation got better, finally moved to an apartment rental subsidised by his coy.

    PS... seems some Malaysians workers are staying in hotels sampai harini... Company mrk sewa satu hotel utk their foreign workers!!

    2. Food allowance approx Sgd2.3K per month

    3. Transport to fro workplace provided.

    4. Hazard Allowance additional on basic as they are considered frontliners!!

    Eh.. macam2 lagi dapat, dah lupa.

    Takmau la sini pula kita tgk famili2 mangsa kena dok dalam kemah, dok semejid, sekolah, bus-stop .. aduh, they are MALAYSIANS!

    Eh.. lamai billionaires kat Malaysia nih. Mustahil takleh sewa satu hotel (just for 1mth)? Esp Selangoq/FT.. the big corporations all over macam cendawan. Depa tak bole ke ikhtiar pakat sewa satu hotel to house these victims? Takyah le 6bulan.. utk 1bln pun will ease their hardship?

    Jangan malah ya. Anak2 kami walaupun jadi kuli dnegala olang tapi meleka dlayan wth such lespect in times of need. Bukan saja Sg. tau. Yg kojo dJeddah sampai maid cuci lumah dn pakaian pun provided!

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  9. PETALING JAYA: A European mobile network trade body has backed the idea of a second 5G wholesale network for Malaysia in competition with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the government agency for the rollout of the new technology.

    Julian Gorman, head of Asia-Pacific for UK-based Global System for Mobile Communications Association, said competition would bring significant benefits to telecommunication companies and customers.

    He told FMT the mobile telecommunications companies need to find new sources of revenue growth as well as optimise their cost structure to meet the increase in investment required to bring 5G to life.

    “Multiple wholesale networks increase competition in network technology and deployment and promote investment in innovation to sustain leadership in market share,” he said.

    According to a Reuters report, Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile have recommended that the government allow two wholesale 5G networks, each to be built and operated by a consortium of carriers.

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    PETALING JAYA: A European mobile network trade body has backed the idea of a second 5G wholesale network for Malaysia in competition with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the government agency for the rollout of the new technology.

    Julian Gorman, head of Asia-Pacific for UK-based Global System for Mobile Communications Association, said competition would bring significant benefits to telecommunication companies and customers.

    He told FMT the mobile telecommunications companies need to find new sources of revenue growth as well as optimise their cost structure to meet the increase in investment required to bring 5G to life.

    “Multiple wholesale networks increase competition in network technology and deployment and promote investment in innovation to sustain leadership in market share,” he said.

    According to a Reuters report, Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile have recommended that the government allow two wholesale 5G networks, each to be built and operated by a consortium of carriers.

    So here's what will happen.

    Telekom will be forced to use DNB.

    The rest of the industry will use another provider.

    Telekom will lose out.

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    1. Redundent resources. What a waste of money. Our telcos are cartel.i.e six sisters.Just like seven sisters that controlled oil biz long time ago. No we should stick to one swn just like we have petronas. Frequency spectrum is our resource just like oil

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  10. Is it really a surprise tht the flood is worst now. Who wanna bet tht it is gonna get worst next year ?

    They built building and houses as if theres not enough already. It is not the house tht is not enough it is the people tht do not have money to purchase a house. But when there too many and nobodys is buying the gov will bailed them out. Our moneys too. But we didnt even say a word.

    But no im not just putting the blame on the developers. We r to be blamed too. Why arent there anyone on the streets to protest these development projects ? U guys were all so gung ho for tht anwar ibrahim in 1998. With bersih with the election. But when it comes to our environment nobody cares ?

    And then u continue to support them by racing to secure the loans to buy the houses theyve built. No protest no nothing. So much as i symphatized with the people affected we really reaped wht we sowed. The place is only as good as the people in it.

    U think things are fine now cause u can pay tht installment house and car ? U think ur grandkids later will have it easier ?

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    1. not only all those concrets jungle. in fact most virgins jungles will be converted to "managment jungles".
      jungles where certain type of trees is managed for commercial benefits. especially by GPS. wont be suprised next five years a visit to Mulu only see acacia trees.
      of course there are few "baruas" run to shelther work in Singapok as trolley manager.

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  11. The flood in pahang is not getting much coverage compared to that in KV... I wonder why? Could it be lazy reporters... lagi senang making grandma pose infront of remnants of her house.. & making news coverage from a dry hiway???

    4 cars were swept away in Telemong... Karak Hiway turned into a raging river... We reap what we sow .. or should I say uprooted or destroyed?

    This country is being destroyed bit by bit, tree by tree by those who claimed to care for it. I have never felt so much despair & hopelessness in the future of the present children of this country..

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    1. Follow closely fb UMNO ONLINE dan fb sayap2nya ie Wanita, Pemuda dan Puteri UMNO Bahagian di seluruh negara and learn how dey coordinate n assist mangsa2 bencana dalam negara ini.

      Ni sebabnya sgt2 penting bila kita pangkah dn memilih pemimpin kawasan masing2.

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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  12. This is a problem when you put square peg in round hole. Putting minister who know nothing about disaster management and dg of disaster agency know nothing about crisis management. They dont even know what is emergency life cycle in disaster management. They failed to mitigate all the signs and early warnings. They failed in prepardness in resources in material or human. They failed in fast response to avoid injury in life or material. They will fail in recovery. We have seen they failed in slow action crisis like covid and they have failed in fast action crisis like this flooding. We do not want a band aid management but more holistic disaster. As flooding is normal accident and it is linearly and tightly coupled with environment and climate.It is not one off it will come back in future with vengence.
    I would suggest those in authoriy learn about katrina, fukushima,chenobyl,three mile island etc..
    At the end of the day buck stop at the highest level so stop the blame game

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    1. Anon 17:29

      Amboi anon.. Nampak sgt mu nih tak pernah involved in community activities.

      Kan tiap kawasan ade pemimpin2 sendiri? Komuniti hang mustahil takde group/squad utk memberi bantuan kecemasan? Sapa wakil rakyat kamu ni??

      Gini la, you masuk fb DR ASYRAF WAJDI DUSUKI and learn from him..

      Takyah asyik dok point fingers here and there ya.

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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    2. Based on your logic. You do not need central leadership.no ministry. No disaster agency etc. I have no problem with that. Put volunteer community leader in charge. This is a clsssic general get the medal and private get the blame. Do you want a country to be run like this. Even a big country like US accept leadership responsibility. Director if FEMA resigned aftermath of cat 5 katrina. Rai is cat 5 when it hit phillippine. Here we do not care.Do you expect community leader to know how devastation can cat 5 bring. I was there in us during katrina. It is failure of levee to water water. Once was in the levee will stop water out. So it become deathtrap.I was in holland in 1988 when we had rain for 3 continous day. Yet not an inches of water on the road. Do you espect our community leader or yb to know this. This is classic case of cascading of failures.

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    3. Anon 22Dec 11:09

      Takyah buang masa dok merepet la kamu. Pi turun padang bantu2 apa yg patut.

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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    4. Good advise Prof.. no need to goreng long karangan.. short n sweet.. direct to the point..

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  13. memang bodo punya pm dan tak boleh pakai punya kerajaan, bergantung harap orang biasa dan komuniti turun padang pula.

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  14. Hi Annie, what Ds Anwar and the opposition say about DNB and the 5G project has merits. DNB does not even own any infrastructure and yet be given the task to deploy 5G.
    The issue you have with the current 3g or 4g must be because those tower kena banjir la and electricity cut off. Those telco towers only have gen set batteries that can last few hours only.
    You need to understand about Telco infra before making nasty comments about it.

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    1. as usual this crap woman just talk bullshit la ha ha ha, joker la this woman

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  15. ...DNB does not even own any infrastructure and yet be given the task to deploy 5G...

    .. bab ni mmg padan sangat2 Anwar dberi wataq Robert Wagner..

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  16. Going by your logic on merit, perhaps we should have let Shell, BP, Total, Exxon etc to go all the way in our oil field and should not build Petronas since it is inception Petronas was only talk and no infra?

    Perhaps we should continue to be a colony instead of getting independence because we have never ruled a country and definitely didnt have the infra

    Should i go on or should they grow some ‘bola’

    Perhaps we

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  17. Flooding verdict:Snafu..susfu

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