Malaysia dismisses calls to remove defence firms that supply weapons to Israel from KL exhibitions

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Criticism Tones

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, a coalition of political events and civil society organizations that criticize the presence of defense companies that supply hands to Israel, are just a few examples, according to Malay media reviews.

The Palestine Solidarity Secretariat said the government may reveal the cooperation of businesses such as Lockheed Martin, MBDA ( element- owned by BAE Systems ), Aimpoint, Colt, L3Harris, Leupold, Shield AI and Leonardo.

The statement read,” These are the very people who provided the tools for the murder, and it continues to this day.”

The government needs to demonstrate that its help for Palestine is more than just rhetoric.

Dr Mahathir acknowledged Lockheed and MBDA ( BAE Systems ) have participated in previous editions of the exhibitions, but said” the situation this time is extraordinary”. The government may get the firms to depart, he said.

According to Mr. Khaled, private parties run the defense events.

DSA Exhibition and Conference Sdn Bhd is the administrator, according to the events ‘ website. It lists the household affairs and defence ministers as guests, supporters and i- organisers. On Monday, Mr. Anwar inaugurated the exhibits.

The events do not favour any particular region or firm, and also&nbsp, feature a “large contribution from Islamist nations” such as Turkiye, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, added Mr Khaled.

On Malaysia’s defence procurement policy, Mr Khaled said it takes into account latest technological advances, the country’s strategic needs, cost- effectiveness, national interests and Malaysia’s “global political stance”.

He claimed that the defense ministry has “always consistently supported the national policy against all forms of injustice against the Palestinian state.”

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Two dead, 21 injured after knife attack in hospital in China’s Yunnan province

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Authorities in southwest China reported that two people were killed on Tuesday ( May 7 ) as a result of a knife attack. &nbsp,

In a statement posted on the company’s official Twitter account, Zhenxiong County police claimed that 21 people were also hurt in the hospital assault in Zhenxiong County, in the southwest of Yunnan province. &nbsp,

” According to investigations, the suspect is a male villager from Zhenxiong County’s Poji Town” .&nbsp,

According to the local authorities, the injured are now receiving treatment, and examinations are pending. &nbsp,

Police officers who were on the field as well as a man pointing a weapon at another guy wielding a stay in a hospital hall appeared to be in the pictures, which were published by the state-run news website The Paper.

” It happened around 11 in the morning… it’s still a little disorganized, they’re still determining the quantities”, a nearby resident told The Paper.

Although China strictly forbids citizens from possessing firearms, there have been numerous stabbings in recent years, large violent crime is uncommon it.

After a person with a history of mental illness knifed a person with a weapon in Yunnan in August, two people died and seven others were hurt.

In a school stabbing in Guangdong province in southeastern China, six people were killed and one injured the day before that.

In a weapon attack at a school in Jiangxi province in east China, three people were killed and six others were hurt in August 2022.

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Commentary: Are young voters poised to upend Japanese politics?

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YOUTH APATHY

Only lowering the voting age is not enough. Fresh voters must be encouraged to show energetic support and to foster a sense of their deliberate political participation.

Japan’s decision to reduce the voting age was no unavoidable, but a response to particular incentives- generally tied to legal revision. A proposed national referendum law would have reduced the voting age, in addition to the LDP’s liberal stance and scientific observations of a conventional shift among younger demographics. Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister, acknowledged the potential impact of legal change based on the children vote.

The reduction in the voting age was not only motivated by raising social awareness among young people. Instead, this was a tactical maneuver to improve the LDP’s historic passion of amending Japan’s pacifist law, especially Article 9.

Five federal elections have taken place in Japan since the introduction of the new election time laws in 2015. Younger generations have a preference for the LDP, despite the persistance of children indifference toward politics.

According to an exit surveys conducted by NHK for the 2021 House of Representatives vote, 43 per share of 18- and 19- season- olds, and 41 per share of people in their 20s, voted for the LDP in the equal representation ballot.

For citizens in their 30s, 39 per share voted LDP. For those in their 40s and 50s, it was 36 per cent, and for citizens in their 60s, it was 34 per cent. The LDP is supported by young people who place security preceding social change.

In a republic, people view entails common pressure on authorities choices. In the United States, for example, the 1971 legal act to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 reflected open mind. The authorities changed the voting age to 18 when the Vietnam War sparked the powerful phrase” Old enough to fight, old enough to vote” and the electorate rallied in favor of it. However, Japan’s decision to lower the voting age was not given any such incentive.

The effectiveness of these plans is also heavily influenced by the parliamentary procedure that lowers the voting age. The important part of process-oriented understanding has been overlooked, despite the research that has focused on the effects of these changes.

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EU, France press Xi to halt Ukraine war, uphold fair trade

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Xi said China and the Euro if “remain partners” and” hold out proper cooperation” and therefore “make fresh efforts to world peace and development”. “FLOODING EUROPEAN MARKET” Europe is concerned that China is fundamentally supporting Russia, which produces weapons using Chinese equipment resources, despite its official neutrality in the UkraineContinue Reading