Ribena do not have Vitamin C?

Ribena do not have vitamin C??
Report from Wellington 27/3, The GlaxoSmithKline was summons NZ$217,000 (RM546,000) for being confuse the consumer the product have vitamin C !

Ribena didenda dakwa mengandungi vitamin C
WELLINGTON 27 Mac – Pengeluar produk kesihatan antarabangsa, GlaxoSmithKline hari ini didenda RM546,000 (NZ$217,000) kerana iklan yang mengelirukan selepas dua pelajar sains mendapati minuman kodialnya yang popular, Ribena sebenarnya tidak mengandungi vitamin C.

Syarikat multinasional itu mengaku bersalah atas 15 dakwaan menyiarkan iklan yang mengelirukan antara tahun 2002 hingga 2006.

Pengakuan itu dibuat dalam saman yang difailkan oleh sebuah badan pemerhati pengguna, Suruhanjaya Perdagangan selepas sebuah projek sains sekolah pada tahun 2004 mendedahkan dakwaan palsu tersebut.

Ribena telah lama dijual sebagai minuman kesihatan berdasarkan iklan yang mendakwa jus buah beri itu mengandungi lebih banyak vitamin C daripada jus oren.

Iklan GlaxoSmithKline di negara ini mendakwa jus Ribena yang sedia diminum mengandungi tujuh miligram vitamin C bagi setiap 100 mililiter.

Bagaimanapun pelajar sekolah tinggi, Anna Devathasan dan Jenny Suo yang ketika itu berusia 14 tahun mendapati Ribena hampir tidak mengandungi sebarang vitamin C selepas menguji minuman berasaskan sirap itu sebagai sebahagian projek sains mereka pada tahun 2004.

Hakim Mahkamah Daerah Auckland, Phil Gittos mendenda GlaxoSmithKline dan mengarahkan syarikat itu untuk membetulkan iklannya selain menyiarkan mesej berkaitan di laman webnya. Kedua-dua pelajar terbabit turut hadir di mahkamah bagi mendengar keputusan tersebut.

“Kami berasa agak bangga dan begitu teruja. Sekiranya kami tidak melakukan ujian sains itu tiga tahun lalu, Ribena mungkin dipromosikan selama-lamanya sebagai kaya dengan khasiat vitamin C,” kata Devathasan kepada National Radio.

Devathasan berpendapat denda yang dikenakan sepatutnya lebih tinggi kerana GlaxoSmithKline adalah sebuah syarikat yang mengaut keuntungan berbilion dolar.
Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Perdagangan, Paula Rebstock menyifatkan kedua-dua remaja itu sebagai sumber inspirasi sebenar kepada semua orang di suruhanjaya itu.

Source


Well.. Why the officer Ribena website said 95%Ribena make from blackcurrants, now the question is... Blackcurrant got vitamin C or not? if got why Ribena do not have vitamin C?? if kena summons, how about the Ribena company?

Sony Ericsson W580

Sony Ericsson, owned jointly by Japan's Sony Corp. and Sweden's LM Ericsson, introduced the latest addition to its Walkman phone lineup.
The W580, the first slider Walkman phone, is 0.55 inch (1.4 centimeters) thick and weighs 3.3 ounces (93 grams). Sony Ericsson says the W580 offers up to 30 hours of music play time.
The company did not announce a price or say which service provider will offer the phone, though it's based on a wireless technology that's only used by AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile USA among the major U.S. carriers.
Like the vast majority of new devices, all three of these handsets come with Bluetooth wireless to connect with a cordless headset.

Below are the spec of the comming soon SE W580 :

General
Network
GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced
2007, March
Status
Coming Soon
Size
Dimensions
99 x 47 x 14 mm
Weight
94 g
Display
Type
TFT, 256K colors
Size
240 x 320 pixels

- Wallpapers, screensavers
Ringtones
Type
Polyphonic, MP3, AAC
Customization
Composer, download
Vibration
Yes
Memory
Phonebook
1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot
Memory Stick Micro (M2), 512 MB card included

- 12 MB shared memory
Data
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD
Yes
EDGE
Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
No
WLAN
No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port
No
USB
Yes
Features
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
WAP 2.0/HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds
Games
Yes + downloadable
Colors
Style White, Urban Grey
Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video

- TrackID music recognition - Walkman 2.0 music player - Java MIDP 2.0- T9- FM radio with RDS- Organiser- Voice memo- Built-in handsfree
Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by
Up to 370 h
Talk time
Up to 9 h

Hongkies vs. Singaporeans vs. Indonesians vs. Malaysians

TRUE , RIGHT OR ACCURATE ?

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING A HONGKIE
1. We're Hongkies and not Chinese.
2. We can talk and shout and nobody gives a damn.
3. Jackie Chan is our icon.
4. We can live in 5' x 5' cubicle and call it luxury apartment.
5. Our children can speak Cantonese at a young age.
6. We get to blame everything on Feng Shui or Tung Chee Hwa or the mainland communists.
7. No one can threaten Hong Kong, except the few expatriate from Cathay Airlines (Pilots) who are now on strike.
8. Gambling is more interesting than sex, that's why we're Hongkies.
9. We produce a lot of Ms.Hong Kong to the enjoyment of the rich and famous.

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING A SINGAPOREAN
1. We're not Chinese
2. Everyone (especially the Malaysian) hates us, except ourselves.
3. Famous for Orchard Road .
4. We have our own island.
5. Proud of our world class Airport, world class MRT, world class airline, world class telco......score "one" against Manchester Utd but kena 8 in return.
6. We know how to spell 'Salvatore Ferragamo'.
7. We know how to enjoy our vacation in M'sia - keep a few RM50 notes before you enter the highway: You can throw anything, anytime, anywhere and always wash our cars at the resort.
8. Never fear of getting lost in our country - S$20 taxi ride will get you into the sea.
9. We'll never have to worry about finding Mr or Ms right coz Govt will find one for us.
10. 1 Sing dollar = 2.2 ringgit.....nyeh-nyeh-nyeh...
11. It's OK to be Kiasu. It's part of our culture.

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING AN INDONESIAN
1. We are not Australian.
2. We live in the biggest country in South East Asia .
3. No pirates in Indonesia water if you exclude the Navy and Coast guards.
4. Everything is cheap, even our salaries....
5. We can blame everything to Suharto or BJ Habibie or Gus Dur or Megawati or....
6. Only in Indonesia you can get involved in real demonstrations daily for different causes and see no results.
7. Our Rupiah is like a Yo Yo, it can go up and down just b'coz IMF say so...
8. We burn everything and nobody gives a damn
9. We don't need fire-fighters as our neighbours will provide...

GOOD REASONS BEING A MALAYSIAN
1. World tallest Building, Best F1 circuit, biggest pewter mug, highest standard of university admission...coz Malaysia Boleh !
2. We can be driving, picking our nose, cursing another driver, talking on the handphone, adjusting radio and bribing the cop at the same time.
3. Divorce by sending SMS.
4. Traffic summoned can be settled on the spot with the cop.
5. Teh Tarek & Roti Canai is the favourite supper.
6. We can save a lot of electricity b'coz our TV shows are so crappy.
7. We can blame everything on the haze or George Soros or government or opposition parties or.....
8. Resourceful City Council, one person to drive the van, one to carry the ladder, one to change a street's bulb and three others watching.......
9. We make 2 lane trunk roads into 3 lane highway and back to 2 lane when cops are sighted
10. There's always something for the JKR to do. They dig, resurface the road, dig and resurface........
11. All main roads are designated highway coz it gives Samy Veloo a reason to collect toll.

Firefly, a fully owned subsidiary of MAS to fly six routes

Wow another new fly fly for the fly fly lover...
Today i read this news from www.thestar.com.my..

Another low-cost carrier called Firefly will take to the skies from April 2. It will be based at the Penang International Airport.



FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, a 100% subsidiary of MAS, will initially fly six routes.
The routes are from Penang to Langkawi, Kota Baru, Kuala Terengganu and Kuantan for the domestic destinations and from Penang to Koh Samui and Phuket for the regional destinations.
For a start, the airline will use two 50-seater Fokker planes to fly to Phuket and Koh Samui seven times a week, while it will fly 14 times weekly to Kota Baru, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan and Langkawi.


As for the airfare, MAS managing director Idris Jala said: “It will start from as low as RM9, slightly more than the price of a plate of nasi kandar.”
In presenting the operating licence to Idris at his office here yesterday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the new airline would promote Penang as the country’s hub for low-cost carriers in the northern region.

“Except for the Penang-Langkawi routes, the domestic destinations are currently not being serviced by any other airline, so Firefly will fill the niche and boost connectivity in the north.
“This connectivity will further boost tourist arrivals, particularly to achieve our 20 million target during Visit Malaysia 2007, as well as enhance economic development within the Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand growth area in the long term.

“MAS’ decision to set up this carrier is the result of earlier discussions between the airline and the ministry on how they can improve their network for the Visit Malaysia Year,” he told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting.

With Firefly joining the stable, the country will now have six airlines. The others are Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Berjaya Air, Transmile and Fly Asian Xpress.
Idris said Firefly – tagged the community airline – was aimed at serving people staying in places previously not served by any airline.

Malaysia’s sixth airline: Chan presenting Firefly’s operating licence to Idris in Putrajaya yesterday. The new airline will be based at the Penang International Airport.“But MAS cannot do it because of the higher operating costs for us. So we have to set up this new airline.
“It will be a win-win situation for everybody. However, this airline will have an entirely new managing team and business model, all of which will be announced on March 17 in Penang,” he said, adding that MAS expects to achieve profit from the Firefly's operations from next year.

The Funny Photo

The Funny Photo that i had received from friend....!!

The Tattoo Of The Year... Latest Grill Accessories....

McDonald's New flavour?
万岁!万岁! 万岁! 万万岁.....

How Was Your Cereal This Morning?

How To Handle Problem Neighbor..

Boy Genius! Can You Do This?

Good Reason to Wear Pajamas to Bed!!!

Wine Promoter at Portugis..

Condom Device Wins Most Beautiful Award

Joke of the day...

A Man was carrying two babies, one in each arm, while waiting for a train.

Along come this woman and seeing the two cute babies started asking the man, "Aren't they cute, what are their names?"

Than man gave the lady an angry look and replied, "I dont't know."

The lady asked again, "Which is the boy and which is the girl?"

The man looking angrier than before replied, "I don't know."

The woman then started to scold the man, "What kind of a father are you?"

The man replied, "I am not their father, I am just a condom salesman selling the condom device which was won the most beautiful award and these are the two complaints that i am taking back to the company."

Muahhahahaa...