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This country claims it hasn't had a single Covid-19 case. Activists say that's a lie Posted by: superadmin - 09-25-2021, 10:49 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies (CNN)In the nearly two years since the pandemic began, Turkmenistan has not seen a single case of Covid-19. Or at least, that's what the central Asian country's secretive, authoritarian government claims. Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic home to nearly 6 million people, is one of at least five countries that have not reported any coronavirus cases, according to a review of data collected by Johns Hopkins University and the World Health Organization. Three of those are isolated islands in the Pacific and the fourth is North Korea, a tightly-controlled hermit state. Turkmenistan's repressive President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who has ruled since 2006, has dismissed reports of Covid-19 in the country as "fake" and told the United Nations in an address Tuesday that the response to the pandemic shouldn't be "politicized." But independent organizations and journalists and activists outside Turkmenistan say there's evidence the country is battling a third wave which is overwhelming hospitals and killing dozens of people -- and warn the President is playing down the threat of the deadly virus in a bid to maintain his public image. - More -   51% Bumiputera ownership requirement for freight forwarders may create cronyism Posted by: superadmin - 09-25-2021, 10:31 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies 51% Bumiputera ownership requirement for freight forwarders may create cronyism: Pulai MP KUALA LUMPUR – Bumiputera ownership requirement for freight forwarding companies may create domination and cronyism within the freight industry, said Pulai MP Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub. The Amanah lawmaker’s comments come after a letter by the Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) to the government seeking a clarification of Bumiputera equity requirements which was sighted on the internet. “Following what FMFF has said, freight companies will find it difficult to comply if the government requires them to have 51% Bumiputera ownership,” Salahuddin said in a statement. He questioned the rationalisation of such a requirement, adding it is both unfair and biased. - More -   After 3-year legal battle, Huawei exec leaves Canada for China Posted by: superadmin - 09-25-2021, 10:26 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies VANCOUVER – A Canadian judge yesterday ended extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and ordered her bail conditions lifted, effectively freeing her and bringing to a close a nearly three-year legal saga. The decision by British Columbia Supreme Court associate chief justice Heather Holmes comes after Meng earlier reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States to avoid felony fraud charges. “I’ve signed the order of discharge,” said Holmes at the end of a short hearing in which Canadian government lawyers acting on behalf of the US requested a stay of proceedings and the removal of bail conditions. - More -   Showdown looming in Umno? Posted by: superadmin - 09-25-2021, 10:05 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has speculated a showdown in Umno, saying this is indicated by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s decision to give equal funding to all MPs. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs told FMT he believed a tussle for the Umno presidency was likely and that Ismail was desperate for the support of MPs. He said the decision to allocate equal funding could “only mean that something is brewing” in Ismail’s administration and that “Umno is heading for a showdown.” He added that the equal funding would probably last as long as Ismail felt secure in his support, particularly from his own party. - More -   Cabinet agrees to proceed with appeal over citizenship ruling Posted by: superadmin - 09-25-2021, 10:00 AM - Forum: Stop Gender Inequality - No Replies PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to continue with the appeal and stay of execution application on the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on the granting of automatic citizenship to children born abroad to Malaysian women married to foreign spouses. Home minister Hamzah Zainudin said this was to enable the government not to be subject to contempt of court, and at the same time, comply with the provisions of the Federal Constitution. He said there were two different Kuala Lumpur High Court decisions, namely the case of Suriani Kempe and six others against the Malaysian government and the case of Mahisha Sulaiha Abdul Majeed against the national registration department (JPN) director-general along with two others over the interpretation of the term “father” in the Second Schedule Part II Section 1 (b) and 1 © of the Federal Constitution. - More -   EU to impose universal phone charger, in blow to Apple Posted by: superadmin - 09-24-2021, 08:46 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies THE European Union announced on Thursday that it will impose a universal charger for smartphones, setting up a clash with Apple and its widely used iPhone. The European Commission believes a standard cable for all devices will cut back on electronic waste, but Apple argues that a one-size fits all charger would slow innovation and create more pollution. The bloc is home to 450 million people, some of the world's richest consumers, and the imposition of the USB-C as a cable standard, once approved by member states and European Parliament, would affect the entire global smartphone market. "European consumers have been frustrated long enough about incompatible chargers piling up in their drawers," said EU executive vice president Margrethe Vestager in a statement. "We gave industry plenty of time to come up with their own solutions, now time is ripe for legislative action for a common charger," she said. Consumers currently have to decide between phones served by three main chargers: 'Lightning' for Apple handsets, the micro-USB widely used on most other mobile phones and the newer USB-C that is increasingly coming into use. That range is already greatly simplified from 2009, when dozens of different types of chargers were bundled with mobile phones, creating piles of electronic garbage when users changed brands. - More -   Afghanistan: Executions will return, says senior Taliban official Posted by: superadmin - 09-24-2021, 08:36 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies The Taliban's notorious former head of religious police has said extreme punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan. Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, now in charge of prisons, told AP News amputations were "necessary for security". He said these punishments may not be meted out in public, as they were under previous Taliban rule in the 1990s. But he dismissed outrage over their past public executions: "No-one will tell us what our laws should be." Since taking power in Afghanistan on 15 August the Taliban have been promising a milder form of rule than in their previous tenure. But there have already been several reports of human rights abuses carried out across the country. - More -   Gas crisis leaves Europe searching for solutions Posted by: superadmin - 09-24-2021, 08:32 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies A surge in gas prices has hit consumers and energy firms in the UK, with knock-on effects for the food industry and supplies of carbon dioxide. Elsewhere in Europe, consumers are also facing a steep rise in energy bills, and governments are scrambling to help. The crisis has highlighted the difficulty for Europeans in funding the move to renewable energy. Here, five correspondents explain how different countries are responding. Spain acts to curb record energy bills Consumers' bills have spiralled here in recent months, with the cost of electricity increasing 35% over the last year and nearly 8% in August alone. Energy prices in Spain are closely tied to the wholesale gas market, so the price per megawatt hour for consumers has repeatedly hit new highs recently. "I was paying about €40 (£34) per month and now I'm paying around €60," said Amparo Vega, who has a newspaper kiosk in central Madrid. - More -   Malaysia has some ways to go in battling racism, intolerance – Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Posted by: superadmin - 09-24-2021, 08:22 PM - Forum: Stop Racism and Religious Bigotry - No Replies TWENTY years ago, 26-year-old me was lucky to be a part of a delegation to South Africa to be part of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance from August 31 to September 8, 2001. This is where the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA), an international framework to strive for racial justice, was adopted. It was fascinating to be involved in the process of the DDPA being signed by participating countries, with the United Nations playing an important role. It was also a very exciting experience for me. Countries like the United States and Israel pulled out at the last-minute, citing unfairness in linking Zionism to racism. This year is the 20th anniversary of this key moment where the international community came together to address racism and agree on steps to take to create a fair and just society. The declaration has been pivotal in laying the foundation for global efforts in combating and preventing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. However, just three days after the DDPA was signed, 9/11 struck. The success of the meeting in South Africa was overshadowed by these terror incidents, and the efforts achieved in the conference were harder to implement in such a volatile environment. If I dare say so, the Western world, especially the US, was so caught up with the term “Islamophobia” instead of addressing racism as a global problem that is essentially the root of all evil. Race relations and international diplomacy, as well as policies, were indeed made more complicated as the world was sent reeling from the aftermath of 9/11. In the last 20 years, a lot of things have changed. Technology has changed, the way we interact with people has changed and the way we view the world has changed. - More -   China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal Posted by: superadmin - 09-24-2021, 06:53 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown The People’s Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly prohibited. Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges providing services in mainland China are also illegal, the PBOC said. It’s not the first time China has gotten tough on cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, Beijing announced a crackdown on crypto mining. China’s central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin Friday, calling all digital currency activities illegal and vowing to crack down on the market. In a Q&A posted to its website, the People’s Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly prohibited. Overseas crypto exchanges providing services in mainland China are also illegal, the PBOC said. “Overseas virtual currency exchanges that use the internet to offer services to domestic residents is also considered illegal financial activity,” the PBOC said, according to a CNBC translation of the comments. Workers of foreign crypto exchanges will be investigated, it added. - More - Pages (1164): « Previous 1 … 870 871 872 873 874 … 1164 Next » Jump to page: