When I was small, living in a village with many rivers and natural ponds, a favourite hobby was fishing for fresh water fish. We would find larvae of beetles in fallen sago palms and used it as a fish bait. In remote parts of Sarawak in East Malaysia, locals eat these live larvae as delicacies […]
The London Time s article on 21st November 2020 reported that the thefts of catalytic converters have increased significantly recently. The police had logged in 14,690 incidents across Britain this year, a rise from 2,484 a year earlier and 985 the year before. The rise is believed t have ben driven by a steep rise […]
Everyone is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. For us in Malaysia, large gatherings for wedding are out. Mosque attendance is limited by number. Masks are required to enter premises. We noted an interesting article written by Robert Lee Hortz and Natasha Khan about deadly facts of Covid-19 virus on September 8th, 2020, in Wall Street […]
The Covid-19 pandemic is changing the way Governments in many countries, especially developed countries, run their economies. They have adopted the so-called modern monetary theory or MMT. A clear explanation on MMT has been written by David Smith in the Times London on August 14th, 2020. The following is the extract of the article. […]
In a recent blog, we reported that Bill Gates invested in a company, C16 Biosciences Inc.,that plans to produce palm oil using fermentation process. The company aims to reduce the need to reduce the impact on clearing tropical forests to plant oil palms. It is reported by The Times, London on June 24th, 2020, that […]
Samsung is becoming part of our life; Samsung smartphones, Samsung television, Samsung monitor and Samsung refrigerator. It is not surprising this Korean company is a leader in high technology fields as it has the largest portfolio of active families of patents, according to ificlaims.com. This top position had been held by IBM, the American computer […]
Introduction Palm oil is widely used in food, cosmetics, personal care and bio-energy industries. Critics say the production of this plant –derived oil (natural palm oil) had led to deforestation, loss of biodiversity and the destruction of habitats critical for endangered species. Palm oil has unique characteristics, namely an exceptionally melting point and very high […]
Last week my wife related to me that a not-so-old gentleman was asking for vitamin C in our local pharmacy. The pharmacist told him that the stocks of vitamin pills have run out. She added that the stocks she ordered was also not sure when they would be delivered. Last weekend, my university, Azman […]
Cognitive health is a vital part of healthy living and quality of life. Cognition includes the ability to learn new things, intuition, judgment, language and remembering. Cognitive health has remained a major health issue globally. Over the years, people have employed the use of traditional herds and medicines which contains therapeutic compounds that help curb […]
In our recent consulting assignment, we conducted a market research on active ingredients used in the nutraceutical industry. In general, the nutracutical industry is segmented into digestive health, immune support, weight control, heart health, beauty from within (nutricosmetic), heart health and cognitive (brain) health. This article covers the active ingredients used for heart health. […]