MM Online - Germany gives free rein to boar hunters to contain swine flu risk (extracts):
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BERLIN, Feb 21 — The German cabinet issued a decree today to allow hunters to shoot wild boar year-round to stop the animals, which can carry African swine fever, from passing the infection on to farm pigs.
While no case has yet been detected in Germany’s wild boar population, the spread of the disease in eastern Europe is causing immense concern in Germany, whose pork industry has seen huge growth in exports to countries including China.
While no case has yet been detected in Germany’s wild boar population, the spread of the disease in eastern Europe is causing immense concern in Germany, whose pork industry has seen huge growth in exports to countries including China.
What I have advocated to do to strays for the rabies out outbreak in Sarawak.
MM Online - Addressing the #undirosak detractors — Hafidz Baharom (extracts):
First off, I would like to point out to Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan that saying “we are on the same side” right after launching a cartoon mocking #undirosak, is quite the hypocritical stance to take.
The #undirosak detractors have already made up their abuse-filled minds, so why bother.
MM Online - Extreme conditions await MH370 recovery if wreckage found (extracts):
If the wreckage is located in treacherous terrain up to six kilometres (19,685 feet) deep — far off Western Australia and north of the earlier search site — experts say high-tech underwater robots can handle the demands of recovery.
“They (searchers) are working at the extreme edge of what’s capable,” South African salvage master Nick Sloane, who led the operation to recover the stricken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, told AFP.
“(But) the benefits to the manufacturers of the aeroplane, operators and the families are that if you actually locate the wreckage, it’s worthwhile to go ahead and take the next step and recover it.”
“They (searchers) are working at the extreme edge of what’s capable,” South African salvage master Nick Sloane, who led the operation to recover the stricken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, told AFP.
“(But) the benefits to the manufacturers of the aeroplane, operators and the families are that if you actually locate the wreckage, it’s worthwhile to go ahead and take the next step and recover it.”
There's such a concept of 'watery grave' so it may be best to avoid disturbing those who are resting in peace.
PKR central committee member Latheefa Koya has hit out at the sentencing of graphic artist Fahmi Reza to a month’s jail, saying that Malaysia should not become an authoritarian state like North Korea.
“Malaysia should not be governed like North Korea where their citizens must exalt their ‘Dear Leader’ and any criticism against him would be dealt with harshly.
Title of 'Dear Leader' was copyright reserved by Nathaniel Tan of always-jealous-of-DAP PKR who awarded same to Lim Guan Eng (DAP), wakakaka.
“Malaysia should not be governed like North Korea where their citizens must exalt their ‘Dear Leader’ and any criticism against him would be dealt with harshly.
Title of 'Dear Leader' was copyright reserved by Nathaniel Tan of always-jealous-of-DAP PKR who awarded same to Lim Guan Eng (DAP), wakakaka.