Consider This: Disability Rights — Progress or Plateau?
The Persons With Disabilities (PWD) community is incredibly diverse, with different groups representing a wide range of needs—from mobility and sensory impairments, to learning and neurological disabilities, and more. How should disability-rights advocates navigate these varying interests to ensure that all voices are heard and that policies address the broad spectrum of challenges faced by the community? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Senator Isaiah Jacob, PWD representative in Dewan Negara.
Tue Sep 24 2024
Attacks in Nigeria's Plateau state leave at least 30 dead
There's been series of attacks around Mangu town, despite a curfew imposed by the state government.
Fri Jan 26 2024
'Oppenheimer' and the story behind those who lost their land to the lab
In 1942, the US Army gave 32 Hispano families 48 hours to leave their homes and land, for the world's first atomic bombs lab.
Mon Jul 31 2023
Serangan bersenjata ragut 21 nyawa di Plateau, Nigeria
Sekurang-kurangnya 21 orang terbunuh dalam insiden serangan bersenjata di Plateau, di Nigeria baru-baru ini, kata seorang pegawai pada Selasa, lapor Xinhua.
Wed Jun 14 2023
Is TikTok a gold mine for animal behavior specialists?
The #animal hashtag currently totals some 74.9 billion views on TikTok!
Sat Mar 04 2023
Australia's worst-hit state says COVID-19 hospitalisations may plateau next week
The surge in cases fuelled by the Omicron variant has piled pressure on hospitals, which are grappling with record admissions.
Fri Jan 14 2022
Brazil passes 400,000 COVID-19 fatalities with high death toll to plateau for months
Brazil on Thursday registered 3,001 new COVID-19 deaths, taking its total since the pandemic began to 401,186 fatalities.
Fri Apr 30 2021
New US COVID-19 cases hit plateau after steep drops
New cases fell as much as 25 pct in the week ended Feb. 7 and 23 pct in the week ended Feb. 21.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Scientists watch as China remote glaciers melt at 'shocking' pace
The Tibetan plateau is known as the world's Third Pole for the amount of ice long locked in the high-altitude wilderness.
Tue Nov 10 2020
COVID-19: Australian state leader says sick not isolating
With Australia's second-largest city Melbourne now in lockdown for two weeks, authorities had hoped the infection rate would begin to plateau.
Wed Jul 22 2020
COVID-19 cases in Malaysia still at a plateau
The Health Ministry does not regard the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in the country as a sharp rise.
Sun Apr 05 2020
COVID-19: 'Doalah supaya plateau..', perintah Kawalan Pergerakan mula tunjuk kesan
Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba berkata, inisiatif itu telah menunjukkan perkembangan awal yang positif.
Thu Mar 19 2020
Nigeria umum perintah berkurung di Plateau
Insiden keganasan membabitkan dua kumpulan petani, dipercayai berpunca daripada kekurangan tanah pertanian yang subur.
Mon Jun 25 2018
CIMB's Rafe Haneef: Steering the Once Fastest Growing Islamic Bank, Away From the Dreaded 'Plateau'
Cooling growth and stabilising earnings in Islamic banking points to a plateauing of prospects after a heady performance in the roaring noughties.
Mon Mar 19 2018
China's crowded smartphone market heads for an epic shakeout
China's herd of 300 phone makers may be halved in 12 months by competition, a sales plateau and economic growth that's the slowest in a quarter-century, according to executives and analysts.
Sun Apr 24 2016