SD Malaysia prediction in December 2010 comes true !

We are not proud to announce this but when we wrote about the electricity tariff hike last year, our crystal-ball predicted almost accurately when and how much the changes the government will pass to consumers. 


Sources from the main stream media says that the change in power tariff, nevertheless, would not impact 75% of domestic consumers, whose total monthly usage does not exceed 300kWh, or whose monthly electricity bill is under RM77. So do you fall under the unlucky 25% population?


This does not surprise SDMalaysia at all because we understand that today, only about 15% of the workforce pays the income tax. Technically speaking, we have significantly more poor/middle class rakyats compared to the upper class society. Are we really going to be a high income nation today at the rate we are going or do we want to continue to embrace the subsidised mentality?


In the mean time, let's focus on the future. For a start, you can still make it bright and cost saving by switching your incandescent light bulbs to energy saving bulbs. 

The race to be the greenest state in Malaysia

SDMALAYSIA first reported how Selangor, plans to go Green. 


WE also know that Melaka announced its intention to go green in a big way by 2020. 


What about the other states in Malaysia? Are they too joining the race? We believe this kind of race will not have any losers at the finishing line so let's get the them to announce their commitment soon. 


Source: Bernama

MELAKA, April 15 - The Melaka government is focusing on green

technology development in an effort to provide a better life to people in the

state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said as such, the four local

authorities should take measures in line with the state government plan.

"Local authorities should cooperate with other cities that have developed

green technology," he said after the launch of Melaka Historical City''s 8th

anniversary celebration here tonight.

The four local authorities are Malacca Historical City Council, Hang Tuah

Jaya Municipal Council, Jasin Municipal Council and Alor Gajah Municipal

Council.

Ali also thanked the federal government for recognising Melaka as the green

energy centre that will become the model for green technology development in the

country.

He urged the people to move in tandem with the government in making Melaka a

green technology state by 2020.

The event was highlighted with cultural performances from 21 cultural groups

from within and outside the country.

- BERNAMA 

Time might not be on our side.......

We can learn a lot from studying past trends because facts & figures don't lie. Malaysia oil production has peaked in 2004. Our oil consumption is continuously on the upward trend due to increase number of human population and the need for aggressive development to become a high income nation.



Based on oil data from EIA let's do a simple and conservative extrapolation to forecast on where Malaysia supply demand of oil would look like in the near future.

The outlook is HARDLY SURPRISING...TIME MIGHT NOT BE ON OUR SIDE AFTER ALL ! 


The year 2012 might be the turning point for the country to start paying expansive oil to sustain the country's development. That is the time when we have to rely on foreign oil more than our domestic reserve. Sadly, some countries go to WAR when the domestic oil production reached the peak level.


If you care about the future of our country, you can seriously take action by reducing your own oil consumption from NOW. A more proactive role is to switch to alternative energy: gas, solar, biofuel.  Share this with your loved ones.....SDMALAYSIA thinks we are never too late to take serious action for the sake of our future generations....... 

Happy Mother's Day from SDMalaysia

SDMalaysia would like to wish all mothers a Happy Mother's Day. Thank you all for your dedication and sacrifices in nurturing us especially during the early formative years. We know it has and will never been an easy job. Just look at how Mother Earth today is struggling to cope with 6 billion human population !! 

We might not say and do enough to make our mothers happy all this while. Be a good son and daughter to remind them that our achievement today will not happen without them in the bigger equation. This is the essence of human sustainability........