Goods and Services Tax

A goods and services tax in Malaysia (GST), a value added tax, was scheduled to be implemented by the government during the third quarter of 2011, but the implementation was delayed. Its purpose is to replace the sales and service tax which has been used in the country for several decades. The government is seeking additional revenue to offset its budget deficit and reduce its dependence on revenue from Petronas, Malaysia's state-owned oil company. The 6% tax will replace a sales-and-service tax of between 5—10%



The Goods and Services Tax Bill 2009 was tabled for its first reading at the Dewan Rakyat (the lower house of the Malaysian parliament) on 16 December 2009. It was delayed amid mounting criticism. The government responded by asserting that the tax on oil income will not be sustainable in the future. National Consumer Complaints Centre head Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah has said, “The government should create more awareness on what the GST is. The public cannot be blamed for their lack of understanding, and thus, their fears”. Sha’ani says that the GST will improve accounting, reduce tax fraud, and facilitate enforcement of the upcoming Anti-Profiteering Act. Muslim Consumer Association of Malaysia leader Datuk Dr. Ma’amor Osman said the GST could help end dishonest business practices, but expressed concern about how the tax would be applied to medical products and services. A group leading the campaign against the GST, Protes (which objects to the GST because of concerns about its effects on low-income Malaysians), cancelled a planned protest but has stated that they will continue to agitate against the legislation.

During the government reading of the 2014 budget, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a GST tax of 6% starting on 1 April 2015. This will replace the Sales and Services Tax. Implementing GST tax will be a part of the Government’s tax reform program to enhance the capability, effectiveness and transparency of tax administration and management.The GST will be implemented on the 1st April 2015

Germanwings Flight 9525

Germanwings Flight 9525 (4U9525/GWI18G  was a scheduled international passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany, operated by Germanwings, a low-cost airline owned by Lufthansa.
On 24 March 2015, the aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, crashed 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Nice, in the French Alps, after a constant descent that began one minute after the last routine contact with air traffic control and shortly after the aircraft had reached its assigned cruise altitude. All 144 passengers and six crew members were killed.
French and German prosecutors believe that the crash was intentionally caused by the co-pilot, 27-year-old Andreas Lubitz. Lubitz, having obtained a sick note for the day of the crash, reported for duty nonetheless, and is believed to have locked the captain out of the cockpit before initiating a descent that caused the plane to impact a mountain.
In response to the incident and the circumstances of Lubitz's involvement, aviation authorities in Canada, New Zealand, Germany and Australia implemented new regulations that require two authorized personnel to be present in the cockpit at all times. Three days after the incident the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a temporary recommendation for airlines to ensure that at least two crew members, including at least one pilot, are in the cockpit at all times of the flight. Several airlines announced they had already adopted similar policies voluntarily


Flight 9525 took off from Runway 07R at Barcelona–El Prat Airport at 10:01 a.m. CET (09:01 UTC) and was due to arrive at Düsseldorf Airport by 11:39 CET.^[2][14] The flight's scheduled departure time was 9:35 CET. 
The air traffic controller declared the aircraft in distress after the aircraft's descent and loss of radio contact. According to the French national civil aviation inquiries bureau, the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA; English: Bureau of Investigations and Analyses for the Security of Civil Aviation),  pilots confirmed instructions from French air traffic control at 10:30 CET. At 10:31 CET, after crossing the French coast near Toulon, the aircraft made a slight course correction, left its assigned cruising altitude of 38,000 feet (11,580 m) and without approval began a rapid descent.

The descent time from 38,000 feet was about 10 minutes and radar observed an average descent rate of approximately 3,400 feet per minute or 58 feet per second (18 m/s) . Attempts by French air traffic control to contact the flight on the assigned radio frequency were not answered. A French military Mirage jet was scrambled from the Orange-Caritat Air Base to intercept the aircraft.  According to the BEA, radar contact was lost at 10:40 CET; at the time, the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 6,175 feet (1,882 m). The aircraft crashed within the territory of the remote commune of Prads-Haute-Bléone, 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Nice. 
The crash is the deadliest air disaster in France since the crash of Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 in 1981, in which 180 people died, and the third-deadliest in France behind Flight 1308 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981  This was the first major crash of a civil airliner in France since the crash of Air France Flight 4590 on takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2000. The crash is also the first loss of a Lufthansa-owned airliner during the cruising phase of flight

Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen for third straight day

Raids target Houthi strongholds across country while ground fighting reported in the southern city of Aden.

Saudi-led coalition troops have bombed Houthi targets in Yemen for a third consecutive night, and claim to be in complete control of Yemen's airspace.

The air strikes early on Saturday hit targets in the city of Hudaydah on the Red Sea Coast, the Houthi stronghold of Saada in the north, and military installations in and around the capital Sanaa.
The air strikes also struck the base of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled the country for more than 30 years. Saleh is believed to have fled to Sanhan, near the capital.

The air strikes come amid reports of ground fighting between forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels in the southern port of Aden.

The spokesman for the Arab coalition bombing Houthi targets in Yemen, Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri, said that Saudi Arabia and its allies will do whatever it takes to stop Yemen's second largest city from falling to the Shia rebels.

Asiri said in Riyadh on Friday that the coalition's "main objective [is] to protect the government in Aden".
Asiri's comments came as a US defence official told Al Jazeera that US forces had rescued two Saudi airmen on Thursday who had ejected from their F-15 fighter jets over the Gulf of Aden. The official said a HH-60 helicopter from Djibouti recovered the Saudi airmen in international waters.
The defence official said the rescue took place at Saudi Arabia's request and a statement issued by the White House said that Saudi's King Salman had thanked US President Barack Obama in a phone call.
Saudi Arabia's state news agency reported that the fighter plane had been "stricken by a technical fault".

Analysis from our correspondent

Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall The proclaimed aim of the Saudi-led airstrikes is to restore legitimacy in Yemen by reversing the Houthi coup. But the regional dimension is crucial. The Houthis are a Shia group backed by Iran, a serious sectarian rival to the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both are regional heavyweights vying for dominance in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia already has problems with its disgruntled Shia minority in the east of the country and a rebellious Shia community in neighbouring Bahrain. Through Shia communities in the Arab world Iran has already gained influence in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The possibility it may control Yemen with which the kingdom has 2,000km of border is very unsettling to the Saudis.

Civilians fleeing
Asiri's remarks came as warnings were raised that a humanitarian disaster could unfold should the conflict escalate.
Bashrahil Hesham Bashrahil, a journalist based in Aden, said civilians were scared and leaving the city with the once busy streets now eerily quiet.
"The markets are closed, businesses are closed and there is a real shortage of food," Bashrahil told Al Jazeera.
"Banks have been shut since Thursday and will not reopen until the security situation has been addressed.
"While power supplies have not yet been effected there is a real sense of fear should the fighting worsen," he said. "Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of injured and are appealing for blood donations."
Houthis and Hadi loyalists have been clashing on the outskirts of the city in the last few days, leaving many casualties.

Aden is believed to harbour dozens of army defectors and Houthi fighters.
Hadi left Aden on Thursday under Saudi protection. After a stop in Riyadh, he arrived on Friday in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh where he is to attend an Arab Summit focusing on the military intervention in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has been bombing Houthi targets since Thursday in what they call Operation Decisive Storm, after assembling a coalition of more than 10 countries, five of them members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Houthi-run health ministry said on Friday that 39 civilians had been killed. Amnesty International said six children were among those killed in Sanaa on Thursday.
Egyptian and Saudi warships have been deployed to the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait, a key trade and oil route separating the Arabian Peninsula from east Africa.

An Egyptian military official told the AP news agency that two destroyers and two other vessels were at the strait.

Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps - no survivors

A Germanwings plane carrying 150 people has crashed in the French Alps on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.

The Airbus A320 - flight 4U 9525 - went down between Digne and Barcelonnette. There are no survivors, officials say.
The "black box" flight recorder has been found, France's interior minister says. The cause of the crash is not known and the plane sent no distress signal during an eight-minute descent.
Among the passengers were 16 German pupils returning from an exchange trip.
Germanwings, a low-cost airline owned by Germany's main carrier Lufthansa, has an excellent safety record. French, Spanish and German leaders have expressed shock.
 
round 150 people are feared dead after a Germanwings plane crashed in the French Alps.
Flight 4U9525 disappeared from radar around 45 minutes after leaving Barcelona in Spain for Dusseldorf in Germany at 10am local time.
The Airbus A320 is believed to have come down in the Digne area of southern France.
French President Francois Hollande confirmed the crash and said he expects there to be "no survivors".
Reports suggest there were 144 passengers and six crew on board

A recovery team reached the site, in a remote mountain ravine, earlier on Tuesday. Their work was called off in the evening and will resume at first light on Wednesday, the French interior ministry said.
Bruce Robin, a prosecutor from Marseille, told the Reuters news agency that he had seen the wreckage of the aircraft from a helicopter

It's Life... Furious 7

Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of Fast & Furious 7. James Wan directs this chapter of the hugely successful series that also welcomes back favorites Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. They are joined by international action stars new to the franchise including Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel and Michael Fottrell return to produce the film written by Chris Morgan

Partial Principal Cast of Furious 7

Fast and Furious 7 was originally intended to film back-to-back along with Fast 6 and was already confirmed even before Fast 6 aired. Development began before Fast 6 went into production and Diesel stated it would release in July 2014. Filming began for Fast 7 in September, though schedules were interupted however, when lead Paul Walker died on November 30th. Filming was delayed and continued in April. The production ended in July 2014, the original slated release date. Fast 7 is officially going to hit cinemas on April 3rd, 2015.
It was revealed that James Wan would replace Justin Lin and would direct the next trilogy. Following Walker's death, production was delayed and the budget increased due to amount of incomplete scenes needed for CGI and stunt doubles. The budget was estimated nearly $250 million. Several co-stars express their grief and sadness over Walker and losing a member of their 'family'. This film will be dedicated to the loving memory of the late, and great, Paul Walker.

Life of Sheikh Ahmed Yasin, and the important stages in his life

Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, founder of the Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas, has a spir...itual and political privileged position in the ranks of the Palestinian resistance, which made him one of the most important symbols of the Palestinian national work throughout the last century.

Birth and upbringing
Ahmed Ismail Yassin was born in the historical village of Jourat, Ashkelon in June 1936, a year which saw the first armed revolt against the growing Zionist influence within the Palestinian territories. His father died at the age of no more than five years.
Ahmed Yassin lived through the major Arab defeat, called Nakba, in 1948 and at the age of 12 which came out of it with a lesson that had impact on his intellectual and political life expressed later that the rely on the arms of the Palestinians themselves by arming their own people more effective than relying on others, whether the neighboring Arab countries or the international community.

Sheikh Yassin speaks about that era, saying, "The Arab armies that came to fight Israel have stripped the weapons of our hands under the pretext that there should be no power other than the power of armies, which associated our destiny out, and we were defeated when it was defeated, so the Zionist gangs began to commit massacres and killings to terrorize the innocent people, and if our weapons were in our hands, course of events would have changed too. "
Roughness of life
Ahmed Yassin joined the Jura primary school and continued to study until the fifth grade, but the catastrophe that befell Palestine and displaced people in 1948 did not exclude this little child.
It has forced him to emigrate with his family to Gaza, and there conditions have changed the family which suffered - Like most immigrants - the bitterness of poverty, hunger and deprivation, and he had to leave school for a year (1949-1950) to appoint his family which consists of seven members by working in a bean Restaurant in Gaza, and then came back to study again.
Paralysis
At the age of 16, Ahmed Yassin suffered a serious incident affected his whole life since that time until his death, he suffered a broken vertebrae in his neck while playing with some of his peers in 1952, and after 45 days of placing his neck in a splint of gypsum turned out later that he will live the rest of life paralysed.
In addition to the complete paralysis, Sheikh Ahmed Yasin suffered of many diseases, including loss of vision in the right eye after he was hit by one of the investigators of Israeli intelligence during a tour of the investigation in his prison term, and severe weakness in the left eye, chronic inflammation of the ear and sensitivity in the lungs and certain diseases, infections and other intestinal.
Work as a teacher
Ahmed Yassin, finished his Secondary Education in the year 1957-1958 and succeeded in getting a job despite the challenge of it in the beginning because of his health, and most of his income was from the teaching profession which goes to help his family.
Political activity
Ahmed Yassin participated in his twenties in the demonstrations that erupted in the Gaza Strip to protest against the tripartite aggression that targeted Egypt in 1956 and showed the capacity of rhetorical and organizational concrete, where he was active with his colleagues in calling for the rejection of international supervision of the Gaza Strip, stressing the need for the return of the Egyptian administration to this region.
1967 defeat
After the 1967 defeat, in which Israel occupied all Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin continued to inflame the worshipers from the pulpit of the Abbasid mosque which he preached to resist the occupier, and at the same time he was active in fundraising and helping the families of martyrs and prisoners, and then later worked as a president of the Islamic compound in Gaza.
Intellectual affiliation
Sheikh Ahmed Yasin embraced the ideas of the Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt at the hands of Imam Hassan al-Banna in 1928, which calls to understand the true understanding of Islam and inclusiveness in its application in various walks of life.
Israeli Tracking
The Dawa activity for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin gig the Israeli authorities which ordered his arrest in 1982 arrest and charged with forming a military organization and weapons possession and sentenced him a prison for 13 years, but he was released in 1985 as part of a prisoner exchange between the Israeli occupation authorities and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, "General Command" .
Sheikh Yassin is considered the spiritual father of the Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas
The founding of Hamas
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, agreed in 1987 with a group of Islamic Action leaders who embrace the Muslim Brotherhood's ideas in the Gaza Strip to form an Islamic organization to fight against the Israeli occupation in order to liberate Palestine named it "The Islamic Resistance Movement", simply known as "Hamas", and had an important role in the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) that broke out at the time which was famous as "The Mosques Uprising", and since that time, and Sheikh Yassin is considered the spiritual leader of that movement.
Return of Israeli arrests
With the escalation of the uprising, the Israeli authorities began to think of a way to stop the activity of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, so, in August 1988 they stormed and searched his home and threatened him with exile to Lebanon.
As the israeli soldiers killing operations increased, the Israeli occupation authorities arrested him with hundreds of memebers of Hamas on 18th May 1989. On 16 October 1991, a military court sentenced him to life imprisonment and 15 extra years. The indictment included charges of incitement to murder and kidnap Israeli soldiers and the establishment of the Hamas with its military and security systems.
Attempts to release him
A commando group belonging to the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam, military wing of Hamas, tried to release Sheikh Yassin and some other elderly detainees, so they kidnapped an Israeli soldier near Jerusalem on 13 December 1992 and presented to Israel an exchange for prisoners, but the Israeli authorities refused the offer and attacked the place of detention, which led to the killing of the kidnapped soldier.
In another exchange deal in October 1997 between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Israel in the wake of the failed attempt to assassinate the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Khaled Meshal in Amman, and the arrest of the Jordanian security authorities of the two Mossad agents, which handed them over to Israel in exchange for the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Ahmed Yasin was released and regained his freedom since that date.
House arrest
Because of the different policies between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, the PA often put pressure on Hamas, and in this context, the Palestinian Authority has imposed more than once house arrests on Sheikh Ahmed Yassin with the approval of his importance to the Palestinian resistance and Palestinian political life.
Assassination attempt
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin has been exposed to Israeli assassination attempt in September 2003 when the Israeli helicopters targeted an apartment in Gaza where he was accompanied by Ismail Haniyeh., but the injuries in his right hand were not deadly.
Martyrdom
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was martyred at dawn on 22 March 2004, after the Israeli Apache helicopters had fired three missiles at the paralysed Sheikh seated on a wheelchair outside the Masjid of the Islamic Compound in al-Sabra neighborhood in the Gaza Strip.
Seven of the Sheikh bodyguards were martyred in the same attack operation which was overseen by then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
Aman Palestin-Malaysia Media Unit

C28A corvette was displayed at the China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC)

The sources disagreed the exact type of warship that was supposed to be procured. However it is likely that the warships will be a variant of the C28A corvettes bound for the Algerian Navy. A model of the C28A corvette was displayed at the China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) booth at the DSA 14 show in Kuala Lumpur, in April.

The model of the Algerian corvette which was displayed at DSA 2014.

According to CSTC, the C28A is about 120 m in length, with a beam of 14.4 m, a draft of 3.87m, a standard displacement of about 2,880 tons, and a full-load displacement of more than 3,000 tons.

The first Algerian Navy C28A corvette after launch in August.

It must be noted that Algeria designated its ships as corvettes although the vessels have a similar displacement to the Pakistan F-22P ships which are designated as frigates, the Zulfiquar-class. RMN’s own French designed which has similar displacement to both, the C28A and F-22P ships, are designated as frigates.
Interestingly, CTSC and the PNS Zulfiquar are taking part in next week’s LIMA 15 though no China vessels are taking part in the show.
The three ships for Algeria are being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Company in Shanghai. The contracts for the ships was signed in 2012 and the first ship was launched on Aug 15, 2014 and delivery is expected this year.

A graphic of the C28A corvette

Janes had reported that the C28A was an evolution of Pakistan’s F-22P frigates on the basis that Algerian naval teams visited Pakistan to see that frigate’s operations first-hand. The report also said the C28A also appears to borrow design elements from the Type 054A frigate of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy.

Pakistan Navy F-22P frigate.

Sources told Malaysian Defence that it was likely only the hull and related machineries will be sourced from China while the ship’s main combat systems will be procured from Western companies.
And despite the disagreements about the hull design, all of the sources noted that whatever design was chosen, the ships will be fitted with MTU or MTU-derived diesel engines.

An image of the C28A corvette

According to the sources, it is likely that the ships will have the same systems and weapons like those on the LCS – being built by Boustead Naval Shipyard. Final fittings of the China frigates are expected to be done at the BNS facility in Lumut – the same place where the LCS is to be built and outfitted as it is unlikely the Western made electronics and sensors could be exported to China.
The same arrangement is being made for the Algerian corvettes with the Western made equipment to be install on the ships once they are delivered to the North African nation.

The LCS image pictured in RMN webpage.

If the procurement is approved, it is expected that the ships will be funded during the 11th Malaysian Plan and delivered within four years of the contract signing.

A graphic of the C28A corvette with its sensors and weapons. Internet.

LIMA 2015: MD Helicopters unveils MD 530G scout attack helicopter

Air Platforms

Ridzwan Rahmat, Langkawi - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

19 March 2015

MD Helicopters' MD 530G scout attack helicopter being displayed at the LIMA 2015 exhibition in
Langkawi. Source: MD Helicopters 

MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has unveiled a new scout attack platform called the MD 530G at the LIMA 2015 exhibition in Langkawi.

The company's chief commercial officer, Craig Kitchen, told IHS Jane's that the MD 530G has been conceived from the start as a purpose-built gunship that is based on the combat-proven OH-6A airframe.

"It is particularly suitable for the terrain in this region. We have conducted demonstrations of landing and take-off operations with the aircraft in heavily forested areas," said Kitchen, who added that the MD 530G can be deployed against threats ranging from forest-entrenched troops to insurgents in urban special operations situations.

The helicopter can be armed with weapons such as the Dillon Aero 134H-D mini-gun, the Talon 70 mm laser-guided rockets and the FN Herstal HMP400 12.7 mm gun pods. Kitchen told IHS Jane's that the company is also currently working with Lockheed Martin to qualify Hellfire missiles on board the aircraft. The MD 530G can carry a combination of up to four of these weapons simultaneously.

Powered by the Rolls-Royce 250-C30 turbine engine, the aircraft has a top cruising speed of 110 kt indicated air-speed and can carry a useful load of 1,900 lb (862 kg) over a range of 280 n miles (519 km). The helicopter can also be fitted with benches for special forces personnel. For surveillance and target acquisition, the MD 350G is equipped with the L-3 Wescam MX-10D imaging sensor gimbal.
Kitchen told IHS Jane's that the company has approached the Malaysian Ministry of Defence to demonstrate the aircraft's capabilities and similar plans are also under way for the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

Langkawi Tourism And Economy

Economy

An agro-based economy of padi and rubber cultivation and fisheries is fast being overtaken by a tourism-driven economy, taking into consideration the natural, unspoiled, ecological beauty of the island and major governmental emphasis.
The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) development program is a Malaysia Government initiative to accelerate economic growth in the north of Peninsular Malaysia – encompassing the states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang and the north of Perak.
The target for NCER is to achieve increased tourism receipts per visitor from MYR1,890 (US$600) in 2005 to MYR3,034 (US$963) by 2012.
Annual tourist expenditure is targeted to increase from MYR9.0 billion (US$2.86 billion) in 2005 to MYR21.8 billion (US$6.9 billion) in 2012 and MYR64.5 billion (US$20.4 billion) in 2020.

Tourism

The Langkawi Sky Bridge above the rainforest canopy

 

On 1 June 2007, Langkawi Island was given a World Geopark status by UNESCO. Three of its main conservation areas in Langkawi Geopark are Machincang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Kilim Karst Geoforest Park and Dayang Bunting Marble Geoforest park (Island of the Pregnant Maiden Lake). These three parks are the most popular tourism area within Langkawi Geopark. In 2014 Unesco issued a 'yellow card' warning threatening the status of the Geopark.


The Kilim Karst Geoforest Park (The Kilim River)
This area actually consists of three river estuaries that stretch from the Kisap village approximately 10 km to Tanjung Rhu and they are all interconnected. They are rich in wildlife and tourists may see hairy nosed sea otters, brown winged kingfishers, monitor lizards and swimming macaque monkeys. Limestone, inherently porous, forms caves and there are several in the mangroves. One of Langkawi's natural beauty spots is the Pirate Lagoon just outside the river. Technically this is a collapsed cave (hong) consisting of a cave entrance from the sea emerging into a hidden lagoon with towering, limestone escarpments and smaller caves.
 
Langkawi Islands
There are two island areas: the Southern Islands, with a heavy tourist population and the islands to the north east which are more secluded without tourist traffic. Langun Island has a fresh-water lake like Pregnant Maiden Lake only without the tourists and has Sand Spit Beach on its south-facing orientation. Dendang Island next to it forms a bay popular with Langkawi sailing yacht tour operators who favour the area for its natural beauty and peace.
Some of the most popular beaches are Pantai Cenang, Pantai Tengah, Burau Bay, Pantai Kok, and Datai Bay. Pantai Cenang is a picturesque beach with seemingly unending stretches of fine white sand. It has numerous restaurants and bars for evening entertainment, several hosting live music and for watching the sun set. The beach is contoured by tall coconuts and casuarinas. Pantai Tengah is separated from Cenang by a small cape. It too faces the setting sun and is populated more by hotels than bars, making it less busy in the evening. Burau Bay, fringed by rocky outcrops, is the favourite place of migratory birds in Langkawi. Pantai Kok is a peaceful beach with the backdrop of limestone hills. Datai Bay has a combination of forests and sea. The milky beach is backed by lush forest.
The Langkawi Cable Car takes visitors up to the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang, where the Langkawi Sky Bridge is located. The Sky Bridge has been closed for 2 years and remains closed in 2014.

Tourists can enter the island via ferry from Kuala Perlis or by flight from Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia and Fireflyz provides budget connection to the island.

Jobs: A promising Future

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IT jobs are promising, it offers hefty salary package with immense opportunity to grow and expand your career. If you are expert in your field and have good knowledge on your subject then you can easily get handsome salary package. All you need to have to build your career in It industry is right degree and skill, it is the only qualification you need to make your career in IT industry. If your are fresher and looking for primary level IT jobs then internet could help you in finding your avenue but for specialist level and higher standard IT jobs you have to rely on your professional contact as most of the organizations did not disclose higher level job opening at job portals.

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Fast and Furious 7

The film will mark the final film appearance of Paul Walker, who died on November 30, 2013 with filming only half-completed. After Walker's death, filming was delayed for script re-writes, and his brothers Caleb and Cody Walker being used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes. Furious 7 is set for release on April 3, 2015. It is set to be released in 3D internationally.

Furious 7

After defeating Owen Shaw and his crew, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and the rest of the crew are able to return to the United States and live normal lives again as they had wanted. However, Owen's older brother, Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), is after Dom and his crew, seeking revenge for his brother's death and putting the entire crew in danger once more. After learning of Han's death, the crew sets out to find the man who killed one of their own, before he finds them first.

Redevelopment of Walker's character

On January 6, 2014, it was reported that Walker's character would be retired instead of killed, and that new scenes would be developed to retire his character, allowing the franchise to continue. On March 21, 2014, The Daily News reported that the studio had hired four actors with bodies very similar to Walker's physique and using his face and voice with the use of CGI.On April 15, 2014, it was announced that Walker's brothers, Caleb and Cody, would be used as stand-ins

The film, which began principal photography in September 2013, was originally designed as a summer 2014 release. It was put on hold following the fatal car crash that claimed Paul Walker's life on November 30, 2013. The production resumed in April 2014.
In October 2014, Universal revealed that the film was officially titled Furious 7,^[60] and that the debut trailer would be released during an interactive fan event over social media. In the days leading up to the event, seven-second, behind-the-scenes videos were released, titled "7 Seconds of 7"

Release date: April 3, 2015
(2D theaters and IMAX)

Studio: Universal Pictures

Director: James Wan

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for prolonged frenetic sequences of violence, action and mayhem, suggestive content and brief

Screenwriter: Chris Morgan

Starring: Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, Tony Jaa, Dwayne Johnson, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Brotherton, Iggy Azaela

Genre: Action

Duration: N/A

Copyright Holder: N/A

Copyright: N/A

Formula One Standings & Sepang International Circuit

1. Formula One Standings

   As of: Australian Grand Prix			Points	Behind	Wins
   1	Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes		25	‒	1
   2	Nico Rosberg - Mercedes		18	7	0
   3	Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari		15	10	0
   4	Felipe Massa - Williams		12	13	0
   5	Felipe Nasr - Sauber		10	15	0
   6	Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull		8	17	0
   7	Nico Hulkenberg - Force India		6	19	0
   8	Marcus Ericsson - Sauber		4	21	0
   9	Carlos Sainz Jr. - Toro Rosso		2	23	0
   10	Sergio Perez - Force India		1	24	0
   11	Jenson Button - McLaren		0	25	0
   12	Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari		0	25	0
   13	Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso		0	25	0
   14	Romain Grosjean - Lotus		0	25	0
   15	Pastor Maldonado - Lotus		0	25	0
   16	Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull		0	25	0
   17	Kevin Magnussen - McLaren		0	25	0
   18	Valtteri Bottas - Williams		0	25	0

    

   Sepang International Circuit

   First Grand Prix    :1999

   Number
   of Laps                    :56

   Circuit Length        :5.543KM

   Race Distance         :310.408KM

   Lap
   Record                     :1:34.223 by Juan Pablo Montoya (2004)

   

   Fri 27 – Sun 29 Mar 2015

   Practice 1

   Fri

   10:00 – 11:30

   Practice 2

   Fri

   14:00 – 15:30

   Practice 3

   Sat

   14:00 – 15:00

   Qualifying

   Sat

   17:00 – 18:00

   Race

   Sun

   15:00 – 17:00

   Malaysia

   In the mid 1990s, Malaysia was undergoing a huge change. Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's Prime Minister was determined that by 2020, the country would be a fully industrialised nation. The best way to do this, it was thought, was through the auto trade.

   
   The nation's number one oil company, Petronas, began investing heavily in Formula One with Sauber, and Malaysia's national car company, Proton, bought Lotus Engineering.
   The most extravagant part of the plan however was the building of a multimedia 'supercorridor', linking Kuala Lumpur's new international airport with the capital city itself.
   Mahathir ordered that a Grand Prix track be constructed too, and not just any track. He wanted to create a track that would be the envy of the world in terms of its facilities and technology. What he got was the Sepang International Circuit, and on its 1999 debut it did not disappoint.
   Designed by Hermann Tilke, Sepang is one of the most technical circuits in Formula One. The combination of long high-speed straights, and tight twisting complexes make the track very complicated, but also perfect for overtaking as the track itself is very wide.
   The drivers love it and, along with Malaysia's distinct atmosphere, it makes for an experience unique in Formula One.