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Shame on you for celebrating when country still besieged by Covid-19: Upko sec-gen Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 05:10 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KOTA KINABALU – United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) thinks that the appointment of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is going to make Malaysia a laughing stock in the global arena.  Its secretary-general Nelson W. Angang criticised congratulatory messages from other parties to Ismail while hoping for a better Malaysia.  “How can it be better when it’s the same people from the same government that you want to better? “What is there to congratulate, to celebrate about? The country is still besieged by the threat of Covid-19 and the numbers of daily infections and deaths are at a record high. “Let there be no mistake that the instability the country is experiencing was caused by the internal squabbles for the premiership by the PN (Perikatan Nasional) government itself, specifically between Bersatu and Umno,” he said in a statement today. Angang said the country was dragged into uncertainties for months and was on the brink of a constitutional crisis because of the chaos created and power lust between the leaders of the PN government. He recalled that even Istana Negara was not spared their political squabbling and was dragged into the messy handling of the “so-called ‘revocation’” of the emergency ordinances. The senior party member scathingly called the returning political administration out for “celebrating and congratulating” one another even though they had pushed the country to the “brink of collapse” but in the end, managed to salvage their position through political negotiations. “They are a disgrace to our country on how they have abused and manipulated the democratic process by hiding behind our sacred federal constitution,” he said.  - More -   Choose carefully, not all in old Cabinet were liked, PM advised Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 04:49 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob must take the rakyat’s sentiments against the previous administration into consideration when picking his Cabinet, says an Umno Youth leader. Speaking to FMT, Federal Territories Umno Youth chief Mohamed Nizham Abdullah Hamidi said the prime minister has the prerogative to shape his Cabinet. He said while it was important that efforts to address the health and economic crises should be continued, public sentiment was also important. “The people are not happy with the management of several critical areas, especially health and the economy. So he must first evaluate the performance of the previous Cabinet.” - More -   China tests superfast satellite that can prevent another MH370 traged Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 04:46 PM - Forum: Technology - No Replies BEIJING: A Chinese satellite has tested a technology that can offer the most accurate means yet of tracking air traffic from space in the hope of preventing a repeat of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 tragedy, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. It says each aircraft in the sky emits a radio signal but constantly monitoring all planes over a large area is technically challenging. “Beihang Kongshi 1, a small satellite in near-Earth orbit, can update the status of an aircraft every eight seconds – about twice as fast as American technology, meaning the tracking is more accurate,” it said, quoting a report in the state-run Science and Technology Daily. Launched last November, Beihang Kongshi 1’s new radio surveillance technology and hardware, some of it being used in space for the first time, had achieved results that suggested it worked “quite well”, according to the report. The project is still at an experimental stage, but could lead to a global tracking system involving “hundreds of satellites”, the report said. That would enable airlines to quickly locate a plane even if it lost contact. - More -   Give priority to merit for top posts, not political links, says Cuepacs Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 04:21 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KOTA KINABALU: Cuepacs says the new government must appoint chief secretaries or senior government officials based on their merit instead of favouritism. Its president, Adnan Mat, said these appointments must be made based on qualifications and capability, adding that the selection should not be influenced by political factors or favouritism by ministers. “This is vital to ensure the government machinery led by the prime minister and his Cabinet can be assisted by government officers who possess the right calibre, integrity and capability. “Only this can subsequently ensure successful delivery of all of the government’s programmes,” he said in a statement today. - More -   Go to rural areas, don’t just shout in Parliament, Rafizi tells PH Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 04:18 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli has urged Pakatan Harapan (PH) to redouble its efforts to gain rural voters, stating that the coalition’s solution to broaden its appeal in rural areas is “actually quite straight forward”. “It’s not a question of strategy, it’s a question of effort,” said the former Pandan MP. “If you want to penetrate the rural areas, you have to get politicians who know how to move on the ground, are sincere and want to know about rural issues … rather than shouting in Parliament,” he said. Rafizi, who was speaking at the Malaysian Student Leaders’ Summit 2021, was asked to comment on how PH could better penetrate rural areas, especially Malay-dominated ones, in which PKR president Anwar Ibrahim and DAP may not have that much influence. He noted that PH did not have enough people reaching out to rural voters, largely because doing so was “tough and tiring” in terms of the time and effort required to do so. - More -   Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of reprisals in Afghanistan Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 02:49 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of reprisals in Afghanistan: Source to Reuters A Taliban official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the group planned to ready a new model for governing Afghanistan within the next few weeks. Individual Afghans and international aid and advocacy groups have reported harsh retaliation against protests, and roundups of those who formerly held government positions, criticized the Taliban or worked with Americans. “We have heard of some cases of atrocities and crimes against civilians,” the official said. “If Talibs (members) are doing these law and order problems, they will be investigated.” The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the group planned to ready a new model for governing Afghanistan within the next few weeks. It has been just a week since the Taliban completed a lighting fast takeover of the country, finally walking into Kabul last Sunday without firing a shot. Since then, individual Afghans and international aid and advocacy groups have reported harsh retaliation against protests, and roundups of those who formerly held government positions, criticized the Taliban or worked with Americans. “We have heard of some cases of atrocities and crimes against civilians,” the official said. “If Talibs (members) are doing these law and order problems, they will be investigated.” He added, “We can understand the panic, stress and anxiety. People think we will not be accountable, but that will not be the case.” - More -   Are you even aware of Taliban brutality? Afghan in M’sia raps ‘ignorant’ politicians Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 01:15 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian political parties should educate themselves on what the Taliban has done to the people of Afghanistan before aligning themselves with the Islamist regime. “Countries need to learn from whatever that is happening to Afghanistan and avoid it,” said a spokesman for Afghan refugees in Malaysia. “For (Malaysian) political parties that want to have some kind of unity with the Taliban, I urge them to find out what the Taliban has done to Afghanistan. “This will be a good lesson for all countries. What happened in Afghanistan could happen anywhere, so it’s best to learn from it and avoid it.” The spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, said he worked for an Afghan government institution before fleeing to Malaysia in 2016 with family members after Taliban-linked individuals threatened their safety. The Taliban cannot be trusted, he said, pointing to the group’s track record on human rights abuses. - More -   Cabinet will be relatively unchanged under Ismail, says Annuar Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 12:53 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR: A former minister in Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration believes Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Cabinet line-up will not change much from the previous one. Annuar Musa, the former federal territories minister, said this is because those who can be part of the Cabinet come from the same pool of 114 MPs who initially supported Muhyiddin. However, Annuar, who was speaking to reporters at an event here, said the Cabinet line-up is the prime minister’s prerogative and that no one should put pressure on him. “The prime minister’s authority should not be undermined, let’s not pressure him. We must respect the system where this is his sole prerogative.” He also said all MPs should feel ashamed that they were struggling for power and intent on toppling the government when the people were facing hardship due to Covid-19. - More -   Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Simple steps for coexisting with the coronavirus Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 12:01 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies (CNN)As we prepare to head into our second fall with the coronavirus, it's admittedly a strange time. On the one hand, the situation is better than last year, primarily because we have vaccines that are doing a terrific job of protecting the roughly 60% of Americans who are eligible and fully vaccinated, and to some extent, the additional 10% who have gotten their first dose. But things are also worse, mainly because the very contagious and possibly more dangerous Delta variant currently makes up about 99% of the coronavirus in circulation in the United States. The Delta variant has caused an uptick in infections, hospitalizations and, sadly, deaths, especially in parts of the country where vaccination rates are lagging. To add to this worrying trend, serious disease requiring hospitalization is affecting younger and healthier age groups, including children. What's becoming clear is that we, locally and globally, are not going to be able to stamp out the coronavirus completely. Experts predict it's going to become endemic, possibly joining the other four or so common cold coronaviruses in circulation. "We're not going to eradicate this coronavirus like we've done with smallpox; it is something that I think is going to settle into a more seasonal pattern, like the flu and colds ..." said Linsey Marr, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech and an expert in the transmission of infectious diseases via aerosols. "But right now, because it's novel and so many people are not immune to it, it's really ripping through the population. But I think five years from now, we will have much greater immunity either through vaccination or natural infection," she said. That means we are going to have to learn to "dance" with the virus -- a safe co-existence -- without constantly stepping on each other's toes. - More -   Don’t blame Anwar, find out what went wrong instead, says DAP leader Posted by: superadmin - 08-21-2021, 11:45 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader says Anwar Ibrahim should not be shunned just because he could not get the numbers to become the prime minister. Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy said there must be critical appraisal by the opposition instead to ascertain what really went wrong and why the numbers were not there. “Simply blaming Anwar for the political defeat might not be the wise thing to do. Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties must address the question of future leadership with a view to face the next general election (GE15),” he said in a statement today. Ramasamy added that Anwar might have his detractors but he urged the people not to forget that without him, the opposition would not even be in a position to consider forming an alternative government. “This is not the time for witch-hunting or putting the blame on one or two leaders. As far as I am concerned, Anwar is still the leader of the opposition. There is little difference between the number of MPs supporting Anwar and Ismail Sabri Yaakob,” he said. Yesterday, the King announced that Umno’s Ismail Sabri got the support of 114 MPs in the race for the post of prime minister. He will be sworn in this afternoon. Anwar could only muster the support of about 105 MPs. Ramasamy said the opposition leader is not perfect and must be held responsible for some of the strategic and tactical errors in the recent past, adding that he should not have “counted the chickens before they were hatched”. “Even at the present moment, it does not make sense why he trusted some of the Umno leaders for support, especially the court cluster.” He said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad might think that Anwar lost because he has lost support but it is easy to say this now, especially coming from a person who refused to hand over the post to Anwar as promised under the former Pakatan Harapan government. “Yes, Mahathir’s Pejuang might have supported Anwar, but it is a bit too late. Rather than cry over spilled milk, the opposition must seriously discuss its future plans. “More importantly, it must strategise how to win the next general election. This includes who can be trusted and what kind of alliances need to be forged. No leader is indispensable,” he said. As for Ismail Sabri, Ramasamy said one cannot expect wonders especially with the cabinet he is going to inherit. “He was one of the persons who must be held responsible for not addressing the pandemic matter seriously. “Let us wait and see whether Ismail Sabri is capable of providing the leadership to address both the health and economic problems.” - More - Pages (1244): « Previous 1 … 988 989 990 991 992 … 1244 Next » Jump to page: