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| Chinese, Russian ambassadors to US voice against upcoming summit for democracy |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 08:41 PM - Forum: Politics
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Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang and Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov jointly published an article on Friday entitled "Respecting People's Democratic Rights" on the National Interest magazine to voice against the Biden administration's so called Summit for Democracy on December 9 and 10, which according to the article will "stoke up ideological confrontation."
The virtual Summit for Democracy that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden is "An evident product of its Cold-War mentality, this will stoke up ideological confrontation and a rift in the world, creating new 'dividing lines.' This trend contradicts the development of the modern world. It is impossible to prevent the shaping of a global polycentric architecture but could strain the objective process. China and Russia firmly reject this move," according to the article.
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| If you don’t know data on Melaka loss, shut up: PKR’s Abdullah Sani |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 07:36 PM - Forum: Politics
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PERMATANG PAUH – PKR remains steadfast in its stand to nominate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as its prime ministerial candidate in the next general election, said party central leadership council member Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid.
The Kapar MP said it is not fair to place all the blame for Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) defeat in the recent Melaka election on Anwar’s shoulders alone because there were many contributing factors that led to the loss.
“For me, those who talk about PKR’s defeat do not know the data. Many give their views at the national level, but they do not do research at all.
“If you don’t know the data, then shut up,” he said.
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| Maszlee joins PKR to ‘enact change, instil hope’ |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 07:30 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik has officially joined PKR after just over a year as an independant.
He formally announced his move at an event to hand over his membership form to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim at the Deewan Kampung Baru Machap in his constituency today,
In his speech, he also described his move as a sort of homecoming as he was a registered member of the PKR Ampang branch in 2017.
“Today I bring a message to youths and others my age, that there is still hope. We still have hope to rise up and bring change. So it is on this ground that I, just like all of you, ordinary people who desire change, made this major decision to join PKR,” he said.
Maszlee had been a member of Bersatu under Pakatan Harapan (PH), briefly aligning with Muda in August last year before becoming an independant representative last November.
He acknowledged today that his move may come at a time which was “not very encouraging” and a bad choice in view of PKR’s recent defeats in the Melaka state election.
He said there were those who asked why he was joining a party that had lost and whose president was being attacked by his foes and some friends.
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| Najib’s EPF proposal ‘robbery in disguise’, says DAP man |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 06:51 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak’s proposal to restructure the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dividend payouts on a sliding scale has been described as “robbery in disguise”.
DAP deputy youth chief Chiong Yoke Kong was responding to the former prime minister’s proposal that EPF members with lower savings receive higher dividends.
He said Najib’s proposal in a Facebook post yesterday reflected that he did not understand the fundamentals of the EPF system.
Najib had proposed that members who contributed less should receive a higher dividend compared to those who contributed more.
In a statement, Chiong responded: “Allowing members with lower deposits to obtain higher interest rates is actually a robbery in disguise against law-abiding and honest members who have made long-term deposits.”
It was also a complete betrayal of the principles of fairness and justice, he added.
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| Some MN leaders getting too comfortable with power, says Tok Mat |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 06:46 PM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Some leaders of Muafakat Nasional (MN) have forgotten the genuine spirit of cooperation behind the pact after aligning themselves with Perikatan Nasional (PN) and becoming too comfortable with the power they enjoy , says Mohamad Hasan.
The Umno deputy president said the moment they viewed PN as a shortcut to power, the agenda of ummah unity would not be attained.
Mohamed said the leaders also held the erroneous perception that all the problems and interests of the Malay-Muslim community could be addressed by PN.
Yesterday, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang rejected an “incomplete” MN, the pact forged between Umno and PAS in the aftermath of the 14th general election.
He said that being part of MN in its present form was akin to being “shackled”. PAS is also part of PN.
“It must be accepted that PN, which has become a bigger political movement, needs to be in power in this plural society,” Hadi told party organ, Harakahdaily.
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| Has Omicron spread worldwide already? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 06:09 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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At least 61 passengers out of 600 who landed in Holland from South Africa yesterday 'have Covid' - and Belgian super-variant case had NEVER been to southern Africa
- Around 600 passengers arrived on two planes in Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, from Johannesburg yesterday
- Passengers have been put in quarantine hotels while authorities investigate whether they have been infected
- Countries across Europe closed their borders to countries in southern Africa yesterday to combat the variant
At least 61 new cases of Covid have entered the Netherlands from South Africa, the Dutch health ministry has revealed as fears mount over the spread of the new super mutant variant Omicron.
Around 600 passengers arrived on two planes in Schipol Airport, near Amsterdam, from Johannesburg — the epicentre for the new strain that experts fear is 40 per cent more vaccine evasive than Delta — hours after travel bans were put in place.
Europe's first case of the variant was spotted in Belgium yesterday — despite the unvaccinated woman who caught it having travelled to Turkey and Egypt, not souther Africa where the strain emerged.
South Africa recorded 2,828 new Covid cases yesterday, more than double the 1,374 recorded last Thursday, but infection levels have yet to skyrocket in the country and no hospitalisations with the new variant have occurred so far.
And Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, one of the Oxford scientists behind the AstraZeneca vaccine, today expressed cautious optimism that existing vaccines could be effective at preventing serious disease from the variant.
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| Why IS the Omicron variant so scary? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 05:30 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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Super strain has evolved to have ALL of the worst mutations of Alpha, Beta and Delta combined plus new ones that could make it the most infectious and jab-resistant variant ever
- British scientists warn new variant has twice as many mutations as Delta
- Experts think it will slash protection from Covid vaccines by 40 per cent
- Health Secretary Sajid Javid last night announced travel from six countries
The Botswana Covid variant, described by experts as the worst strain ever, has all the worrying mutations from previous versions of the virus, plus many more that could make it the most infectious and vaccine-resistant one so far.
The super strain has acquired the mutations of Delta, which made that variant so transmissible that it became world-dominant in months.
And the new variant also includes the vaccine-resistant alterations seen on Beta — another strain of concern that emerged in South Africa and was thought to be best at escaping the immune system until now.
It also contains a drop-out mutation that helped the Alpha variant take off in the UK last winter. In total, the new super strain has 32 mutations on its spike protein, more than any variant before it and twice as many as Delta.
It contains two unique alterations on a specific part of the spike which help viruses open the door to human cells.
All warning signs suggest it will become world-dominant in months but scientists have cautioned they have not confirmed any of the effects of the mutations in a laboratory.
South Africa’s population has very high levels of natural immunity and seems to be spreading with ease, which UK experts think may allow it to easily infect former Covid patients.
But there is no rise in hospitalisations in the region, which raises hopes it could be a milder Covid iteration.
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| Malaysia Open: Aifa continues fairy tale run into squash final, Eain Yow crashes out |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 02:06 PM - Forum: Squash
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KUALA LUMPUR – Current national squash sensation Aifa Azman continued her fiery performance to cruise into the 2021 Malaysia Open final at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil here.
World number 69 Aifa pulled off another stunner to oust fifth seed and world number 19 Danielle Letourneau 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-3 in the semi-finals yesterday ensure one home representative in the finals.
The wildcard entrant had a blazing start as she raced into a 2-0 lead before Letourneau pegged her back by taking the game, but Aifa was not shaken. She refocused and came back firing in the fourth to seal the win after 32 minutes.
The Kedahan will take on world number eight Salma Hany of Egypt for the title, as top seed Salma powered through with an 11-1, 11-8, 11-5 win over fourth seed Hollie Naughton of Canada.
The 19-year-old in earlier games scored upset wins against three Egyptians - world number 47 Mayar Hany, world number 31 Yathreb Adel and world number 35 Hana Ramadhan to check into the semi-finals.
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| Umno to resist GRS registration? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 11-27-2021, 02:00 PM - Forum: Politics
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KOTA KINABALU: Analysts expect the more established member parties of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to resist any attempt to get the coalition registered.
They say Umno, for example, would not want to be tied down to any pact other than Barisan Nasional, which it leads.
“When GRS is formalised, all the parties must obey the instructions of the coalition chairman,” said Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya (UM).
“This will put Umno at a disadvantage because its bargaining power will be lost. It will not want to be trapped like that,” he told FMT.
“Furthermore, Umno does not want to compromise on seats with Bersatu.”
National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said PBS would also have something to lose with the formalisation of GRS.
“The biggest hurdle would be in having to compromise in terms of seats,” he told FMT.
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