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| Umno breached deal for open MN alliance, says PAS chief |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 09:33 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: PAS rejected Muafakat Nasional (MN) because Umno had violated the charter agreed upon by both parties during its formation, says PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
The MN charter held that the two parties should accept other parties, including Bersatu and NGOs, Hadi said, according to Utusan Malaysia. However, he said this was not the reality.
“The Umno leadership only wanted the party and PAS to be in MN. This means it had strayed away from what we agreed upon,” he said.
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| New Human 'Organ' Was Hiding in Plain Sight |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 05:58 PM - Forum: Health News
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The interstitium, scientists found, is under our skin and between our organs. Understanding it may eventually help treat disease.
Lurking just under your skin might be a new organ only now identified for the first time, say a team of scientists.
In a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from New York University's School of Medicine say they have found a new organ they're calling the "interstitium."
It's nearly everywhere—just below the skin's surface, surrounding arteries and veins, casing the fibrous tissue between muscles, and lining our digestive tracts, lungs, and urinary systems.
It looks like a mesh. The interstitium is a layer of fluid-filled compartments strung together in a web of collagen and a flexible protein called elastin. Previously, scientists thought the layer was simply dense connective tissue.
The organ has seemingly been hidden in plain sight, and scientists say they missed it because of the way tissue is studied. Before being placed under a microscope, samples are thinly sliced and treated with chemicals that allow researchers to identify key components more easily. While the process is helpful for more easily spotting details, it drains fluid from the sample.
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| Sarawakians still poor despite state’s natural wealth, Anwar tells voters |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 03:17 PM - Forum: Politics
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MIRI – Sarawakians must not be afraid to make drastic changes to the government as it is the only way to get rid of the rampant corrupt and cronyistic practices in the state, said opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
During his visit to Kg Lambir here yesterday, Anwar said Sarawakians have the power to change the administration on polling day.
“Use your voting power to make the changes necessary in this state. Use the ballot box to get rid of corruption by the rich and powerful in Sarawak.
“This state is very rich in all kinds of resources, but the general population is still poor. The wealth is in the hands of the powerful businessmen and politicians in government.
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| China's democracy 'more extensive, genuine and effective' than US democracy: official |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 03:09 PM - Forum: Politics
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China's democracy is more extensive, more genuine and more effective than the US democracy, as the US politicians represent the interest groups but in China the whole-process democracy ensures implementation of policies that change people's lives, senior Chinese officials said on Saturday as China issued a white paper titled "China: Democracy That Works."
Under the US democratic system, politicians are agents of interest groups, rather than representing the interests of the majority of voters and the interests of the country as a whole, Tian Peiyan, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, said at a press conference on the launch of the white paper on Saturday.
"Those politicians can make random promises for the sake of elections, but they seldom fulfill their promises after being elected. Superficially they accept voters' supervision, but in fact as long as they are elected, the voters have no option but to wait for the next election. They are only awakened during voting but become dormant after voting," Tian said.
US voters listen to those dazzling slogans only during the election, but they have no say after the election, the Chinese official said.
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| White paper details China's whole-process people's democracy |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 02:53 PM - Forum: Politics
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China on Saturday released a white paper on its democratic model, elaborating with details and examples on how the whole-process democracy with people's full participation works in China.
The white paper was released before the US' "democracy summit," which was scheduled to be held on December 9 and 10, and criticized for promoting democratic hegemony under the banner of democracy and dividing the world by ideology.
The white paper, titled China: "Democracy That Works," was released by the State Council Information Office on Saturday. It introduces China's whole-process people's democracy under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the sound institutional framework, the concrete and pragmatic practices of China's democracy, and the new model of democracy that China has developed.
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Full Text: China: Democracy That Works
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| Why I became a frontliner |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 02:13 PM - Forum: Inspiring Stories
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Azrai in a happier time with his late mother Che Rahmah Ahmad. – Pic courtesy of Mohd Azrai
IT is never easy losing a loved one, especially if it is a parent, since the loss will haunt one perennially. This is especially so in the bond a between mother and son – a relationship that cannot be explained merely in words.
For Mohd Azrai Mohd Azhari Mohd Ariffin, losing his 68-year-old mother abruptly to colon carcinoma two years ago is still fresh in his mind.
For the sake of keeping his 73-year-old father and sisters happy, Azrai portrays a stoic demeanour, but deep within he could not shake off the feeling of hollowness and despair, and he knew he could no longer betray his truest feelings.
However, the situation for him has changed and the feelings of obscurity has since passed.
This was caused by the deadly Coronavirus that hit globally on March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 as a worldwide pandemic.
As the deadly virus causes chaos globally, in Malaysia, thousands of frontliners continue to carry on with their jobs despite the health risks.
These hard-working heroes are keeping Malaysians safe from the spread of this deadly virus.
Although the term ‘frontliner’ invokes images of doctors in hazmat suits, during the Covid-19 outbreak, volunteers also did not run far from the list.
Azrai was among them – a former media personnel that left all else behind to become a frontliner.
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| BN staying out of Sarawak polls, will support GPS |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 02:05 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) has decided to stay out of the upcoming Sarawak elections, a week after Bersatu made a similar announcement.
BN deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan said the coalition will also not allow anyone to use its logo to contest in the state polls, adding this was consistent with its stand not to contest in any seat and in the spirit of camaraderie with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
The Umno deputy president said he communicated this to caretaker chief minister and GPS chairman Abang Johari Openg during a courtesy call in Kuching yesterday.
“We have officially informed Abang Johari that for the first time, BN will not contest in the Sarawak polls,” he was reported to have said.
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| YOURSAY | PM, batik will not heal our racial woes |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 11:21 AM - Forum: Politics
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Vijay47: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, I presume that this colourful batik proposal must be a refreshing idea from one of your brilliant advisors you are paying a king’s and queen’s ransom to each month.
I can just imagine the scene - we deck ourselves out in batik and hey presto, we are all filled with this irresistible patriotic spirit even as we savour the richness of being part of Keluarga Malaysia!
I have another idea to instil this sentiment of nationalistic fervour in keeping with our newfound kinship. On a given date each year, maybe on former minister S Samy Vellu’s birthday, all of us, including Tamil and Chinese schools, could celebrate Sari Day, where women wear a sari and the men a kurta.
And to complete the unity picture, we can have a day when everybody hoists a Chinese lantern in their front yard. This could be on Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong’s birthday.
No, please, don’t pay me advisory fees of RM50,000.
Going through the numerous comments already posted in this comment section, I have computed that 96.7 percent are against Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim's impromptu holiday (in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur City FC’s Malaysia Cup win) and the prime minister's batik decisions.
Yet I must stress that we Malaysians are not against batik or sudden holidays per se as long as the reason befits the occasion.
Just imagine, we would have been chanting for a week-long dressed-in-batik holiday if Rosmah Mansor had been arrested for failing to attend court on Thursday.
But the beating heart still hopes.
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| Huge $2.6 billion green hydrogen project planned for Europe |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 10:47 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News
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- Hydrogen, which has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries, can be produced in a number of ways.
- Over the last few years, a number of major businesses have become involved in projects centered around green hydrogen.
Spanish power company Iberdrola and Sweden’s H2 Green Steel are to partner and develop a major facility that will produce green hydrogen, in yet another example of how companies are taking an interest in the much talked about sector.
In an announcement on Thursday, the firms said the 2.3 billion euro ($2.6 billion) project would see them set up a green hydrogen facility with an electrolysis capacity of 1 gigawatt. Financing will come from a mixture of equity, green project financing and public funding.
Hydrogen, which has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries, can be produced in a number of ways.
One method includes using electrolysis, with an electric current splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. If the electricity used in this process comes from a renewable source such as wind or solar then some call it green or renewable hydrogen.
The idea is that the green hydrogen from the Iberdrola and H2 Green Steel development will be utilized to generate roughly 2 million tons of direct reduced iron, or DRI, each year, which can then be used to produce steel.
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| How will new Sarawak airline be useful, asks expert |
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Posted by: superadmin - 12-04-2021, 10:08 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment
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PETALING JAYA: A transport expert has criticised what he sees as a hasty decision by the Sarawak government to announce the launch of an airline and the construction of an airport in Bebuling.
Transport planning consultant Rosli Azad Khan said chief minister Abang Johari Openg should have first discussed the matter with experts to prevent the raising of white elephants.
Abang Johari recently said Sarawak was planning to set up a boutique airline to be operated by Hornbill Skyways, the state-owned airline company.
He said the move would boost the state economy through the export of agricultural products as well as meet demand for individual travel and tourism in rural areas through the Bebuling STOLport Airport, estimated to cost RM108 million.
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