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85% of men become sterilised after taking ivermectin: study Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 06:38 PM - Forum: Health News - No Replies EL PASO — Men’s reproductive health may be impacted as a result of Ivermectin therapy on human males, according to a News Channel 8 report.  This was found by researchers at three universities in Nigeria examining the effects of ivermectin, which is used to treat river blindness and other medical conditions in humans, on men’s sperm counts. According to their study, ivermectin causes sterilisation in 85% of men. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic veterinary drug. Despite health experts’ recommendations against it, some people have been using it to fight Covid-19. The study screened 385 patients with river blindness to investigate the effects of ivermectin on sperm function. The researchers discovered that 85% of all male patients treated with ivermectin in the recent past who went for routine tests were found to have developed various forms and degrees of sperm dysfunction. - More -   What did Ismail Sabri and Najib really discuss? – P. Gunasegaram Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 05:42 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies AFTER the gaffe over appointing his predecessor as economic recovery czar, what do you think Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob talked about when he met the last Umno PM before him, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, two days ago? Yesterday, Ismail Sabri said they met for about an hour to discuss economic challenges and strategies to address the Covid-19 pandemic. Do you really believe that? They probably did just briefly touch on those two most important issues facing the country right now – you can only scratch the surface when you have a mere hour to discuss those topics. The more important, unsaid things that were more likely to have been discussed but not disclosed was the issue of support for Ismail Sabri’s prime ministership and what kind of quid pro quo would have been required. That would give an indication of what faces us going forward. It would be fair to surmise that two seasoned politicians who both have much to lose will have plenty to discuss on how they can grant mutual favours for the benefit of both parties – the old political horse trading. - More -   Half of Sarawak’s Covid-19 deaths involve fully vaxxed: Sim Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 05:37 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies MIRI – More than half of the deaths recorded in Sarawak recently involved those who were fully vaccinated. State Disaster Management Committee adviser Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said that this was confirmed by the Health Department. Sarawak saw 57 deaths from the coronavirus over the past seven days from September 1 to 7. “I was informed by the Health Department that more than 50% of the latest deaths were individuals already fully vaccinated but they were still suffering multiple comorbidities. “That is why those fully vaccinated but feeling ill must still get medical treatment quickly. “There are many brought-in-dead cases involving people who died at home and were only confirmed to have succumbed to Covid-19 when they were brought to hospital,” said Sim in response to netizens voicing concerns over the high death toll. - More -   How the world has an unexpected ‘chance to reset’ Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 12:20 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies Covid-19 has forced us to make major adjustments to how we think and thrive. Surprisingly, some of these shifts have bettered us, and even offered hope for how we’ll go forward. BBC Worklife asked people about positive changes they’ve experienced amid the crisis, and their hopes for the future. - More -   Climate change: Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 12:13 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies Almost 60% of oil and gas reserves and 90% of coal must remain in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C, scientists say. The forecast is based on close analysis of global energy supply and demand. It is a "bleak" but realistic assessment of "what the science tells us is needed", the researchers say. And they have "painted a scenario of the future" that leaves much less room for fossil fuels to be extracted than previously estimated. - More -   M’sian constitution doesn’t allow for theocratic Islamic state – MCCBCHST Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 11:07 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies THE Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) welcomes the statement by the law minister on September 7 that there are no proposals to enact a law to restrict or control the development of non-Muslim religions, and neither has the matter been brought to the cabinet yet. This clearly contradicts an earlier statement by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious  Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary that the government was drafting four new shariah laws, “including the Control and Restriction on the Propagation of Non-Muslim Religions Bill”.   The deputy minister’s statement caused great anxiety among non-Muslims, and the clarification by the minister helped calm things down. Since the deputy minister has not withdrawn his statement, MCCBCHST wishes to point out that there are many flaws in his statement, and wishes to remind that Article 11(1) of the federal constitution clarifies the right for every person “to profess and practise his religion and, subject to Clause (4), to propagate it”. - More -   Bad governance leads to poverty Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 10:27 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies I was shocked to read that the poverty rate in Malaysia has now spiked to a whopping 8.4% of our population. This information was presented to the nation by the minister for economic affairs, no less. The country has 32.7 million people. This means, 2.7 million Malaysians are living in poverty. Just last month, the department of statistics declared that the “absolute poverty” rate in the state of Sabah stands at 25.3% and in Kelantan at 21.2%. With the population of Sabah being 3.83 million and the population of Kelantan at 1.93 million; this translates to nearly one million Sabahans or a quarter of their citizens, and 410,000 or more than a fifth of all people in Kelantan, living in absolute poverty. - More -   Dr M draws flak over comment on Sabah, Sarawak Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 10:23 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KOTA KINABALU: Several analysts have found fault with Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks about the achievements Sabah and Sarawak have made since the formation of Malaysia. Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah said he agreed that the two states were now better off, but he questioned the accuracy of the former prime minister’s remark about their being richer than states in the peninsula. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said income distribution in Sabah and Sarawak was uneven although they were indeed the richest states in exploitable natural resources. Political economist Firdausi Suffian said people in the two states were generally poorer than their compatriots in Peninsular Malaysia. Mahathir, in an interview with Great People Television on Facebook Live yesterday, said Sabah and Sarawak were better off being part of Malaysia. - More -   Threat posed by airborne Covid-19 virus at workplaces must be taken seriously Posted by: superadmin - 09-09-2021, 10:16 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies Threat posed by airborne Covid-19 virus at workplaces must be taken seriously, say experts KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year, clusters linked to the workplace have been the chief contributors to the hike in cases in Malaysia.  In fact, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported that to date, workplace clusters comprised 53.2 percent or 1,549 of the total number of clusters recorded nationwide. Local researchers have identified workplaces, especially in enclosed buildings, as having a high risk of being a hive of viral infections, including Covid-19. This is because studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes the deadly Covid-19 — can spread through the air. - More -   PM’s rating tumbles as Abah returns and AG puzzles – P. Gunasegaram Posted by: superadmin - 09-08-2021, 07:03 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies IF new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had a clear view into the depths of Malaysia’s problems before, he has himself muddied the waters now by his own rather inexplicable actions making everything look rather murky and muddled. What prompted Ismail Sabri to appoint “Abah”, a name of endearment for “father” in Malay for his immediate predecessor, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, to the important position of chairman of the National Recovery Council (NRC)? And yet again there is one more person who enjoys ministerial status for this position and all the perks and privileges that come with it, including salaries, allowances, and other benefits totalling well over RM50,000 per month. Ismail Sabri is aware that the reason Muhyiddin resigned was that he was facing a motion of no confidence in him, when 15 Umno MPs declared they would vote against him in Parliament, tipping the balance of power against Muhyiddin by a handful of MPs. That lack of confidence included not only Muhyiddin’s handling of Covid-19 problems but the entire gamut of other factors, including the introduction of a needless emergency, prolonging it needlessly thereby avoiding parliamentary debate, decision and accountability; and poor economic and recovery management. How can Ismail Sabri then descend into a morass of his own making by appointing Muhyiddin into the position of heading the NRC, supposedly the body that will guide the country into economic growth again following the severe crimping of the economy by Covid-19? - More - Pages (819): « Previous 1 … 539 540 541 542 543 … 819 Next » Jump to page: