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Erna Mahyuni
Erna tweets too much on @ernamh. Angry Sabah native, slave to her dog/cat and blogs at ernamahyuni.com
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No, worm pills are still not going to save you
AUGUST 18 — A reader wrote to me about my last column, saying that while he usually liked what I wrote this time he had to disagree with my ivermectin stance. He wrote: “If I...
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Covid-19: Grasping for a miracle cure
AUGUST 11 — I joined the “lost family members to Covid” club this week. Granted these were distant cousins but the news was still disheartening. What was unpleasant was...
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AstraZeneca isn’t a threat, but vaccine selectiveness is the bigger danger
AUGUST 4 — A recent study found that the safety profiles of AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine and Pfizer’s Corminaty were similar. It’s good news but the damage done by EU...
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Mask 101 or how to buy and wear them correctly
JULY 28 — After watching highlights and following Parliament proceedings on social media, alas, dear reader, I had to scrap the column I wrote on the weekend. It seems many of...
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Only vaccines will save us
JULY 21 — I thought things were bad enough when Malaysia Chinese were spurning other vaccines for Sinovac, believing it was their only guarantee they could gain hassle-free...
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Are you OK, Malaysians?
JULY 14 — I tell people that I will survive this pandemic through sheer spite. Many assume I’m joking, but really, I’m not. Speaking as someone who is always some degree of...
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Where is the science?
JULY 7 — A couple days ago there was a suggestion that perhaps it is time not to test asymptomatic individuals. It is very troubling that instead of increasing our testing,...
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Makan apa: The air fryer is your pandemic BFF
JUNE 30 — I used to joke that you would know an air fryer owner because they would let you know. Now I am that air fryer owner as I've spent a lot of time through lockdown...
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The poor deserve more than 1GB of internet and exploding phones
JUNE 23 — Last week we got a reminder that too many of us, politicians included, have the mentality that the poor do not deserve nice things. Take the fiasco of donated phones...
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Where is the apology Sabah is owed?
JUNE 16 — The Sabah state election was where the Covid-19 nightmare truly began for Malaysia. There really can be no denying it and the fact our government spent more money and...
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Arresting people for tweeting is not the answer to vaccine frustration
JUNE 9 — “Why haven't I got a vaccine appointment yet?” It's what I'm hearing not just from senior citizens but from people my age who, by right, should have started getting...
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The maddening effort needed to stay sane in a pandemic
JUNE 2 — Working in news in Malaysia should be declared a mental health hazard, which it already was before our world turned into a real-life pandemic disaster movie. I blame...
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It’s OK to complain, Malaysians!
MAY 26 — I think it’s rather unfair that Malaysians are characterised as complainers when the simple fact is they have a lot to complain about. A celebrity was pilloried...
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How language chauvinism is hurting the vaccine rollout
MAY 19 — Having it confirmed by doctors that people are turning down vaccines because they weren't the specific ones they wanted is disheartening. I thought that it was a...
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Blaming Malaysians is not good Covid-19 strategy
MAY 12 — As we go into the third nationwide movement control order (MCO), there is a tiresome, repetitive narrative being repeated especially at higher levels: if only...