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Consider This: Microplastics (Part 2) - The Environmental Cost of Microplastics

Consider This: Microplastics (Part 2) - The Environmental Cost of Microplastics

A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to hydro-ecologist Professor Dr Christopher Gibbins, Professor at the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption

Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption

A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Applied Microbiology at USM’s School of Biological Sciences.
Tue Jun 18 2024
ANALYSIS - Gun-shy Australia, reeling from knife crime, weighs public security settings

ANALYSIS - Gun-shy Australia, reeling from knife crime, weighs public security settings

Australia now has less than one-third the number of annual homicides per capita in the United States.
Sun Apr 21 2024
S. Korea to introduce 'workation' visa for high-earning foreigners

S. Korea to introduce 'workation' visa for high-earning foreigners

To apply for the visa, applicants are required to have an annual income twice as much as South Korea's per capita gross national income (GNI).
Fri Dec 29 2023
Vaccination rate accelerated with current COVID-19 situation -  Khairy

Vaccination rate accelerated with current COVID-19 situation - Khairy

With Malaysia's per capita vaccination rate now among the fastest in the world, PICK is seen as an important shield in the fight against the virus and in achieving herd immunity.
Wed Jul 28 2021
'We're drowning': Argentines struggle under COVID-19 as death toll nears 100,000

'We're drowning': Argentines struggle under COVID-19 as death toll nears 100,000

Argentina is one of the hardest-hit countries in the region in terms of cases and deaths per capita, with some 4.7 mln confirmed cases.
Wed Jul 14 2021
Daily vaccination rate exceeds world average, Malaysia on right track to achieve herd immunity - DPM

Daily vaccination rate exceeds world average, Malaysia on right track to achieve herd immunity - DPM

The country's daily vaccination rate, which now exceeds the world average for daily vaccinations per capita, means that Malaysia is on the right track to achieving herd immunity.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita

Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita

With its updated death toll, Peru now stands at more than 500 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.
Tue Jun 01 2021
Australia's Greta Thunberg steps up climate change activism

"Australia's Greta Thunberg" steps up climate change activism

Australia is the highest per capita carbon emitter among the world's richest nations.
Tue Jun 01 2021
Tourism contributes RM86.14 bln to Malaysia's economy in 2019

Tourism contributes RM86.14 bln to Malaysia's economy in 2019

During the year, per capita expenditure rose by 1.3 per cent to RM3,300 from RM3,257, while the Average Length of Stay (ALOS) climbed by 0.9 nights to 7.4 nights compared with 6.5 nights previously.
Sat Apr 11 2020
Women: The key to a brighter Malaysia

Women: The key to a brighter Malaysia

Women empowerment could potentially unlock an additional income per capita of approximately US$2,300 for the country; which will easily enable an overnight achievement of our target.
Wed Jan 11 2017
Malaysia's high-income status target still within reach - Wahid Omar

Malaysia's high-income status target still within reach - Wahid Omar

The government's target to achieve high-income nation status by 2020 is still within reach based on the World Bank's per capita GNI.
Sat Oct 29 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024