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Stop playing with your nasi

Stop playing with your nasi

LET’S talk about a modern Malaysian tragedy – no, not the potholes or the price of kopi ais, though those are scandalous too. I am talking about food wastage. You know, that beautiful spread of lauk at a kenduri or buffet lines longer than a queue for free iPhones, and three hours later, plates are abandoned like they were cursed – nasi untouched, ayam rendang poked and discarded, half a spring roll bitten and dumped like a bad Tinder date. Why? You wanted everything on your plate until suddenly your stomach became a diva halfway through and said “I simply cannot”. This is not just rude to the chef; it is a slap to the farmer, the makcik who peeled 400 onions, the ikan that gave up its dreams of swimming and every starving soul who would have happily licked that plate clean. Let’s do the maths (not the Add Maths trauma kind): Malaysians waste over 17,000 tonnes of food daily. Nearly 4,000 tonnes of that is still edible. That is enough to feed millions – and probably still have leftovers for supper. All because someone at the hotel buffet “just wanted to taste everything”. Taste, not waste, okay? This is not a food fashion show. Root causes Eyes bigger than stomach: Just because the buffet is “free flow” does not mean your plate needs to look like a food pyramid collapse. Fear of missing out (Fomo-lauk edition): You see someone with sambal sotong and suddenly your plate grows arms, grabbing everything like you are a contestant on MasterChef Hunger Games. Social status performance: Some people treat ordering five drinks and not finishing any of them as a sign of luxury. That is not “rich”, sayang; that is just rude. Even the teh tarik is crying. Catered events with biar lebih, jangan kurang motto: Okay, valid concern. But maybe don’t prepare like you are feeding the whole of Klang when you invited 30 people and a toddler. And then comes the lempang-worthy part: People who waste food and then still say “eh, let’s go to McD after this”. Hello? Even your conscience is bloated. Or worse : “Eh, don’t-lah tapau, later nampak macam tak classy”. Excuse me. You know what is not classy? Dumping biryani that could have had a second life in someone’s lunchbox. Tapau is not taboo; it is intelligence wrapped in plastic. So what do we do, other than rage in a humorous way? Take only what you can eat: Start small. You can go back. This is a buffet, not a food museum. Bring back the love for leftovers: Cold pizza is character development. Yesterday’s nasi goreng can become today’s fried rice with identity. And kari always tastes better the next day – it is practically tradition. Host smarter: Ask guests if they want to tapau. Prepare containers. Heck, label them. “Uncle Rahim – daging dendeng only.” Cute and waste-free. Support food rescue programmes: Groups like The Lost Food Project and Kechara Soup Kitchen are out doing Allah’s work – rescuing edible food and feeding communities. Get involved, donate or at least clap. Call out waste gently but clearly : If someone dumps half a plate: “Oh sayang, you didn’t like it? You know, in some cultures, that is considered wasteful and mildly embarrassing.” Smile. Add a wink. Passive-aggressive is an art. Final word from Makcik’s messy kitchen: Wasting food is not trendy, not elegant and definitely not aesthetic; it is privileged behaviour with a guilt trail and a whiff of sambal gone sour. Our parents used to say, “Setiap butir nasi tu ada berkat.” Now we throw nasi like it is confetti and wonder why our lives feel so dry. So next time you load your plate, think: Will I eat this or am I just trying to impress someone who is already judging me for using a fork with my tangan? Be smart. Eat smart. And if you are full, tapau that rendang like a responsible, sassy citizen of Earth. Sekian, Makcik signing off – with a recycled container filled with leftover kuah kari. Azura Abas is the associate editor of theSun. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com

Bung Moktar nafi dorong Menteri Kewangan II lulus pelaburan Felcra RM150 juta

Bung Moktar nafi dorong Menteri Kewangan II lulus pelaburan Felcra RM150 juta

KUALA LUMPUR – Ahli Parlimen Kinabatangan, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin memberitahu Mahkamah Sesyen di sini pada Selasa bahawa, beliau tidak mendorong Menteri Kewangan II supaya Felcra Berhad meluluskan pelaburan sebanyak RM150 juta dalam produk unit Amanah Public Mutual Berhad, 10 tahun lalu.Ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi UMNO itu berkata demikian ketika prosiding bela diri hari pertama atas tiga pertuduhan rasuah berjumlah RM2.8 juta di hadapan Hakim, Rosli Ahmad.Ketika disoal peguamnya, Ridha Abdah Subri, Bung Moktar, 66, berkata, skim pelaburan ini diluluskan oleh Menteri Kewangan II ketika itu Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah.Saksi pembelaan pertama itu berkata, ia dibuat menerusi beberapa prosedur dan kajian Menteri Kewangan atas pertimbangan maksimum.Selain itu beliau berkata, beberapa faktor juga dipertimbangkan semasa menilai skim pelaburan antaranya risiko yang terlibat."Menteri Kewangan II meluluskan skim berdasarkan analisis menyeluruh oleh Menteri Kewangan Diperbadankan."Ahli Lembaga Pengarah (ALP) Felcra Berhad juga telah mengikuti prosedur sedia ada dalam membuat permohonan kepada Menteri untuk dapat kelulusan," katanya.Peguam: Adakah kelulusan permohonan Felcra oleh Menteri Kewangan II bergantung sepenuhnya kepada cadangan ALP?Bung Moktar: Tidak. Menteri Kewangan II bergantung kepada banyak faktor dan prosedur.Peguam: Adakah Datuk Seri berkomunikasi dengan Menteri Kewangan II mengenai permohonan ini?Bung Moktar: Tidak.Sementara itu, menjawap pertanyaan peguamnya, M Athimulan, bekas Menteri Kerja Raya Negeri Sabah itu menafikan pernah mempercepatkan kelulusan Kementerian Kewangan untuk meluluskan pelaburan terbabit.Sebelum ini, semasa prosiding di peringkat pendakwaan, Madhi memberitahu, tiada sebarang perbincangan mengenai komisyen atau bayaran rasuah kepada Bung Moktar pada Jun 2015.Saksi itu juga bersetuju bahawa ketika perbincangan, tiada sebarang permintaan RM3.5 juta oleh Bung Moktar sebagai rasuah bagi meluluskan perlaburan RM150 juta berkenaan.Saksi turut bersetuju bahawa ketika itu, tiada perbincangan mengenai wang pengenalan kepada tertuduh.Pada 3 Mei 2019, Bung Moktar yang ketika itu Pengerusi Bukan Eksekutif Felcra didakwa atas dua pertuduhan secara rasuah memperoleh untuk dirinya, suapan wang tunai RM2.2 juta dan RM262,500 sebagai dorongan untuk mendapatkan kelulusan Felcra untuk melabur RM150 juta dalam unit Public Mutual amanah.Dia didakwa menerima suapan daripada ejen pelaburan Public Mutual Berhad, Madhi Abdul Hamid melalui isterinya, Datin Seri Zizie Izette A Samad dan akaun Public Islamic Treasures Growth Fund atas nama isterinya.Dua kesalahan didakwa dilakukan di Public Bank Cawangan Taman Melawati di sini antara 12.30 tengah hari hingga 5 petang pada 12 Jun 2015 dan 12.16 tengah hari, 19 Jun tahun sama.Bagi pertuduhan ketiga, Bung Moktar didakwa menerima wang tunai RM337,500 daripada perunding Unit Amanah, Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar atas nama Zizie Izette atas sebab dan tempat yang sama, jam 12.28 tengah hari pada 19 Jun 2015.Pertuduhan dibuat mengikut Subseksyen 17(a) Akta SPRM 2009 dan boleh dihukum bawah Seksyen 24(1) akta sama yang membawa hukuman penjara tidak lebih 20 tahun dan denda tidak kurang lima kali ganda nilai suapan atau RM10,000 mengikut mana lebih tinggi, jika sabit kesalahan.Sementara Zizie Izette berdepan tiga pertuduhan bersubahat dengan suaminya berhubung perkara itu di lokasi, tarikh dan masa sama.Prosiding bersambung Rabu.

Pengurusan tertinggi Tik Tok dipanggil ke Bukit Aman Khamis ini

Pengurusan tertinggi Tik Tok dipanggil ke Bukit Aman Khamis ini

PETALING JAYA: Platform media sosial TikTok akan dipanggil ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Bukit Aman bagi membincangkan pelbagai isu berkaitan platform berkenaan terutama kes penyebaran maklumat palsu, aktiviti jualan di TikTok Shop, kelewatan memberi kerjasama kepada siasatan polis dan isu lain. Menteri Komunikasi, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata, mereka akan dipanggil Khamis ini untuk bertemu dengan Ketua ... Read more The post Pengurusan tertinggi Tik Tok dipanggil ke Bukit Aman Khamis ini appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

20 missing after deadly Indonesia protests over lawmaker perks

20 missing after deadly Indonesia protests over lawmaker perks

JAKARTA : At least twenty people are missing after violent protests in Indonesia sparked by lavish perks for lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police. A rights group confirmed the disappearances on Tuesday as unrest continues across Southeast Asia’s largest economy. At least six people have been killed since protests erupted last week, intensified by footage spreading of the killing of a young delivery driver by a paramilitary police unit. The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence stated “As of September 1, there were 23 reports of missing persons. After the search and verification process, 20 missing persons remain unfound”. The group said the 20 were reported missing in the cities of Bandung and Depok on Java island, and the administrative cities of Central Jakarta, East Jakarta and North Jakarta that make up the wider capital city. One incident took place in an “unknown location”, it said. The National Police did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. Police have arrested 1,240 people in Jakarta since August 25, the city’s Metropolitan Police Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri told reporters Monday, state news agency Antara reported. On Tuesday Jakarta police spokesman Ade Ary Syam Indradi said officers arrested activist Delpedro Marhaen, the director of NGO Lokataru Foundation, which also confirmed the arrest. He was held “on suspicion of making provocative incitement to commit anarchic actions”, Ade said in comments aired by broadcaster Kompas TV. The unrest emerged in cities across the country last week, forcing President Prabowo Subianto into a U-turn on lawmaker perks. They were the worst protests since the ex-general took power last year. More protests were expected on Tuesday outside parliament in Jakarta by a coalition of women’s groups. The United Nations called on Monday for an investigation into alleged use of disproportionate force in respondng to the rallies. “We are following closely the spate of violence in Indonesia in the context of nationwide protests over parliamentary allowances, austerity measures, and alleged use of unnecessary or disproportionate force by security forces,“ said UN human rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani. The military was deployed across the capital Jakarta on Monday as hundreds gathered again outside parliament and clashes were reported in several other cities. Prabowo criticised protesters as he visited injured police at a hospital, and said rallies should end by sundown. In Bandung, protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at a provincial council building, before police fired tear gas overnight at “suspected... anarchists” who blocked a road. Officers clashed with protesters who they accused of trying to draw them into a student campus at the Bandung Islamic University and “instigate conflict”, Hendra Rochman, West Java police spokesman said in a statement Tuesday. On social media some users accused police of firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the campus and storming it. “Officers maintained a distance of approximately 200 metres from the campus and no shots were directed at the campus,“ said Hendra. The university in a press conference denied its students instigated unrest. Thousands more rallied in Palembang on Sumatra island and hundreds gathered separately in Banjarmasin on Borneo island, Yogyakarta on Java, and Makassar on Sulawesi. In Gorontalo city on Sulawesi island protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Meenakshi Ganguly said security forces “acted irresponsibly by treating the protests as acts of treason or terrorism” and called for investigations into any officers involved in violence. In anticipation of further unrest, TikTok on Saturday suspended its live feature for “a few days” in Indonesia, where it has more than 100 million users. – AFP

BMW Motorrad Vision CE e-scooter comes with cage

BMW Motorrad Vision CE e-scooter comes with cage

Coming as a safety concept is the BMW Motorrad Vision CE, encasing the rider in a composite cage and secured by a seat belt. An added safety feature is the Vision CE’s self balancing function, keeping this electric scooter upright when stationary. To be presented at the IAA Mobility 2025 […] The post BMW Motorrad Vision CE e-scooter comes with cage appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News .

PDRM tawar 4 Diploma Kepolisan, transformasi Sang Saka Biru

PDRM tawar 4 Diploma Kepolisan, transformasi Sang Saka Biru

HULU SELANGOR – Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) menawarkan empat Program Diploma Kepolisan yang mempunyai pengiktirafan Akreditasi Sementara daripada Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA) kepada anggota-anggota pasukan itu. Ketua Polis Negara Datuk Seri Mohd. Khalid Ismail berkata, empat bidang pengajian itu melibatkan Pengurusan Kepolisan, Siasatan Kepolisan, Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan Perisikan Keselamatan. “Evolusi ancaman keselamatan yang semakin ... Read more The post PDRM tawar 4 Diploma Kepolisan, transformasi Sang Saka Biru appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

Dua ibu tunggal mengaku tidak bersalah pecah amanah RM75,000

Dua ibu tunggal mengaku tidak bersalah pecah amanah RM75,000

KUALA LUMPUR: Dua ibu tunggal dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini atas pertuduhan pecah amanah jenayah berjumlah lebih RM75,000 ketika bertugas di pejabat pengurusan Badan Pengurusan Bersama (JMB) di sebuah pangsapuri, tiga tahun lalu. Kedua-dua tertuduh, Nurliyana Amirah Zulkifli, 34, dan Nuradila Razali, 38, bagaimanapun mengaku tidak bersalah selepas pertuduhan dibacakan di hadapan ... Read more The post Dua ibu tunggal mengaku tidak bersalah pecah amanah RM75,000 appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .