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Job prospect of physiotherapist in Malaysia

ChessRook — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:49:10 +0800

My daughter wants to study Bachelor of physiotherapy. I am not in this field and I don't know how to advice her. I also never use this type of service before. What are the job prospect of physiotherapy in Malaysia? Is there strong demand for physiotherapy? Do the graduates command decent pay? Maybe she works for 5-10 years in the hospital and then, open her own business? I am really not sure, anyone can help? A very very big thank you

Laptop for student. 15-inch

ChessRook — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:01:29 +0800

Hi,

I am looking for a 15" laptop for a student. Microsoft office and google meet heavy usage. No video editing or that sort.

Lightweight and lasting battery preference. No brand preference.
8Gb RAM and 256 SSD, I think. Though I don't mind if 4GB and I upgrade myself.

Can anyone help to recommend? What is the price for these specs?

A very big thank you

Covid-19 Immunity Compared to 6 Other Diseases (Co

ChessRook — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:03:24 +0800

[YOUTUBE]ylot5uGyyLA[/YOUTUBE]

https://youtu.be/ylot5uGyyLA

TLDW:
1) Not all virus infections will give you 100% immunity at 100% of time.
2) This video shows you how the different viruses fit.
3) Still too early to say how covd-19 behaves because not many studies yet.

Why Malaysia has pending 8k cases.

ChessRook — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:29:24 +0800

https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2020/04/06...9-test-results/

TLDR: test takes 24 hours duration. So there will always be pending cases. Midnight no people work,lah.

Mid term elections, the trade war and stock prices

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Mid term elections, the trade war and stock prices

ChessRook — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:45:23 +0800

China's trade war woes won't go away after Democrats' midterm gains
Analysis by Steven Jiang and Ben Westcott, CNN

Updated 0639 GMT (1439 HKT) November 7, 2018

Beijing (CNN)The Democrats will retake the US House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, but if anxious politicians in Beijing think that means a reprieve from the White House, they should think again.
China is one of the few policy areas where there is some bipartisan consensus. The Democrats broadly agree that the US should take tougher action against the rising power across a range of fronts, from the military, to trade, intelligence and diplomacy.
Desperate for a solution to the trade war that is weighing on China's economy, there is a view in China that a Democrat-led House might mean a softer stance against Beijing.

Nick Marro, an analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said that view was misguided because the Democrats have historically been more pro-labor unions and less in favor of unconstrained free trade than their opponents. "It's unlikely that they'll push for greater trade engagement with China," he said.

Even if the House wanted to, the power to slap tariffs on China is essentially vested in the executive -- that's President Trump. If he needs support from Congress on China policy in the future, the Democrats have shown few signs they'll stand in his way.
All this is bad news for Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose government has been scrambling to appease an increasingly hostile US administration, after attempts at flattery and acts of friendship early in Trump's term didn't quite deliver.
Beyond the economic implications, the optics of the row with Trump are also hurting Xi at home.
Willy Lam, an adjunct professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Center for China Studies and well-connected political analyst, said Xi has faced rare criticism from inside the ruling Communist Party for his handling of the US crisis.
"He has been widely criticized, not by name of course, but subtly, for failing to handle Trump's multi-pronged challenge. He's very much on the defensive," Lam said.

Read more at

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/07/asia/us-...intl/index.html

It looks like there will be more prolonged trade war and more downward pressure on the stock prices (& equity unit trust funds). There will be more sea of red

Average age of Malaysian cars

ChessRook — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:55:07 +0800

Does anyone know what is the average age of Malaysian cars? Max car loan is 9 years, correct?