04 Feb 2021 / 14:22 H. Members of the public take swabs for a coronavirus test at a temporary COVID-19 testing facility set up in West Ealing in west London, on February 2, 2021, as increased testing is put in place to test residents for the South African variant of Covid-19. Health officials said Monday they will urgently increase testing in eight areas across England where nearly a dozen South African Covid-19 variant cases have been identified in the last week. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
PETALING JAYA: China’s reported use of anal swabs to detect the presence of coronavirus has been given the thumbs-down by Malaysian medical experts.
28 January 2021
Authors: Nadia Azierah Hamdan and William Case, University of Nottingham Malaysia
In regime studies, Brunei Darussalam is typically cast as an absolute monarchy, in some renditions the most coercive form of rule. But in practice the Sultanate’s politics remains relatively benign. In coping effectively with the COVID-19 pandemic, Brunei has taken a ‘whole of government’ approach.
This is constitutive of a broader practice of ‘repressive but responsive politics’, distinguished by the state’s nurturing loyalties among its citizens through its provision of public sector positions and comprehensive welfare schemes, but also securing their compliance through systematic enforcement.
In responding specifically to the pandemic, the government swiftly crafted a four-stage de-escalation plan, firmed by a dedicated budget allocation of BND15 million (US$10.5 million) with which to meet viral outbreaks and emergencies.
Authors: Nadia Azierah Hamdan and William Case, University of Nottingham Malaysia
In regime studies, Brunei Darussalam is typically cast as an absolute monarchy, in some renditions the most coercive form of rule. But in practice the Sultanate’s politics remains relatively benign. In coping effectively with the COVID-19 pandemic, Brunei has taken a ‘whole of government’ approach.
PETALING JAYA: Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is not a licence to go out without a mask or to mingle in a crowd. The vaccine only protects you ag.
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Global study of first impressions adds diversity
A new large-scale study has shown how people across the globe, regardless of race or culture make similar judgements about people based on just looking at their face.
The Psychological Science Accelerator project to which researchers from the University of Nottingham Malaysia contribute adds diversity to studies in human behaviour and this new research examines how people form an impression of someone just from looking at their face. The study which covered 11 world regions and had more than 11,000 participants and more than 250 authors has been published in Nature Human Behaviour.
Professor Steve Janssen from University of Nottingham Malaysia who contributes to the Psychological Science Accelerator said: “From dating and other romantic situations to law and courtroom situations, people make judgments about other people’s personality based on their facial appearance. A person might look friendly or kind, while other p