Archive for March, 2021
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to use his first trip abroad to shore up Asian alliances on Wednesday, he blasted China for using “coercion and aggression” in the South China Sea. Washington accused Beijing of trying to bully neighbours with competing interest. His visit to Japan, the first overseas trip by top […]
... written on Mar 18 2021The increase of penalty for any breach of the SOPs (standard operating procedures) under the current lockdown – from RM1,000 to RM10,000 – might be just some loose change to Prime Minister Muhyiddin and his super bloated Cabinet of 72 ministers and deputy ministers. But to the ordinary people on the street who are trying […]
... written on Mar 17 2021If the year 2020 was a bad year where everyone was waiting for Coronavirus vaccine, this year isn’t that much difference, despite the vaccines within reach. As a start, the so-called “best vaccines” with highest efficacy produced by Western countries have been snapped up by rich nations, often many times over their own populations. That […]
... written on Mar 16 2021Democratic Action Party (DAP) won 42 seats in the Parliament in the May 2018 General Election. Today, those seats remain unchanged. National Trust Party (Amanah) captured 11 seats and it too still maintains its MPs. The People’s Justice Party (PKR), on the other hand, had grabbed the lion’s share – 47 seats. However, today, PKR […]
... written on Mar 15 2021Claiming fake news, Trump declared on Nov 2020 that “he won” the 2020 Presidential Election. Yet, two months later, he started packing and it was game over. Was it Trump, who spread fake news himself about winning the election, when the so-called fake news that he had lost turned out to be real news after […]
... written on Mar 13 2021Close to a dozen European countries have suspended the Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford following reports of severe blood clots in some people who have received doses. Yesterday (Thursday, 11 March), Denmark, Norway and Iceland announced they will temporarily stop using the shot as a precaution. While the European […]
... written on Mar 12 2021Everyone would be eager to follow Muhyiddin Yassin and his entourage to Saudi Arabia for obvious reason. A free trip to the kingdom of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques would provide not only an opportunity to visit the Kaabah and other Islamic places, but also to perform “Umrah”. So, why didn’t Hadi Awang […]
... written on Mar 11 2021Karma is a bitch, as the saying goes. Now that Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has reverted to its previous role as the Opposition, thanks to traitors like Muhyiddin Yassin and Azmin Ali, the pressure is on the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to retain its power. And it appears the backdoor PM Muhyiddin could become […]
... written on Mar 10 2021Bahrain has already introduced it. The United States and the United Kingdom are still considering it, while the European Union is working on it. Yes, travellers will soon have to add a new item to their travel list, without which they may not be allowed to fly. Besides air ticket, money and passport, passengers will […]
... written on Mar 09 2021Since the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) was founded in Feb 1949, it has been a uni-racial political party that comprises only Chinese members in the country – until 2018. It would take the party almost 70 years, and a humiliating loss in the May 2018 General Election, to reluctantly amend its constitution to allow non-Chinese to […]
... written on Mar 08 2021
