Archive for May, 2021
Someone should congratulate the power-hungry Muhyiddin regime for breaking another new Covid record today – 6,806 cases and 59 deaths – after yesterday’s 6,075 infections. Thanks to his coup to seize power, leading to the Sabah state election last September, the third wave of Coronavirus pandemic is still spreading like wildfire with the possibility of […]
... written on May 20 2021If you are thinking about how your local chamber could deliver relevant information to the public and possibly increase people’s interest in certain business possibilities, or convey any messages that it wants to convey, then you will definitely have a lot of options to choose from. The technological developments have led to an increase in […]
... written on May 20 2021Singapore has reported a total of 38 Coronavirus new cases as of noon today (May 18), including 11 imported cases. Of the 27 community cases, 16 were linked to previous cases or clusters while 11 were unlinked. The country has managed to bring down the daily cases to double digits since August 2010, something that […]
... written on May 18 2021Four years ago, in his attempt to score some cheap political brownie points, then-Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein opened his big mouth and proposed something incredibly silly. The cousin of then-Prime Minister Najib Razak, the world’s biggest crook, announced that the Malaysian Armed Forces were ready to be sent to Jerusalem to defend the Palestinians and […]
... written on May 17 2021Supporters of Perikatan Nasional coalition have a very peculiar habit of defending the indefensible backdoor government. They do not talk facts and figures. Worse, they would twist and spin even though it does not make any sense. When they fail to argue with you, they would threaten to jail you for spreading fake news. And […]
... written on May 15 2021From Cargo Suspension To Price Hike – India Covid Crisis Shows How Much It Actually Depends On China
Weeks ago, as India saw its daily Coronavirus cases skyrocket to more than 250,000, the country received 300,000 Rapid Antibody Test Kits from the Chinese city of Guangzhou. Those test kits, which produce results in just 15 minutes and work on blood samples rather than nasal swabs, were quickly airlifted to Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. […]
... written on May 13 2021People who thought the now-collapsed Pakatan Harapan was a hopeless U-turn government are now kicking themselves really hard. And people who believed “Sleeping Beauty” Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was out of touch with reality on the ground are now having a second thought. Even former Prime Minister Najib Razak, the world’s biggest crook, is seen by […]
... written on May 11 2021Daily Coronavirus new cases hit 4,519 on Saturday after Friday’s 4,498, which was then a three-month high. And you can bet your last dollar that very soon the record of 5,728 new infections recorded on January 30 will be broken. For those who believe the government has been suppressing the statistics and data, the daily […]
... written on May 09 2021Prime Minister Muhyiddin, as usual, is keeping his elegant silence even after a week since the explosive scandal of Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin interfering with the promotion and transfer of senior police officers. The fact that it was the outgoing Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador who exposed the scandal speaks volumes about the […]
... written on May 07 2021The Cold War Has Begun – Beijing “Indefinitely” Suspends China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue
Relations between China and Australia have taken a twist for the worse when Beijing unexpectedly announced that the key economic dialogue with Canberra has been “suspended indefinitely”. The decision, made by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, saw the Australian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar. The last time NDRC […]
... written on May 06 2021