Archive for October, 2020
When Macron unveiled a plan to defend France’s secular values against “Islamist radicalism”, he said the religion was “in crisis” all over the world. Stressing the importance of schools in instilling secular values in young people, he said beginning next year, about 50,000 French children who are currently educated at home would be required to […]
... written on Oct 30 2020China has decided to impose unspecified sanctions on three American defence contractors – Boeing, Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin. The sanction was taken after the U.S. State Department approved US$1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan last week. Also targeted in the sanction included “the US individuals and entities who played an egregious role”. […]
... written on Oct 28 2020You know it was game over for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin when Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim expressed his hope that Malaysia will be saved from threats of those who are greedy and power crazy for their personal interests. It was not a normal daily babbling as the remark was made on the […]
... written on Oct 26 2020Between Oct 1 and Oct 10, the Coronavirus cases climbed to 260, skyrocketed to 691 before plunging to 374. Interestingly, out of the 10 days, 9 days saw cases in the 200 and 400 bracket. It was as if the number of cases was being controlled to fall within this range. People thought the 1-day […]
... written on Oct 25 2020At the 17th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin said a Russia-China military alliance could be forged, but for now, there is no need. Speaking during a video conference on Thursday, Putin’s suggestion is a concept similar to the western military alliance NATO. He said – “We don’t need it, […]
... written on Oct 25 2020A week ago, we published an article about how backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, in his last resort to cling to power, may use Coronavirus as an excuse to suspend the Parliament to enable him to rule with absolute power (read here). Today (Oct 23), Muhyiddin rushed to Kuantan, Pahang, to meet the Agong (King) […]
... written on Oct 23 2020The IMF has painted a gloomier picture for Asia. On Wednesday (Oct 21), the International Monetary Fund revealed Asia’s economic contraction this year will be worse than previously thought. In its latest Regional Economic Outlook report for Asia and Pacific, the IMF predicts the region’s economy to shrink by 2.2%, worse than an earlier 1.6% contraction […]
... written on Oct 22 2020With just hours before a sudden “government order” goes into effect on Oct 22 for all managerial and supervisory employees to work from home, the already confusing movement control order (CMCO) 2.0 has gotten even more confused. The new condition appears to be introduced hastily on top of the CMCO 2.0, which was introduced on […]
... written on Oct 21 2020We had said this before and we’ll repeat again – Coronavirus cases will breach the 1,000 figure very soon and more people will die. And the blood is on backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s hands. The statistics and data don’t lie. In fact, due to his lust for power, Muhyiddin is responsible for both second […]
... written on Oct 20 2020The Thanksgiving holiday is around the corner. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious-disease expert, said Americans must “sacrifice” it if they hope to prevent another surge of Covid-19 cases. The White House Coronavirus advisor said during an interview with CBS News that his kids won’t be coming home for Thanksgiving this year due to fear of spreading the […]
... written on Oct 19 2020