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Summary on Royal Malaysian Customs' Notice advertised in The Star dated 19-Mar-2007
If you provide certain services like Insurance, Car Park, Consultancy, Advertising, Dance Hall, Restaurant and a few other services, you are required to apply for a licence under Service Tax Act 1975. Operating such business without a licence is an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding RM5,000.00 or to imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both. If you are a manufacturer, you are required to apply for a licence under Sales Tax Act 1972. Manufacturing without a licence is an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding RM5,000.00 or to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or to both unless given exemption by Finance Minister. |
Public Holidays in Malaysia | Top | ||||||
Public Holidays | Date | ||||||
* National Day | 31-Aug | ||||||
* King's Birthday | 1st Saturday of Jun | ||||||
* State Sultan's Birthday/ State Governor's Birthday / Federal Territory's Day | 2nd Saturday of Jul (Penang's Gavernor's Birthday) | ||||||
* Labour Day | 01-May | ||||||
New Year Day | 01-Jan | ||||||
Chinese New Year - 2 days | |||||||
Hari Raya Puasa - 2 days | |||||||
Deepavali | |||||||
Christmas Day | 25-Dec | ||||||
Wesak Day | |||||||
Hari Raya Haji | |||||||
Thaipusam | |||||||
If not mistaken, the Chinese, Muslim and Indian people follow their own lunar calendar. Therefore, certain dates are not fixed. |
Road Distance (Approx. in miles) | Top | |||||||||||||||||
Alor Setar | B'worth | Ipoh | Johor Bahru | Kangar | Klang | Kluang | Kota Bharu | Kuala Kangsar | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Tereng ganu | Malacca | Port Dickson | Serem ban | S'pore | Taiping | |||
Alor Setar | 60 | 164 | 526 | 32 | 308 | 481 | 680 | 132 | 299 | 575 | 391 | 355 | 340 | 543 | 117 | |||
Butterworth | 60 | 102 | 465 | 92 | 246 | 420 | 619 | 71 | 237 | 525 | 330 | 294 | 279 | 482 | 56 | |||
Ipoh | 164 | 102 | 363 | 195 | 145 | 318 | 517 | 31 | 135 | 415 | 227 | 192 | 177 | 380 | 53 | |||
Johor Bahru | 526 | 465 | 363 | 558 | 247 | 65 | 531 | 394 | 228 | 430 | 135 | 190 | 186 | 17 | 416 | |||
Kangar | 32 | 92 | 195 | 558 | 339 | 513 | 712 | 164 | 330 | 610 | 423 | 387 | 372 | 575 | 149 | |||
Klang | 308 | 246 | 145 | 247 | 339 | 203 | 429 | 175 | 20 | 335 | 112 | 68 | 61 | 264 | 197 | |||
Kluang | 481 | 420 | 318 | 65 | 513 | 203 | 487 | 348 | 183 | 375 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 82 | 371 | |||
Kota Bharu | 680 | 619 | 517 | 531 | 712 | 429 | 487 | 448 | 409 | 100 | 425 | 426 | 405 | 548 | 570 | |||
Kuala Kangsar | 132 | 71 | 31 | 394 | 164 | 175 | 348 | 448 | 166 | 450 | 258 | 223 | 208 | 411 | 22 | |||
Kuala Lumpur | 299 | 237 | 135 | 228 | 330 | 20 | 183 | 409 | 166 | 310 | 92 | 56 | 42 | 245 | 188 | |||
Kuala Terengganu | 575 | 525 | 415 | 430 | 610 | 335 | 375 | 100 | 450 | 310 | 330 | 335 | 315 | 445 | 465 | |||
Malacca | 391 | 330 | 227 | 135 | 423 | 112 | 91 | 425 | 258 | 92 | 330 | 54 | 51 | 152 | 280 | |||
Port Dickson | 355 | 294 | 192 | 190 | 387 | 68 | 145 | 426 | 223 | 56 | 335 | 54 | 21 | 206 | 245 | |||
Seremban | 340 | 279 | 177 | 186 | 372 | 61 | 141 | 450 | 208 | 42 | 315 | 51 | 21 | 203 | 230 | |||
Singapore | 543 | 482 | 380 | 17 | 575 | 264 | 82 | 548 | 411 | 245 | 445 | 152 | 206 | 203 | 433 | |||
Taiping | 117 | 56 | 53 | 416 | 149 | 197 | 371 | 570 | 22 | 188 | 465 | 280 | 245 | 230 | 433 | |||
I think the distance from northern west coast to northern east coast is shorter now as there is a highway that cuts across the northern region. For distance translation, click here. |
Common Emergencies | Top | ||||||
Vomitting (see Medline Plus : Emesis) | Sprains (see Wikipedia : Sprain) | ||||||
Give electrolyte solution or cold salted water in steady small amount. Fruit juices can also be given unless it is a baby. Don't over drink at one time. Avoid solid food until there is no vomitting for 6 hours. If lying down, move the face to one side. Send the person to the hospital if vomitting more than 24 hours, have blood or bile in the vomit, severe pain and headache. | Do not perform activities which cause pain to the sprained area. Apply ice to the area several times a day, but never for more than 10-15 minutes at a time. Wrap the sprained area to reduce swelling - Compression. Cold water will do also. Keep the sprained area as close to the level of the heart as is conveniently possible. Apply appropriate liniment / balm by rubbing the sprained area. | ||||||
Snake Bites | Burns or Scalds | ||||||
Use constrictive band intended to slow the spread of poison through the lymphatic system and it should be fairly loose. Try to get the poison out of the wound. Wash the wound with permanganate solution to remove poison on the skin. Keep person at rest. Call ambulance. | Small minor burns without blister may be held under running water. No treatment is required. Larger burns should be covered and bandage firmly if no blisters. If have blisters, bandage lightly so as not to break it and do not apply anytihng. Seek immediate assistance. | ||||||
Broken Bones | |||||||
Broken limbs should be immobilised before moving. Broken upper limbs may be secured to the body. Lower limbs may be secured with sticks at both sides or secure to the other leg that is ok. Call an ambulance. | |||||||
Fainting (see MayoClinic.com : Fainting) | Bleeding and Wounds | ||||||
If you feel faint, lie down or sit down and place your head between your knees. If someone else faints, let the person lie down and elevate the legs above the heart level if posible. Check the breathing and make sure that the airway is not blocked. Loosen belts, collars and clothing. Apply friction / rub the limbs upwards to stimulate the person. The person should revive quickly. If the person doesn't regain consciousness within one minute, call emergency medical assistance. | If wound is not big, press on the wound with a piece of gauze, etc. to stop the bleeding. Wash around the wound, apply bandage firmly to stop the bleeding. If the wound is big, apply direct pressure, elevate the limb or wound above the heart, use pressure point to slow the artery above the injury and bandages. Tourniquet is a last resort method of bleeding control and should be done by emergency medical people. Call the ambulance. |
Prefix names, symbols and descriptions | Top | ||||||
Prefix Name | Prefix Symbol | Description | |||||
atto | a | 10-18 | one million million millionth : 0.000,000,000,000,000,001 | ||||
femto | f | 10-15 | one thousand million millionth : 0.000,000,000,000,001 | ||||
pico | p | 10-12 | one million millionth : 0.000,000,000,001 | ||||
nano | n | 10-9 | one thousand millionth : 0.000,000,001 | ||||
micro | u | 10-6 | one millionth : 0.000,001 | ||||
milli | m | 10-3 | one thousandth : 0.001 | ||||
centi | c | 10-2 | one hundredth : 0.01 | ||||
deci | d | 10-1 | one tenth : 0.1 | ||||
deka (deca) | da | 101 | ten : 10 | ||||
hecto | h | 102 | one hundred : 100 | ||||
kilo | k | 103 | one thousand : 1,000 | ||||
myria | my | 104 | ten thousand : 10,000 | ||||
mega | M | 106 | one million : 1,000,000 | ||||
giga | G | 109 | one thousand milion : 1,000,000,000 | ||||
tera | T | 1012 | one million milion : 1,000,000,000,000 | ||||
petz | P | 1015 | one thousand million milion : 1,000,000,000,000,000 | ||||
exa | E | 1018 | one million million milion : 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
Metric Conversion | Top | ||||||||||||||||
Linear | Weights : avoirdupois | ||||||||||||||||
Inches (2.54 cm) | Centimetres | Ounces (28.3495 gm) | Grams | ||||||||||||||
0.3937 | 1 | 2.5400 | 0.0352 | 1 | 28.3495 | ||||||||||||
0.7874 | 2 | 5.0800 | 0.0705 | 2 | 56.6990 | ||||||||||||
1.1811 | 3 | 7.6200 | 0.1058 | 3 | 85.0485 | ||||||||||||
Yards (0.9144 m) | Metres | Pounds (0.45359 kg) | Kilograms | ||||||||||||||
1.0936 | 1 | 0.9144 | 2.2046 | 1 | 0.4535 | ||||||||||||
2.1872 | 2 | 1.8288 | 4.4092 | 2 | 0.9071 | ||||||||||||
3.2808 | 3 | 2.7432 | 6.6138 | 3 | 1.3607 | ||||||||||||
Miles (1.60934 km for land) | Kilometres | Long Tons (1016.046 kg) | Kilograms | ||||||||||||||
0.6213 | 1 | 1.6093 | 0.0009 | 1 | 1016.0469 | ||||||||||||
1.2427 | 2 | 3.2186 | 0.0019 | 2 | 2032.0938 | ||||||||||||
1.8641 | 3 | 4.8280 | 0.0029 | 3 | 3048.1407 | ||||||||||||
Area | Area | ||||||||||||||||
Sq. Inches (6.4516 cm2) | Sq. Centimetres | Sq. Feet (0.092903 m2) | Sq. Metres | ||||||||||||||
0.1550 | 1 | 6.4516 | 10.7639 | 1 | 0.0929 | ||||||||||||
0.3100 | 2 | 12.9032 | 21.5278 | 2 | 0.1858 | ||||||||||||
0.4650 | 3 | 19.3548 | 32.2917 | 3 | 0.2787 | ||||||||||||
Acres (0.404686 ha) | Hectares ( km2) | Sq. Miles (2.5899 km2) | Sq. Kilometres | ||||||||||||||
2.4710 | 1 | 0.4046 | 0.3861 | 1 | 2.5899 | ||||||||||||
4.9421 | 2 | 0.8093 | 0.7722 | 2 | 5.1799 | ||||||||||||
7.4131 | 3 | 1.2140 | 1.1583 | 3 | 7.7699 | ||||||||||||
Volume | Capacity | ||||||||||||||||
Cu. Feet | Cu. Metres | UK Pints (0.568 l) | Litres | ||||||||||||||
35.3146 | 1 | 0.0283 | 1.7597 | 1 | 0.5682 | ||||||||||||
70.6293 | 2 | 0.0566 | 3.5195 | 2 | 1.1365 | ||||||||||||
105.9440 | 3 | 0.0849 | 5.2792 | 3 | 1.7047 | ||||||||||||
Cu. Yards | Cu. Metres | UK Gallons (4.456 l) | Litres | ||||||||||||||
1.3079 | 1 | 0.7645 | 0.2199 | 1 | 4.5460 | ||||||||||||
2.6159 | 2 | 1.5291 | 0.4399 | 2 | 9.0921 | ||||||||||||
3.9238 | 3 | 2.2936 | 0.6599 | 3 | 13.6382 |
Weights and Measures | Top | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Measure | Square Measure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 inches | ... | 1 foot | 144 square inches | ... | 1 square foot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 feet | ... | 1 yard | 9 square feet | ... | 1 square yard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.5 yards | ... | 1 rod | 30.25 square yards | ... | 1 square rod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 rods | ... | 1 furlong | 40 square rods | ... | 1 rood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 furlongs | ... | 1 statute mile | 4 roods | ... | 1 acre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 miles | ... | 1 league | 640 acres | ... | 1 square mile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cubic Measure | Avoirdupois Weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,728 cubic inches | ... | 1 cubic foot | 27 11/32 grains | ... | 1 dram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 cubic feet | ... | 1 cubic yard | 16 drams | ... | 1 ounce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 cubic feet | ... | 1 cord (wood) | 16 ounces | ... | 1 pound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 cubic feet | ... | 1 ton (shipping) | 25 pounds | ... | 1 quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,150.42 cubic inches | ... | 1 standard bu | 4 quarters | ... | 1 cwt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
231 cubic inches | ... | 1 US standard gal | 2,000 pounds | ... | 1 short ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 cubic foot | ... | about 0.8 of a bushel | 2,240 pounds | ... | 1 long ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angular Measure | Liquid Measure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 seconds | ... | 1 minute | 4 gills | ... | 1 pint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 minutes | ... | 1 degree | 2 pints | ... | 1 quart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 degrees | ... | 1 sign | 4 quarts | ... | 1 gallon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 degrees | ... | 1 quadrant | 31.5 gallons | ... | 1 barrel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 quadrants or 360 | ... | 1 circumference | 2 barrels | ... | 1 hogshead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dry Measure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 pints | ... | 1 quart | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 quarts | ... | 1 peck | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 pecks | ... | 1 bushel | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 bushels | ... | 1 chaldron | ... |
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