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Remembering the German nurse who was KL’s angel of mercy Posted by: superadmin - 04-05-2022, 11:01 AM - Forum: Inspiring Stories - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Rainer Rotthoff may have looked like just another foreign tourist wandering around Kuala Lumpur, but to many of the city’s most vulnerable people, he was an angel of mercy. “He would clean the wounds of sex workers, of people living on the street. He would go under bridges to care for those seeking shelter there,” said activist Glorene Das, a longtime friend. Ratthoff, 72, who died last month, “was a gentleman through and through, he had such a kind and generous heart,” she told FMT. A trained nurse, Ratthoff moved to Malaysia three decades ago from Germany and was part of the Malaysian Aids Council. He was also active in the Ikhlas programme which provided medical care for people who lived on the streets of KL, including sex workers and drug users. Das, who heads the Tenaganita organisation, said she first met Rotthoff in 1999, and they had worked together over the years to help vulnerable communities. “He even provided a safe space for us to care for victims of violence two years ago. It’s called the Rainer House of Hope.” - More -   US ramps up oil imports from Russia, pursues own interests Posted by: superadmin - 04-05-2022, 10:52 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies US ramps up oil imports from Russia, pursues own interests at expense of European allies amid Ukraine crisis In a contrasting move to its pressuring of European allies to not buy Russian oil against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the US increased crude oil supplies from Russia by 43 percent, or 100,000 barrels per day, over the past week, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Mikhail Popov told Russian media on Sunday, with critics pointing out that the US pursues its own interests at the costs of its European allies. According to the Russian official, Europe should expect similar "surprises" from the US. "Moreover, Washington allowed its companies to export mineral fertilizers from Russia, recognizing them as essential goods," Popov added. The US and European allies have been exploring banning imports of Russian oil since Russia-Ukraine conflict started, despite the fact that Europe relies on Russia for crude oil and natural gas.  - More -   Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warming Posted by: superadmin - 04-05-2022, 10:03 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change. A key UN body says in a report that there must be "rapid, deep and immediate" cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off the worst impacts. Even then, the world would also need technology to suck CO2 from the skies by mid-century. - More -   Perak exco: Metal smelting factory as source of odour pollution at Simpang Pulai Posted by: superadmin - 04-05-2022, 09:58 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies KUALA KANGSAR, April 4 — The Perak state government has identified an e-Waste smelter in Simpang Pulai that has alleged caused odour pollution due to its metal smelting activities. State Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamarudin said the finding was the result of a joint operation headed by the Department of Environment (DOE) yesterday to identify the source of the pollution in the area. “Investigations revealed that the source of odour pollution was from the the processing of e-Waste scrap by smelting at high temperatures, which produced gases and acidic water with an unpleasant odour. “The DOE has confiscated the scrap processing equipment as well as the e-Waste at the plant under Section 38(1)(a) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974,” he said when met after launching a state-level food safety operation in conjunction with Ramadan here today. - More -   Is Malaysia heading the way of crisis-ridden Sri Lanka? Posted by: superadmin - 04-05-2022, 09:52 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies I’ve never visited Sri Lanka but I’ve heard that it’s a beautiful place and every year, before the Covid-19 pandemic, more than a million people visited it. According to Sri Lankan tourism department figures, 1.9 million people visited the island in 2019, earning it US$3.6 billion in revenue. In 2018, 2.3 million visitors helped it earn US$4.4 billion in foreign exchange. It is often touted by proud Sri Lankans as “paradise” and “pearl of the orient”. But no more. For Sri Lanka is now drowning in its worst ever economic crisis and is pleading for help from other nations to enable its people to stay afloat. Following a 70% drop in foreign exchange reserves since January 2020, Sri Lanka has been struggling to even pay for essential imports such as food and fuel. It’s foreign currency reserves fell to US$2.31 billion in February, a fall of US$779 million just from December 2021 through January 2022. The nation is reeling from food shortages and skyrocketing prices of food and fuel. Some reports say many are eating only one meal a day, and rationing has been introduced to cope with the shortages. For example, a Sri Lankan can now buy only 400gm of milk a day. Residents have to put up with daily power cuts of up to 13 hours. - More -   Malaysia’s player naturalisation project is ‘stupid’: Santokh Singh Posted by: superadmin - 04-04-2022, 07:44 PM - Forum: Football - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – A drive to ramp up Malaysia’s footballing fortunes with naturalised players have failed, critics say, with the national team no nearer a first World Cup appearance and soul-searching about the state of the game in the country. Football is among the most popular sports in the nation of more than 30 million people but at the international level Malaysia are minnows – 154th in the FIFA rankings, a spot below tiny Andorra. Long-suffering Malaysian fans had high hopes when football authorities launched the naturalisation programme in 2018, ahead of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and several overseas-born players were handed citizenship. But the scheme was put on hold in August after Malaysia’s tilt at the World Cup came up short once more, with naturalised players taking some of the flak. Already naturalised players can still play for the country but there will be no new ones coming through the door in the near future. Datuk Santokh Singh, who played for the national side in the 1970s and 1980s – better times – said there should be a renewed focus on training local players. - More -   Najib’s ally, not Ismail Sabri, will be BN’s prime minister: Dr Mahathir Posted by: superadmin - 04-04-2022, 07:38 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – A close ally of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and not incumbent Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, would most likely be made the prime minister if Umno succeeds at a general election, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The Pejuang chairman said this would be the likely outcome if Umno manages to trigger a general election soon, adding that a new Barisan Nasional-led government would be bent on freeing Najib from his 12-year jail sentence. “There are many Umno members who want the 15th general elections held as soon as possible. Would Ismail Sabri be Umno’s prime minister if Umno wins? Surely not,” Dr Mahathir said in his latest blog post. “The one who will become the prime minister is surely a strong supporter of Najib. For the government to be formed, their main (objective) is freeing Najib from his 12-year jail sentence.” - More -   Has American Sanctions Actually Helped Huawei? Posted by: superadmin - 04-04-2022, 07:20 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies   Cracks In U.S. Influence – The Arabs’ Unthinkable Shifts To China & Russia In Defianc Posted by: superadmin - 04-04-2022, 02:00 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Cracks In U.S. Influence – The Arabs’ Unthinkable Shifts To China & Russia In Defiance Of The Western Sanctions Is Ukraine, armed with billions of dollars worth of American weapons, really winning the war against Russia? It depends. If you restrict yourself to reading Western news media, then Ukraine is indeed winning. How can Ukrainians not win when the media keep reporting that thousands of Russian helicopters, aircrafts, drones and whatnot are dropping from the sky every day? In the same breath, NATO reported up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, wounded or taken prisoner in Ukraine. Putin also lost thousands of tanks, armour vehicles and other war machines. The Ukrainian forces reportedly have attacked the Russian military so fiercely that not only Ukraine suffers zero lost, but also saw Russian forces surrendering without a fight.   In fact, tons of American and British tabloids said Vladimir Putin had gone mad, mentally ill, dying of cancer or even so terrified of losing the war that he had gone hiding under some secret bunkers. Yet, despite winning the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky concedes that his country will not join NATO and agreed to engage in peace negotiations with the devilish Putin. - More -   Proton March sales up 41% m-o-m to 13,028 units Posted by: superadmin - 04-04-2022, 10:59 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): National car maker Proton Holdings Bhd’s sales in March rose 41.2% month-on-month to 13,028 units for a market share of 19%. In a statement Monday (April 4), the company said for the quarter, cumulative sales from January to March closed at 26,706 units with a cumulative market share of 17.5%, good enough to be ranked second in the overall table despite a reduction in sales of 18.6% and a 5.7% contraction in market share compared to the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21). Proton said while total sales for March were down by 13% compared to the same month in 2021, the company still posted some noteworthy results. It said sales of the Proton Saga, a model that was severely affected in January, hit 6,422 units in March, its best effort since November 2013. It said this not only made the Saga the sales leader for A-segment sedans but also the best-selling A-segment model overall. Helping to power the Saga’s numbers was a growth in export sales. - More - Pages (1309): « Previous 1 … 829 830 831 832 833 … 1309 Next » Jump to page: