Crisis
At least 17 people have died and over 60,000 displaced, while some victims were still stranded on Monday (Dec 20) – three days after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in eight states of Malaysia. Yet, the clueless Ismail Sabri government appeared directionless, running around like a headless chicken as anger and frustration exploded over rescue […]
... written on Dec 21 2021Governments that say another lockdown or restriction to contain Covid-19 will never – ever – happen again were either naive or arrogant. Omicron is sweeping through Europe while the United States could see 1 million daily cases. Even China, despite its “Zero-Covid” policy, has recorded new imported cases of the Coronavirus variant, putting pressure on […]
... written on Dec 20 2021Non-stop rain since Friday (Dec 17) has wrecked havoc in Klang Valley. The federal government has been sitting on its hands until today. It was only after complaints from the public and the Opposition that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri finally said he has instructed some ministries and agencies such as the army and the police […]
... written on Dec 18 2021Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is pushing very hard to amend the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act (Act 342). Even PM Ismail Sabri has used his power to extend the current Dewan Rakyat (Lower House) sitting for another day just to allow the controversial amendments to be debated. In fact, the government is so […]
... written on Dec 16 2021Ismail Sabri was known as one of the clueless and incompetent ministers even before the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional government was defeated in the May 2018 General Election. From his desire for turtle eggs to the half-baked MARA Digital Mall and from skyrocketing food prices to declaring December 3 as “Batik Day”, he has absolutely no […]
... written on Dec 13 2021Omicron, the latest variant of Covid-19 has now spread to 57 countries, according to the WHO (World Health Organization). For now, however, Delta is still the dominant variant, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. But the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has predicted that the Omicron could become the dominant variant in Europe […]
... written on Dec 09 2021From Malaysia to the United States and from Australia to India, more countries have reported their first cases of the latest Coronavirus variant – Omicron. However, chances are the variant has already spread domestically by the time those countries announced the first case. For example, New York City reported 5 cases just hours after infections […]
... written on Dec 03 2021When Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times that existing Covid-19 vaccines will be much less effective at tackling Omicron than earlier strains, including Delta, all hell breaks loose again. To make matters worse, Bancel also said it could take months to develop and ship a new vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant. The […]
... written on Nov 30 2021Exactly what has happened to the meat cartel scandal? First exposed in December last year, millions of Malaysian Muslims have consumed fake halal beef for the last 40 years. The scandal, involving agencies like the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department, Customs Department and Port Police, clearly was an example of powerful Malays cheating ordinary Malays. […]
... written on Nov 28 2021Scientists in South Africa have expressed concern after identified a new Coronavirus variant that could trigger fourth wave around the world. The variant – B.1.1.529 – has rapidly spread in Gauteng, the country’s most populated province of 15 million people. Even though 100 confirmed cases had been detected so far, scientists estimate the new variant […]
... written on Nov 26 2021
