Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020

United Nations General Assembly , 2nd March 2010 proclaims 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal to stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world.

Reasons to act:

1. More than 1.3 million people die every year

2. Road crashes kill more people than malaria

3. 50 millions are injured, many disabled as a result

4. 90% of these casualties occur in developing countries

5. This is the number one cause of death of young people worldwide

Another week to File Your Income Tax Return

It is less than a week before last day to file your income tax return. The last day for submitting the Income Tax Returns is April 30. For those who are still pondering on filling in the tax return, you can refer to this article for tips and explanations on some of the deductions available for your taxable income.

Kampung Buntal

Once upon a time, this village received an abundance of puffer fish (locally known as ikan Buntal). Thus, no wonder, the name of the village is called Kampung Buntal. This village is located about 45-minute drive from Kuching and located not far from Santubong.

Puffer fish is known for its bloated stomach, which contains a toxin that can cause nausea and even death. Some people claimed that the fish is one of the tastiest sea creatures.

There are a lot of seafood restaurants in Kampung Buntal. The area  is very lively in the evening as people from near and far congregate the area to have dinner at the seafood restaurants.




The picture above shows one of fishing facilities that is a normal sight in Kampung Buntal.

For more information about Kampung Buntal, read HERE.

Rearing Goat

On my way to Santubong this morning, I have a chance to visit a goat rearing facility. The facility can handle large number of goats at any one time. Salts nutrient, as shown hanging from the ceiling, is always available for the goats.


Lunch time for the goats.




Salt time for the goat. The salt provides valuable nutrients to the goat.


This goat will soon be the hero for the facility given that he is not being sold to interested individual.

This is the information about the facility.

This is Good News to Most Malaysian Households

After several months enduring the shortages of maids, Malaysian households can feel much relieve now since Indonesian maids are expected to come in by as early as June according to Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam. However, the decisions will be much depended on the signing of the memorandum of understanding, expected to be held next month, for the resumption of recruiting Indonesian maids.


For further details, read HERE.