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Infected in China to reach 10,000-13,000 cases by end of Jan 2020
The doubling of infected numbers every 2 days had persisted so far – which means, we are still nowhere close to containment ; its still early days. Infections in China alone: Thu Jan 9 – 41 confirmedFri Jan 20 – 201 confirmed12.00pm Wed Jan 22 – 339 confirmed6:30pm Fri Jan 24 – 887 confirmed8.12pm Sun…
Read MoreWuhan Coronavirus is definitely more viral & dangerous than SARS
SARS1 Nov 2002 To: 1 Apr 2003 (6 months) China alone.Infected: 806Dead: 34 https://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/2003_04_01/en/ One Month later: accumulated numbers became… 1 Nov 2002 To: 01 May 2003 China alone.Infected: 3638Dead: 170 https://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/2003_05_01/en/ And despite this massive increase, its “merely” 450% increase over 30 days.- — Today. Wuhan Coronavirus1 Dec 2019 To: 27 Jan 2020 (2…
Read MoreThe Republic of China, in brief.
Seventy years have passed since the “Great retreat” of the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China to the island of Taiwan (Formosa). Expelled from the mainland, its rule reduced to Taiwan and a few minor islands off the coast of the mainland. Since then, the Republic of China (ROC) has been politically divided into two camps. The…
Read MoreRenaming NAFTA and not changing anything substantial is not a victory.
Written by Dan Murawski, Edited by Wyatt Mingji Lim.Cover Photo from Getty Images Being from Michigan and working in the finance department for one of the largest auto suppliers, I know a bit about how the industry works and I can tell you that there is a substantial amount of goods that are imported before…
Read MoreThai Junta’s Election Victory: What does it mean for the country political future?
The election of General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, for what has essentially become a second term for the Junta’s administration, might have come as a surprise to many. However, given the results of the 2019 national election, the Junta’s return to power was rather obvious. While many news outlets often categorise the winners of the 2019 election…
Read MoreTo South Korea, Is Japan Actually A Military Threat?
Having a deep interest in all things related to the military (from history, equipment, tactics, doctrine, organization and so on) since elementary school, as a child I sometimes wondered how a modern total war between South Korea and Japan would look like. Growing up in the Korean community, hearing comparisons – and at times derogatory…
Read MoreThe perpetual failures of Opposition Parties in Singapore
Tan Cheng Bock’s announcement to enter Opposition Politics has created all sort of “whirlwinds” in Singapore politics. Right at the back of the “excitement” that surrounds the victory of Pakatan Harapan over the Barisan Nasional next door over in Malaysia – gave Opposition politicians and their supporters much to be excited and hopeful. However, I…
Read MoreUnravelling the water dispute mystery between Singapore and Malaysia
THE MATHS 1000 gallon = 4.54609 m3 malaysia sell raw water at 3 sen per 1000 gallonmalaysia buy treated water at 50 sen per 1000 gallonsingapore spend 2.40 ringgit to treat per 1000 gallonsingapore lost 1.90 ringgit per 1000 gallon Malaysian water tariff is currently at:80 sens per cubic meter /3.60 ringgit per 1000 gallon(0-20…
Read MoreReconsidering the Individual Weapon Optic
The individual weapon optic has seen considerable evolution in the 21st century. Optics are one of the areas in small arms that have seen consistent and considerable innovation, where most other aspects of firearm technology have stagnated or remained relatively constant. Most western militaries use a weapon optic of some sort of another on the…
Read MoreThe Turkish Pivot
On 24th November 2015, the Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24 over the Turkish-Syrian border, in what the world would have considered the boldest act commited by any side in the entire conflict – only ISIS’ decision to actually hold ground and somewhat rule over their conquered territory; and that long train of…
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