US seizes Iranian state news websites
WASHINGTON: US Justice Department said Wednesday it had seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites, as well as three of the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, which it said were hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions. Visitors to leading Iranian media sites like Press TV and Al-Alam, the country’s main English language and Arabic language […]
Covid-19: PPIM lodges report against MoH for not using Ivermectin
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) has lodged a police report against the Health Ministry for refusing to use Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, to prevent the spread of the Covid-19. In a statement today, PPIM said the report was made at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters at 11am. Its lead activist Datuk […]
Malaysian powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin sets new world record
PETALING JAYA: Bonnie Bunyau Gustin made Malaysia proud after smashing the world record in the men’s above 72kg category en route to taking gold in the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai. The gold was already Bonnie’s for the taking after no one was able to beat his second lift of 221kg and the 20-year-old […]
See you in court
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil services and engineering company Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd is taking legal action against its external auditor KPMG PLT for alleged negligence, breach of contract and breach of statutory duty. Serba Dinamik came into the spotlight late last month when KPMG sounded alarm bells on some of the company’s past sales transactions and trade receivables. […]
Police tear gas indigenous protest for land rights in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting on Tuesday outside Brazil’s Congress against a bill lawmakers were about to debate that would undermine recognition of protected reservation lands. The protesters, among them children and elderly people, ran for cover, many coughing their way […]
Radzi: Use schools as vaccination centres with priority for exam year cohorts
PETALING JAYA: Schools can be used as vaccination centres for students to help ramp up the country’s vaccination drive and achieve the targets laid out in the National Recovery Plan (NRP), says Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin. The Education Minister said if schools were needed to administer vaccines for students, the ministry would facilitate the plan. […]
