Francisca Cruz

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Young Money Idea

technology

Innovation

pixel 2022

youth innovation

Computer science

final year students

tech project

Project Innovation &amp; eXploration in CS Education and Learning (PIXEL 2022) is a grand annual showcase of Final Year Projects from the School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
PIXEL 2022 has received substantial support from their Platinum Sponsor, Fusionex Group, and after 2 years of being virtual, Malaysian Youth Community is honoured to be invited as the Media Partner for PIXEL 2022 Awards and Closing Ceremony held on 20 July 2022 at Dewan Budaya, USM.
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The attendees for this grand ceremony include representatives from Fusionex Group, the Vice President of Talent Management, Mr. William Teo, and Talent Managers, Ms. Carol Tang, and Ms. Lim Chien Rou, followed by Professor Dr. Azlinda Binti Azman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Students Development Affairs &amp; Alumni, Professor Dato&rsquo; Dr. Bahari Belaton, Dean of School of Computer Sciences along with lecturers, staff, and final year students.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;The final year students from the USM School of Computer Sciences have poured their best efforts into their final year projects. It is really astounding to witness how our final year students managed to turn their solutions into reality and present their inspiring solutions for all to witness.&rdquo; - Professor Dato&rsquo; Dr. Bahari Belaton, Dean of School of Computer Sciences during his speech.
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The panel included 70 judges from all over the world such as the United States, Singapore, Philippines, South Africa, India, and Switzerland. After a thorough and fair judging process, 30 Gold Awards, 50 Silver Awards, and 65 Bronze Awards were announced.&nbsp;
Not only that, the students with the most innovative and impressive projects that gained recognition from the technological industry managed to rise to the top and flourish in PIXEL 2022.
Congratulations to all the winners!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Top 10 Projects:&nbsp;
<ol>
<li>Shu Hui Yii&nbsp;</li>
<li>Chew Mi Chi Ko&nbsp;</li>
<li>Sum Joe Ming&nbsp;</li>
<li>Yeo Pui Yan&nbsp;</li>
<li>Azwaar Khan Bin Azlim Khan&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ong Joo Hom&nbsp;</li>
<li>Chan Siang Sheng</li>
<li>Yaap Eng Tatt&nbsp;</li>
<li>Syarifah Nur Fatimah Binti Syed Firdaus&nbsp;</li>
<li>Muhammad Iqrar Amin</li>
</ol>
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Outstanding Awards by Fusionex&nbsp;
<ol>
<li>Yeo Pui Yan&nbsp;</li>
<li>Chan Siang Sheng&nbsp;</li>
<li>Syarifah Nur Fatimah Binti Syed Firdaus&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
Best Presenter Award&nbsp;
<ol>
<li>Chew Mi Chi Ko&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
Find their Award-Winning Projects on PIXEL 2022&rsquo;s official <a href="https://pixel.usm.my/awards/special">website</a>.
A warm round of applause to all the winners and participants! Looking forward to seeing more youth achievements ! Do share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to PIXEL.
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Talented students were awarded during the PIXEL 2022- a grand annual showcase of innovative tech projects from USM Computer Science Final Year Students. 

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PIXEL 2022 Awards & Closing Ceremony 

Ever came across a real-life Karen? You are lucky if you haven&rsquo;t, but just in case you ever wondered how that would feel like then this diner is for you. Don&rsquo;t worry, the workers here are not actually this rude in real life.
For those who want to purposely experience terrible service and rude staff, feel free to head on down to Karen&rsquo;s Diner, which has been making headlines all over social media for its very unique concept.
Based on the viral online &lsquo;Karen&rsquo; meme, Karen&rsquo;s Diner was launched in Sydney, Australia in 2021 by Viral Venture Global, and it is exactly what you think it might be.
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What is a &lsquo;Karen&rsquo;? Seriously? &nbsp;
In case you have not been on social media for the past few years, the term &lsquo;Karen&rsquo; has officially become a slang word to best describe a typical middle-aged woman who always causes a public scene when she does not get her way.
Curious to know how the 'Karens' are in this diner? Here&rsquo;s a video to help you understand better.
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<section><a title="@ivor_xianz" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ivor_xianz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ivor_xianz</a> The worst restaurant service ever 🙄🇦🇺 <a title="karensdiner" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdiner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdiner</a> <a title="karensdinersydney" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdinersydney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdinersydney</a> <a title="ivorgoing" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ivorgoing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#ivorgoing</a> <a title="♬ original sound - Ivor Xian Z ✨" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Ivor-Xian-Z-✨-7129871399862258458" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound - Ivor Xian Z ✨</a></section>
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Wait, people are actually paying to be roasted at a restaurant ?
Yes. Yes they are.
Aside from the rudeness of the staff, Karens' is an interactive diner with an absurdly fun experience for the tough-hearted ones out there. It comes with a fresh and bubbly interior design with lots of pop of colour, one that would probably take you back in time.&nbsp;
The diner is doing pretty well, with several Australian branches opened in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast, Ryde, and Forest Hill. The owners of the franchise have also confirmed plans to expand further across Ireland and England, where there are already two branches in the cities of Manchester and Sheffield.
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Classic Diner Food
Karen&rsquo;s Diner does offer a great variety of classic diner menu items such as &lsquo;burgers, wings, fries, and well most things that are cholesterol heavy,&rsquo; and they do also have vegan options as well, as stated on their <a href="https://www.bemorekaren.com/">official website.</a>
Also, good news for all of those who are actually named &lsquo;Karen&rsquo;- you get a free drink on the house!
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How rude is the staff?
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<section><a title="@xixiplease" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xixiplease" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@xixiplease</a> Part 2 gets better lol <a title="karensdiner" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdiner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdiner</a> <a title="karensdinerau" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdinerau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdinerau</a> <a title="♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod &amp; Kevin The Monkey" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Monkeys-Spinning-Monkeys-6827446890867460097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod &amp; Kevin The Monkey</a></section>
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<section><a title="@xixiplease" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xixiplease" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@xixiplease</a> Replying to @marthaag_ he cried from laughing 😂 <a title="karensdiner" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdiner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdiner</a> <a title="karensdinerau" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karensdinerau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#karensdinerau</a> @karensdinerofficial @nuguluke @Alex Gonzalez <a title="♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod &amp; Kevin The Monkey" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Monkeys-Spinning-Monkeys-6827446890867460097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod &amp; Kevin The Monkey</a></section>
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The overall concept of Karen&rsquo;s Diner is to be intentionally rude to their customers, however strict rules and regulations do exist and are applied at all branches. This includes &lsquo;no racism, no sexism, no homophobic comments, no body image comments, no ableist comments.&rsquo; Customers are also not allowed to make any form of sexual remarks toward the staff members nor physically touch them. &nbsp;
Anyone who breaks these rules will be forced to pay the bill, leave the venue and will be banned from returning to the restaurant in the future.
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Would you like to go visit this diner? Do you think you have what it takes to deal with impolite staff? Do share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media &amp; Guardian and various cross references for context.
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Great burgers and rude service? A guaranteed once-in-a-lifetime dining experience!

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Welcome To Karen’s Diner, The World’s Rudest Restaurant 

Do you want to know the bitter truth? Educations is expensive, especially the higher educations. People need a huge amount of money to be able to further their studies.
Some governments did step in to help the students with their studies. Countries like Germany and Norway are giving minimal to no cost on their higher educations. While countries like America and Malaysia build an organization that can provide loans for their higher education students.
But it is a loan, their financial concern is not permanently solved. They still have to pay it back after graduating, in full.
Therefore, Malaysia has taken the step to provide loan waiver to first class graduates.
<img src="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F9e17a42e-2813-11ea-b78c-de7d985f5cad.jpg?crop=4075%2C2292%2C0%2C212&amp;resize=1200" alt="First-class degrees for all students by 2030 | News | The Times" />
This is definitely not a big news for Malaysians, as it has always been like that before, it&rsquo;s just that since 2019, the loan waiver has only been given to those from B40 (low-income) families.
Thus now, they are bringing it back following the amount of PTPTN fund that has been increased- governments have allocated RM3bil per year for PTPTN loan. Hence, an average of 180,000 new students will have the chance to further their study with this loan.
<img src="https://assets.hmetro.com.my/images/articles/obj16482029_1629262096.jpg" alt="Nama Ismail Sabri jadi bualan netizen" />
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced during the launch of PTPTN&rsquo;s 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary celebrations:
"I wish to announce that the government will once again be giving the special waiver to any student with a PTPTN loan, and have a first-class honors degree, whereby they are allowed to change their loan to be exempted from repayment without taking into account their economic background, race or religion," he said.
He hopes this news will motivate more students to study hard and strive to be the top graduates and later be exempted from paying the PTPTN loan.
And yeah don't spend the money on something else...
<img src="https://preview.redd.it/ve6xaogh3fy41.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=5eee85617e80e7f66e3db6e9d2b24f7045df1dde" alt="Hello god, it's me again... : r/EpicSeven" />
Additional information on PTPTN
PTPTN is a fund established under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education with the aim of providing loans for eligible Malaysian students that want to fulfill their tertiary studies at some selected universities.
Graduates ought to start paying for the loan 6 months after their study. This amount of time was deemed enough for the graduates to prepare and plan on how they wanted to manage their financial responsibilities.
The loan supports almost all types of education like diploma, first degree, master, doctorate and many others.
Refer to<a href="http://www.ptptn.gov.my/gateway/"> http://www.ptptn.gov.my/gateway/</a> for more details.
In a nutshell, this reintroduction of loan waiver will definitely help motivate the students to focus more on their study.
But remember, to always prioritize your health - your sleep and diet. What&rsquo;s the point of having good results and still looking all weak anyways? Good luck peeps, we can do this!💪
What do you think about this article? Do share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, The Star &amp; various cross references for context.
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Dear 2019 first-class graduates onwards, here’s good news for you!

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Good News: PTPTN Loan Waiver Will Be Given To All Top Graduates

Over the past few days, we&rsquo;ve been hearing a lot of news about our Malaysian athletes over their performance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. But let's take a look of what's happening here at our own home soil too.
Recently, national &ldquo;Pencak Silat&rdquo; athlete Merrywati Manuil had gained the spotlight on social media for winning the gold medal at the 19th World Pencak Silat Championship held in Air Keroh, Melaka.
She was also spotted wearing a hijab during the competition which caught the attention of many netizens.
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1660118365/unsigned/scfxeziusfacdi8hirpu.png" />
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You may ask yourself, what&rsquo;s the big deal about wearing a tudung during competitions? In fact, the 21-year-old from Keningau, Sabah practices Christianity and is from the Murut ethnic group.
She had explained that the hijab is not mandatory to be worn for Silat competitions. However, despite being a Sabahan Murut and a Christian, she explains that it was her choice to wear it on social media.
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&ldquo;Silat is the heritage of the Malay people. I respect, admire, and love Silat, even if I&rsquo;m not a Malay. I chose to wear the headscarf even if it wasn&rsquo;t mandatory. There is no coercion or enforcement from any side,&rdquo; she said.
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&nbsp;&ldquo;The headscarf is not only compulsory for Malay women, but for me, it is appropriate and neat to wear it during the competition. I study the ways of the Malay people. So, of course I would follow and do what I have learned.&rdquo;
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Check out her performance below:
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Netizens praise and left supporting comments
In true Malaysian fashion, many Malaysians were touched by her post which had gained 12K reactions, 1.7K comments and 6K Shares on Facebook and 3.7K likes on Instagram at the time of writing this.
Here are some of the comments:
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As how some people say, East Malaysia is very different from West Malaysia but it should be the case. Hopefully in the future we have more people like this!
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*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, Merrywati Manuil &amp; various cross references for context.
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She says “It’s A Form Of Respect” and netizens show much love for her response.

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#Unity: M'sian Athlete Expresses Why She Wears A Hijab Whilst Competing Despite Not Being Muslim

Normally when our national athletes are abroad for a competition, we Malaysians would give them full support no matter regardless if they bring back a medal.
For those who are athletes (whether it being physical sports or even Esports) you&rsquo;ll know the mental stress is no stranger when it comes to training and competing.
Recently, our athletes had went to Birmingham, United Kingdom for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and many of our athletes are making the headlines.
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1660111591/unsigned/m2gatf4iacgp9qvc2hdy.webp" />
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Unfortunately, our Queen of diving, Datuk Pandelela Rinong was in the wrong spotlight after a local newspaper had called her out due to her &ldquo;disappointing&rdquo; performance during her diving events. Stadium Astro reported that during the mixed synchronised 10-metre platform finals, she and Jellson Jabillin had placed fourth and that they missed out on securing a medal.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/birmingham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#birmingham</a> Atlet terjun negara, Datuk Pandelela Rinong terus menghampakan negara apabila gagal buat kali ketiga berturut-turut meraih sebarang pingat termasuk emas pada Sukan Komanwel Birmingham 2022, hari ini.<a href="https://t.co/zWJymIMvlM">https://t.co/zWJymIMvlM</a>
&mdash; Harian Metro (@hmetromy) <a href="https://twitter.com/hmetromy/status/1556640520621158400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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That said local newspaper is Harian Metro and their tweet that was shared to their official Twitter page had caught the attention of many netizens.
&ldquo;National diving athlete Datuk Pandelela Rinong continues to disappoint the country when she failed for the third time in a row to secure any medals, including gold, at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.&rdquo; they wrote.
In fact, the newspaper even pointed out that Pandelela did not finish on the podium during multiple events such as the 10m platform individual and 10m platform synchro event prior to her finals with Jabillin.
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Netizens defend our diving queen
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1660111634/unsigned/b4nkczrfge2z9qfqg47j.jpg" />
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Regardless of the outcome, many were still proud that Pandelela had given it all during Birmingham 2022.
Harian Metro&rsquo;s tweet certainly gained the attention of many netizens on social media and slammed the newspaper for their unnecessarily harsh and negative tone.
Here are some of the tweets by netizens:
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Noohhh anak haram mana buat headline ni 🥲
&mdash; イッキマル أَلِف&lrm; 🦉 (@Ikhml) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ikhml/status/1556642505256767490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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So ni kalau dia menang emas tiba2 jadi kemenangan kita semua tapi kalah jadi kekalahan dia sorang lah kan? Terus jadi menghampakan negaralah? amenda punya headline lah
&mdash; Mizzuyama (水山) (@mizzusomething) <a href="https://twitter.com/mizzusomething/status/1556681157764595712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Harian Metro sekali lagi menghampakan apabila gagal mengarang headline dan artikel yang positif, menyakitkan hati orang ramai.
&mdash; 🌼 Dahlia 🇲🇾🇵🇸 (@TehAisNescafeO) <a href="https://twitter.com/TehAisNescafeO/status/1556642983818465281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Hire aku jadi tulis headline ok dah cmne harian 🤔. Depa struggle tuk dapat tempat tertinggi, ingat mandi terjun kat sunway lagoon ka 🤦
&mdash; Kai Aiden (@kai_aizen) <a href="https://twitter.com/kai_aizen/status/1556646177978089472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Despite of her performance, Pandelela had kept her head up and shared her thoughts of Birmingham 2022 in a Twitter thread.
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Tough love in Birmingham. It was a humbled experience in my 4th Commonwealth Games. No medal to bring home 🇲🇾 this time around. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/B2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#B2022</a> This is a thread...
&mdash; Pandelela Rinong (@Pandelela_R) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pandelela_R/status/1556650066076647424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Our diving queen had opened up stating that during her preparation for Birmingham 2022, her body recover process was slower than expected after returning from the <a href="https://myc.my/articles/1378/pandelela-bags-bronze-at-fina-world-championship-and-celebrates-it-in-the-most-malaysian-way-possible">Budapest World Championship</a> (where she had bagged a Bronze medal).
She also admitted that she struggled during the first day due to her not being 100% physically fit as she was trying to adapt to the local time zone. Despite it, she mentioned that she still had some great dives with Dhabitah Sabri and Jellson Jabllin during their mixed synchro. Pandelela also gave credit to Jellson who was still competing despite being injured.
She ended off the thread stating that she&rsquo;s thankful for the support that everyone had given her and that she&rsquo;s proud of the Malaysian diving team where the youngsters did well this time around.
Even YB Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah had shared his thoughts on the headline released by Harian Metro on Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok.
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<section><a title="@ybkarimhamzah" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ybkarimhamzah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ybkarimhamzah</a> <a title="pandelela" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pandelela" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#pandelela</a> <a title="pandelelarinong" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pandelelarinong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#pandelelarinong</a> <a title="beritaharian" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/beritaharian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#beritaharian</a> <a title="diving" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diving" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#diving</a> <a title="terjun" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/terjun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#terjun</a> <a title="commonwealthgames" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/commonwealthgames" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#commonwealthgames</a> <a title="sarawak" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sarawak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#sarawak</a> <a title="sarawakian" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sarawakian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#sarawakian</a> <a title="tiktoksarawak" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktoksarawak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#tiktoksarawak</a> <a title="sarawaktiktok" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sarawaktiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#sarawaktiktok</a> <a title="sarawakfyppp" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sarawakfyppp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#sarawakfyppp</a> <a title="fyp" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#fyp</a> <a title="♬ original sound - ybkarimhamzah" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-ybkarimhamzah-7129806071246965530" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound - ybkarimhamzah</a></section>
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Hopefully in the future our own local newspaper outlets will think twice before publishing such headlines. There&rsquo;s one saying most would say, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy to talk but why don&rsquo;t you try doing it yourself?&rdquo;. 
What do you think of this? Let us know in the comments.
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Local Newspaper Slammed After Calling Pandelela’s Performance “Disappointing” At Commonwealth Games

The Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022 was passed by Dewan Negara yesterday. So, what is this bill about?&nbsp; What does it mean to housewives in Malaysia? What sort of victory that we can tell from the perspective of feminists in Malaysia ?
 I would like to unravel these questions one by one in case you didn't quite catch up with the progress of this event.
<h2>Timeline :&nbsp;Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022 </h2>
August 2021：The bill was drafted by the ministry and the Attorney-General's Chambers
19 July 2022：It was tabled by the Human Resources Minister - Datuk Seri M. Saravanan
25 July 2022:&nbsp; The bill was passed by Dewan Rakyat
9 August 2022: The bill was passed by Dewan Negara
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<div class="image-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deputy Minister of Human Resources Ministry Datuk Awang Hashim in Dewan Negara on 9 August 2022. Source: Bernama</div>
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<h2>Explanation : Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022&nbsp;</h2>
By introducing the Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022, the Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) managed by the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso/ SOCSO) will be implemented:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The bill provides insurance for the housewives who register voluntarily to this programme, which includes disability benefits, medical coverage, constant attendance allowance, survivor's pension and funeral benefit.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Compensations can only be applied when there&rsquo;s an occurrence of a disabling accident.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">As long as the housewives continue to pay for the programme, the event of divorce, the death of the husband and the failure of the husband to contribute due to different reasons such as the loss of income would not affect the coverage of the insurance fees&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The husband or housewife will have to pay RM120 in advance to SOCSO to obtain 12 months of protection.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Single mothers or homemakers could also contribute if their husbands opt not to enrol into the programme with a payment as low as RM10 per month.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The scheme will not charge the estimated numbers of 150,000 housewives living in poverty, who register under the government&rsquo;s i-Suri initiative.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The requirements for signing up the scheme: -A housewife, which is defined in the bill as any woman attending the household chores on a full- time or part time basis, regardless of one&rsquo;s marital status. -Below 55-years-old</li>
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<h2>How Does It Help Housewives in Malaysia?&nbsp;</h2>
<a href="https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/07/28/swakian-homemakers-laud-housewives-social-security-bill-2022/">Some housewives</a>, particularly single mothers, seemed to be thrilled by the passing of the Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022 by Dewan Rakyat back in July as they responded to the event positively. 
&ldquo;Imagine, at my age, it is very expensive to get an insurance policy these days. I am trying to put food on the table for my small family and getting an insurance policy is not viable at all for me. This HSS Bill is definitely timely.&rdquo; &nbsp;Patricia Charles, 44, single
&ldquo;I strongly support the bill because we do not know what the future holds. This insurance scheme provides a sense of relief in times of need, especially when one does not have much savings.&rdquo;&nbsp; Hartanty Hardi, 44, Housewife
&ldquo;Since I&rsquo;m self-employed with no regular income, this scheme is very helpful. It also allows husbands to show concern and take care of their wives&rsquo; needs.&rdquo;&nbsp; Wan Anis Ilyani Wan Mohd Azhar, 34, Home baker&nbsp;
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Source: The Star
<h2>The Situations Of Housewives In Malaysia</h2>
As<a href="https://api.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/07/814807/housewives-social-security-bill-tabled-parliament-today#:~:text=The%20bill%20proposes%20that%20a%20scheme%2C%20known%20as,constant%20attendance%20allowance%2C%20survivor%27s%20pension%20and%20funeral%20benefit."> there are </a>approximately 4.95 million or 68.3% of women of working age in Malaysia who do not have their own career, the bill can be relevant and essential to this group of people.
Datuk Emeritus Prof Dr Norma, the Economics and Social Protection Expert in Universiti Malaya,&nbsp; pointed out that people who are not formally employed would not be covered by any form of social protection as Malaysia&rsquo;s social protection is offered according to one employment&rsquo;s status. Thus, the establishment of this bill can be perceived as a right direction to ensure the safety and health of women, especially those who suffer from poverty.
Here comes the difficult questions : To what extent does it benefit housewives? Does this signify a progress in the laws&rsquo; protection for women?&nbsp;
<h2>What Does The Future Hold For Women In Malaysia In Terms Of Policy Making?</h2>
In my opinion, the scheme is still conducted on a voluntary basis, which means that if the husband denies his wife any income and refuses to participate in it, the wife would not be able to access the given benefits.
However, Awang said that SOCSO will promote awareness campaigns like engagement sessions, road shows, Prihatin Squad activities, and its Social Synergy programme to endorse husbands to contribute to the SKSSR.&nbsp; Despite its lacking, it is still a step ahead on the long road of safeguarding women rights in Malaysia.&nbsp;
On a side note, the drafting of <a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/07/08/time-for-a-menstrual-leave-policy-says-mp/">the menstrual leave policy </a>is still an ongoing debate in Malaysia. Without the implementation of such a law, a Sabah based company 'Brutti &amp; Besi' has granted its employees to take leave for period pain, becoming a pioneer in challenging the stigma of menstruation.&nbsp;
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What does the passing of Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022 mean to women and feminism in Malaysia?

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Housewife Social Safety Bill 2022 Has Been Passed!

Di sebalik senyuman dan kesenangan yang sering dipaparkan di media sosial, ada cerita duka yang disembunyikan oleh para Influencer.
Memang bernar, puluhan malah ratusan ribu boleh dirangkul para Influencer ini dalam masa yang singkat, namun ada beberapa risiko yang perlu mereka tanggung setiap hari.
Kerjaya ini tidak kekal lama
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Seorang usahawan muda merangkap Content Creator, Nurin Afiqah, berkongsi bahawa kerjaya sebagai Influencer ini tidak akan bertahan lama. Beliau mengatakan bahawa beliau masih memerlukan kerja yang tetap sebagai sumber pendapatan utama:
&ldquo;Jadi seorang Influencer ni tak tetap. Kita masih perlukan sumber pendapatan yang lain untuk terus hidup dan kelayakan universiti lah yang akan membantu kita ketika memohon kerja nanti.
&ldquo;Macam saya sendiri, memang saya dapat duit dalam menjadi seorang Influencer ni sebab dapat upah untuk ulas barang-barang. Tapi saya selalu terfikir, berapa lama lagi kerja ni boleh bertahan. Takkan lah saya nak buat kerja ni sampai tua nanti.&rdquo; Tambah beliau dalam menegaskan bahawa kerjaya ini tidak akan kekal lama.
Beliau juga berpesan &ldquo;Jangan disebabkan duit korang jadi tamak&rdquo;
Haa dengar tu -,-
Kerjaya ini datang dengan risiko kepada kesihatan mental
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Nurin juga mengatakan bahawa kerjaya ini tidak mudah dan boleh mengganggu kesihatan mentalnya. Selain dari belajar topik-topik baharu, beliau juga perlu memastikan dirinya sentiasa kelihatan menarik.
Beliau mengatakan yang &ldquo;Saya kena belajar make up, jaga pemakananan dan memastikan berat badan saya tidak naik.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Peminat saya tak tahu apa yang saya kena alami,&rdquo; tambah beliau. Selain daripada itu, Nurin berkata, seorang Influencer ini perlu sentiasa menjaga perasaan peminat untuk mengekalkan populariti yang ada.
Haih... Itulah lumrah kehidupan...
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Kerjaya ini boleh menjadikan sesorang itu lemah semangat
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Fatin Syasya atau lebih dikenali sebagai Syasya Madu pula berkongsi bahawa kerjaya Influencer ini &lsquo;mashuk&rsquo; tetapi melemahkan semangat seseorang.
Beliau menjelaskan bahawa &ldquo;adanya Cancel Culture di media sosial boleh menjadikan pendapat yang tulus bertukar menjadi buruk dan merosakkan imej dan perwatakan media sosial seseorang.&rdquo;
Beliau tambah bahawasanya, &ldquo;kebanyakan anak muda ni hanya melihat pada faedah yang mereka akan dapat sahaja. Seperti dapat produk percuma, gaya hidup yang gah dan dikenali ramai.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Apa yang mereka terlepas pandang adalah cerita di sebalik tabir itu&rdquo;, &ldquo;di mana, perwatakan media sosial ini boleh merosakkan kesihatan mental kita. (Contoh factor yang memberikan kesan seperti) bebanan, tanggungjawab dan tomahan yang dilemparkan sehari-harian.&rdquo;
Beliau juga mengatakan bahawa kesan dari kerjaya ini bukan sahaja pada dirinya sendiri tapi malahan ahli keluarganya yang lain juga.
Oleh itu, tak semua orang boleh menghadapi semua risiko dibalik kemegahan influencer ini.
Oleh itu, berfikirlah sebaik mungkin sebelum mahu menjadi Influencer ini. Ia tidak semudah yang kita sangka, banyak risiko yang perlu ditanggung dan tekanan ynag perlu dihadapi.
Jadi, apakah anda bersetuju dengan pendapat mereka? Jangan lupa untuk kongsikan pandangan anda di ruangan komen dibawah!
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, The Star &amp; various cross references for context.
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“Influencer bukan kerjaya untuk jangka masa panjang”

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Influencer Sebagai Kerjaya: Dari Sudut Pandang Mereka Sendiri

Kepelbagaian kursus yang ditawarkan di institusi pengajian tinggi menjadika ia tempat yang strategik bagi siswa siswi menceburi pelbagai bidang dan seterusnya menjadi individu yang serba boleh.
Dalam konteks komuniti pula, menceburi pelbagai bidang dapat mengalakkan kerjasama di antara orang yang berlainan kemahiran untuk menghasilkan produk yang bermanfaat untuk mereka di dalam bidang yang berkenaan.
Sebagai contoh, 5 pelajar dari kursus perubatan dan kejuruteraan Taylor&rsquo;s University menyahut cabaran untuk meneruskan satu projek akhir tahun kursus kejuruteraan.
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Mereka bekerjasama dalam menghasilkan prototaip &ldquo;Bismuth-PETG filament&rdquo;:
&ldquo;Bismuth (Bi) dan polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) adalah bahan yang dipilih untuk menghasilkan Bi-based komposisi polimer, ia boleh dicetak dengan printer 3D untuk mengahsilkan pengadang radiasi mengikut kesuaian individu&rdquo;, jelas salah seorang pelajar kumpulan itu.
Pengadang Radiasi= Pakaian pelindung yang digunakan untuk melindungi pesakit atau pekerja medik dari radiasi secara terus mahupun sekunder semasa pemeriksaan imej di hospital, klinik dan klinik perigigian.
Apakah yang mereka ingin ketengahkan?
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2022/07/12/1656178.jpg" alt="Chan believes interdisciplinary projects are important training for future careers." width="167" height="249" />
Menurut salah seorang pelajar perubatan, Shannen Kay Chan, 21, pegadang radiasi yang ada di pasaran kini menggunakan bahan plumbum yang mengandungi bahan toksik yang membahayakan:
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Pengadang radiasi konvensional yang digunakan dalam jabatan radiologi mengandungi bahan berasakan plumbum untuk melindungi pegawai perubatan daripada pendedahan radiasi yang berlebihan&rdquo;
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Disebalik keberkesanannya, bahan yang berasakan plumbum ini mengandungi toksik dan tidak mesra alam. Sehubungan dengan itu, pakaian perlindungan berasakan plumbum ini berat dan boleh menyebabkan bebanan musculoskeletal terhadap pegawai tersebut setelah penggunaan yang lama. Kami mendapati bahan Bismuth-PETG ini tidak mengandungi toksik dan boleh diubah suai mengikut penggunaan di dalam industri perubatan.&rdquo;
&nbsp;
Oleh itu, dengan menggunakan bahan asas polimer, mereka dapat menghasilkan pengadang radiasi yang bebas toksik dan mesra alam. Ia juga terbukti lebih murah dan boleh diubahsuai mengikut keperluan penggunaan individu.
Dengan harapan produk ini smapai ke tahap yang seterusnya, mereka menyertai 2021 inter-university Engineering Innovation Challenge.
Acara ini dikelolakan oleh Institut Kejuruiteraan Singapura (IES) dan Kementerian Pendidikan Singapura.
Berkat usaha 5 pelajar itu dan tunjuk ajar dari para pendidik dari Taylor&rsquo;s University, mereka telah Berjaya membawa pulang pingat emas dari pertandingan itu.
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1659949125/unsigned/eiaif5li8lzs6kpkq56i.gif" />
Berikut adalah ucapan penghargaan dari pihak penyelia:
Prof Dr Yeong Chai Hong berkata bahawa:
&ldquo;Pada awalnya, matlamat kami bukanlah untuk memenangi pertandingan itu, namun dengan kerjasama para pelajar dan juga hasil komunikasi dengan pakar dari pelbagai bidang, pelajar-pelajar ini telah berjaya mencapai satu tahap yang luar biasa secara berkumpulan.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Dalam kerjasama yang melibatkan pelbagai bidang, kita perlu faham dengan keperluan satu sama lain, menyepadukan pelbagai ilmu, dan akhiranya memenuhi ruang-rang kosong dalam penghasilan produk yang memberi manfaat kepada industri yang terlibat.&rdquo;
Apa yang boleh dipelajari dari kejayaan mereka?
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1659949415/unsigned/qxmmikhbslgultosq5uz.gif" />
Kejayaan mereka mengajar kita untuk sentiasa berani dalam menyahut cabaran walaupun ia melibatkan bidang kerja yang kita tidak mahir. Belajarlah sesuatu yang baharu sementara masih ada peluang dan ruang, terutamanya ketika masih berada di institut pengajian tinggi.
Selain itu, pihak institusi pengajian tinggi sendiri perlulah menggalakan kolaborasi di antara pelajar berlainan bidang seperti mengadakan &ldquo;Pameran Projek Akhir Tahun&rdquo; secara besar-besaran.
Dengan pendedahan sebegini, pelajar dapat sedikit sebanyak mengambil tahu tentang bidang kerja dari pelajar yang berlainan kursus dan kemahiran. Oleh itu, semua pihak hendaklah memainkan peranan dalam menormalisasikan kerjasama antara pelajar berlainan bidang.
Apakah pendapat anda dalam usaha mempelbagaikan ilmu di kalangan pelajar ini? Kongsikan pendapat anda di ruangan komen dibawah!
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, The Star &amp; various cross references for context.
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5 orang pelajar Taylor’s University sahut cabaran meneruskan satu projek akhir tahun dan berjaya membawa pulang pingat emas sebagai habuan.

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Kerjasama Pelajar Perubatan Dan Kejuruteraan Ini Membuahkan Hasil Pingat Emas

The increment of minimum wage from RM 1200 to RM 1500 is for sure a good news for the employee as it allow them breathe a little more, especially after the recent inflations.
But that&rsquo;s basically it, a good news for the employee but not for the employer nor the traveller.
How it affect the travellers
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In order for employers to pay their workers according to the minimum wage, they have to increase their income by ultimately raising the goods and service prices.
Consequently every sectors have been elevating their rates to keep their employee in place including the budget hotels.
Thus for travellers with tight budgets that wants to visit Malaysia, they will be having a second thoughts after reviewing the cost of a budget hotel here.
Plus, is not just the hotels that they need to look into, they have to consider budgets for all the foods and transportations as well. But poof, we just lost our potential friend :&rsquo;(
From the service provider perspectives
The director of Malaysia Budget and Business Hotel Association (MyBHA) insisted that the increase of 20 to 60 percent of their rates is an immediate implications of the increase of minimum wage.
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He then firmly added that there is no possible room to decrease the rate and state that &ldquo;our profit margin is already slim, unlike five-star and above hotels.&rdquo; Thus, continue to say &ldquo;In fact, luxury hotels are offering heavy discounts to woo guests, but they are still able to maintain their profit margin."&nbsp; He is brave, isn&rsquo;t he?
Does the increase of minimum wage really help the people?
Here are some comparison of the Malaysian and Poland minimum wage found on a thread in twitter:
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Looked at Poland. Their minimum wage is RM2,900 and after taxes &amp; other deductions, take-home is RM2,300. RM2,300 is equivalent to a gross of RM2,680 in Malaysia ie 80% higher than our minimum wage. Cost of living is about the same. No wonder they can tahan the inflation <a href="https://t.co/Zv6F6A4kOj">pic.twitter.com/Zv6F6A4kOj</a>
&mdash; khalid karim I love my Rakyat (@khalidkarim) <a href="https://twitter.com/khalidkarim/status/1544333196636344325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2022</a></blockquote>

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And some even made the comparison of minimum wage and the ministers&rsquo; salary. 36 times?? That&rsquo;s crazy, no wonder people are fighting to get a seat in the cabinet even though they didn&rsquo;t fit.
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i make this one, really sad our min wage too low <a href="https://t.co/jRBZQysYbd">pic.twitter.com/jRBZQysYbd</a>
&mdash; potteh_23 🇲🇾🏴&zwj;☠️STOP MRT3 (@23Potteh) <a href="https://twitter.com/23Potteh/status/1546349036072222720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Hope this helps in answering whether it helps the people or not; the existing minimum wage is still not enough for the people. However it is still considered as an improvement, it&rsquo;s just need to keep increasing :)
Do share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, NST &amp; various cross references for context.
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The rise of minimum wage has a downside of affecting those who came in to Malaysia.

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Minimum Wage: A Nightmare For Travellers

If its one thing the pandemic has done, it&rsquo;s increased the retail price of many of our daily necessary items.
But with the pandemic, we had also been thankful to have a scheme called Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) which is one of the largest service sectors in the current market.
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According to a report by Malay Mail, the BNPL payment could double on an annual basis to reach RM2.65 billion in 2022.
One of the key reasons behind this is due to the rapid growth of credit cards appealing. But, unlike credit cards, if you were to use the BNPL your credit history is not vetted.
How does BNPL work?
The system is pretty simple. Essentially consumers who use this on e-commerce platforms are just breaking the payments into installments.
Unlike credit cards which require requires stringent requirements, everyone can easily get BNPL. Most payment schemes will allow anyone to apply for it no matter how big the payment is.
For one to sign up for BNPL, all you have to do is sign up, fill up your personal details and you&rsquo;re good to go. Atome Singapore and Malaysia&rsquo;s general manager Trasy Lou-Walsh says that they were thinking of ways to disrupt the credit card industry with this payment scheme.
One issue is that there&rsquo;s lack of regulation which has sparked concern about the risk of bad debt and default, however that hasn&rsquo;t stopped more players joining in the competition as there are now dozens of BNPL players, banks and establish services in the industry.
Who are the BNPL platforms in Malaysia and how do they differ?
1) Atome
<img src="https://cdn1.myc.com.my/image/upload/v1656924569/unsigned/iqp7txigxm8lm8dc1h5c.png" />
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- Presence in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mainland China. - Offer over 2,000 retailers online and in store merchants. - Uses AI proprietary credit scores according to what you can and cannot afford. - Users need to be 18 and above - Spend a minimum of RM10 - Spreads across 3- months installments - Users can spend up to RM1,500 (non-credit card users) and RM5,000 (credit card users)
2) FavePay Later
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-Fintech platform with smart payment applications. - Offers merchant a &ldquo;virtual compound&rdquo; and free advertising for merchants. - Installments up to 3- months based off &ldquo;user assessment&rdquo;. - 1.5% interest rate charged for every late payment after seven days.
3) hoolah
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- Highly popular in Singapore - Easy to use. - 3 &ndash; month long installments with no interest fee. - Penalties of RM16 for items below RM300, RM47 for items below RM3,000 and RM95 for item above RM3000. 
4) Grab PayLater 
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- Biggest platform in Malaysia - Have installments of 4 payments or paying the entire sum a month later - Can be used on food, e-hailing rides, groceries and online merchant partners. - More strict than other BNPL platforms - Users need to be 21 and above, is a &ldquo;Silver Tier&rdquo; member with 200 GrabReward points - Must have a minimum of three transactions a month to unlock feature. - Accounts will be frozen if installments are being paid late and users will be given a RM10 penalty to reactivate account.
5) Shopee SpayLater
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- Still unknown to most due to late coming in the industry. - Risk filter of platform not too known but has an assessing credit score system. - Offers repayment methods and installments across 2, 3 or 6 months. - Interest free installments but has a 1.25 % processing fee. - 1.5% transaction penalty for late payments
6) Split
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- Claims to be first &ldquo;Shariah-compliant&rdquo; BNPL platform in Malaysia - Does not charge large late payment penalties. - Works out payment plan with user if they can&rsquo;t pay on time. - Applications for plan strict and has a high of rejections. - 3-month interest free. - Charges 10% to partner stores depending on monthly sales.
If I had a choice, I&rsquo;d personally use either Fave or Atome due to how convenient it is and how much coverage and offers they have. Grab is great but they have a bit toom many criteria&rsquo;s to fill. So, which one is your preferred BNPL app? Let us know in the comments!
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*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, Malay Mail &amp; various cross references for context.
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Who would of thought we had this many apps for breaking up payments!

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Want That New Stuff But Can't Pay The Full Price? Here Are Some 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Apps

Everyone knows that Apple is a staple when it comes to brand identity out there. In fact, almost everyone wants an Apple product whether it being their iPhones, iPads or even the Macbook's.
But we all know one thing, to buy an Apple product, it could cost you an arm and a kidney. OK not really but it&rsquo;s really expensive and we undoubtedly know that.
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Apple is now getting their hands into a financial service sector which allows customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) scheme which is called Pay Later as an extension of Apple Pay (which is only available in the US for now).
The new feature will be rolling out with the upcoming iOS 16 this fall which will enable customers to make big purchases with instalments.
Read: <a href="https://myc.com.my/articles/1303/apple-announces-ios-16-and-heres-what-you-can-look-forward-to">Apple Announces iOS 16 And Here&rsquo;s What You Can Look Forward To!</a>
BNPL will allow users to split any purchases into four equal payments over the span of six weeks. The only condition is that customers are required to pay a quarter of the full amount upfront while the rest of the payments is made done every two weeks. For those who have Apple pay, the amount will be deducted out of the Wallet app either online or in-app using the Mastercard network.
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The best part of it is that those taking the instalment plans from Apple will have a zero-interest rate. This makes the deal more attractive to those who can&rsquo;t pay the one lump sum.
The more unforgiving end of this instalment plan is that it&rsquo;s the risk of the youth or younger audience who&rsquo;s at least 73% of their customers to miss payments (cause you know some of them don&rsquo;t manage their money properly). It was reported that at least 43% of the Gen Z consumers are likely to miss one payment which leads them to an overdraft fee.
As of now the exact mechanism for the BNPL loans has not been announced but Apple says they would decision will be made by their treasury department. As for some of Apple&rsquo;s financial ventures is still handled by Goldman Sachs who oversees the Apple Card credit card, a new subsidiary called Apple Financing LLC will later be handling Apple Pay.
Will banks be involved when needing to approve of credit loans?
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According to Apple, through this new subsidiary, they will be handling all the decisions and loans without a partner bank for its BNPL feature. As Apple Financing does not have a bank charter, Goldman Sachs and Mastercard will still be involved in the Pay Later scheme as they are qualified to issue the payment credentials.
Now the real question is if this scheme will be coming in Malaysia as Apple Pay is not available yet.
So, let us know your thoughts, would you rather be saving up for a one lump sum payment or do you prefer having to pay in instalments? 
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*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, Reuters, Apple &amp; various cross references for context.
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Thinking of getting an Apple product but you’re too broke? Perhaps the instalment plan with no interest could help!