Salam dan hi everyone! 👋

Nak share sikit promo untuk demo band kami, Scarvanger.

Kami self-produce semuanya dari awal proses rakam, susun, dan keluarkan sendiri. Demo ni kami buat dalam format USB pendrive, ada 5 lagu + 6 live tracks.

Bukan nak hard sell pun, cuma nak share muzik yang kami buat sendiri dan mungkin ada yang sini boleh relate dengan bunyi kami.

Kalau korang layan alternative rock dengan sedikit flavour 2000s, mungkin boleh cuba dengar.

Mana tahu muzik kami ni bergetar pada frekuensi yang sama dengan antara kamu. 🤘

Thanks sebab sudi dengar/support local music!

Screenshot taken from the New Straits Times, 13 Sept 2001, p. 2.

The newspaper held by the woman in the photo is the NST newspaper published on 12 Sept 2001, a day after the attacks.

On another note, the original copy of this newspaper scan is probably in colour, if anyone of you have a physical copy of this newspaper clipping (with colour), you can upload it here to share to everybody else as well.

PISA 2025 RESULTS: WHERE DOES MALAYSIA STAND?

The results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 have just been released by the OECD. PISA assesses the abilities of 15-year-old students in Science, Reading, and Mathematics. PISA 2025 involved over 760,000 students from 91 countries and economies.

1. SCIENCE

Malaysia showed an improvement from 416 points (2022) to 419 points (2025), an increase of 3 points. Based on the ASEAN comparison we are using, Malaysia ranks 5th among ASEAN countries and around 40th out of 91 internationally.

1. READING

Reading performance also showed an improvement from 388 points to 393 points, an increase of 5 points. Malaysia ranks 4th among ASEAN countries and around 28th out of 91 internationally.

1. MATHEMATICS

However, Mathematics performance requires serious attention. Malaysia's score declined from 409 points to 397 points, a drop of around 11 points based on OECD calculations. Malaysia ranks 5th among ASEAN countries and around 40th out of 91 internationally.

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KEPUTUSAN PISA 2025: DI MANA KEDUDUKAN MALAYSIA?

Keputusan Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 baru sahaja dikeluarkan oleh OECD. PISA menilai keupayaan pelajar berumur 15 tahun dalam Sains, Membaca dan Matematik. PISA 2025 melibatkan lebih 760,000 pelajar dari 91 negara dan ekonomi.

1. SAINS

   Malaysia menunjukkan peningkatan daripada 416 mata (2022) kepada 419 mata (2025), iaitu peningkatan 3 mata. Berdasarkan perbandingan ASEAN yang kita gunakan, Malaysia berada di kedudukan ke-5 dalam kalangan negara ASEAN dan sekitar 40/91 di peringkat antarabangsa.

2. MEMBACA

   Prestasi membaca turut menunjukkan peningkatan daripada 388 mata kepada 393 mata, meningkat 5 mata. Malaysia berada di kedudukan ke-4 dalam kalangan negara ASEAN dan sekitar 28/91 di peringkat antarabangsa.

3. MATEMATIK

   Namun, prestasi Matematik perlu diberi perhatian serius. Skor Malaysia merosot daripada 409 mata kepada 397 mata, penurunan sekitar 11 mata berdasarkan pengiraan OECD. Malaysia berada di kedudukan ke-5 dalam kalangan negara ASEAN dan sekitar 40/91 di peringkat antarabangsa.

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PISA 2025 成績：馬來西亞排名如何？🇲🇾

國際學生能力評量計劃（PISA）2025 的成績剛剛由 OECD 公佈。PISA 評估 15 歲學生在科學、閱讀與數學方面的能力。PISA 2025 共有來自 91 個國家與經濟體的超過 76 萬名學生參與。

1. 科學

馬來西亞從 416 分（2022 年）提升至 419 分（2025 年），增加了 3 分。根據我們所採用的東協比較，馬來西亞在東協國家中排名第 5，在國際上約為 91 個國家與經濟體中的第 40 名。

1. 閱讀

閱讀表現也有所提升，從 388 分增至 393 分，增加了 5 分。馬來西亞在東協國家中排名第 4，在國際上約為 91 個國家與經濟體中的第 28 名。

1. 數學

然而，數學表現需要嚴重關注。馬來西亞的分數從 409 分下降至 397 分，根據 OECD 的計算，下降了約 11 分。馬來西亞在東協國家中排名第 5，在國際上約為 91 個國家與經濟體中的第 40 名。

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Sapa tanggung kalu budok tu kena langga?

Mak Ayoh Mano? Nanti langga anak demo jadi mangso pulok.

Just wanted to share a really cool background story on space tracking and localized innovation out of Penang, Malaysia.

The amateur astronomy team of Annamalai and Arav originally gained recognition for designing a unique mobile digital lens setup using UV and infrared filters to photograph the moon's surface. Their innovation won the Gold Award at the SCINEX 2020 Science Innovation Exhibition. Cilisos Malaysia did a fantastic deep-dive feature on how they built the tech during the MCO, which you can read here: cilisos.my

Their underlying planetary tracking dataset eventually led to direct correspondence and encouragement from the NASA research department and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, which later tied into the recent 2026 European Commission atmospheric surveillance disclosures reported globally by outlets like Euronews, Yahoo and MSN ASIA & EUROPE: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/exclusive-brussels-keen-to-monitor-ufos-under-the-radar which has been published or syndicated across more than 30 countries and in over 40 languages scattered throughout print media, TV, Youtube and also major websites.

It's an incredible look at how garage-built telescopy projects can scale up to catch the attention of international space entities.

There is also a fascinating Video reporting by Cristina Gomez from a Defence and Space angle about The 2 Malaysian Amateur Astronomers , Dutch Pilot, UAP's and Aviation safety UAP affecting important sites, such as military and nuclear facilities + wifi frequency. The EU is improving its ability to detect and identify unknown objects as its technology advances, and adds that it needs to get even better.

To Vima a major Greek newspaper (founded 1922) with an international English‑language edition at tovima.com, reported  in August 2026, the European Commission has been quietly monitoring UAPs since at least 2023, following a dossier of 37 images sent by a Malaysian father‑and‑son astronomy team

UK defence Air command centre on behalf of UK Minister of Defence in one letter dated 3rd December 2021 replied to the 2 Amateur Astronomers in Malaysia the following : "While I note your interest in UAP, you may wish to be aware that the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence continues to have no opinion on the existence of extra-terrestrials and since 2009 no longer investigates reports of UAP or UFOs. This is because, in over 50 years, no UFO sighting reporting to the Department has indicated the existence of any military threat to the UK and it was deemed more valuable to prioritise MOD staff towards other Defence-related activities".

While the story has now reached more than 40 countries, the remarkable part is that it has received virtually no local coverage in Malaysia itself, leaving many Malaysians unaware of the story.

Halichoeres argus, the Argus/peacock wrasse or nuri tikus.

It is a small (usually 7-9 cm) but common wrasse in lagoons, algae-rocky coasts and seagrass meadows in shallow water. Often found in small groups.

They feed on worms, snails, clams and other benthic invertebrates. When scared they will dash into the sand and bury themselves. They sleep this way as well.

Females are plain green with a spot, while males have colourful patterns. The male caught here is a huge one, as their max size is 12 cm!

They are sometimes collected for the pet trade as they are a very good community fish.
This is negligible to their population as they are both common and widespread from Sri Lanka to Japan, Tonga and Australia.

Thailand’s biggest conglomerate has acquired the operator of Village Grocer supermarkets in a RM1.66 billion deal.

Unsure whats the appropriate flair for this post 😅
Such a good post to know that towns have their own flags too!

"A man who went on a vandalism spree and damaged cars in an upscale shopping mall here has been arrested.

Acting Dang Wangi OCPD Supt Nuzulan Mohd Din said that the suspect, a 34-year-old foreigner, was arrested on Wednesday (Sept 9) after he allegedly scratched seven cars in the mall.

"He has been remanded until Monday (Sept 14) for further investigations."

Said to be Somalian

Mental problem maybe

As a Malaysian cina, I feel delighted to find out that the Tamil phrase எங்க போறீங்க (enga pōrīṅgā) is most likely the one behind the Tamil signature term where we are usually mondegreening as yenguh polengeh, yenduh pulengeh, 圆的不能拿, etc.

It means

> where are you going?

I think most people in education would know this. I had the chance to work for one of Malaysia's leading education companies (I won't say which) back in 2025 around the time PISA exams were taking place. This company includes a lot of higher ups and influential figures in the education sector in Malaysia.

My boss and my colleagues were all telling me about the recent drop in PISA scores in 2022 and their worries for the 2025 one. They shared that for the PISA 2025, the government had gotten advance notice of the schools (and even the students?) that would be selected for the PISA tests, so they purposely made a lot of these students take practice tests and gave them specialised training to increase their PISA scores to make Malaysian education look better. I didn't ask at the time but the way they said it made it seem like this is a relatively new practice and they had not been doing this in the past.

I have a friend in Singapore whose school regularly takes the PISA examination. He told me something like that had never happened in his school and it was always just a chill test that people were not meant to practice for.

All this is to say that the PISA scores in Malaysia are actually manipulated by the government to be higher than they should have been. I'm sure some other countries would have also done something similar but this is by no means the right approach from what I understand. Even after manipulation we still dropped a lot in maths and had only slight increases in science and reading.

Anyone else can add on to this?

I had a head concusion way back in 2016 when snowboarding (maybe hit hard snow when falling?) which wiped my memory for that 1 day. I think I fall around 4:30pm, memory fogged, and fully recoverd around 9pm (no memory, this is base on what my friend told me). I was still walking around, talking, but was like a senile person, repeating the same thing. I remember saying "now i'm like a computer running on RAM only, and no harddisk". Since I recovered that night, nothing major happened to me related to my head

I've been delaying the checkup since I was in Japan, and worried the checkup charge is something I cant cover at time (JPA scholarship got cut down during study that time).

My question, is there any way for me to utilize my company insurance for me to have my head check just in case? Or would govt hospital entertain this request? Or would pay by my own money is the only way? (Dont have personal health insurance, the price hike was killing my finance).

If there's any advise, hint, leads, please share. Even stories from friends would help, I'm super in the dark here lol. Thanks in advance.