malaysia
Proton to OEM electric Gen2 and Persona models
photo by Musthafa, Anton
Under the agreement, Detroit Electric will use Proton’s underutilized assembly line. Detroit Electric’s motor, lithium polymer battery, the drive train and other components will be fitted in the bodies of two Proton models, Persona and Gen 2. They will be sold as Detroit Electric, without a specific brand name.
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Social unrest possible in Malaysia due to economic collapse
photo by shamshahrin
Articles like this scare the hell out of me. Malaysia has a growing issue on it’s hands in part because the government is still saying, “No problemo“. Unless there are genius’ at work the likes of no where else in the World, Malaysia has some painful realizations to come to grips with over [...]
Apple Store Malaysia launches
Head on over to http://store.apple.com/my
Prices are a bit higher than the US store. 1023 USD for a MacBook vs. the US Apple store price of 999. No mention of educational discounts. Free shipping on orders above RM 250.
Proof TMNet is cheating you
The secret is there are good IPs and bad IPs.
I work with video and all of the services I am reviewing / testing are outside Malaysia. At times my connection to US servers was as fast as my advertised connection speed and other times, most of the time in fact, my connection was 10 times [...]
Tesco Malaysia sells rotten food
I’m tired of buying food from Tesco Malaysia that’s rotten. Last night we bought some Fuji apples and tonight after dinner I cut some open to find out the whole bag was spoiled even though they look OK on the outside. They’ve got that spunky carbonated taste. I would not write about this if it [...]
ASIMO comes to Malaysia
Honda has brought ASIMO to a Malaysian roadshow. I’ve seen ASIMO many times on TV and online although I have to say it was cool to see in person today at One Utama. I want one that’s 24 inches tall and knows how to brew beer.
NT7 Breakfast Show interview
I was on the NTV7 Breakfast Show yesterday. Being on live TV with no sleep is interesting! I couldn’t sleep the night before the election and then again the night after Obama’s amazing win I was still buzzing. I was asked to come on after speaking to a reporter during the election watch party hosted [...]
100 seniors dance to Pussycat Dolls, “Freak like me”
Make your way to Jonker Walk in Melaka on a Saturday night and you might just have your own genuine WTF Asia experience courtesy of the local Chinese senior association. Solid Gold.
Malaysia is in recession
photo by Stuck in Customs
After spending a few years in Malaysia, whenever you hear top level ministers and the Prime Minister repeatedly declare that things are not that bad, things are actually bad. I’ve talked to shop keepers, hand phone dealers, car salesmen & real estate agents. They already know what the government is afraid [...]
Americans in Malaysia – Americans Abroad for Obama
Americans in Malaysia, Americans Abroad. Please vote. Please print and post this flyer.
Get your request for absentee ballots mailed in by September 15th if you are in Southeast Asia.
The wizard at votefromabroad.org should only take 5 minutes of your time. Here is a postage paid envelope template to send your forms in.
Great post over at [...]
Malaysia set put the smack down on social media
photo by teenage jesus
Best not to talk local politics when your an American in Malaysia. I’ll let Raja Petra talk instead.
“There is a growing consensus in government that those who run websites and blogs should be held accountable and this means that laws should be used to take action against those who defame and spread [...]
Facebook weak in Asia, Malaysia still on Friendster
photo by miskan
According to Nicholas Guan, an OgilvyOne social media researcher, the best social network reach Asians is not always Facebook but on alternative social networks. Does that mean you should advertise on Friendster instead of Facebook if you are selling electric scooters in Malaysia? Of course not because online marketing often about targeting influencers [...]
P1 W1MAX pricing
Jan has been testing P1 W1MAX for a few weeks and seems quite pleased with it. I’ll wait to see how the service plays out once there are more people using and stressing the network however it’s great to see more broadband options in Malaysia. Streamyx needs the competition. Telekom Malaysia is very good about [...]
Malaysians are horny buggers
photo by catklein
I’m just looking through Alexa rankings for Malaysia and was surprised by a few things. First, congrats to MalaysiaKini – the top news site in Malaysia (according to Alexa) beating out all other mainstream media outlets in the country. Speaking of beating, Redtube (NSFW – hardcore adult videos) happens to be the 29th [...]
