World Future (Page 217)

NetApp, Tech Data's cloud centre a boost for business in Southeast Asia

The new Cloud Center of Excellence will provide organizations in the region with the technologies and skills needed to maximize the full value of hybrid multi-cloud. Singapore, 11 September 2019 – NetApp today launched a new Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore, in partnership with Tech Data (Nasdaq: TECD)

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Moon's failure to be the leader of the Korean peninsula

Ever since the former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was unexpectedly arrested and jailed, her successor Moon Jae-in has made considerable achievements. Under the efforts of the new Korean government led by Moon, South Korea-China relations gradually broke free from the THAAD issue, and the North Korea

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Habibie and Mahathir's 'muktamad' on Anwar's Munich surgery

BJ Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia, passed away yesterday night but WFTV remembers the episode to get Anwar Ibrahim out of Malaysia for a back operation rejected by Dr M. That was in 2001, and then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad ended a move by Anwar, then in jail, to

Shenzhen as a pioneering demonstration of socialism

On August 18, the official Chinese media published the full text of the guidelines issued by the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee and the State Council turning Shenzhen city into a pioneering area of socialism. The guidelines will enhance the city’s Chinese characteristics. As early as July 24,

Hong Kong paper: Boycott of non-Muslim goods a ‘ticking time bomb’

https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sultan Nazrin describes the situation with fake news and the boycott of non-Muslim goods as a “ticking time bomb”. This is what the South China Morning Post says in an article on Malaysia. Analysts speaking to the

Zimbabwe

Mugabe: My trip to Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe. Robert Mugabe. This is an account of my trip to Zimbabwe some 30 plus years ago and what did the people say and why Mugabe will remain a historical figure. Unlike Idi Amin Dada, Mugabe will haunt Zimbabwe for decades to come. His great beginnings in the revolutionary

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Killer Robots on the loose? War made easier for rich countries!

You watched movies with robots fighting mankind and surely the Terminator movies come to mind. But the reality of an army of robots invading a country and destroying its military and infrastructure is not farfetched. Technology is making it possible for armed forces to get their own ‘Terminators’ to fight

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Ex-wife challenges Kelantan Sultan's lawyer to tell the truth

https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rihana Petra or Oksana Voevodina the ex-wife of the Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V is in a fighting mood. She posted an Instagram story in which she seems to challenge the lawyer of the Sultan, Koh Tien Hua.

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The four stages in the formulation of Chinese policies

https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The formation mechanism of Chinese policies appears to be mysterious, and its impact is enormous. In today’s world, China is integrated into the world market. Therefore, how Chinese policies are formulated is an issue of concern not

MALAYSIA

Bangsamoro region seeking investors from Malaysia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is wooing investors from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to invest in the region. Malaysia’s role as peacemaker will be elevated to investor and participant in the

WFTV

Welcome to WFTV.LIVE

This is our full portal, narrating stories on Malaysia, Mauritius and the rest of the world but with particular focus on international crises and anti-war campaigns.

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The New Economy: The Joke about Gojek?

Is this the future of economic activities in Malaysia? That is ride Gojek and drive Grab at night while the boss of your day job sells satay at night? A joke is making rounds on Whatsapp in Malaysia, and it shows the fun people are having with the Cabinet giving

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Why you should try the Hermes expensive savattes?

By Asir Fatagar Why should you buy the Hermes slippers? That should be the headline you may think. But is it not the whole point that is why buy Hermes slippers? It’s a flip-flop says some, but it may also be an act of rebellion or revenge, for

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Where does China's personal wealth come from?

https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In the past few years, the Chinese appeared to be wealthy, and its image as a nouveau riche country catches global attention. With more and more Chinese travelling and investing globally, their spending habits are notably eye-catching.

Blow to China, Vietnam says no to Huawei

Vietnam wants to be the first Asean nation to provide a 5G network but they will do it without China’s tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies Inc. Viettel Group, Chief Executive Officer Le Dang Dung said, “We are not going to work with Huawei right now.” He also said it’s

MAS

What does MASE COMMERCE AMSTERDAM NL have to do with MAS?

We know that Malaysia Airlines has a dodgy business model. It is not a successful company and the politikus are after it to perform. We also heard of allegations it is a cash cow, used as a model to generate hush funds for some politicians. We now hear that this

Kuala Lumpur

Selamat Datang Ke Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur is the second friendliest city in the world. Vancouver is first but Kuala Lumpur beats Singapore which is in 24th place in the listing. Netizens said Malaysians are naturally friendly and very accommodating to strangers. Respondents called the temperament of the locals “easy-going.

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Don't sue the queen for Parliament or fire Andrew for Epstein

Don’t sue the queen for Parliament or fire Andrew for the Epstein sex scandal because they are not politicians who you can replace every five years. But the royal kingdom is in deep trouble right at the tail end of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. It looks like there are

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Warlords in politics is a bad omen in a democracy

Warlords in politics is a bad omen in a democracy because it creates a division in political parties while the divisionists claim it is their democratic rights. Malaysia is an example of this type of political shenanigan. It was an established factor during the reign of the Barisan Nasional. It

Ethereum is halal but do not eat or buy haram stuff with it?

Ethereum is halal but you should not eat or buy haram stuff with it just because the Shariah laws around currency do not apply to it… Prominent Muslim scholars have released a whitepaper certifying Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, ether, as Shari’ah compliant. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.

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His own lions killed the 'Lion Man' in South Africa

His own lions killed the ‘Lion Man’ in South Africa in an unfortunate turn of events. The ‘Lion Man’ was killed by his own lions whom he called his ‘children’. We all admire the people who go to a great length to protect lions and wildlife. We also admire their

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Who is the Laskar Jihad founder?

The founder of the now-defunct Laskar Jihad paramilitary group died of a heart attack aged 58 this week in Indonesia. Jafar Umar Thalib has celebrity status among Indonesians who know about his exploits in Maluku in the 1999-2000 religious conflict. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js

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Singapore rolls out driverless buses in Sentosa

Singapore rolls out driverless buses in Sentosa which is called autonomous vehicles and users can book them via an app or a kiosk. The exciting news came last week and it is an important landmark in Southeast Asia. KPMG says Singapore ranks among the top countries embracing autonomous vehicles. This

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Who pays for China's new tariffs on $75 billion in US goods?

Who will pay for China’s new tariffs on $75 Billion in US Goods? The US consumers, the US government or the Chinese consumers? Does it matter who is paying the price in this trade war? It does because there is always a reason why goods are imported by a

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Russia beats them all: Sends gun-toting humanoid into space

Russia beats them all: Sends gun-toting humanoid into space in a first in human history and this should not remain untold. Of course, it is not the first robot sent into space or visiting the International Space Station. Nevertheless, the new with it is this robot can fire two