Launched on 2nd December 2010 at the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2010, the petrol-electric hybrid car is the first in Malaysia to cost less than RM100,000.

Previously, the cheapest hybrid car available in the country is the Honda Civic Hybrid, with a price tag of RM108,980.

Some specs:
- IMA hybrid system
- 1,393cc
- 14PS motor assist electric motor
- CVT transmission
- dual spark plugs per cylinder
- Otto cycle
- sensor activated headlamps and wipers
- P3+WMA compatible audio player c/w USB & aux jack
- auto climate control
- VSA stability control
- ABS
- EBD
- dual SRS airbags
- rear ISOFIX points
- battery costs RM7k+, warranty 5 years / 140K km
- colour: choose from Dyno Blue Pearl, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl and Premium White Pearl.

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According to The Star Online, in an article published 3rd December 2010 and timestamped 11.53pm (I know, timestamp also gone haywire), “Russia gets 2012 World Cup, Qatar 2022.” If you think that was a one-off typo, it goes on to say that:

International football governing body FIFA has picked Russia to host the 2012 World Cup and Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
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Among those bidding to host the 2012 World Cup were England, Spain and Portugal, Netherlands and Belgium.

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The Batang Lupar is a river in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is famed for having many crocodiles living in it, including the legendary 20-feet long white-backed Bujang Senang (Happy Bachelor) which reputedly killed 100 villagers over a period of 50 years and was finally shot and killed in May 1992.

Its skull is displayed at Sarawak Museum in Kuching, although some would say it’s the wrong croc

Then there are the tidal bores (locally known as “benak”) that usually happens on the 3rd and 18th days of the Chinese lunar calendar. Apparently there are 66 places in the world where this happens, 3 of them in Malaysia.

Tidal bores are high waves caused by either:
(i) two tides meeting; or
(ii) a tide rushing up narrow river estuaries.

They are fantastic for surfing (surfboard variety).

But the question is, how do you do it without attracting the attention of crocodiles, especially those “related” to one as fearsome as Bujang Senang?

So far, only one person has ever dared to do so. Typically, he’s a foreigner: Antony Colas of France, a “hardcore tidal surfer and author of the World Stormrider Guide, a guide book on the best new surfing locations worlwide” who did so on 16-17th October 2009.

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