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Asean ministers want transboundary haze pollution control centre expedited

JAKARTA: With the dry season this year expected to be more prolonged and intense under the La Niña phenomenon, Asean ministers stressed on the importance of expediting the establishment of the Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in Indonesia. The ministers and officials attending the sub-regional ministerial steering committee on transboundary haze pollution […]

El Niño slows economy for years, costs trillions: Report

WASHINGTON: The financial toll of the El Niño phenomenon lingers for years and costs trillions in lost income worldwide, a new research has revealed, reported German news agency (dpa). El Niño describes the warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean that alters air and water currents worldwide. Researchers at the United States’ Dartmouth […]

The challenges of online learning

Last year, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the shores of Malaysia, the people’s movements were restricted through various measures implemented to curb the virus. With that, activities in many sectors were put on hold — but this did not only affect Malaysia as the virus hit countries worldwide. A new realm of education One industry […]

A year of pandemic turmoil, hopes on vaccine

BY SYAMSIAH SAHAT AND MOHD FHARKHAN ABDUL GHAPAR KUALA LUMPUR: The battle against Covid-19 is certainly far from over. It has been a year of uncertainties and as we draw the 2020 final curtain, the coronavirus is still raging around the globe, now with a new strain that has resulted in lockdown measures in several […]

Time to fly again, but not so soon

We have to take care of the cure that will make the problem worse no matter what. — Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin said a Covid-19 vaccine might be deployed in Malaysia by the end of this year. He added that China had agreed to prioritise Malaysia as […]

A ladies’ man

Book title: Bruce Lee: A LifeISBN: 9781471175725Author: Matthew PollyPublication year: 2018Publisher:Price: RM48 (paperback) Everyone knows Bruce Lee as a kung fu superstar par excellence who made martial arts a worldwide phenomenon. He bridged the East-West gap and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. Countless books have been written about him by authors who claim […]