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| ‘You’re treated like a spy’: US accused of racial profiling over China Initiative |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 03:11 PM - Forum: Politics
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It was sometime before 7am on 21 May 2015 when Xiaoxing Xi, a physics professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, was woken by people pounding on his front door. Still not fully dressed, he opened the door to be confronted by about 12 armed FBI agents.
The agents burst into Xi’s house, running about, shouting “FBI, FBI”. They pointed their guns at his wife and two daughters and ordered them to walk out of their bedrooms with their hands raised. Xi was handcuffed and arrested in front of his family.
His alleged crime? Four counts of wire fraud for passing sensitive US technology to China, the country of his birth. “Overnight, I was painted as a Chinese spy all over the news and internet and faced the possibility of up to 80 years in prison and a $1m fine,” he wrote in a statement to the US House of Representatives last year.
Four months after his arrest, the case collapsed before reaching trial. Xi, who came to the US from China in 1989 at the age of 32, was told through his lawyer that the US justice department (DoJ) had dismissed the case after “new information came to the attention of the government”.
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| Afghanistan: Evidence mounts of Taliban reprisal arrests and killings |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 03:03 PM - Forum: Politics
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A number of women who participated in protests demanding women’s rights in Afghanistan are missing.
The Taliban deny they are holding them and also say they have granted a general amnesty to all those who worked with the previous regime.
But the UN has raised alarm about a pattern of reprisals against activists, journalists, former government officials and security forces.
The BBC has investigated multiple incidents that have taken place recently, some just in the past couple of weeks.
All identities have been hidden and voices changed to protect the people who spoke to us.
Yogita Limaye reports from Kabul.
Filmed and Edited by Sanjay Ganguly and Aakriti Thapar
Produced by Imogen Anderson
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| A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 02:45 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News
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A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible
(CNN)There's no silver bullet to the climate crisis, but nuclear fusion may be the closest thing to it. In the quest for a near-limitless, zero-carbon source of reliable power, scientists have generated fusion energy before, but they have struggled for decades to sustain it for very long.
On Wednesday, however, scientists working in the United Kingdom announced that they more than doubled the previous record for generating and sustaining nuclear fusion, which is the same process that allows the sun and stars to shine so brightly.
Nuclear fusion is, as its name suggests, the fusing of two or more atoms into one larger one, a process that unleashes a tremendous amount of energy as heat.
Nuclear power used today is created by a different process, called fission, which relies on splitting, rather than fusing, atoms. But that process creates waste that can remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years. It's also potentially hazardous in the event of an accident, such as Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami.
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| Why did Amanah give Puteri Wangsa to Muda: Johor Wanita PKR chief |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 02:18 PM - Forum: Politics
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JOHOR BARU – Amanah’s offer of the Puteri Wangsa seat to Muda does not sit well with Johor Wanita PKR chief Napsiah Khamis Maharan.
Speaking to The Vibes, she said the seat is one that Pakatan Harapan (PH) won in 2018 with a very comfortable majority with then Bersatu candidate Mazlan Bujang.
However, since he defected to Perikatan Nasional, she said PKR has done extensive work in the constituency to repair PH’s image among voters.
As party coordinator for the area, she was slated as PKR’s candidate for the state constituency.
“I took the responsibility to restore PH and PKR’s image in the constituency.
“We did so much work to build trust for PKR because the Puteri Wangsa seat was won with (Mazlan using) the party logo.”
During initial seat negotiations among PH component parties, Napsiah said Amanah requested to contest in the constituency.
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| Postpone Johor polls or allow campaigning and ceramahs, says PH |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 02:13 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council has called on the government to postpone the upcoming Johor elections because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases.
“To ensure that this increase is not used as a political instrument by others, the government should consider postponing the Johor elections,” it said in a statement today.
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| Pahang govt wants apology, RM1mil from activist over logging claims |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 02:11 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News
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PETALING JAYA: The Pahang government is seeking an apology and RM1 million in damages from environmental activist Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil for allegedly making defamatory statements on logging activities in the state.
It said Shariffa Sabrina made the statements in two Facebook posts, dated Dec 29 and Dec 30 last year, and during a Sinar Harian interview on Jan 12.
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| Muda info chief apologises after Kedah chapter implies PH, PKR corrupt |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 02:08 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Muda information chief Luqman Long has apologised after the party’s Kedah chapter implied in a Facebook post late last night that Pakatan Harapan, PKR and other coalitions are corrupt.
Luqman said this post was clearly made to cause a misunderstanding among the public, adding that it did not adhere to any of Muda’s principles.
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| Pact with Muda may sway urban voters back to opposition, says analyst |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 10:53 AM - Forum: Politics
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GEORGE TOWN: The offer by DAP and Amanah to Muda to contest six seats in the Johor elections may sway urban voters to “return” to the opposition, an analyst said.
It comes at a time when these voters have grown unhappy with Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Azizuddin Sani of Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Azizuddin, who has just completed a three-day study of the political situation in Johor, told FMT: “The urban voters, who were previously PH supporters, have had a change of heart. They are not happy with PH anymore.
“The PH branding is poor after a 22-month stint in Putrajaya. Many are unhappy with its performance. As you can see, even PKR is choosing to go under its own banner instead of PH’s.”
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| PKR yet to finalise offer for three Johor seats: Muda politburo |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 09:48 AM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – Youth-led Muda says PKR has yet to finalise the offer to make way for it to contest in another three Johor state seats, despite the state party chief’s announcement earlier tonight.
In a statement, Muda’s politburo said the three seats involved were not won or contested by PKR in the 2018 election.
It added that although it respected PKR’s right to defend its existing seats, the party has yet to confirm its decision on the three seats requested by Muda during a series of negotiations with Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties.
“Muda is confident and believes that in the spirit of togetherness and for the sake of the people of Johor, an honest and transparent negotiation must be held.
“Muda proposes that all details of the negotiations be kept confidential before they are announced to the media in the spirit of mutual transparency.”
In a statement earlier, Johor PKR chief Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said the party offered three state seats to Muda ahead of the March polls, following the cemented offers made by PH component parties DAP and Amanah.
“During the series of negotiations, everyone gave their opinions honestly and openly.
“After the negotiations, PKR is offering Muda three seats and now awaits the youth party’s response.”
PKR’s announcement means that the newly registered Muda will be contesting nine out of 56 seats in Johor if it accepts the offer.
This, however, falls short of one seat touted by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who said Muda sought 10 state seats – one that Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman had denied.
Earlier today, in a joint statement by DAP, Amanah and Muda said the young party would run for six seats.
The seats allocated for Muda are Tenang, Bukit Kepong, Parit Raja, Machap, Puteri Wangsa and Bukit Permai. – The Vibes, February 9, 2022
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| Johor polls: Latiff poised to become Bersatu frontrunner for MB post? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-10-2022, 09:42 AM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – If speculations are to be believed, special functions minister Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad appears to be among those being considered by Bersatu as a Johor menteri besar candidate.
While a final decision on candidates has yet to be made, sources told The Vibes that Latiff has been proposed as one of his party’s choices for the state’s top post should it secure a victory in next month’s election.
The Mersing MP is tipped to contest in the Tenggaroh state seat – a Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold – which is one of the two seats under his parliamentary constituency.
Presently, Tenggaroh is held by two-term assemblyman and MIC Youth chief Raven Kumar Krishnasamyi.
Perikatan Nasional (PN), the coalition led by Bersatu, will be announcing its list of candidates for the Johor polls tomorrow, following talks on seat distribution with component parties PAS and Gerakan.
However, Latiff has kept mum when asked about the talks.
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