Daily Archives: January 1, 2022

China under lock down: If you broke Covid-19 rules

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

.. *Note a correction to the above: SCMP: Public shaming: accused human traffickers paraded through streets of China’s southern Jinxi city Four men accused of smuggling people across an international border were publicly shamed in China’s southern province of Guangxi. Flanked … Continue reading →

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Chinese Fighter Jet crashes into buildings in Sichuan

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

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Dennis Ignatius on the MACC

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

.. Received via WhatsApp. Our crumbling national institutionsMACC has lost all credibilityBy Dennis Ignatius – December 30, 2021https://dennisignatius.com/2021/12/30/macc-has-lost-all-credibility/ For an institution already struggling with integrity issues, the resignation of Professor Edmund Terence Gomez, a respected political economist and academic who … Continue reading →

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3 MPs (Hannah Yeoh Fahmi Fadzil and Tan Lok Wai) lodge police reports over the development approvals at 6 flood retention ponds in KL

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

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Excerpts from “Scientific American: The Psychology of Fact-Checking”

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

Excerpts from: Scientific American: The Psychology of Fact-Checking Fact-checkers aim to get closer to the truth, but their biases can shroud the very truth they seek By Stephen J. Ceci, Wendy M. Williams on October 25, 2020 أعرض هذا باللغة … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera: Is America’s role as global leader in decline? | Inside Story

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

.. America’s military footprint in the Middle East has been shrinking for years. From the beginning of the withdrawal of US troops in Iraq in 2007 to the most recent retreat from Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s presence has declined. Despite that, … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s Stand News outlet shuts down after police raid: In 2021, Hong Kong lost at least 59 media / NGO / civic organizations

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

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China in Focus: Seven dilemmas facing the Chinese economy

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

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2022 news preview: What will the coronavirus do next? | New Scientist

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

.. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233661-800-2022-preview-what-will-the-coronavirus-do-next/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1640997912 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233661-800-2022-preview-what-will-the-coronavirus-do-next/

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Covid-19: RM311,000 in compound notices issued to New Year revellers at Ipoh restaurant on Jalan Sultan Yusoff

Posted on January 1, 2022 by weehingthong

.. .. Covid-19: After Xmas raid, eatery caught again on New Year’s Eve Saturday, 01 Jan 2022 11:18 AM MYT IPOH: A total of 311 New Year revellers at a restaurant in Jalan Sultan Yusuff here were issued compound notices … Continue reading →

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