Aye, nay or a myth? — Crisis & baby boom

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia enters the third phase of the movement control order (MCO) that will last until April 28, aimed at curbing the Covid-19 infection rate, talks on the possibility that it could lead to a baby boom is rife. Malaysia has been in a partial lock-down since March 18, and the expectation that it would lead to a population increase is based […]

A tale of rubber gloves, condoms & palm oil

KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber is a blessed word in these difficult times as its transformation into gloves has proved life-saving with even the world’s largest economy singing praises of Malaysia’s gloves. The US Embassy here via its official twitter handle trumpeted the fact that 65 per cent or 225 billion pieces of the gloves used by its heroes — scientists, […]