Crisis
Backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin appears to be ready to announce yet another half-baked MCO lockdown next week. Mr Muhyiddin, or his real name Mahiaddin, said the government is reviewing the movement control order (MCO) as the Coronavirus daily new cases jump to above 3,000, despite declaring 2 weeks ago that he has no intention […]
... written on May 01 2021We will remember 2020 as the year that turned the whole world upside down. When in March that year the globe got immersed in the first wave of the pandemic, stock markets collapsed. Compared to the beginning of 2020, the S&P 500 index lost 30% of its price, while the WTI price dropped to negative […]
... written on May 01 2021Ministers or politicians who think the worst is over and this year will be the end of Coronavirus pandemic are either naive or clueless about science. The worst part is when some high-ranking officials of Ministry of Health help an incompetent government to hide and manipulate data of Covid-19 cases for selfish political or personal […]
... written on Apr 30 2021As American colleges struggle financially due to declining enrolments during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Biden administration finally decided on Monday to ease travel restrictions on Chinese and other international students into the United States. Chinese students, whose academic programs begin on August 1, 2021 or later, can enter the U.S. before the start of their […]
... written on Apr 28 2021Even at its peak in September 2020, new cases of Coronavirus in India had never hit above 100,000. And for the next 6 months, it appeared the country had managed to flatten the curve when new cases were reduced to about 10,000 a day. In comparison, the U.S. new daily cases hit 3 times that […]
... written on Apr 26 2021American pharmaceutical Pfizer and the German biotech company BioNTech have announced on 1 April, 2021 that its Coronavirus vaccine was 91.3% effective against Covid-19. The topline results were derived from analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic cases of the virus observed in their pivotal Phase 3 study through March 13, 2021. That’s slightly lower than […]
... written on Apr 12 2021Europe’s medicines regulator – EMA (European Medicines Agency) – has finally found a possible link between AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine and severe blood clots in some people who have received doses. In spite of that, the EMA insists that the blood clotting is very rare and says the benefits of getting the shot still outweigh its […]
... written on Apr 08 2021A week ago, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would prevent China from passing the United States to become the most powerful country in the world. It doesn’t matter that history has proven that China had never invaded or colonized other countries or territories, unlike the European colonialism or the Japanese imperialism. The U.S. is […]
... written on Apr 01 2021Something must be wrong on Monday when CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky went off script and made an emotional plea to Americans amid fears of a fourth wave. Speaking during a White House briefing Dr. Walensky said – “We have so much to look forward to, so much promise and potential of where we are and […]
... written on Mar 31 2021Managing an international business has become quite complicated over the past year due to the world pandemic. Businesses are faced with the challenges of travel and movement, as well as importing and exporting goods at a timely pace. Here are some of the best ways to keep your international business running smoothly and to the […]
... written on Mar 31 2021
