Peaceful Malaysia

Peaceful Malaysia
     Tun Mahathir says, " The right and freedom of speech do not mean a person can say whatever that is deemed provocative and hurt the sensitivity of others."
     We avoid sensitive issues. We reject abuse of power.
    

Pantun，Respect all religions

Respect all religions
    
For wanting only one religion is not clever,
     The fate of conflicts is the story;
For the nation to exist forever,
     Respect for all religions is necessary.
    

Places of worship

Respect all religions
     Malaysian Prime Minister wants new rules to build places of worship.
     This is a multireligious country. We respect all religions.

European Champions League

European Champions League, Manchester United 1:0 Young Boys. MU qualifies for the finals.  Mourinho says he has led different teams in this league 14 times and he has qualified 14 times. Manager's assertiveness.

Green teknologi

Green technology
    The Government talks about revenue of RM180 billion and 200,000 green jobs by 2030. These include solar and wind energy. Let all concerned be serious.
     Brazil, China and Japan are actually implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. Malaysia is committed to do the same thing.
    

Limb paralysis

Limb paralysis
     Experts implant a device in the brain of patients whose four limbs are paralysed. The patients can then will the gadget to send signals through tablet for activities such as shopping. It takes time to keep testing to ensure that the device is safe for use in patients.
    

Forest becomes brush

Forest becomes brush
     A city scarcely has land for development. Some people use various methods to acquire land such as turning forest into brush.

Day time civet cats take a nap,
     From a small town a city has developed;
Balanced developments must be met,
     Unbalanced developments must never be repeated.

Genetically edited babies

Editing genes
     Scientists in China have edited the genes of twin girls, protecting them from diseases such as HIV. This is a moral question. All countries including Malaysia must have laws to protect society.

Government and private sector

A clean government.
     Tun Mahathir says that  government should not be involved in business, but should leave it to the private sector which is more able to manage finance.
     A clean government helps business that follows the laws.

Coloured eggs

Coloured eggs
     Some poultry farms are good. Some are not. Feedmeals, drugs and dyes are important.
     The picture: I boiled the egg in a pot of water. As it bubbled up, I scooped the egg with the spoon. When it cooled, there was a drop of brown fluid.

Senior citizens

Senior citizens

A 90-year-old Japanese grandmother is learning English for the first time to be become a guide for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Taman Rimba Kiara

The controversy of Taman Rimba Kiara Development Project.  This project makes city folks unhappy especially residents of Taman Tun Dr Ismail. A forest will become a brush.
     Federal Territory Minister talks about a joint committee to deal with this complicated matter after over two years.
     Can the mistake be corrected?''

Greenhouse gases

Climate change and coal
     World Meteorological Organization says that the concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere have reached a high level in 2017. Carbon dioxide is 405 parts per million (ppm).
     Coal-fired power stations give out over 30% of carbon dioxide, mainly from Brazil, China, India, Japan, the US, Germany, France and UK. Trump loves coal.
     Malaysia has seven coal-fired power stations.

Seperation of powers

Separation of powers
     We have spoken on this matter for many years. For example, the Public Prosecutor should be able to investigate and prosecute the Prime Minister without fear.
     Tun Mahathir says the separation of powers between the office of the public prosecutor and Attorney-General's Chambers requires amendments to the Federal Constitution.
     "So this has been held off for the time being."

Wildlife in Malaysia

Wildlife in Malaysia
    Wildlife such as tigers, elephants, hornbills, orangutans and turtles are continually destroyed. The mission of the Environment Ministry is to protect the environment including wildlife. All concerned must help.

Pantun, Take children to school

Taking children to school

Pigeons coo on the roof,
     Parents are busy carrying children;
Cars crawl, pupils pouring into school,
     Expect them to have talent.

Hillside development

Hillside developments
     This type of developments is always sensitive, whether in Kelantan, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Sabah or Sarawak. State and federal authorities must be responsible to the people.

Pantun, Poultry Farms

Poultry farms
     Some are good. Some are not. The problems arise from feedmeals, drugs such as antibiotics and dyes for colouring egg shell.

Bulbul lays eggs in the nearby nest,
     Many farms are operated by poultry farmers;
Farm egg shell is thin, coloured best,
     Please look after the health of consumers.

Happy children's day

Happy world children's day.
     Safety for children is essential. Education Minister  says making schools safe places for students is his priority. Lets hope that there are genuine efforts to deal with bullying.
    

National Park City

National Park Cities in Malaysia?
     There are efforts in Malaysian cities to have more parks and more trees. For example, projects such as River of Life in Kuala Lumpur are meant to improve the environment. Can Malaysia have national park cities?
     By July 2019, London will launch her national park city project, including the protection of 15,000 species of wild life.

网络速度

大马网络速度
     我国通讯及多媒体委员会谈到大马网络速度61.97Mbps，世界排名第26. 价格问题是重要。新加坡的网络速度是162Mbps.

Internet speed

Malaysia's internet speed
     Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) talks about The Speedtest Global Index putting this country at 26th fastest in the world at 61.97 Mbps. The question of prices is important. Singapore internet speed reaches 162 Mbps.

Short-sightedness

Myopia (short-sightedness or near-sightedness)
     This condition affects any age. But, there are more children with myopia, especially Asians. Is it 50% of people with the condition by 2050 or 90% in China?
      Malaysians are paying more attention to eye health such as reading with brighter light and sitting at least 3 metres from TV screen or 50 cm from computer screen. Myopia can be corrected by spectacles, contact lenses and surgery.

Pantun, Hong Kong Badminton Open

Hong Kong Badminton Championships, 18.11.18.
     There are many badminton Championships. Players have to choose.

Players arrive, gathering at the port city,
     The desire, the spirit, the anticipation;
Players show concentration, skills,
     Determination, perseverance, innovation.

    

Wildfires

Wildfires
     In Malaysia wild fires cause haze. In other countries such as the US, these can destroy towns.
     Today, Trump visited Paradise, California, which has been destroyed by wild fire. Hitherto, 71 died and 1011 missing. The American President says wildfire is due to a lot of factors. He does not believe climate change is manmade.

APEC, Kerjasama Ekonomi Asia Pasifik

APEC Summit
     As the trade war between China and the US hots up, Malaysia is able to state its stand on free trade and globalisation. The effects of the trade war and Brexit, Britain exiting from the European Union, are being felt.

Robotic surgery

Robotic Surgery
     More surgeons use robots to operate on patients. It is an improvement. If doctors are not good at using the technique, patients may risk their lives.  Artificial intelligence such as robot cannot replace human intelligence fully.

Genocide

Genocide
     Within four years, 1975-1979, of Khmer Rouge party administration, about two million people were killed in Cambodia. Today, the United Nations Tribunal sentenced two leaders of the party who are still alive, Khiu Samphan (87) and Nuon Chea (92) to life imprisonment.  They have been serving a life sentence. The tribunal has spent US$300 million for the trial of three Khmer Rouge leaders.
    

Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry is good and bad. Some poultry farms in Malaysia produce eggs with very thin shell and artificial colouring. This is an effort to cut cost. The market is competitive. Our country encourages such farms. She must also look after consumers.

Illegal Waste

Illegal waste in Malaysia
     Waste is big business. China stops taking waste from other countries. Now, waste from developed countries end up in nations such as Malaysia. Housing and Local Government Minister confirms that 175 containers of illegal plastic waste are at the North Butterworth Container Teriminal.
     Malaysia must have effective measures to deal with waste.

Asean Summit

ASEAN Summit and Rohingya crisis.
     The ten Asean leaders in Singapore can help to solve the Rohingya crisis. Myanmar's military has played a big part in the tragedy.

Pantun, National events

National events

Turbulence makes the nation gone haywire,
     Vent and show anger  spontaneously;
National events are serious matters,
     Weigh and consider them carefully.
    

South Korean education

Education: South Korea and Malaysia.
     South Korean education has features such as no official  examinations from year one to three in secondary schools, and much longer hours and private tuitions (is it 6 am to midnight a day in the best schools?). What aspects can Malaysia learn from South Korea?

Wildfires

Wildfires and climate change
    A ferocious wildfire destroys the town of Paradise, Northern California. Over 40 people died and over 200 missing. This is the worst fire in the history of the state. Condolences.
      Trump blames California administration.

Neighbours, Malaysia and Singapore.

Good neighbours
     Malaysia and Singapore Prime Ministers have had an open discussion on issues such as the price of raw water. Let us hope that there will be amicable outcome.

A new generation of Malaysians

Malaysian Eucation Minister says the ministry and educators must work together to fulfill the prime minister's wish to shape a new generation of Malaysians. The country needs citizens with good work ethics and values.

Malaysian education curriculum

Malaysian school curriculum
     About 450,000 Malaysian teachers are eager to know what it means by Tun Mahathir asking Education Minister to overhaul the school curriculum.

Malaysian Professionals

For years, many Malaysians of various races work overseas. They face an uphill task to return to Malaysia. What are the real reasons? Tun Mahathir says he wants to solve  the difficulties.

Football, English Premier League

English Premier League football, Manchester City 3:1 Manchester United. Mourinho will get rid of the weaknesses and face MC in the future. To keep winning after overcoming Juventus in Europe is not easy. Pep Guardiola has a good team.

Third-hand smoke

Tobacco has over 7000 chemicals, over 80 of which cause malignant cancer.
    Smokers poison themselves, blowing out second-hand smoke that sticks to surroundings such as clothes, tables, computers and handphones as third-hand smoke. Second- or third-hand smoke is as poisonous as that of first-hand.

Badminton China Open

In the badminton China Open Finals, Fuzhou, China took two titles, Indonesia one, Japan one and South Korea one. The standard was high. Malaysia is trying.

Armistice

11 November, 2018, is the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the agreement to stop the fighting involving Germany and others against France, United Kingdom, United States, and others in the First World War. About 20 million people died. There were also Africans, Indians and Chinese.
     In the past 100 years, we have seen more wars. Besides the Second World War, fighting continues. Now, there are conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen.

Stop using coal

Coal
     It is used to generate electricity. If its use is reduced, the effects are big.

Prevention is a very important action,
     Stop the environmental destruction;
Reduction of coal causes temporary disruption,
     Act against earth pollution.

Fake news

There are fake news merchants who make a living out of it in the world. Malaysia is just as full of fake news. How do honest citizens fight the crime?

Using coal

Many countries such as Brazil, China, India and the United States use coal, polluting the air.  Trump opens coal mines.

Use less coal to produce electricity

Can Malaysia use less coal?
     The country uses coal to produce about 20% of her energy (electricity) and nearly 2% from renewable. Carbon emissions. How does she achieve 20% renewable energy by 2025?
   

Abuse of antibiotics

Superbugs
For many years, antibiotics have been abused. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts that by 2050 2.4 million people may die we very year because of superbugs. Prevention such as improving hygiene and change the ways antibiotics are used.

European Champions League

Football, European Champions' League,
Manchester United 2:1 Juventus (at Juventus). Christiano Ranaldo scored, but the good performance by MU towards the end saw its manager Mourinho booed by Juventus fans as he departed the stadium.

Income disparities

Income disparities
       Tun Mahathir wants to study the effects of wealth distribution before ratifying Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This issue has always been of concern. Long-term and genuine efforts are needed.

US mid-term elections

US Mid-Term elections.
     Trump has his nose bloodied.
Republicans hold the Senate and Democrats control the House of Representatives. Will Trump use less provocative language?

5G infrastructure

5G infrastructure in Malaysia
     2019 budget allocates RM 1 billion for digital economy and rural access to broadband speed of 30Mbps.
     The people would also like to see the development of infrastructure for 5G.
    

Pantun

Pantun

Olive hears zebra dove sings,
     She really loves the song;
Pantun sounds what a person thinks,
     It reflects the soul, lasting long.

Happy Deepavale

Happy Deepavale

Pantun, Manage health allocation

Health
     The public wish the authorities would manage the 2019 Malaysia's health allocation of RM29 billion with sagacity.

One looks after budget with sagacity,
     And receives allocation for health graciously;
One manages hospitals with good atmosphere carefully,
     And buys medicines and equipment wisely.

Health allocation 2019

Health issue is complex. The health allocation in the 2019 budget is RM29 billion, including RM10.8 billion for clinics, hospitals, medicines and equipment.
     Patients look forward to better and fair management and atmosphere in clinics and hospitals. The purchase of medicines and equipment must be monitored effectively.

Tabke Tennis Open Sweden Men's Single Finals

Table Tennis Open, Sweden, Men's Singles Final: Fan Zhen-dong (China, world number one) defeated Xu Xin (China, world number two). It was Fan's third Swedish titles. 

Table-tennis Open, Sweden.

Table-tennis Open, Sweden, Women Singles Finals: Mima Ito (Japan) overwhelmed Zhu Yu-ling (China, World Number One). This was extraordinary. The Chinese team will analyse the match.

Badminton Super 300 Macau, finals.

Badminton Super 300 Macau Finals

Women's Double Malaysia Vivian Hoo and Yap Cheng Wen defeated Japan's Aratama and Watanabe 21:15, 22:10. Congratulations.

Education in Malaysia

Education in Malaysia
    From the 2019 budget of RM314.5 billion, education allocation is RM 60.1 billion, that is, 19.1%. For years, the allocation for this sector has been about 20%. The public hope that the money reaches the targets in time and that administration at primary, secondary and tertiary levels starts to function in a conducive atmosphere.

Pantun, Taxation.

Taxation
     2019 Malaysia budget is RM314.5 billion and total revenue is estimated at RM261.8 billion.

The budget has various offers,
     It's necessary to have prudence;
Taxes are for the national coffers,
     Don't impose on people unfair burden.
    

2019 Malaysia Budget

Revenue
     2019 Malaysia budget allocates RM314.5 billion, that is, RM259.8 billion operating expenditure and RM54.7 billion development expenditure. Total revenue is estimated at RM261.8 billion. Deficit RM52.7 billion, 3.4%.
     A clean and efficient financial management is important. How will the revenue be collected with less pain to the people?

Pantun, Annual badget

Annual budget
     Election manifesto presents promises. People hope that these are fulfilled.

Badget considers matters as promised,
     People hope it meets the wishes
Taxes and allocation are mixed,
     People hope to see fairness.

Yemen truce

Yemen Civil War
The premeditated killing of Jamal  Khashoggi is followed by the US calling for truce in the Yemen civil war of over three years: famine and deaths. Over 20 million people are in dire situation. Saudi Arabia buys arms from America, Britain and France.

Black box from Lion Air plane

Black box from Lion Air jetliner.
     Indonesia rescue team has recovered from the Java Sea a black box from a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed on 27 October, 2018, killing 189 people on board.
     Relatives of the victims and others would like to know the cause of the disaster.

Paraplegia

Paraplegia and implants.
     Swiss Institute of Technology inserts implants with pulse at the spine of three paraplegic patients. They can walk. The trials will take several years. It is a hope.