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I can't help to notice that the Malay version sounds like the Middle East war coverage, especially the usage of the word penceroboh which basically means invaders (e.g. the Iraq invasion); kaedah serangan terbaru which means latest attack techniques - which does not sound that bad when converted to English, but in Bahasa Malaysia the context is again, war; and kaedah pertahanan which mean defense technique. The Malay word for hacker, penggodam however, was never used. But, wicked nevertheless:

LEBIH 20 penceroboh sistem rangkaian komputer (hacker) terkenal, antaranya Theo De Raadt dan John T. Draper (juga dikenali sebagai Captain Crunch) akan berkumpul di Kuala Lumpur untuk menyertai persidangan tahunan HITBSecConf2004 ke-tiga bermula pada empat hingga tujuh Oktober ini.

Penganjur persidangan, Hack In The Box (M) Sdn Bhd, berkata De Raadt, yang akan membentangkan kertas kerja bertajuk Ã

Apperantly: Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record.

"I'm happy and proud that I can get Turkey in the record book even if it's for milk squirting," said the 28-year-old. He says he is among only a handful of people around the world who can perform the feat because of an anomaly in his tear gland.

The Web site for Guinness World Records says Mike Moraal of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, set the existing record, of 8.745 feet in France in 2001.

Via Yahoo!

Yahoo Japan Corp said Thursday it will start selling across the country later this month "ramen" noodle soup it has developed on the basis of the results of a popularity contest conducted via the Internet.

The product, dubbed "Samurai Ramen," features soup made from scorched "miso" fermented soy bean paste and pork bones, and a main topping of barbecued pork, Japan's largest Internet portal operator said.

(Source: Japan Today)