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2011/06/22
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Chef Moretto Fabrizio, an Italian, with his Malaysian wife and children.
Chef Moretto Fabrizio, an Italian, with his Malaysian wife and children.
South Korean Lee Dong-il examining a patient at his Chinese medicine clinic in Taman Pelangi, Johor Baru.
South Korean Lee Dong-il examining a patient at his Chinese medicine clinic in Taman Pelangi, Johor Baru.
LEE Dong-il, 42, of Seoul, South Korea, is among the many foreigners who settled down in Iskandar Malaysia because of its development potential and affordable cost of living.
He participated in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that allows foreigners, who fulfil the criteria, to stay in Malaysia on a multiple-entry social visit pass.
Dong-il completed his studies in Chinese medicines at Beijing University of Chinese Medicines, and worked in Beijing and Seoul for several years before he decided to come to Malaysia with his wife, Lee Hye Sun, 34, seven years ago.
He said it was a trend then among the Koreans to venture overseas.
Dong-il came to Singapore in October 2004. He also visited Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Jakarta, Indonesia, in his bid to choose a city to set up business and settle down.
After two months, he decided to settle down in Johor Baru. He set up a Chinese medicine clinic in Taman Pelangi.
He said he chose Johor Baru for two reasons: the city had lower cost of living compared with the other cities he visited and its transport system was well developed.
"The weather is good, with no natural disasters. With a large Chinese population here, I have no language barrier and they are my potential clients.
"I also like the food and the people are friendly, too.
"Moreover, the city's proximity to Singapore is important as the many Korean expatriates there are my potential clients."
Lee goes back to Seoul every year to visit his family and to source for herbs and medical equipment.
His wife is actively involved in non-governmental organisations while their two children, aged 3 and 5, are studying in a local kindergarten.
Chef Moretto Fabrizio, 38, who hails from Milan, Italy, did not participate in the MM2H programme as he is married to a Malaysian.
He said being a chef gave him the opportunity to travel around the world. He started working at an international restaurant chain in Kuala Lumpur in 1997. He met his girlfriend Yew Phin Phin, 32, who worked in the hotel line, two years later.
They tied the knot in 2001 and worked in the United Kingdom for two years before they decided to return to Malaysia in 2003.
"Since my wife is from Batu Pahat, we planned to settle down in Johor Baru as I liked the city better than Kuala Lumpur.
"I opened the first Italian restaurant at the Serene Park in Johor Baru in 2003 as there were not many Western restaurants at that time. We moved to the present site in Taman Pelangi this year," said Fabrizio.
"I made the right decision in choosing Johor Baru, which is part of the robust Iskandar Malaysia growth area.
"I can get whatever I want here. If I could not find it, I only need to cross the Causeway."
Fabrizrio, who runs the Rosmarino Italian Restaurant, has two children, Matteo, 6, and Jessica, 4, who are studying in a local kindergarten.
Read more: Happy in their second home http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/12lee/Article#ixzz1PyZj4gBh
Sunday, June 12, 2011
ww3...
Taiwan kerah bot peluru berpandu
TAIPEI: Taiwan merancang menempatkan bot peluru berpandu di laut China Selatan dan kereta kebal di pulau yang menjadi rebutan ketika ketegangan semakin meningkat berhubung perebutan wilayah.
Jurucakap Kementerian Pertahanan Taiwan, David Lo berkata, negaranya bimbang pengawal pantai yang kini ditugaskan di Kepulauan Spratly yang dituntut oleh beberapa negara dan Kepulauan Pratas, yang turut dituntut oleh China, tidak cukup lengkap untuk menangani konflik yang mungkin berlaku.
Ketika ini, pengawal pantai di Nansha (Spratlys) dan Tungsha (Pratas) hanya dilengkapi senjata ringan,” kata Lo.
“Bot yang dilengkapi peluru berpandu dan kereta kebal itu adalah pilihan yang kami tawarkan kepada pasukan pengawal pantai,” katanya tanpa menjelaskan jumlah yang akan dihantar. Menurutnya, pasukan berkenaan masih belum membuat keputusan muktamad.
Media tempatan berkata, bot peluru berpandu itu bertujuan untuk pencegahan.
Setiap satu daripada bot kelas Seagull seberat 47 tan milik Taiwan dilengkapi dua peluru berpandu Hsiungfeng I, perluru berpandu kapal ke kapal dengan kemampuan jarak 40 kilometer.
Kenyataan itu dibuat selepas China meningkatkan kehadirannya di Laut China Selatan yang kaya dengan sumber asli selepas mengambil sikap berdiam diri selama beberapa tahun.
Taiwan, Sabtu lalu mengulangi tuntutannya terhadap Spratlys di samping tiga kepulauan lain di Laut China Selatan ketika ketegangan semakin meningkat ekoran tuntutan bertindih oleh beberapa negara lain.
Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, China, Malaysia dan Filipina terbabit dalam tuntutan semua atau sebahagian daripada Spratlys yang terletak di kawasan simpanan minyak.
Pasukan pengawal pantai Taiwan ketika ini mempunyai 130 anggota di Taiping, pulau terbesar di kepulauan Spratlys yang mempunyai landasan pesawat. - AFP
again...
Gempa kuat gegar New Zealand
KUALA LUMPUR: Gempa bumi kuat bermagnitud 6 pada skala Richter menggegarkan pulau selatan New Zealand pada pukul 10.20 pagi ini.
Menurut kenyataan Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia di sini, pusat gempa bumi itu terletak di 43.4 darjah selatan dan 172.7 darjah timur pulau itu, 7,608 km tenggara Tawau, Sabah.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
malaysia lak nak wat nuklear...
Russian team to pitch nuke expertise next week
MOSCOW: Russia will be sending a delegation of nuclear experts to Malaysia next week to explore opportunities in developing the country's first nuclear energy plant.
State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) director-general Sergey Kirienko said the delegation would make a detailed presentation, including on the technical and financial aspects.
"Everywhere we go, we will show what we can offer.
"We understand they (interested countries) need time to make a decision as they don't have any experience in this," he told the media on the sidelines of the AtomExpo 2011 organised by Rosatom here.
Kirienko, who briefly served as Russian prime minister in 1998, said the company, which would be involved in the construction of Southeast Asia's first nuclear power plant in Vietnam that will be ready in 2020, had forged ties with several other Asean countries.
Kirienko said Rosatom would assist interested governments to create the necessary infrastructure to develop nuclear power plants in their countries, adding that Vietnam's experience could be used for other Southeast Asian nations.
"We will use Vietnam as a model because they didn't change their mind (after the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan).
"We have already signed an agreement with them and are finalising the details."
He said they would train Vietnamese specialists to operate the power plant, adding that independent regulators were already undergoing on-the-job training with relevant Russian agencies.
He said Russia's offer also came with financial packages, citing that a financial credit line would be opened for the construction of the nuclear power plant in Vietnam.
Kirienko added it was important to have a competent design for Southeast Asian countries as most of the nuclear plants would be constructed along the coastline, which could be prone to tsunamis.
Malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants that will generate 1,000 megawatts each to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel.
Although there has been no concrete announcement yet, it was reported earlier that Tenaga Nasional Bhd may construct the country's first nuclear power plant at a cost of RM9.37 billion (US$3.1 billion) by 2020.
Asia remains as the main arena for nuclear energy expansion, with at least 40 ongoing projects. -- Bernama
Saturday, June 4, 2011
mukhriz memang otak power...
Malaysia to woo Japanese SMEs seeking to relocate ops
ALOR SETAR: Malaysia will act to woo Japanese small and medium enterprises (SME) in high-technology sector looking to relocate their operations overseas.
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said the SMEs were mostly in automotive as well as electrical and electronics industries.
“We will work hard to attract them because Malaysia is the best choice for the Japanese companies, including in meeting their government's need to locate their data centres overseas after being hit by the tsunami in March,” he told Bernama after the closure of the Kedah Economic Transformation Lab on Thursday.
The three-day lab, organised by the ministry, attracted over 100 entrepreneurs, academicians and economists. It has identified 28 economic initiatives that would be forwarded to the Government.
Earlier, Mukhriz urged Malaysian companies to think outside the box and be creative in helping the Government boost the economy.
He said the exports of wood-based and health products and gloves to Japan were expected to increase.
He also said that Malaysia's economy was on track to grow further after suffering a decline during the economic crisis in 2009.
“In 2006, we recorded RM1 trillion in trade. In 2009, there was a slight fall following the cancellation of orders by US and European companies.
“There are no problems now. Last year, the value increased to RM1.2 trillion and we are now on the right track,” he said.
Mukhriz said Malaysia-China trade was also expected to increase because China was the country's biggest trade partner. - Bernama