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Hishammuddin urges govt to issue pandemic related emergency approvals faster Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 02:04 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies Hishammuddin urges govt to issue pandemic related emergency approvals faster, speed up vaccination KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today called for more ‘agility and flexibility’ in Malaysia’s governance to adapt quickly and be more decisive, having weathered the Covid-19 pandemic for at least a year now. Commemorating the 450th day since the first movement control order (MCO) was implemented nationwide, Hishammuddin said the greatest tragedy for Malaysia would be if Malaysians were unable to reflect on their own mistakes and weaknesses. As time went on, Hishammuddin said Malaysia may have lost that delicate balance between prioritising public health and our economic interests as pandemic fatigue sets in. “Today, 450 days on — we must look back and reflect. The unknown is no longer as mysterious as it was last year. - More -   1998 Oregon school shooter: ‘tremendous shame and guilt’ Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 12:15 PM - Forum: International News - No Replies SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Kip Kinkel, who killed his parents before going on a shooting rampage at his Oregon high school in 1998, killing two classmates and injuring 25 more, has given his first news interview, telling HuffPost he feels “tremendous, tremendous shame and guilt.” Kinkel, now 38, is serving a de facto life sentence at the Oregon State Correctional Institution. He spoke with the news site by phone for about 20 hours over 10 months. He said he felt guilty not just for what he did as a 15-year-old suffering from then-undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia, but the effect his crime has had on other juvenile offenders sentenced to life terms: His case has been held up by some of his victims and by others as a reason to oppose juvenile justice reform in the state. While he has not previously given interviews because he did not want to further traumatize his victims, he said, he also began to feel that his silence was preventing those offenders from getting a second chance. “I have responsibility for the harm that I caused when I was 15,” Kinkel said. “But I also have responsibility for the harm that I am causing now as I’m 38 because of what I did at 15.” - More -   Umno, PH school Takiyuddin on who advises King on emergency Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 12:05 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: The Perikatan Nasional government came under severe fire from all quarters for what they claim as the government going back on its word that the special independent committee will advise the King on the future of the emergency. Leaders from Umno and Pakatan Harapan were in unison when lambasting de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan for saying the Cabinet will advise the King on whether to end or continue the emergency. They said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had explicitly said in a live telecast when announcing the emergency that the special independent committee will be advising the King on this matter. PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail asked if the special committee, of which he is a member, had suddenly become powerless, adding that the government had made a clear exception for it to advise the King, instead of the Cabinet. “We are still in existence and functioning. Our aim is to present a report to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. - More -   Lack of trust in institutions harmful, says Negeri Sembilan prince Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 12:01 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Tunku Zain Al-Abidin Tuanku Muhriz. PETALING JAYA: A lack of trust in the country’s institutions has caused “significant harm” during the pandemic, including to science losing out to superstition and conspiracy theories, says Tunku Zain Al-Abidin Tuanku Muhriz. The Negeri Sembilan prince said that over the past year, questions of leadership, accountability and transparency have accompanied decisions related to the tackling of the Covid-19 pandemic. “If we are to go beyond mere survival after the pandemic, we need to address these questions, we cannot just plod along as if everything is okay,” he said at a virtual forum hosted by Sunway Project for Asian and International Relations yesterday. Tunku Zain, the founding president of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), said it is important for national institutions to be backed by public confidence and a strong constitutional foundation. - More -   Turning Malaysia into a cultural desert Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 09:49 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Malaysia has nothing much left except for squabbling politicians backstabbing each other in the political arena and banning talks of our cultural heritage as it may harm Muslim sensitivities. Sounds like we are living in medieval times. Culture and history are intertwined, and yet both humanities in Malaysia are not spared from such morons. The handlers lurking in the government shadows change the narratives to suit their needs, with their narrow agenda of archaic Muslim views. It’s similar to Taliban countries where there is so much strife and tribal infighting. The latest incident was the cancellation of Ramli Ibrahim’s cultural talk by a learning institution hoping to produce stereotypical Malays with narrow views. It’s like sending your children to a religious school and all they learn is the Quran, and nothing else. The history of Malaysia banning dance and culture is not new, it has happened multiple times. The Mak Yong dance is a good example of a mindless ban. The art form, which was declared a “masterpiece of humanity” by Unesco in 2005 and added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list, has been banned from public showing for the past 26 years by Kelantan’s Islamist state government. - More -   Covid-19 exposed flaws in healthcare system, says hospital boss Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 09:46 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the acute shortage of health resources in Malaysia from medical items to capacity and talent, says the head of a private hospital. Speaking at a virtual forum hosted by Sunway Project for Asian and International Relations, Nadiah Wan, the CEO of Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara said this issue raised a bigger question of how the country will build the resilience of its healthcare system. Elaborating on the shortage of health resources, Nadiah said early on in the pandemic, there were issues in terms of local supply of personal protective equipment. “Now, we are very aware of the shortage of vaccines being delivered to Malaysia because we do not have domestic capacity to manufacture vaccines. “Even in simple things like building labs there is a capacity strain, not just in terms of buying the equipment, but more importantly the resources to build and run the lab,” she said at the forum, with the theme “Pandenomics: Global Economic Sentiment to Covid-19”. She said Malaysia has also been facing a brain drain of doctors and nurses for some time. “You can see this when people question why the health ministry doesn’t increase intensive care unit (ICU) capacity.” She said ICU capacity was not only about beds but the people who run the ICU. “You can’t manufacture this overnight”. - More -   Law minister: Cabinet will advise Agong on Emergency extension Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 09:39 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Any decision on the duration of the nationwide Emergency will be based on the Cabinet’s advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said today. The de facto law minister said the Emergency was proclaimed in accordance with the Federal Constitution for public health and safety to halt the spread of Covid-19. He gave an assurance that the government will continue its focused approach to more effectively fight the spread of the viral disease. He added that any decision regarding the Emergency will continue to be based on the law and will take into account all the latest circumstances surrounding public safety and the country’s socio-economic situation. - More -   YOURSAY | NOC - the perfect vehicle for a would-be dictator Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2021, 09:25 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies BluePanther4725: These are old people with old ideas. They are so out of touch with new Malaysians in the new century. Mahathir had described the emergency as the end of democracy. Going from one "end of democracy" to another "end of democracy" is still the end of democracy. Why are we reliving 1969 in 2021? YellowMarlin8834: Mahathir, Mageran (NOC) is a tool for you to wrestle Putrajaya back. Muhyiddin Yassin backstabbed you and you lost the PM’s post to him. Your enemy now is no more Najib Abdul Razak. Your enemies are Muhyiddin and Hamzah Zainudin. I am not sure if you still have a heart for your blue-eyed boy, Azmin Ali - the most hated man in Malaysia. To badmouthed Anwar Ibrahim in public is bad taste, and it also shows that you are a desperate man. I just hope and pray that our king and other rulers will do what is best for all Malaysians. Poppy: Nations in more serious conditions than us have not resorted to such an idea. Their parliaments are functioning. All we need is a capable leader with the right team. Mahathir, you have failed in the 22 years plus 22 months that you led this nation. And when given a chance to correct your mistakes, you were busy trying to manipulate the nation to further his own agenda. When you failed, you held clandestine meetings behind Pakatan Harapan’s back to try and gain control of the nation. You are the one responsible for this mess. Anonymous_49: The current government is the worst in our history. And a NOC government will be a disaster. Our political leaders are greedy and power-crazy because of money. This corrupt practice is worse than cancer and Covid-19 combined. Multi Racial: I am okay with the suggestion of NOC as long as Mahathir and nobody from the Sheraton Move is involved. Mahathir should know by now whatever problem we are experiencing now is directly due to him. He is the cause of Malaysia’s problems. Anwar honoured his promised to allow Mahathir to be PM for two years and Mahathir not only did not honour his promise but secretly sabotaged the Harapan government which Malaysians voted for in 2018. What Mahathir did was disgusting and dishonourable. Nobody in Malaysia should trust this man again. - More -   Top 10 Places to Visit in China - Travel Documentary Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2021, 10:43 PM - Forum: Travels - Replies (1)   The powerful new use for cocoa Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2021, 10:33 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies The world's largest producer of cocoa, Ivory Coast, has found an inventive use for the cocoa plant that could power millions of homes. If you've indulged in a chocolate dessert lately, there is a good chance that its cocoa came from Ivory Coast. This West African country is the largest producer of cocoa in the world, where more than 40% of all cocoa beans originate. With more than six million people working in cocoa in the country, it is Ivory Coast's largest export by far. The country's cocoa beans have been fuelling people worldwide for decades, but now another part of the cocoa plant will soon be powering Ivory Coast. The coveted cocoa bean is just one small part of the cocoa plant. While the beans are exported to be made into chocolate bars, confectionary and drinks, the bean shells, pod husks and cocoa sweatings (a pale yellowish liquid that drains away during fermentation) are usually thrown away. Worldwide, the volume of cocoa waste is steadily growing. This waste is now set to become a significant part of Ivory Coast's transition to renewable energy. After successful pilot projects, Ivory Coast has begun work on a biomass plant which will run on cocoa waste. The facility will be located in Divo, a town that produces a large share of the country's cocoa. In the biomass plant, cocoa plant matter left over after cocoa production will be burned to turn a turbine and generate electricity, much like a conventional fossil-fuel power plant. - More - Pages (1212): « Previous 1 … 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 … 1212 Next » Jump to page: