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[ad_1] Everyone, or so it seems, is talking about the vaccines that have been developed to combat Covid-19 and how soon they will be available. Some talk about possible side effects, others about the cost of vaccination. My question is whether vaccination will be mandatory in Malaysia. What if someone …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administration’s harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday (December 3), calling China the greatest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War II. and saying that it was inclined to global domination. “The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends to …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – A production worker at the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove lamented that conditions in his company-provided Malaysian accommodation are dire. “Each room has between eight and 12 workers, and we share a bathroom,” the young migrant worker told The Straits Times, on condition of …

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal fans had waited nine long months to return to the North London stadium, but the 2,000 people scattered in the red seats had to wait just nine minutes to enjoy the thrill of celebrating a goal in person again. Thursday. Appropriately, it was France’s Alexandre …

[ad_1] LONDON (AFP): An Indian teacher was on Thursday (December 3) named the winner of a million dollar award for his work in transforming the lives of girls in a rural village. Ranjitsinh Disale was announced as the winner of the 2020 Global Teacher Prize in a virtual ceremony broadcast …

[ad_1] Chinese scientists claim to have built a quantum computer that can perform certain calculations nearly 100 trillion times faster than the world’s most advanced supercomputer, marking the first milestone in the country’s efforts to develop the technology. Researchers have built a prototype quantum computer that is capable of detecting …

[ad_1] Cameron Highlands activist R Ramakrishnan was the first Malaysian to reach the top of Annapurna IV in Nepal. (Image from Facebook) KUALA LUMPUR: Environmental activist and mountaineer Ramakrishnan Ramasamy died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 55 years old. According to his friend Dilip Martin, Ramakrishnan died last …

[ad_1] A view of the Jalur Gemilang flag in Kuala Lumpur, November 12, 2020. – Image by Ahmad Zamzahuri KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 – Fitch Ratings downgraded Malaysia’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) to ‘BBB +’ from ‘A-‘ with a stable outlook amid the impact of the Covid …

[ad_1] It has been a profitable pandemic for Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest manufacturer of disposable rubber gloves. But as the company helps meet the world’s needs for public health equipment, its own workers are suffering. This week, the Malaysian government announced that at least 3,400 Top Glove employees …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Nations must unite to fight Covid-19 vaccine-related misinformation and anti-vaccination propaganda as the world prepares national vaccination plans to contain the pandemic, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said. He said that as much as Covid-19 presents itself as an invincible enemy, the dangers of misinformation …