Also, Japanese cars seem to be pretty safe, judging by the statistics. Unless they sell them to Malaysia.

Compare that to Germany. There are quite a few bike accidents (and deaths) because they love to drive fast (a friend did about 200 km/h through the countryside and 150 driving through a town… though that’s not all too common), but if they go slower then they do have a decent chance of survival. When there is a car accident, it is usually the old car without safety equipment that kills it’s passenger. Or if someone doesn’t wear his seatbelt.
But still, Germans usually drive 140 km/h on the Autobahn, trucks drive 80 or 100, some cars drive faster (200+). They are used to that, and the cars were made to drive those speeds, so there are few deaths. All cars, even the cheap ones (e.g. the Fiat Panda, about 6700 Euro -> RM29000, size I’d say a bit bigger than the Myvi) have 2 airbags and ABS as standard equipment. The Myvi is sold in Germany too, with 4 airbags minimum (you can have more if you want) for RM34000 for the basic one (there is no aircon though… it’s not absolutely necessary). There is a 19% sales tax on cars, btw., the prices include the sales tax. People refuse to buy cars that have performed badly in crash tests, such as the Brilliance BS6, regardless of how low the price is. They’d rather buy a smaller car, or an older one. Cars have to be checked every 2 years to ensure they are roadworthy (including the exhaust… road tax also depends on how much they polute the air… a new car might not have to pay road tax, while older ones like my Renault 19 1.9D can cost over RM2500-3000 a year… forcing people to consider buying newer cars). If they are not, you may not drive it anymore until it is fixed.

So I think it’s a number of issues… people refusing to wear seatbelts (as I have seen Singaporeans unbuckling as soon as they cross the border… hope they get involved in a car accident), cars that are just not safe (that includes Japanese models, which seem to be downgraded in order to be sold in Malaysia. European cars seem to get sold with all the “regular” safety equipment, but due to the high taxes on import cars they are simply too expensive for most Malay). They try to ensure that cars remain more or less safe. Malay seem to drive with no regard for safety… as long as the car runs it is ok (well, at least my relatives are like that). People drive faster in Germany (the rest of Europe travels as slow as Malaysia), but that IMHO also leads to better drivers, which are more aware of their surrounding, give way when someone drives faster (well… not all do that, usually the inexperienced drivers are a bit of a problem). Driving students are instructed to constantly look into the rear mirror or turn their head when driving onto the highway (when I drive like that in Malaysia my relatives complain!). Germans usually drive with their headlights on, even on a sunny day (increases visibility, which leads to fewer accidents). Try doing that in Malaysia. The constant friendly reminders that I have my headlights on even led me to stop doing it in Malaysia.

In order to reduce road deaths then the government has to force Proton and Perodua to install at least 2 airbags into each and every car. Crash tests that demonstrate the difference between a safe and unsafe car would help, especially when they tell the people which cars are safe and which ones are not (the Myvi is actually a rather safe car, but I don’t trust the Perodua version… they try to make as much profit as possible). Educating the public on driving style and enforcing certain rules (like not overtaking any way you like) should help too. It is a good sign that Malaysia has joined the ITF, now they have to work on bringing down the road deaths.

wow: the prophet muhammad indeed married to a young girl, aisyah which only 9years old at the time. but he did not come to her until she already a woman. he was not a pedophile! i think u really should ask people especially those who knows about islam before u says something like what u have said. it is greatly offensive to us muslims..

And I read an article saying that the CB only allows such movies to be released to the masses provided the character in question regrets his/her choice of life.

The story from Dalam Botol has already been tempered with to begin with and sends out wrong messages to the gay masses. It’s sending a message that they have to repent for their lifestyle changes to be accepted by society.

That’s just terrible propaganda.