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The last time Malaysia reported 2-digit new Coronavirus cases were on March 14 (35 cases), about a month ago. Since then, the country has been plagued with 3-digit cases – until on Wednesday (April 15) – when new cases suddenly plunged to 85. A day earlier, there were 170 new cases. That means a 50% […]
... written on Apr 16 2020JPMorgan Chase has just revealed its first-quarter profit, and it’s not good. The American bank, ranked by S&P Global as the largest bank in the United States and the sixth largest bank in the world by total assets, only earned 78 cents per share – compared to US$1.84 expected from analysts. Its profit of US$2.87 […]
... written on Apr 15 2020Scientists were flabbergasted at the speed of Coronavirus spreading to around the world. With cases fast approaching 2-million and more than 100,000 deaths, everyone is asking the same question – when will a Covid-19 vaccine be ready? If you believe Microsoft founder Bill Gates, an effective vaccine is not likely to emerge until another 18 […]
... written on Apr 12 2020On Thursday (March 9), Kiwis were delighted as the number of Coronavirus cases continue to drop – only 29 new cases. New Zealand’s total cases are now 1,239, including only one death. In essence, the deaths per 1-million population in the country was only 0.2 – a remarkable achievement. In comparison, Spain registered 326 deaths […]
... written on Apr 10 2020On Friday (March 10), the government of Muhyiddin Yassin will announce the fate of the MCO (movement control order), which has been enforced since March 18. But based on the current status of Coronavirus cases, you can bet all your money that it will be extended again. In fact, it’s not an exaggeration to say […]
... written on Apr 09 2020Germany has unleashed a “To-Do List” to enable the country to lift, or at least scale down the lockdown, scheduled to end on April 19. The government hopes with the list of measures to be implemented, people could return to their normal life. Since its March 22’s lockdown, the Europe’s largest economy has been suffering […]
... written on Apr 07 2020The simple fact that Muhyiddin Yassin refused to promote Hadi Awang as either the deputy prime minister or a religious affairs minister shows the deep distrust the prime minister has on the PAS president, whose Islamic extremism and radicalization would do more damage than good to the fragile backdoor Perikatan Nasional government. In reality, […]
... written on Apr 06 2020As early as February 29, the U.S. Surgeon General told people to “stop buying masks” because the face masks were simply not effective in preventing them from catching the highly infectious Coronavirus. Vice President Mike Pence then told a press conference that there was no need for Americans to wear face masks to protect themselves […]
... written on Apr 05 2020In January 22, as the nation saw the first American diagnosed with Coronavirus after returning from China, President Donald Trump told CNBC – “We have it under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.” He was asked during the interview if people should be worried about the outbreak […]
... written on Apr 04 2020The appointment of Islamist party PAS president Hadi Awang as special envoy to the Middle East with ministerial rank has raised eyebrows. Does Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin plan to appoint UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as special envoy to Indonesia with the same ministerial rank too? After all, Zahid is a Java-immigrant so such appointment […]
... written on Apr 03 2020
