Shoddy journalism #5
(Emphasis is mine, to show the mistakes)
1. Malaymail article "Malaysia further reduces dependency on Petronas dividends in 2024 to grow non-petroleum based revenue". Sentence "This substantial dip in petroleum-related income can be attributed to several factors, including dwindling foreign investments and a less substantial annual dividend from the staet oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas)."
2. Free Malaysia today article "Rafizi clarifies remarks on ‘unprecedented’ quarterly economic growth". Sentence "However, the data Rafizi shared showed that Malaysia’s economy had recorded increasingly higher growth rates from Q3 2016 to Q1 2017 (1.1%, 1.4%, 1.7%) and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 (0.5%, 1.5%, 2.6%)."
Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 = only two quarters!
3. Free Malaysia today article "Somalia rules out mediation unless Ethiopia retracts Somaliland deal". Sentence "Tensions in the Horn of Africa have escalated since Addis Ababa agreed to grant Somaliland sea access.
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Tensions in the Horn of Africa have escalated since landlocked Ethiopia reached a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on Jan 1 that gives it much sought-after access to the sea."
FYI Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and Ethiopia is landlocked.
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