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Contagion risk no excuse to abandon Rohingya
Oped, Dominique Virgil, Published on 25/04/2020
» Malaysia is back at it again, denying the entry of overloaded boats of Rohingya refugees and pushing them back to sea. On April 16, it was reported that the Malaysian navy intercepted a boat with around 200 Rohingya refugees and prevented the boat from entering Malaysian waters, under the justification that such measures were part of prohibition for foreigners from entering the country.
Covid-19 response: What's next?
Oped, Dominique Virgil, Published on 16/04/2020
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region is said to be the next epicentre of Covid-19, followed by fear of undetected cases as a result of varying testing capacity in each member state. Witnessing the deadly impact of this virus and the horror it causes in the European Union, especially in Italy, Spain and France, it is safe to say that a harmonious, integrated regional response is paramount to determine the result of this battle: winning or losing. Understanding this, Asean leaders, along with Japan, South Korea and China on Tuesday held a special summit to form a more integrated regional response to Covid-19.
Once upon a time in Paris
B Magazine, Denis D. Gray, Published on 28/10/2018
» If one was lucky enough to have lived in Paris while young, wrote Ernest Hemingway, the city would remain with you for the rest of your life. Humphrey Bogart echoed the sentiment with that classic movie line from the closing frames of Casablanca. "We'll always have Paris," Rick, his character, tells the woman he will never see again. And even Art Buchwald, the humour columnist, weighed in, titling his charming memoir I'll Always Have Paris.
Medical technology taps nuclear science
Business, Denis Cherednichenko, Published on 05/09/2018
» Nuclear technologies have been contributing to the improvement of people's lives for decades. The practical application of nuclear science goes far beyond producing electricity.