New Zealand Muslims object to mosque attack film while pain still raw
WELLINGTON ― New Zealand Muslims objected today to a plan for a film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which a gunman killed 51 people, saying the attack was still too raw for grieving families and their community. The film, titled They Are Us, will focus on the response by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to […]
Frenchman given 4 months in jail for slapping Macron
A FRENCH court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to four months in prison for slapping France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, in the face. Damien Tarel was quickly arrested after the swipe that caught Macron’s left cheek with an audible thwack on Tuesday, as the French leader was greeting a crowd. The court in the south-east city of Valence convicted […]
Wife of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to drug trafficking
WASHINGTON – The wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty on Thursday to helping her husband smuggle narcotics into the United States. Emma Coronel Aispuro, a 31-year-old former beauty queen, could face up to life in prison. Coronel admitted three counts, including drug trafficking and money laundering, during a court […]
12 Killed In Myanmar Military Plane Crash Due To “Bad Weather”
Yangon – Twelve people were killed when a Myanmar military plane crashed in a central region of the country Thursday, a spokesman for the junta said. The plane, which was carrying six crew and eight passengers, crashed near the city of Pyin Oo Lwin, the spokesperson said in a statement to journalists, blaming the cause […]
Potensi besar kerjasama Malaysia-Indonesia jika industri vape dikawal selia
PETALING JAYA – Kerajaan Malaysia diminta segera memperkenalkan peraturan untuk mengawal selia produk vape di negara ini. Permintaan itu disuarakan oleh aktivis vape dan perunding industri di Indonesia berikutan banyak syarikat di negara berkenaan berminat untuk mengembangkan perniagaan mereka serta melabur di Malaysia. Aktivis Vape dan Perunding Industri di Indonesia, Edy Suprijadi berkata, pelaksanaan rangka […]
Pengusaha kosmetik, rakan direman kes sembang lucah dengan kanak-kanak bawah umur
BANGI – Mahkamah Majistret Bandar Baru Bangi di sini hari ini membenarkan reman tiga hari ke atas pengusaha kosmetik dan rakannya yang didakwa membuat komunikasi lucah dan amang seksual dengan kanak-kanak bawah umur. Perintah reman sehingga Ahad ini dikeluarkan Hakim Effandi Nazila Abdullah. Peguam Nursyafiqah Zamani yang mewakili kedua-dua sahabat berkenaan ketika ditemui berkata, anak guamnya […]
Keputusan SPM 2020 Sabah terbaik dalam tempoh 4 tahun
KOTA KINABALU – Pencapaian keputusan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 yang direkodkan di Sabah adalah yang terbaik dalam tempoh empat tahun. Gred Purata Negeri (GPN) bagi SPM 2020 adalah 5.34 berbading 5.38 pada 2019. Pengarah Pendidikan Negeri, Datuk Dr. Mistirine Radin berkata, berdasarkan GPN SPM yang direkodkan itu ia menunjukkan keputusan SPM kali ini adalah […]
KPDNHEP lulus operasi 2,412 sektor farmaseutikal
PUTRAJAYA – Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) sehingga semalam, meluluskan 2,412 permohonan sektor farmaseutikal, kluster peruncitan / pengedaran / pemborongan melalui Intelligent Management System (CIMS 3.0) beroperasi sepanjang sekatan kawalan pergerakan penuh ketika ini. Kementerian itu dalam kenyataan, berkata ia adalah 74 peratus daripada 2,902 permohonan yang diterima pihaknya. Katanya, terdapat […]
Austria’s AT&S picks Malaysia as tech hub
KUALA LUMPUR: Austria-headquartered AT&S, which manufactures high-end printed circuit boards (PCB) and substrates for semiconductors, will set up a production plant in Malaysia – its first in South-East Asia. AT&S’ new facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah will produce high-end PCBs and integrated circuit (IC) substrates and it will involve a proposed total investment of […]
