Chinese summit founder denies links to forum featuring Najib

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/12/27/chinese-summit-founder-denies-links-with-forum-featuring-najib/

The Prodigal son Taiwan will return.

The US has committed two crimes in Afghanistan - crimes against humanity and war crimes. The US has conducted the wanton killing of civilians in the name of counter-terrorism. For example, the US military launched an air raid on Herat Province in August 2021, killing more than 100 people.

A convicted person should be shunned.

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/543697-iraq-china-us-bombs-war/

Inari will be added as a constituent of FBM KLCI on Monday, 20 December.
This would be the first time a technology company is represented in the KLCI index and that could help catalyse Inari’s share price.

US used chemical and biological weapons against innocent people in Vietnam, Iraq, ...

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/bm/about_bursa/media_centre/amendment-to-ftse-bursa-malaysia-klci-december-2021-semi-annual-review

What defamatory? Is stealing money something to be proud of?

Shame on the thief.

Shame on you.

I thought somebody won the world cup.
Reason for tomorrow's holiday.

ere had been an “exponential increase” over the past two weeks, from a weekly average of around 300 new cases per day to 1,000 last week and most recently 3,500, said Michelle Groome of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
The degree of increase is worrying,” Groome added.

Late yesterday, the NICD said 8,561 new cases were reported nationwide over 24 hours, up from almost 4,400 the day before and 2,300 on Monday.

Omicron behind ‘worrying’ Covid surge in South Africa

Reject kleptocrats and their friends.

Contact the Befrienders
03-76272929

Demand special audit be released.

ABBA - I Have A Dream (From The Late Late Breakfast Show, England 1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxkfRD9nns

Me and you and a dog named Boo.
Nice song.

Warren Buffet: Never forget rule No. 1

The new Miss Universe is ...

Lack of talent.

Don't expect frogs and corrupt politicians to be good leaders.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2021/08/03/deltas-spread-seen-pushing-herd-immunity-threshold-above-80/

‘Virus has become fitter’

The CDC has said that as of July 26, 6,587 people have experienced breakthrough Covid-19 infections after being fully vaccinated and were hospitalised or have died. It stopped reporting on mild infections this spring but in the report, it estimated that there were about 35,000 symptomatic infections each week in the United States.

In parts of the world where large numbers of people have yet to be vaccinated, the Delta variant has led once again to surging death rates and hospitalisations.

The head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said health systems in many countries were now being overwhelmed: “Hard-won gains are in jeopardy or being lost,” he told a news conference.

The global health body’s top emergency expert Mike Ryan told reporters that vaccines were nevertheless still effective at preventing serious illness and death: “We are fighting the same virus but a virus that has become fitter.”

Data released by the Health Ministry last week suggested that people vaccinated in January have just 16% protection against infection now, while in those vaccinated in April, the effectiveness was at 75%.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/israels-severe-covid-cases-could-reach-400-by-mid-august-researchers-warn/amp/

Iran hits record for new Covid cases again amid slow vaccination drive

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2021/07/27/iran-hits-record-for-new-covid-cases-again-amid-slow-vaccination-drive/

Tengku Zafrul: Sudden imposition of windfall tax may scare investors

https://themalaysianreserve.com/2021/07/27/tengku-zafrul-sudden-imposition-of-windfall-tax-may-scare-investors/

Cases of coronavirus in Israel are rising despite widespread vaccination, indicating the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may only be 64 percent effective against the Delta variant of the virus.

The country is currently experiencing a large surge in COVID cases, including among the vaccinated.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2020/08/08/fauci-warns-covid-19-vaccine-may-be-only-partially-effective/

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2021/06/18/new-variants-behind-tripling-covid-19-spike-in-moscow/

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2021/06/17/just-in-time-vs-just-in-case/

Taiwan is the running dog of US.

It’s not just LRT driver’s fault, says ex-Prasarana boss

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/05/26/its-not-just-lrt-drivers-fault-says-ex-prasarana-boss/

Incompetent driver.

Sunday (May 23)

So much money. Is it money laundering?

https://www.nutraingredients-asia.com/Article/2020/04/24/It-s-official-China-adds-three-TCM-formula-to-COVID-19-standard-therapy

Singapore's Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster

Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, the Health Ministry’s director of medical services, also provided more details on the cases in the TTSH cluster.

Of the 13 cases, five are TTSH employees, comprising two doctors, one nurse, one healthcare assistant and one cleaner who worked in the ward where the cluster first emerged.

Four out of five had been vaccinated, he said.

The remaining eight are patients - seven of whom were from Ward 9D, where the cluster had emerged, while another was from Ward 9C.

Out of the eight, one patient had received both doses of the vaccine, while another had only received one.

Assoc Prof Mak said those who received vaccinations derived some level of immune protection from the vaccines.

“But as is illustrated by this cluster, vaccination doesn't provide 100 per cent protection. It increases your resistance to getting symptomatic infections, it reduces the risk of you getting an infection and spreading that.

Fantastic

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Malaysia’s exports grew 31% to RM104.95 billion in March from a year earlier, the largest year-on-year expansion in nearly four years, boosted by higher global demand notably for electrical and electronic (E&E) products, mainly semiconductors used in 5G technology and high-performance computing, as well as rubber products.

This not only extended the double-digit growth in February of 17.6%, but also surpassed the RM100 billion mark – a level yet to be seen since July 2017 and ahead of Bloomberg's estimate of 22.7%.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Malaysia’s exports grew 31% to RM104.95 billion in March from a year earlier, the largest year-on-year expansion in nearly four years, boosted by higher global demand notably for electrical and electronic (E&E) products, mainly semiconductors used in 5G technology and high-performance computing, as well as rubber products.

This not only extended the double-digit growth in February of 17.6%, but also surpassed the RM100 billion mark – a level yet to be seen since July 2017 and ahead of Bloomberg's estimate of 22.7%.

Is the pandemic over?

Malaysian rubber glove group says demand to oustrip supply until 2023.

In addition, the Group has secured sufficient raw materials to meet the overwhelming orders and interest from its buyers and distributors. The buyers are mainly serving markets such as the United States, Canada, Middle East, Europe, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Russia and Latin America. Mah Sing is encouraged by the support and confidence shown by these buyers, many of whom are prominent brands in the healthcare industry.

If demand continues to outstrip supply, the Group will see an addition of another 12 lines under a second phase of expansion which is expected to increase the capacity by another 3.69 billion pieces of gloves per annum, doubling the initial capacity. If the market condition is favourable, Mah Sing's ultimate goal is to grow to be among the top 5 glove manufacturers in Malaysia.

Supermax currently exports 58% of production under its own brands via its own distribution centres and 40% through independent distributors. The remaining 2% is for original equipment manufacturer production.

Its products are sold to over 165 countries, with the largest contributor being the Americas region which contributed 51% of revenue for FY20. Asia/Oceania and Europe each contributed 23% to its FY20 revenue.

Supermax said the continuing upward trend of the average selling price (ASP) has not been reflected in the current quarter.

Supermax expects its solid run to continue throughout the year on soaring demand for medical protective gears and higher glove prices.

The world will continue to face a glove shortage until 2023, said former MARGMA president Denis Low Jau Foo, given that manufacturers are currently still in an “oversold” position.

He also said average selling prices (ASPs) of gloves will not see a sharp decline because the majority of glove producers today, which have big government contracts, are facing difficulty in fulfilling the demand.