A bond of hearts, a living bridge, that’s what PM has to say on India-Malaysia relations!

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Malaysia vs Indonesia: Who Gets to Claim the Durian? with Palki Sharma

Tutti frutti!

Anwar to Trump: You break rules to give me a ride on the Beast

Very recommendable! President Trump did more than dancing on the airport! Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim gave a very unusual speech full of praise for President Trump! Remarkable!

President Trump Arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to dance and waive the Malaysian flag

Trump did not only dance with the Malaysian dancers, he also waived simultaneously two flags, i.e. of Malaysia and the US. This is spectacular! Bravo!

According to Google, these two flags are so similar, because "The flags of Malaysia and the U.S. look similar due to their shared inspiration from the flag of the British East India Company"

Look how similar these two flags are! I stunned for a moment.

Why is palm oil in so many products worldwide? A food scientist explains its versatility

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Singapore, Malaysia to Launch Special Economic Hub

Good news!

Tension Soars After China Orders Malaysia to Stop Oil Exploration

Bad news! China is a bully in the South China Sea!

Iron and alcohol makes a common type of plastic (PET) recyclable from cloth waste and plastic waste mixtures

Good news! Human ingenuity beats plastophobia anytime!

Note "from cloth waste and plastic waste mixtures"! Previously, the necessary separation of trash had been a significant issue.

"... Importantly the method is selective, meaning it could recycle the PET in mixtures of plastics and textiles. ...

Chemists have been investigating depolymerisation reactions that can turn the PET back into re-usable monomers, but most known methods require high industrial temperatures and corrosive acids or bases.
These researchers’ new method can be done at under 200°C (low by industrial standards), and uses just alcohol and a cheap iron-based catalyst.

The researchers found that mixing PET with ethanol and ferric chloride (FeCl3) or iron(III) bromide (FeBr3) for a couple of days, at 160-180ºC, yielded an almost-pure mixture of the monomers used to make PET. ..."

"... The research team has now developed a method for acid- and base-free depolymerization of PET bottles using ethanol and either FeCl3 or FeBr3, yielding diethyl terephthalate (DET) and ethylene glycol (EG) with high selectivity (98-99%). Iron trichloride (FeCl3), which is inexpensive and widely available, demonstrated superior catalytic performance at 160-180 ºC, comparable to their previous results using titanium catalyst. Notably, this method enabled the exclusive and selective depolymerization of PET from textile waste, which comprises PET and a mixture of PET and cotton, yielding DET and EG while quantitatively recovering cotton waste. The catalyst also facilitated the selective depolymerization of PET from plastic waste, including polyethylene. ..."

From the abstract:

"Acid-, base-free depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) with ethanol catalyzed by FeCl3, FeBr3 (1.0–5.0 mol%) gave diethyl terephthalate (DET) and ethylene glycol (EG) exclusively (98–99%, 160–180 °C), and FeCl3 showed better catalytic performance in terms of activity. The FeCl3 catalyst enabled exclusive, selective depolymerization of PET from textile waste to afford DET (and recovered cotton waste), strongly suggesting the possibility of chemical recycling of cloth waste by the transesterification in this catalysis."

Iron and alcohol makes plastic textiles recyclable

Exclusive chemical recycling of PET from cloth waste and plastic waste mixtures (original news release) "A novel solution to the plastic waste problem: simple, selective depolymerization of polyesters using alcohol and a soluble iron catalyst"

Depolymerization of PET with ethanol by homogeneous iron catalysts applied for exclusive chemical recycling of cloth waste (open access)

Scheme 3 Acid-, base-free catalytic transesterification (depolymerization) of PET with ethanol catalyzed by FeCl3, FeBr3.

India and Malaysia to upgrade ties after talks on trade, defense to a strategic partnership

Good news! India, a rising superpower!

"India and Malaysia agreed Tuesday [8/20/2024] to elevate their ties as relations "pick up speed and energy," after leadership talks focused on boosting trade and defense cooperation.

In his first visit to India as Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim met with counterpart Narendra Modi during a three-day trip to New Delhi. ..."

India and Malaysia to upgrade ties after talks on trade, defense - Nikkei Asia "Leaders Modi and Anwar elevate relations to comprehensive strategic partnership"

Malaysia's government to train 60,000 engineers in bid to become chip hub. Really!

Such ambitions by any government are laughable! Central planning by big government does not work without a free market economy!

"Malaysia plans to train 60,000 high-skilled local semiconductor engineers to help the country achieve its ambition of becoming a global chip hub, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced Tuesday.

The Southeast Asian country has been working to foster the semiconductor industry, positioning itself as a neutral hub for manufacturers, as global companies diversify their supply chains amid the growing U.S.-China rivalry and other geopolitical tensions. ..."

Malaysia to train 60,000 engineers in bid to become chip hub - Nikkei Asia Government to allocate $5.3bn in new National Semiconductor Strategy

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a semiconductor event in Kuala Lumpur on May 28.

Brunei firm pitches 1,600 km high-speed rail linking Indonesia, Malaysia

Good news! What a trilogy! Things are happening in Southeast Asia!

"A Brunei-based infrastructure company has announced a proposal for the first high-speed railway on the island of Borneo that would connect Brunei with its two larger neighbors, Indonesia and Malaysia, including the former's future capital city.

Brunergy Utama, which started as an oil and gas company before switching to infrastructure ... saying the Trans-Borneo Railways will span 1,620 kilometers from the western to the eastern side of Borneo, running through the three Southeast Asian nations located on the big island known for rich nature, oil and coal resources and palm plantation. ..."

Brunei firm pitches 1,600 km high-speed rail linking Indonesia, Malaysia - Nikkei Asia Trans-Borneo project seeks connections to Kota Kinabalu and Nusantara

Saudi Arabia to participate in Miss Universe event in historic first in Malaysia

Good news! Unfortunately, the news is already at least one month old! Another surprise bye the young Crown Prince!

She is wearing a beautiful hijab and she moves around without a male guardian (Caution: irony)

How Malaysia is Winning the US-China Chip War with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! The Silicon Valley of Asia! Intel built its first factory there in 1972.

Malaysia Gets New King in Unique Rotating ceremonial Monarchy with Palki Sharma

Amazing stuff! Rotating among nine families! The billionaire king has written some children's books. He owns 300 luxury cars.

Singapore data centers look to Malaysia, Indonesia to satisfy demand

Good news!

"Data center operators in Singapore are increasingly exploring alternative locations like Malaysia and Indonesia, as the city-state limits construction of new facilities due to space constraints and environmental concerns. ..."

Singapore data centers look to Malaysia, Indonesia to satisfy demand - Nikkei Asia Less space, more environment issues push operators into neighbor nations

Malaysia wants to be 'regional renewable powerhouse'

Good luck with that! More socialist central planning by Big Government! Most likely a huge waste of taxpayers' money as is so often the case!

"Malaysia has launched programs to promote renewable energy in a country that has relied heavily on fossil fuels, hoping to lead Southeast Asia in transition to a greener economy.

But the ambitious targets, such as having renewables supply 70% of the total energy supply by 2050, have experts stressing that the government needs to roll out complementary regulatory frameworks to support the transition."

Malaysia wants to be 'regional renewable powerhouse' - Nikkei Asia

Malaysia’s Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli, center, and others pose for a photo at a launch event of the National Energy Transition Roadmap in Kuala Lumpur on July 27.

Malaysia's new Prime Minister Anwar tightens Singapore ties in ASEAN travel rush

Good news! Sounds promising!

"Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday met Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in his first official visit to the city-state as leader, sealing a trio of deals and cementing relations with a key neighbor.

After taking office last November, following a tumultuous election, Anwar has kicked off 2023 with a string of trips to fellow members of the Associations of Southeast Asian Nations. In the span of a month he has also visited Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Jakarta and gone to Brunei to see Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. ..."

Malaysia's Anwar tightens Singapore ties in ASEAN travel rush - Nikkei Asia New PM focuses on economic cooperation on third visit to a neighbor in a month

Mossad allegedly tried abducting Hamas operatives in Malaysia with Malaysian surrogate agents. It failed!

This was probably not one of the finest hours of the fabled Mossad! Or Mossad was not even involved in this operation. I suspect the latter.

"... Four Malaysian mercenaries allegedly operating on behalf of the Mossad drove up to two Palestinian nationals, who were reportedly computer programming experts. They dragged one into the vehicle – warning the other to stay away – and drove him to a secretive location ...
Malaysian security forces freed the two Palestinian men and arrested the alleged Mossad operatives 24 hours later ...

Hamas has set up a network of satellite offices across the world – a network that reaches as far as the southeast Asian nation of Malaysia. During the Israeli-Hamas conflict in May 2021, the IDF announced that its policy was to target Hamas activists anywhere. Malaysia was noted specifically, as Hamas has built a social media propaganda apparatus there.

Malaysia, which does not have formal ties with Israel, has been seen as sympathetic to the Palestinians. ..."

Report: Mossad tried abducting Hamas operatives in Malaysia - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post The abduction-style capture of the Gazan man, whose ties to Hamas were subject to a Mossad investigation, ended in the arrest of the Mossad agents.