GOODBYE FOR NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

After March 1, 2008, Netscape Navigator will be no longer be supported clearly shown that technological advancement is fast moving. Those uncompetitive product will be out from the market and replace by more reliable, user friendly product.

It is reported by BBC that Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 March 2008, the company has said.

In the mid-1990s, as the commercial web began to take off, the browser was used by more than 90% of people online.

Its market share has since slipped to just 0.6% as other browsers such as Microsoft' Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox have eroded its user base.

The company recommends that users upgrade their browser to either Firefox or Flock, which are both built on the same underlying technologies as Navigator.

Welfare State Replaced Islamic State

PAS broke the own taboo by fielding the first non-Muslim candidate and the party’s manifesto themed “Trustworthy, just and clean Government: A nation of care and opportunity”, clearly reflected that the party not only sideline the Islamic state but said no to Islamic States and replacing it with welfare state.

KUMUTHA Rahman, the 29-year-old law graduate, had been named as the first non-Muslim candidate fielded by PAS headquarters in Batu Pahat.

She is contesting the Tiram state seat But Pas is fielding her under the Parti Keadilan Rakyat symbol based on the electoral pact the two parties have entered into.

She had broken the conservative Islamic party's 61-year-old tradition of only fielding Muslims as candidates.

Pas will contest 34 state seats and nine parliamentary seats in Johore. The party had lost in all 37 state seats and 11 parliamentary constituencies it contested in the last general election. This time around, fresh faces made-up one-third of the candidates and none of the Pas Women’s wing leaders.

The Tiram constituency is a Barisan Nasional stronghold. In the 2004 election, BN's Maulizan Bujang beat Pas' Roslani Sharif, by a margin of 15,595 votes and the coalition us expected to repeat the feat. The Indian vote, which comprises 14.39 per cent of that area’s voters

Nik Aziz : Umno members are "person of the forest"

The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. The word orangutan means "person of the forest". It is the common term in Malay local languages. Maias and mawas are also used in Malay, but it is unclear if those words refer only to orangutans or to all apes in general.

The PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat calling Umno members orangutans, is it proper to use the words orangutan in politics? The question remains but the PAS spiritual adviser has his explanation.

He said, sometimes one has to be a bit rough for the message to hit home. When someone does something wrong, we should be in the position to correct him. Sometimes he advises, sometimes he uses the rotan (cane). In this case, it is the rotan.

“Even the West uses the word 'animal' quite liberally. I am not even using the word ‘animal’. I am only using the word ‘orangutan’, which is not as bad."

Nik Aziz likened smokers to animals who did not think before hurting themselves. As party members who smoked did not fully understand Islam, as smoking was considered haram (forbidden) or makruh (allowed but not encouraged).

Indian should cast their votes wisely

Can MIC convince the India voters to vote for Barisan Nasional in this general election? The question remains but definitely the MIC President will denies the alleged waning support from Indian communities toward BN in this general election. It seems that the issues raised by Hindraf are the most worrying as well as damaging factor for Barisan Nasional particularly MIC in the general election.

Hindraf purportedly organized the gathering at Parliament House to hand over roses to the Prime Minister but not one rose was seen clearly can be seen as a political protest. It can be seen as the strategy of exploiting the 13-day campaign period for the general election to petition the release of the movement’s five leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Hindraf, which claims that Hindus have been marginalized besides also making outrageous accusations of ethnic cleansing against the Government, purportedly organized the gathering at Parliament House to hand over roses to the Prime Minister and to petition the release of the movement’s five leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

But not one rose was seen and instead, the gathering took the form of a political protest with Hindraf leaders urging the crowd not to vote for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in the March 8 general election.

Teargas and water cannons were fired by police upon some 300 Hindraf supporters and some 200 people were arrested who defied orders to hold an illegal rally in Kuala Lumpur 16 Februari 2008.

The protesters had also for weeks said the rally would be peaceful and they would bring their children along. There were hardly any children in sight and most of the protesters were between 20 and 60.

Prime Minister Abdullah lashes out at extremist Hindraf. He says that the Hindraf gathering this morning was an attempt to raise fear in the people and disrupt the polls which would be held on March 8.

MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has advised Indian voters not to let emotions rule when casting their votes on March 8 as they will end up regretting it. The MIC president said it was important for them to vote wisely for the sake of their children and the Indian community.