He said the new price for petrol is RM2.70 a litre, effective midnight tonight. The price goes up by 78sen from the current RM1.92, a hike of 40%.

Abdullah also announced that the price of diesel would be increased by RM1 from RM1.58 to RM2.58.

He also said that Tenaga Nasional Bhd would be raising electricity rates by 18% for homes and 26% for business users.

The announcements are part of the new fuel subsidy plan.

Abdullah also announced a RM625 annual cash rebate per vehicle, for owners of private vehicles with engine capacities of up to 2,000cc, as well as pickup trucks and jeeps with engine capacities of up to 2,500cc.

Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities of up to 250cc will receive RM150.

Payment will be made via Money Order upon renewal of road tax, from July 1.

For owners of private vehicles with engine capacities exceeding 2000cc, road tax will be reduced by RM200.

Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities above 250 cc will get RM50 reduction in road tax.

[Attached from The Star news]

Finally, I have finish all the courses of Bachelor of Economics (hons) International Economics.

4 years had gone, from Foundation in Management to the Degree programme.

Multimedia University and Melaka city are really a place for me to remember for my whole life, I believed my gf will felt like me as well.

I met a lot of friends here, I tasted a lot of foods here. I saw a lot of beautiful scenes here. I used 4 years to realized my life here….

I and my gf will miss you, Melaka and Multimedia University.

Finally, I got my Final Year Project (FYP) done after 6 months of hardwork.

THe topic is: Income Convergence Hypothesis: A Comparison Between Malaysia, Thailand and China towards The United States and Japan.

Brief Conclusion: Malaysia, Thailand and China are still long way off to catch up the development of the United States and Japan; As a mission to create ” East Asian Community”, it is important to formulate policies which can enhance the financial, monetary and economic cooperation in the Region to achieve sustainable growth.

I would like to convey my great appreciation to the pioneer mentor on my research, Mr. Chan Tze Haw as my supervisor in the study. He is one of the great lecturers in Multimedia University, Melaka campus, Malaysia.

This book is dedicated to my beloved mother and father, and to Shirmay who supported me throughout the study.

 08 April 2008, I have bought a UltraZoom Camera – Fujifilm S8000fd.

The price is reasonable, the spec is durable and great. Its main attraction is the extra long 18x optical zoom lens.

Specifications

Prof. Rafiqul had been my lecturer since last year, and I was shocked he gave me high credit for every paper I have written on the political and development economic issues.

Prof. Rafiqul introduced me the development economic and political economic. he provided me valuable experiences on the middle-East region, PAkistan and India. I was impressed w5h the every lecture he gave to us.

All my friends wonder why Prof. Rafiqul always give me “A” for the papers I wrote, the reason behind is to understand the background issue before writing, and read through a lot of scholar’s works. and the knowledges will forever store in my brain.

the last paper I wrote is to analyze the political economic of America’s so called war on terror. give credit to shyan as my member on this paper. this papar really make me crazy, crazy in the sense of interesting.  i found so much facts and papers criticized on the so called war on terror. it was so painful to see all those pictures from Iran and Afghanistan. it is no more about fighting the terror, but destroy the peace we developed after WWll.

THe presentation night was unforgettable. Prof.Rafiqul told the class after shyan and  my presentation:” this is the reason why i choose them to be presenting in the 1st day, they will set a benchmark for the following paper.” And I and shyan, I think we are not disappointed him. he said he may use this paper as the future reference on the subject matter, for the benefit of my junior.

The paper about “social business” and Globalization also a new topic for my knowledge. It was all about a nobel laurate Prof. Muhammad Yunus proposed that “social business” can prevent globalization becoming financial means of imperialism and thus change the world economy. below are some of the useful links about social business.

1. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/yunus-lecture-en.html

2. http://www.muhammadyunus.org/

Give a credit to the author of this book “Globalization and its Discontents”, Joseph E. Stiglitz. His thought on this book benefited me a lot to write on the issue on globalization and devopment.

Emmanuel Adebayor headed Arsenal in front in powerful fashion from Robin van Persie’s cross after 23 minutes. However after 3 minutes of leading by The Gunners, the superb run by Steven Gerrard into the left side of penalty box, charging past three defenders and sending a low cross to the central of penalty box, and Kuyt scored the crucial away goal.  What a run by Steve.G!

Liverpool dominated the field after the goal at the 1st half.  However, The Reds lose the poccession in the 2nd half, and a lot of chances created by Arsenal, but still cannot change the scoreboard, as Liverpool defensive line is deepen in the 2nd half.

In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis. It is about simple changes that will collectively make a difference – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty, to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

How can you or your organization take a stand against global warming – the greatest threat our planet has ever faced? Simply be part of the Earth Hour campaign! Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. Go to http://www.earthhour.org/ for details.

Earth Hour: 29 March 2008, 8-9pm

Be part of making Earth Hour 2008

Remember, every single light makes a statement and a difference.