2nd Investor Expo 2010 @ KLCC

Organized by ShareInvestor and Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) for the 2nd year after successfully held in 2008, Investor Expo 2010 that claimed to be one of the largest investment exhibitions in Asia is coming again.

Date: 17-18 July 2010 (Sat & Sun)
Time: 10am - 8pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall 5, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KL
Admission: Free

Interesting topics and speakers includes:

• "Malaysia's Economy - Sunrise or Sunset?" by Tan Teng Boo (陈鼎武) of Capital Dynamics
• "Intelligent Investors DO NOT Buy Low, Sell High"by Tan Teng Boo (陈鼎武) of Capital Dynamics
• "Stock Market Outlook - Rest of 2010" by Teoh Ghim Meng (G.M. Teoh)
• "Harvesting Profits from Crude Palm Oil Futures"by Teoh Ghim Meng (G.M. Teoh)
• "Roadmap to Financial Freedom" by Yap Ming Hui (叶明辉) of Whitman Independent Advisors
• "Strategies to Make Consistent Profits in the Stock Market" by Adam Khoo
• "Market Outlook - Double Dip or Sweet Spot?" by Lorraine Tan of S&P
• Panel Discussion on "Malaysian Market Outlook vs. the World Market" with Lorraine Tan, Tan Teng Boo and Lee Cheng Hooi
• "New Age Investing - What Works Today" by Terence Tan of Mastery Asia
• "Understanding and Appreciating Investment-Grade Wines and En-Primeur Investing" by Chad Merchant of Premium Liquid Assets
• "3rd Quarter Financial Year 2010 Market Outlook" by Chan Ken Yew of MIMB Investment Bank
• "The Psychology of Investment" by Carol Yip of Abacus for Money
• "The Right Mindset for Long Term Investment" by Ooi Kok Hwa
• "The Magic of Property Investment" by Leow Yeow Ming of MasteryAsia
• "Residential and Office Property Market Outlook 2010: Is the Malaysian Market in a Boom?" by Allan Soo
• "Commercial and Retail Property Market Outlook 2010: Is the Malaysian Market in a Boom?" by Christopher Boyd
• "Get Rich Quick Scheme" by Bank Negara Malaysia
• and more...

Beside the free seminars, this event also features 40 exhibition booths, set up by both financial institutions and listed companies, functioning as a direct and effective platform for investors to grow their understanding of new and sophisticated investment vehicles.

See you there!

Click here to go to the official website of Investor Expo 2010.

Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010

The 5th nationwide population and housing census (banci penduduk dan perumahan) since the formation of Malaysia in 1963 will be held from 6 July until 22 August 2010. This census is carried out at the interval of every 10 years, and the last census was in 2000.

During the census period, officers appointmented by the Department of Statistics will visit each and every household to collect information of all family member, including the racial origin, language spoken, religion, number of people in each household, their ages, educational qualifications, occupation, type of school attended by children and other information deemed fit. These information are used for national planning.

All census officers must wear their identity tag which looks like this:

and also must carry the official census bag which looks like this:

This year, instead of answering the census questions through interview with the officers, we can also do it online.

For more information, visit to the official Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010 website.

Travel to outer space at no cost in NASA shuttle

Do you want to fly into the space? Now, at least your photo can reach the orbit, and it is free.

NASA is currently inviting the public to send their portrait into space aboard one of the two remaining space shuttle flights - STS-133 and STS-134.

It is very easy to participate. Just upload your picture to NASA Face in Space website: http://faceinspace.nasa.gov. Another option, you can also just fly your name without a photo.

You can select which space shuttle to fly - Discovery in September 2010 or Endeavor, targeted for November 2010.

Upon successful registration, you can print and save the confirmation page with your flight information.

After the flight and shuttle landed on earth, you can return to the website to print your Flight Certificate - a commemorative certificate signed by the Mission Commander.

You can also check on mission status, view mission photographs, link to various NASA educational resources and follow the commander and crew on Twitter or Facebook.

Let's fly together!

Citibank cash back platinum credit card

I think Citibank cash back platinum credit card is the most talk-about credit card in Malaysia nowadays as this new card does offer attractive rebates on spendings and they've launched promotion everywhere, including the Innity ads-feed in my blog.

Despite you can see information about this credit card everywhere, I'll do my best to provide you the most complete information about Citibank cash back platinum credit card here.

Citibank cash back platinum credit card is a VISA card. Minimum credit limit of this credit card is RM10,000.

This cash back is a limited time "promotion" with a period from 26 May 2010 until 1 August 2010. You need to apply for the card and get it approved before 1 August 2010 to enjoy the promotion offer.

The spending cash back rebate offered by this credit card are:

• 5% on petrol - any petrol station, limited to max RM30 rebate per month (equilvalent to RM600 petrol spending)
• 2% on pharmaceutical - if you swipe the card in Watson or Guardian only.
• 2% on  grocery - if you swipe the card in Tesco, Giant, Carrefour or Cold Storage only.
• 2% on phone bills - if you pay the bills of Celcom, Digi or Maxis by using Citibank One Bill autopay service or Citibank Online Internet banking service.
• 0.3% on all other retail spendings, NOT applicable to items such as balance transfer, flexi-payment plan, cash withdrawal, chargeable fees, interest payment, etc.

Cash rebate shall be credited into your account when the accumulated cash rebate for a particular month reaches RM50, otherwise the cash back will be carried forward to the next month.

Eligibility:

• Available to resident in Malaysia only.
• NOT available to existing card holders of  any Citibank Cash Back Card (Platinum, Gold and/or Silver).
• Existing card holder of other credit card for more than 1 year with credit limit more than RM8,500. 
• Annual income greater than RM60,000.

Annual Fees:

• RM195 for principal card, RM100 for supplementary card.
• Government tax of RM50 for principal card and RM25 for supplementary card is applicable.
• 1st year annual fee is waivable if you swipe the card more than 3 times within 60 days after you received the card.
• For subsequent waiver of annual fee, call Citibank to negotiate.

Goodies:

• RM60 rebate if you sign up for at least 1 autopay service (One Bill) within promotion period (before 1 August 2010).
• RM50 government tax rebate if you apply the card from Internet or in certain roadshow.
• Free gift (a trolley bag worth RM250, picture below) if you applied for 2 cards, or 1 card with Balance Transfer. The Balance Transfer rate is 3.99% per annum for 9 months.

Other benefits:

• Complimentary retail protection plan - new retail purchases are automatically protected against theft or accidental damage within 30 days from the date of purchase.
• Exclusive KPJ Healthcare package - 30% discount for KPJ's Executive Screening Packages; 15% discount on walk-in hospital room rates from RM120 and above; 1 complimentary blood cholesterol check per year. 
• International concierge service by VISA International.

For more information, click on their ads in my blog when you see it appear below.

Hush Puppies warehouse sale 2010 @ Puchong

Just come back from the Hush Puppies warehouse sale at Puchong. As usual to the previous warehouse sale, most of the items are selling for at least 50% discount to market price.

This warehouse sale is held by Shoe Connection Sdn Bhd in Kinrara Industrial Park, Bandar Kinrara, Puchong. They have this sale event occasionally. This time, it started from 4 June to 13 June 2010, 10am-7pm.

Items on sale this year are more than last year. As usual, there are apparels for men, women, children and todders, which include Hush Puppies shirts, casualwears, pants, underwears, socks, etc. This year also include shoe items, bed-linens, luggages & bags, soft toys, etc. Beside Hush Puppies brand, there are also some items in other brands as well.

And there is good news to Maybank credit card and/or American Express card holders, you are eligible to get an additional 5% discount, except for footwear.

Here are the items I bought and their price.

For more detail, you can make a call to 603-80758899.

MGMA branded garment up to 70% sale @ Genting Highlands

For your information, the Malaysian Garment Marketers' Assocation (MGMA) is organizing a Branded Sale of up to 70% off (additional 5% discount for OCBC credit cards) to celebrate its 45th anniversary.

Date: 28 May - 6 June 2010
Time: 10am - 10pm
Venue: Genting International Convension Centre (GICC), Genting Highlands

Items on sale including fashion wear, leather goods, children wear, baby products, undergarment, footwear, etc. of the following brands: Bonia, GMV,  John Master, John Langford, Crocodile, Forest, Esse One, Skiva, Disney, Valentino Creations, Pony, Audrey, MiniCare, B.U.M. Equipment, Anakku, Goggles, Camel Active, Byford, Polo, Playboy, Arrow, Sorella, Blush, Young Hearts, Nicole, Smalto, Pierre Cardin, and many more.

MoneyTree June 2010 school holiday Financial Education Fast Track Programme

The MoneyTree June 2010 Financial Education Fast Track Programme is a school holiday program designed to increase your children's keen interest in Financial Literacy through a Learn-Through-Play approach.

The program is claimed to be able to help your children realize the importance of Financial Literacy, and more importantly, acquire the right attitude, mindset and habits towards MONEY.

This program is targetted to children of 9-12 years old (Junior Fast Track) and 13-17 years old (Apprentice Fast Track).

The program will teach the children on:

• How to manage money wisely
• How to avoid the pitfalls with credit cards
• The different investment instruments and how to use them
• How to build and grow fund for their future
• Hands on experience
• and more...

Upon completion of the program, the children will receive certification from Open University Malaysia (OUM).

Maybank clients who sign up their children to this program will get special bonus of:

• RM100 cash to be deposited to the children's Maybank account
• 3 additional MoneyTree classes for the children (worth RM190)

Click here for more information about the MoneyTree June 2010 school holiday Financial Education Fast Track Programme.

21st CommunicAsia + 15th BroadcastAsia + 7th Enterprise IT + 4th InteractiveDME @ Singapore

June is near, FIFA World Cup is coming. Yet, there are also interesting events happening at the same time.

The 21st CommunicAsia, together with 15th BroadcastAsia, and 7th Enterprise IT, and also 4th InteractiveDME will be held concurrently in Singapore Expo this coming 15-18 June 2010.

This year, CommunicAsia 2010 highlights the newest technology innovation in the ICT industry in the like of today’s digital convergence landscape. Products being showcased ranges from the latest technologies in applications, solutions to hardware. The show has proven to be the choice platform for product launches and announcements.

This is the event that is set to address the complete convergence of technology, discuss on the development needs and opportunities in this dynamic industry. Experience the convergence of technology at work all under one-roof at Asia’s most established ICT platform.

Meanwhile, BroadcastAsia 2010 is acclaimed as the one-stop event for Asia’s digital multimedia & entertainment industry. This annual exhibition and conference convenes industry professions, decision makers, vendors and buyers to network and build alliances.

BroadcastAsia 2010 is set to be Asia’s first-rate event showcasing complete Digital Multimedia and Entertainment Technologies. It encompasses TV / Radio Broadcasting, Film / Motion Picture, Production / Post-production and Multi-Platform Streaming. World-renowned solutions providers will demonstrate applications for broadcasters, production / post-production companies, film / motion picture producers, computer graphic / animation studios, mobile entertainment providers and more.

EnterpriseIT 2010 is set to address the complete convergence of technology, discuss on the development needs and opportunities in this dynamic industry. Experience the convergence of technology at work all under one-roof at Asia’s most established ICT platform.

EnterpriseIT is catered for enterprises across all industries keen to have the right enterprise solutions to meet the evolving needs of their business.

Last but not least, InteractiveDME 2010 is the event where one gains insight into the future interactive digital media and entertainment industry and see how the market continues to evolve in the ways information, content and entertainment are obtained, accessed and shared. This event brings together a whole array of technologies and equipments for the digital media, entertainment, broadcasting and communications markets.

For more information:

• CommunicAsia 2010
• BroadcastAsia 2010
• EnterpriseIT 2010
• InteractiveDME 2010

All eyes on World Expo 2010 Shanghai China

It is about 2 years after China successfully organized the Olympics 2008 in Beijing, now all the eyes are attracted to China again with another worldwide event - Expo 2010 Shanghai China (中国2010年上海世界博览会).

With the theme of "Better City – Better Life", this Expo officially started today 1 May 2010, and will continue on for half a year until 31 October 2010. The venue is on both banks of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) in the city of Shanghai, covering a waterfront area of 5.28 kilometer square.

This Expo has made (or targetted to make) several world records, including:

• The 1st Expo held in a developing country.
• The largest world's fair site ever at 5.28 kilometer square.
• The most expensive Expo in the history of the world's fairs.
• The most participated Expo from 192 countries and 50 international organizations.
• Targetted for the largest crowd of visitors of more than 70 million people.
• The Expo Axis is the world largest membrane construction with a surface of 65,000 meter square in total.

There are 5 zones (from A to E) and 5 themed pavillions in Expo 2010, namely:

• Urbanian Pavilion
• Pavilion of City Being
• Pavilion of Urban Planet
• Pavilion of Footprint
• Pavilion of Future

The Expo logo is a Chinese character "世" (means "World") modified to projects the image of 3 people -- you, me and him/her -- throwing arms around each other.

The mascot of this Expo is named as HaiBao (海宝), which means the treasure of the sea. It is created from the Chinese character "人" which means "people".

To recap, the 1st Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, Great Britain in 1851. Since then, this Expo has been taken place from city to city around the world, and has evolved through 3 distinguish eras:

• Industrialization (1851–1938) - focused on trade and famous for the display of technological inventions and advancements.
• Cultural exchange (1939–1987) - based on a specific theme of cultural significance, and began to address issues of humankind.
• Nation branding (1988–present) - used by countries as a platform to improve their national images through their pavilions.

Canonical will release Ubuntu 10.04 LTS tomorrow 29 Apr 2010

Good news to all Ubuntu Linux fans. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) codename Lucid Lynx will be officially released by tomorrow, Thursday 29 April 2010.

As this is an LTS version, Canonical will provide at least 3 years support on Ubuntu Desktop, and 5 years on Ubuntu Server.

It is announced that more than 80 ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) are announcing support for about 100 applications in it.

Among the applications available for version 10.04 LTS are the Acquia-Drupal content management system from Drupal, IBM Lotusnotes and the DB2 database, Cloudera Hadoop distributed computing software from Hadoop, the Tcat server from Mulesoft, the Mozilla Firefox browser, and SugarCRM's self-named CRM system.

Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 LTS will feature extensive design work, faster boot speed, social network integration, online services and the Ubuntu One Music Store.

There will also be a Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition, which enables netbook users, in addition to benefiting from the improvements in the Desktop Edition, see even faster boot speeds on SSD-based devices and faster suspend/resume that will extend battery life. However, this 10.04 Netbook Edition will not be an LTS.

Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS extends the cloud-computing capability of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, powered by Eucalyptus. The Cloud enhancements include a minimal installation profile for minimum-footprint virtual machines and multi-language Amazon Web Services library support. This version also includes many major applications and packages added or updated since the previous LTS release, giving new and upgrading users an extended range of applications that can be easily installed at launch.

Are you ready for the upgrade?

CDP Roadshow 2010: Your Knowledge Hub To Maximise Your Potential

For information, MSC Malaysia Capability Development Programme (CDP) is organising the "CDP Roadshow 2010: Your knowledge Hub to Maximise Your Potential" event.


Date: 7-8 April 2010
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Cyberview Lodge, Cyberjaya


Renowned speakers including:

• Howard Kendell (founder of Service Desk Institute)
• Darrell Mann (CEO of FR Innovation Software Systems)
• Saravanan Karumanan (Director of Organisational Consulting, Right Management Malaysia)
• Dr. Dominic Lau (Director of Applied Research, UCSI Blue Ocean Strategy)
• Simen Seow (Managing Director of Infospec)
• A. Nathan (Senior Consultant of mfQ Asia)
• etc. 

will discuss and share their knowledge in the areas such as:

• Service Management
• Blue Ocean Strategy
• Risk Management
• CMMI for Services
• Workforce Management
• Innovation
• PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments)
•  etc.

Click here for event agenda and more information about CDP Roadshow 2010.

The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2010

Once again, The Edge and UOB Bank are organizing a real estate investment forum in Kuala Lumpur. This year, the theme is: "To buy or not to buy: Where to put your money?". Readers of The Edge can register now for free.

Date: 10 April 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 9am - 1pm
Venue: Sime Darby Convention Centre, Bukit Kiara, KL

Interesting topics of discussion:

• Malaysian property market outlook in 2010 - Is the picture clearer?
• Valuation creation in property investment
• Panel discussion on "Property, REITs or property stocks?"

Lucky participants will walk away with Ho Chin Soon research maps worth RM2,000 each.

Click here for more information and online registration to The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2010.

Tan Teng Boo will conduct 2 seminars, 1 for fundamental analysis, 1 for technical analysis

You might be awared that Mr Tan Teng Boo (陈鼎武), the founder and key person of iCapital and Capital Dynamics, is going to conduct 2 seminars, 1 for fundamental analysis, 1 for technical analysis, together with his team.

Seminar 1: Understand Economic Indicators, Invest Successfully

Date: 10 April 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 8am- 5pm
Venue: Renaissance Kuala Lumpur

"Where is the global economy heading? Is China on the verge of a collapse? Will global interest rates keep rising? How will it impact currencies, economic growth and stock markets?"

"The comprehensive seminar will explain the methodology used for various economic indicators and their interpretation. It will look at the current economic structures and sources of growth of the US, China, Eurozone, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as their distinctive individual characteristics. The vital economic indicators of each economy will be presented and their implications explained."

Indicators:

• Gross Domestic Product
• Consumer Price Index
• Money Aggregates
• Balance of Payments
• Producer Price Index
• Money Supply
• Performance of Manufacturing Index
• Performances of Construction Index
• Index of Commodity Prices
• Performance of Services Index
• Leading Indicator of Employment
• International Trade in Goods and Services
• Interest Rates
• Building Approvals
• Business Indicators
• Inflation
• Real Estate Index
• Retail Sales
• Bank Lending
• New Auto Sales
• Tourist Arrival

Seminar 2: Understand Technical Analysis, Trade Successfully

Date: 11 April 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 8am- 5pm
Venue: Renaissance Kuala Lumpur

"Whilst many are sidelined, some savvy traders and investors are profiting handsomely from this volatility. To trade successfully, you must understand the risk return relationship and have the discipline to follow trading rules. Not just any arbitrary rules, but proven ones from knowing technical analysis and chart formations."


Click here for more information, pricing and registration form for the 2 seminars of Tan Teng Boo.

5th Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE) 2010

If you are a fan of underwater diving or interested in this kind of activity which lets you explore into the beautiful, attractive and scenic world under the sea, be informed that the Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE), which is the biggest dive expo in Asia-Pacific region, will be held in Kuala Lumpur again for its 5th time.

Date: 30 July - 1 August 2010
Time: 10am - 7pm
Venue: Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur
Admission: free

Activities in the expo includes:

• Dive photo competition & winners gallery
• Seminar & talks
• Workshop & training programme
• Children colouring contest
• Exhibition with 150 exhibitors

Click here for more information about the 5th MIDE 2010.

JobStreet.com Malaysia Career & Training Fair (MCTF) 2010

The 9th Malaysia Career & Training Fair (MCTF) to be organized by JobStreet.com is coming soon. This event is freely open for public.

The previous MCTF 2009 had successfully attracted participation from more than 108,500 job seekers and over hundred of exhibitors. This year, they are targetting for 120,000 visitors.

The event details are as follow:

Date: 16-18 April 2010
Time: 10am ~ 7pm
Venue: Mid Valley Convention Centre (KL)

Job seekers are advised to bring along their C.V., and some of the exhibitors might conduct on the spot interview with suitable candidates during the event.

The 12th Post Graduate Education Fair (PGEF) 2010 will also be held at the same time and adjacent venue in Mid Valley Exhibition Centre together with this MCTF '10.

Click here to visit the official website of MCTF 2010.

Click here to see the exhibition floor plan of  MCTF 2010.

Post Graduate Education Fair (PGEF) 2010

The 12th Post Graduate Education Fair (PGEF) will be organized by AIC this coming April 2010. The event is freely open to public.

 

 

 

PGEF 2010 will be taking over the entire Mid Valley Exhibition Centre with more than 100 exhibitors from various countries including Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, United States of America, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, India and of course, Malaysia.

 

The event details are as follow:

Date: 16-18 April 2010
Time: 10am ~ 7pm
Venue: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (KL)

 

The 9th Malaysia Career & Training Fair (MCTF) 2010 will also be held at the same time and adjacent venue together with this PGEF '10.

 

Click here for more information about PGEF 2010.

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• The Top 10s in Universities Ranking on the Web (Jan 2010 Edition) by Webometrics

Asia Trader & Investor Convention (ATIC) @ KL 2010

The 5th annual Asia's largest trader and investor event, Asia Trader & Investor Convention (ATIC) 2010 is coming soon.

Date: 20-21 March 2010
Time: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KLCC, Malaysia

It will feature more than 50 English and Mandarin investment seminars, 30 international and local renowned speakers, 40 exhibitors and 15,000-20,000 targeted investors.

Some of the feature speakers including:

• Daryl Guppy - Founder & Director of Guppytraders.com
• Alan Hull - Creator of the Hull Moving Average (HMA)
• Alan Oliver - Private Trader
• Dar Wong 黄达 - Founder of PWforex.com
• Don Schellenberg - Founder of Master Money Traders
• Benny Lee - Chief Market Strategist
• Mark Laudi - CEO of Investor Central
• Renesial Leong 梁彩桃 - Property Investor
• G.M. Teoh - Technical Analyst
• Dr. Jeffrey Chiew - Asia Chairman of IARFC
• Carol Yip 叶凯蓉 - Founder of Abacus For Money
• William Wermine - Fund Manager Rep
• Chan Ai Cheng - General Manager of S.K. Brothers Realty
• Stewart LaBrooy - Director of Axis REIT Managers Berhad
• Alan Voon 温世麟 - CEO of Warrants Capital
• Fred Tam - Principal Lecturer in CFTA at Open University Malaysia
• Dr. Nazri Khan - Chief Technical Analyst of MIMB Investment Bank
• Mirriam MacWilliams - Chief Trainer of Wealth Mentors Sdn Bhd
• David Yuen - Teraoptions Management Sdn Bhd
• David Lo Tuck Wye - Executive Director of HLG Futures Sdn Bhd

We see there are more lady speakers in this year than 2009.

This event is endorsed/supported by:

• International Association of Registered Financial Consultants
• Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM)
• Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)
• Malaysian Venture Capital And Private Equity Association
• Malaysia Futures Brokers Association (MFBA)
• Persatuan Wakil Niaga Saham Malaysia (PERSAMA)
• Persatuan Remisier Bumiputra (PRIBUMI)

The early bird entry ticket for this 2 days event is no longer free as 2009, and is charging at RM18.00 (normal price is RM28.00).

Click here for more information about ATIC at KL 2010.

Earth Hour @ 20:30 Saturday 27 March 2010

The Earth Hour campaign which started in Sydney in 2007 is now entering its 4th year. It is reported that hundreds of millions of people around the world has supported in Earth Hour 2009 last year.

You can participate in the worldwide Earth Hour 2010 campaign by switching off all the non-essential lights for 60 minutes by Saturday 27 March 2010, 8.30pm sharp.


No doubt WWF has successfully made Earth Hour a global moment for many people to participate and turn off their lights during the historical moment.

However, what happened after that 60 minutes? Did WWF raise enough awareness to us of global climate change issues? Did we made any changes to our day-to-day habit after participated in that 60 minutes Earth Hour?

Why people in the soutern hemisphere started to see so many iceburgs floating around the ocean far away from the Antarctica? Why people in the northern hemisphere is experiencing the coolest winter season now?

I believe that supporting Earth Hour is not only for that 60 minutes moment. After that, we should be more awared of the issue that suppose to be brought up in this campaign, and act accordingly to reduce the burden of Mother Earth whenever we can.

Earth Hour should remain as a serious matter, and not merely becoming another celebration event of the year.

Here is the official Earth Hour 2010 video:


Click here to visit the official website of Earth Hour.

2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010

Preceding to the great success of the 1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta last year, here come the 2nd event with more colourful and attractive balloons to fly up in Putrajaya.

Theme: 1World, 1Malaysia, 1Fiesta
Date: 18-21 March 2010
Time: 7am - 9pm
Venue: Precinct 2 (adjacent to the Monument Alaf Baru), Putrajaya, Malaysia

Activities include:

• Balloon fun fly
• Photographing sessions
• Para motor showcase
• Children colouring contest
• Remote control flying aircraft display
• Paper airplane contest
• Tethered balloon display
• Kite flying exhibition
• Night glow (fireworks display)
• Sphere rides and Waterball rides
• Inflatables / bouncing world
• Lake Cruise by Cruise Tasik Putrajaya
• Auto show
• Bazaar
• and more...
  

Click here to visit the official website of the 2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010.

InfoSecurity Professionals Hi-tea Networking @ PWTC

CyberSecurity Malaysia is going to organize an information security networking forum and cocktail event to provide Information Security practitioners an avenue to collaborate and sharing knowledge, enabling them to keep abreast with the latest industry trends and development.

It is also a platform for strengthening the ability to protect information assets from the ever-changing cyber threat vectors.

Theme: Shifting Cyber Landscape; Gearing towards Innovation
Date: 8 February 2010 (Monday)
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00PM
Venue: PWTC Kuala Lumpur
Entrance Fees: RM 100.00

Topics:

• "Significance of mitigating Cyber Threats towards Malaysian economy" by Lt. Col(R) Husin Jazri, CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia
• "Information Security: getting the balance right" by Professor Fred Piper, Royal Holloway, University of London
• "The Enterprise IT Security Landscape and Latest Trends in Research" by Dr. Gobi Kurup, CTO, Extol MSC

For participants with information security professional qualifications from recognized bodies, CPE points will be awarded based on the terms and conditions set forth by the respective certifying bodies.

Click here to register for the InfoSecurity Professionals Hi-tea Networking event.