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Sri Lanka ends farm chemical ban as organic drive fails Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:45 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies COLOMBO – Sri Lanka abandoned its quest to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation today, announcing it would immediately lift an import ban on pesticides and other agricultural inputs. The island country has been in the grips of a severe economic crisis, with a lack of foreign exchange triggering shortages of food, crude oil, and other essential goods. Authorities had already walked back restrictions on fertiliser imports last month for tea, the country’s main export earner. But ahead of planned farmer protests in the capital, Sri Lanka’s agricultural ministry said it would end a broader ban on all agrochemicals, including herbicides and pesticides. “We will now allow chemical inputs that are urgently needed,” ministry secretary Udith Jayasinghe told the private News First TV network. “Considering the need to ensure food security, we have taken this decision.” - More -   If you want govt gifts, just steal money, says Guan Eng mocking Najib Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:41 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies SANDAKAN – If one wants gifts from the government, just steal its money, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng sarcastically as he lambasted a proposal to award former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with land and a house worth an estimated RM100 million. Lim said in a press conference here that the government is supposed to use its powers to help the people, and not help a convict.  “He (Najib) has been convicted; fined and punished with imprisonment. He has been linked to a scandal that had cost the country RM53 billion. Yet we are gifting him with a RM100 million house? “This shows that if one wants gifts from the government, one can steal lots of government money. I don’t understand this. This is wrong. The government is misusing its powers to help a single individual.” On Thursday, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz confirmed that the government had received an application by Najib for the alleged RM100 million residence. - More -   George Town Festival has art you won't find anywhere else Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:35 PM - Forum: Travels - No Replies GEORGE TOWN – It has been 11 years since George Town Festival (GTF) was inaugurated and it is showing no signs of slowing down, despite the pandemic, with the launch of 2021’s Nine Days Eight Exhibitions and Nine Days Eight Shows yesterday. Speaking to reporters, GTF director, Jack Wong, said that despite the lockdown that thwarted their plans to have their hybrid show in July, they have risen above adversity to organise events that have and are attracting audiences from across Malaysia. He said that festivals in Penang, especially GTF, present something that cannot be duplicated anywhere else. “For Penang, the difference is our city itself is an art. We have the Unesco World Heritage title, beautiful heritage buildings with locations that are suitable for art events. “When we curate the festival, it is not about bringing in a performance or art exhibition to put them in a venue. We are matching the venue and the art together so they become a totally new product, an experience that audiences cannot get anywhere else. - More -   Wife of author of The Ugly Chinaman to halt book publication Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:30 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Wife of author of The Ugly Chinaman to halt book publication to prevent content being misused by Taiwan secessionists The wife of Bo Yang, deceased writer born in the Chinese mainland and based in the island of Taiwan, announced that the publication of one of Bo Yang's books that criticizes bad habits of Chinese people in the 20th century was to be halted as some of its content might be used by secessionist forces to insult China. This has attracted attention on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.  Chang Shiang-Hua, Bo Yang's wife, refused to include a passage from The Ugly Chinaman and the Crisis of Chinese Culture into the teaching materials for middle school students in the island of Taiwan. Chang announced that she would no longer release the book after the current contract with publishers on both sides of the Taiwan Straits expires in 2024.  "Bo Yang once said: 'when China progresses, then we can stop reading this book,' meaning that when the Chinese people stop indulging in closed, conservative and unrealistic problems of the past and have new goals to pursue, this book should be scrapped," Chang told the Global Times in an exclusive interview where she shared her decision to stop publishing the book. She also mentioned she hopes publishers will stop publishing the book from now on. The Ugly Chinaman and the Crisis of Chinese Culture, published in Taiwan island in 1985, was the island's bestseller of the year. The book is a collection of dozens of essays by Bo Yang, mainly criticizing the deep-rooted bad habits of Chinese people in the 20th century. With an attitude described as "wishing iron could turn into steel at once," Bo Yang called various drawbacks of traditional culture "soy sauce jar culture," which aroused strong cultural shock in the Chinese world. Chang told the Global Times that at that time the book was directed at the Kuomintang (KMT) cadres in the island of Taiwan, noting that the interpretation of this book cannot be separated from its background and it is necessary to have the corresponding historical knowledge to understand the meaning expressed by Bo Yang. "Children who are just in their first year of junior high school between the ages of 10 and 12 have absorbed very little Chinese culture. But now, the education authority of Taiwan is trying to implant a subjective sense of [hating the mainland] in the youth first," Chang said.  She noted that the publisher did not negotiate with her on the exact essay to be used and she was concerned that under their deliberate title of "The Ugly Chinaman," young people in the island would easily misinterpret the concept of China. - More -   China’s installed capacity of renewable energy reaches one billion kilowatts: NEA Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:23 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies The first Sino-foreign joint venture offshore wind power project in China started to generate electricity in east China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday. The joint venture constructed and operated by CNH Energy and French multinational utility company EDF has realized full capacity power generation with a total installed capacity of 500,000 kilowatts. After being put into operation, the annual power generation is expected to reach 1.39 billion kilowatt hours, which can meet the annual power demand of 2 million residents, equivalent to cutting the emissions of 441,900 tons of standard coal, 937,500 tons of carbon dioxide and 1,704 tons of sulfur dioxide. As of the end October, China's accumulative installed capacity for renewable energy reached one billion kilowatts, doubling that in the end of 2015, according to the National Energy Administration.  The share of renewable energy now accounts for 43.5 percent of the total installed capacity of power generation in China, up 10.2 percentage points over the end of 2015. Among renewable power sources, the installed capacity of hydropower, wind power, solar power and biomass power generation have reached 385 million kilowatts, 299 million kilowatts, 282 million kilowatts and 35.34 million kilowatts respectively, ranking first in the world. Global Times    DAP could’ve won 8 seats in Melaka with higher voter turnout: Guan Eng Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:11 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies SANDAKAN – Albeit losing four out of the eight seats contested in Melaka, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the party could have won them all if there was at least a 10% higher voter turnout in the state during polling day yesterday.   Lim said Pakatan Harapan (PH) got 35% – and Barisan Nasional (BN), 38% – of the popular vote, but this was not reflected in the election results as BN won 75% of the seats, leaving PH with less than 20%.  “This showed the impact of the low voter turnout this time, which has dropped by 20% (compared to the 2018 general election). If the voter turnout was 15%-20% higher, PH would have won more seats. If it was just 10% higher, DAP would have won all eight seats,” he said at a press conference here today.  Lim said besides the low voter turnout, the standard operating procedures (SOPs) that provide for several restrictions during the campaigning period was another reason for the party’s defeat.  - More -   Anwar needs to bow out eventually, says analyst Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 07:05 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has proposed various ways for Pakatan Harapan (PH) to make a comeback following its poor showing in the Melaka polls yesterday. For a start, Wong Chin Huat suggested that PKR president Anwar Ibrahim step down and merge his party with Amanah. He said Anwar’s leadership had been called into question again after PKR’s wipeout in the polls, losing all 11 seats it contested. He said the most realistic solution might be a two-step transition, with Anwar bowing out as part of the second step. “The first step is to form a shadow Cabinet that can offer a collective leadership for PH’s 89 MPs.” It could draw up an effective policy to compete with Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN). - More -   PH doomed if it doesn’t listen to grassroots, says analyst Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 05:50 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will lose in the 15th general election if it does not listen to the voice of its grassroots, according to a political analyst. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said the grassroots had objected to PH accepting candidates who had jumped parties, but the coalition’s leaders had not heeded them. “In turn, this affected the sentiments of PH’s grassroots towards the coalition,” he told FMT. Awang was referring to the former Umno duo of Idris Haron, who contested under the PH banner in Sungai Udang, and Nor Azman Hassan in Pantai Kundor. - More -   PH pact with GRS could further Sabah’s development: Guan Eng Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 05:28 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies SANDAKAN – Although it remains to be seen whether ruling coalition Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) cements a bipartisan pact with Pakatan Harapan (PH), DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said a collaboration could result in more development in the state. He said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Md Noor recently invited him for a discussion over the possibility of collaboration between GRS and PH – similar to the federal memorandum of understanding (MoU) between PH and the ruling Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional government.  “If we (PH) can discuss with the federal government to amend the status of Sabah and Sarawak in the Federal Constitution in accordance with the Malaysia Agreement 1963, why can’t we discuss with the Sabah government about advancing the state?   “If we can help to push the agenda forward, I think we should be open to discussion,” he said at a press conference after the Sabah DAP ordinary convention in Hakka Hall here, today.  Lim said his meeting with Hajiji did not conclude with a finalised result, adding that the ball is now in GRS’ court on whether it wants to proceed with such a collaboration.  “We leave it to Sabah parties to finalise the discussion. It depends on the Sabah government if it wants to ensure not only stability, but the people taken care of even if they voted for the opposition. We want to see whether that will happen.” Lim explained that the perks of collaboration include advancing Sabah’s native customary rights and defending the freedom of religion.  “Those are the areas we can cooperate with, why not do it? It is in the spirit of harmony in Sabah.  “We still have our differences, but we can ‘fight’ it out in the election.” Last month, Sabah’s PH council proposed a bipartisan collaboration with GRS to focus on the implementation of development strategies in the state. GRS comprises elected representatives from BN, PN and Parti Bersatu Sabah. – The Vibes, November 21, 2021   ADUN SPEAKS | Daughter's narrative won't exonerate Mahathir's leadership Posted by: superadmin - 11-21-2021, 01:12 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies ADUN SPEAKS | I never really thought that the former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohammed’s daughter Marina Mahathir would write a book about him. I really don’t know what the objective is for the book that may soon be officially launched. However, the excerpts suggest that the narrative seem to exonerate Mahathir as a family man and a leader with vision but who was betrayed. I can understand Marina’s love for her father, Mahathir, and her family. Since her father is no more in power, maybe she decided to put a family touch on the difficulties that Mahathir underwent as the prime minister, the stress he had to put up with and the toll on his heart that eventuated in a surgery. Mahathir comes off as a loving father, a strict disciplinarian and a person who would brook no nonsense. - More - Pages (1337): « Previous 1 … 987 988 989 990 991 … 1337 Next » Jump to page: