Twist3d garbs...

...for the twisted minds. Or just pure evil.

Narbonic Labs

Had my lips twitching most of the time.
And spazzorific goodness!! Wakakaka...XD

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Okay, back to costs.

Quack.

The first thing I read today:

EXEMPTED.

Then:

"Real Property Gains Tax is abolished from April 1."

Wth...
Should I be happy, or irked?

As a normal citizen, I'll be happy as I do not need to pay tax when I sell (or buy) land, houses etc. in the future. I know it's for the good of the people and the economy (as a whole), but why now? Why did this happen only when the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) is set up?

But as a student, I'm somehow very irritated; I've learnt Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) during this semester, and now it has to go down the dumps. And how would the Inland Revenue Board handle this? Will a new Public Ruling be handed down saying that RPGT is not assessable?
Or to be more precise, will this come out for P9 (CAT), Paper 2.3 and 3.2 this semester? :0

If this news came in somewhere around November or December last year, this wouldn't have to be very inconvenient for us!

I wonder how the tax lecturers would act to this.

What happens if...

...there is alcoholism?

BAD.

If it involves religion?

Read on...

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'The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Ankara, El Husseini broke with the Islamic laws of his country and served his guests alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic drinks were served at a welcome dinner held by El Husseini and his wife (who does not wear a headscarf), for the new arrival of the ambassadors of Yemen, Qatar, Algeria and Palestine in Ankara. In yet another break with the Saudi Islamic tradition, men and women sat and dined together.'

(taken from Hurriyet)


And the government doesn't do anything to this...
In Malaysia, this could have sparked a public outcry!



But in the U.S., anything could happen. Even though the country consists of mostly Christians (and maybe Jews), there were protests from another perspective:

'There is no such thing as drink responsibly,' says the president of the Islamic Society of the East Bay

Hmm...because they're Muslims?


"We are here today to say loudly we stand together to battle the evils of alcohol. There is no such thing as 'drink responsibly,'" Mohammad Rajabally, president of the Islamic Society of the East Bay, told more than 100 Muslims gathered in the rain outside Oakland City Hall. "When you have Muslims bringing (alcohol) to people ... it is shameful."

That bad?

Members of the newly formed Muslims for Healthy Communities said they did not support the vandalism of two Muslim-owned West Oakland liquor stores in November by men who identified themselves as Muslims. Six men affiliated with Your Black Muslim Bakery have pleaded not guilty in the case.

But the coalition members said those incidents, and the ensuing media coverage, provided an opportunity for Muslims to tackle the issue of liquor stores in poor communities, particularly those run by fellow Muslims.

"If they hadn't done that, we wouldn't be here today. It was the flashpoint," said Faheem Shuaibe, resident imam of the Masjidul Waritheen mosque in East Oakland. "It was the right intent, but simply done in the wrong way."

I wonder if any Muslims here will agree with this...

Hassan, who is Muslim, said the protesters are right that Islam prohibits him from selling alcohol.

"It's not a good feeling. I think about it almost every day," Hassan said in an interview. "I would like to get away from it, but on my own terms, not by oppression from somebody else trying to judge me."

'...on my own terms'? Hmm...

Coalition members said 90 percent of Oakland's 350 liquor outlets are owned by Muslims, but Mohamed put the figure between 50 and 60 percent.

Imam Abu Quadir al-Amin of the Muslim Community Center in San Francisco said alcohol played a role in the genocide of Native Americans.

"We see alcohol in the African American community being used as a form of genocide," he said. "The people are dead, but they're still walking around."

But liquor store owner Hassan said it is not up to his fellow Muslims to judge him.

"I'm not here to hurt anybody or do anything wrong," Hassan said. "At the end, God is going to judge me."

I would agree with the last sentiment!

(taken from San Francisco Chronicle)

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These are actually found when I was surfing for info for my assignment. I haven't included those articles that showed other religions than Islam.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions above are subject to the writer's indiviual opinion.