South China Sea issues with China, Malaysia: ASEAN solidarity must be strong

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 by drbyos

ILLUSTRATION. The atmosphere at Impact Arena ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday (31/10/2019).

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KONTAN.CO.ID – PUTRAJAYA. Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said, to solve the South China Sea issue with China, the solidarity of ASEAN countries must be strong.

In addition, he said, Malaysia must ensure that it is not dragged and caught in the geopolitical upheaval between superpowers in an effort to resolve the South China Sea dispute.

Hishammuddin speaks at the Malaysian Parliament on Wednesday (5/8), answering questions from Members of Parliament about the status of China’s demands for territories in the South China Sea and how this impacts Malaysia’s security as well as sovereignty.

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He underlined that the Foreign Ministry wants to resolve disputes in the South China Sea constructively through “proper diplomatic negotiations”, and highlighted two main problems Malaysia faces.

“First of all, I don’t want Malaysia to be dragged into and caught in the geopolitical upheaval between the superpowers (in the South China Sea),” Hishammuddin was quoted as saying Channelnewsasia.com.

“We must prevent unwanted incidents from happening in our territorial waters. We must also prevent military clashes in the waters (South China Sea) between the parties concerned, “he added.

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Second, Hishammuddin stated that the South China Sea dispute could not be used as a problem that would cause division between ASEAN member countries.

Pompeo accused China of “imperial” ambitions

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 by drbyos

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Pompeo accused China of “imperial” ambitions

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that China should not be allowed to treat the waters of the South China Sea as part of its “empire”, and promised to do … RIA Novosti, 06/28/2020

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Pompeo considered unacceptable the desire of China to consider the South China Sea an empire :: Politics :: RBC

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by drbyos

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that China refers to the South China Sea as its “maritime empire.” He announced this on Twitter.

“China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo wrote.

According to the Secretary of State, the United States welcomes the position of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders in resolving disputes over the South China Sea in accordance with international law.

China accuses U.S. ships of invading disputed islands

In June 2019, at the Shangri-La Dialog intergovernmental security forum in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenhe said Beijing was opposed to Washington’s actions in the South China Sea.

As Wei Fenhe said, “some countries outside the region” enter the South China Sea “to build muscle in the name of freedom of navigation”. In addition, Beijing objects to Washington’s policy on the Taiwan issue, the minister said.

“No attempt to split China will succeed. Any interference with the Taiwan issue is doomed to failure, ”said Wei Fenhe, adding that China intends to“ fight to the end. ”

Pompeo expressed concern about the militarization of the PRC of the South China Sea

China leads territorial disputes with some Asian countries regarding the Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands and Scarborough Reef, located in the South China Sea. In addition to China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei also claim the islands. The United States is not a party to the dispute, but does not recognize the territorial claims of China.

Pompeo considered unacceptable the desire of China to consider the South China Sea an empire :: Politics :: RBC

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by drbyos

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that China refers to the South China Sea as its “maritime empire.” He announced this on Twitter.

“China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo wrote.

China accuses U.S. ships of invading disputed islands

In June 2019, at the Shangri-La Dialog intergovernmental security forum in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenhe said Beijing was opposed to Washington’s actions in the South China Sea.

“No attempt to split China will succeed. Any interference with the Taiwan issue is doomed to failure, ”said Wei Fenhe, adding that China intends to“ fight to the end. ”

Pompeo expressed concern about the militarization of the PRC of the South China Sea

Pompeo considered unacceptable the desire of China to consider the South China Sea an empire :: Politics :: RBC

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by drbyos

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that China refers to the South China Sea as its “maritime empire.” He announced this on Twitter.

“China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo wrote.

China accuses U.S. ships of invading disputed islands

In June 2019, at the Shangri-La Dialog intergovernmental security forum in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenhe said Beijing was opposed to Washington’s actions in the South China Sea.

“No attempt to split China will succeed. Any interference with the Taiwan issue is doomed to failure, ”said Wei Fenhe, adding that China intends to“ fight to the end. ”

Pompeo expressed concern about the militarization of the PRC of the South China Sea

Pompeo considered unacceptable the desire of China to consider the South China Sea an empire :: Politics :: RBC

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by drbyos

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that China refers to the South China Sea as its “maritime empire.” He announced this on Twitter.

“China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo wrote.

China accuses U.S. ships of invading disputed islands

In June 2019, at the Shangri-La Dialog intergovernmental security forum in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenhe said Beijing was opposed to Washington’s actions in the South China Sea.

“No attempt to split China will succeed. Any interference with the Taiwan issue is doomed to failure, ”said Wei Fenhe, adding that China intends to“ fight to the end. ”

Pompeo expressed concern about the militarization of the PRC of the South China Sea

Inhalation against viruses. Than traditional medicine intrigued scientists

April 21, 2020 by drbyos

MOSCOW, April 21 – RIA Novosti, Tatyana Pichugina. The common cold and flu are caused by more than a hundred different viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which infects the lungs. An infection enters the body, usually through the upper respiratory tract, causing sore throat, coughing, sneezing, and sometimes a runny nose. Patients resort to ancient remedies: they make inhalations with herbal infusions, rinse the nasopharynx with saline, go to the sauna to breathe hot steam. How effective these methods are in the RIA Novosti material.

In the midst of the pandemic of the new coronavirus, a physics professor from Of Japan Zumoru Shintake offered original method of disinfection of the upper respiratory tract: vapors of alcohol. The fact is that the genetic material SARS-COV-2 is protected by a protein shell, a capsid, and is covered with a double layer of a lipid membrane, insoluble in water, but excellently degraded in alcohol, which is part of antiseptics for this reason.

Studies have shown that an aqueous solution with an ethanol volume of approximately 30 percent kills type A influenza virus per minute.

Calculations and a physical experiment led Shintake to the conclusion that using a spray to disinfect surfaces is not very correct: alcohol evaporates quickly, leaving just a drop of water. If you increase the concentration of alcohol, there is a risk of fire. Therefore, the best thing is inhalation through the nose.

The scientist set the experience on himself: he poured diluted whiskey into a tall glass, heated to 50-60 degrees, and inhaled the vapors. The main thing here is not to take away excess air with your nose, to prevent condensation of the mixture and to breathe in sips so that steam does not precipitate in the trachea. You can cover the nostrils with gauze for about a minute. Vapors of ethanol deposited on the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx will destroy attached viruses.

The author admits: his method is still hypothetical and requires further research, in addition, it is not designed for widespread use, and is recommended only to medical professionals.

Steam inhalations are popular all over the world – who in childhood did not breathe on potatoes, herbal infusion or even soup. It is believed that this facilitates breathing, alleviates sore throat, and cures cough.

Doctors do not exclude the effectiveness of these folk remedies – human rhinoviruses stop reproducing at temperatures between 33 and 43 degrees, as shown by in vitro experiments. That is why the fight against the disease is accompanied by high body temperature.

Scientists from the Higher Institute of Medical Education and Research (Chandigarh, India) decided to find out validity of treating a cold with hot air. They analyzed the results of randomized controlled trials that met the criteria of certainty — only six works with a total of 387 participants who used a commercial rhinothermic device for inhalation.

It was necessary to establish how many patients feel relief and what proportion of those to whom the procedure did not help. But the authors of the review did not come to certain conclusions. To deal with the problem, experts from the Netherlands and New Zealand planned a new, more massive test of hot inhalation.

There was an idea to use plants containing essential oils for “steam therapy”. More and more data is accumulating about their antimicrobial and antiviral activity.

For example, scientists from UAE and Malaysia showedthat lavender oil kills Klebsiella pneumoniae, a gram-negative bacterium that causes nosocomial pneumonia. This infection is very resistant to antibiotics, so the search for new ways to fight it continues. And researchers from Of Australia found outthat the tea tree and eucalyptus oils effectively cope with the flu virus if they soak the air conditioning filters.

Malaysia at best curbs the epidemic

April 7, 2020 by drbyos

“We have not lost the war against the Covid-19 but we have not yet won it either”, Malaysian Health Minister Noor Hisham Abdulla launched on April 3, urging the country’s 32 million residents to respect the confinement imposed since March 18. Faced with a probable explosion of new cases in the coming days, the Minister once again launched the essential measures to follow: “Everyone must break the chain of transmission of the virus. Please continue to stay at home, wash your hands and keep a social distance from others. “.

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With more than 3,000 cases and nearly 50 deaths, Malaysia is the most affected of all the countries in Southeast Asia (1).

Largest number of contamination cases in Southeast Asia

Despite the harsh measures announced on March 18 – confinement at home, closure of non-essential businesses, closure of all kindergarten schools at universities, closure of all open markets and closure of all places of worship – the Minister of Health has announced that the country could experience an increase of 1,000 new cases every day by April 15. “In this case, our hospital system would be put to the test”, he warned.

In Malaysia, there are only 15 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants and hospitals are mainly concentrated in the big cities and much less present in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. The army has been called upon to carry out checks throughout the country, while the government claims that 90% of the population respects the rules of containment. “But 10% of offenders is not nothing”, continues to proclaim the Minister of Health, on the front line in the fight against the epidemic.

Originally a gathering in a mosque

The origin of the epidemic in Malaysia was quickly identified. It dates back to the end of February when 14,500 faithful Muslims – including 1,500 foreigners from around twenty countries including Canada, Nigeria, India, China, South Korea and Australia – gathered during three days for a ijitima (meeting) at the Sri Pataling Mosque, near the capital Kuala Lumpur, at the behest of the proselytizing current Tabligh.

According to official figures released, among the 3,000 cases to date listed throughout the country, 63% are linked to this gathering. Since then, the Sri Pataling mosque has been nicknamed in the press “The coronavirus hotspot in Southeast Asia”.

Many voices were raised to criticize the government’s slowness in enforcing containment two weeks after the religious rally. Faced with this criticism, the government has increased restrictions by reducing the opening hours of supermarkets and home delivery services. Public transport has also been reduced.

This confinement already has severe economic consequences for the country, where the informal sector concerns a large part of the population. The World Bank has predicted that Malaysian growth will only be 0.1% in 2020 against the 4.4% forecast. The economy had shrunk in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. “Uncertainty about the outcome of the epidemic represents a major risk for the Malaysian economy”, said the World Bank.

Malaysia Apologizes For Controversial Official Advice To Women During Pandemic | Global World Blog

April 1, 2020 by drbyos

The Malaysian government has issued an apology after the reaction against a series of recommendations directed at women during the period of confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease that in the Asian country has so far infected 2,766 people and has killed three.

The councils, published Monday on Facebook by the Malaysian ministry for women and family development, were aimed at maintaining a positive relationship in the family and work environment, according to their authors.

Under the motto “Kebahagiaan Rumahtangga” (“Harmony in the home”), women were suggested behaviors to avoid arguments with their husbands such as laughing shyly or speaking in a sweet tone, similar to those of the popular cartoon character. Doráemon, a robot cat.

In one of the released illustrations, now deleted, a couple is seen hanging the freshly laundered clothes. “If your husband performs a (household) chore in a way you don’t like, avoid bothering him” or “count from 1 to 20 before arguing,” the post noted, deleted Tuesday, a day after it was posted.

In another of the highly criticized messages, women were recommended to make up and dress carefully, even to stay at home. “And why would dressing well and putting makeup away from the covid-19?” Asks one surfer. “We are in 2020. Go ahead and dedicate yourself to important topics regarding women,” asks another user.

The contrary reactions expressed by many Malaysians on social networks, where they accused several of the government councils of sexists, caused the ministry to issue an apology last night.

“We apologize if there were certain councils that were inappropriate and offended the sensibilities of certain groups. We will be more careful in the future,” said the statement released Tuesday night on social media under the label # wanitacegahcovid19 (“women to prevent Covid-19) The authorities, however, insisted that the objective was “to maintain positive relationships between family members during this period when they are working at home.”

Experts fear an increase in violence against women in many countries, due to confinement. In Malaysia, a hotline dedicated to helping women experiencing domestic violence has received 50% more calls since mid-March, when confinement began, according to local media.

“The coronavirus crisis is an ecological crisis”

March 26, 2020 by drbyos

Everyday, find the Green thread, the environment meeting of Release.

Serge Morand is a health ecologist, research director at CNRS and CIRAD and teaches at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. For him, it is urgent to preserve genetic diversity in nature and agriculture to avoid the multiplication of pandemics.

Several species of wild animals have been accused of having transmitted Covid-19 to humans (pangolin, bat, etc.). What about it?

Covid-19 is 98% certain to originate from a coronavirus of bat. But it is unlikely to have passed directly from the bat to the human, because it takes a small change in the structure of the virus’s genome to allow it to enter human cells. For this, other animals often serve as gateways to “humanize” viruses and other pathogens hosted in wild animals. This is called “the effect

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