PM set to launch National Security Policy 2021-2025 tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: As the country and global community continue the fight against Covid-19, the pandemic brought with it growing cyber-security issues. In reflecting on past experiences and its current task at hand, the National Security Council (NSC) will also place heavy emphasis on addressing cyber threats in the National Security Policy 2021- 2025 to be […]
Annuar Musa issued RM2,000 compound notice for violating SOP
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Annuar Musa has been issued with a RM2,000 compound notice for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP). Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the Federal Territories Minister had committed the violation for visiting former prime minister Tun Abdullah Badawi at his home on Saturday (July 10). “I confirm […]
Bursa Malaysia in red territory at midday
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Bursa Malaysia remained on a downtrend at midday on subdued buying interest due to the lack of fresh market catalysts. At 12.30pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 0.37 per cent or 5.63 points to 1,514.95 from Friday’s close of 1,520.58. The market bellwether opened 1.65 points […]
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
HAVANA (Reuters) -Chanting “freedom” and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined street protests from Havana to Santiago on Sunday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations on the Communist-run island in decades. The protests erupted amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, its old ally, and […]
S. Korea reports 1,100 new coronavirus cases, toughest curbs in force in Seoul
SEOUL, July 12 — South Korea reported 1,100 new coronavirus cases for July 11, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Monday, as the country’s toughest anti-Covid curbs take effect in Seoul in an attempt to quell its worst-ever outbreak. The number was the highest ever recorded on a Sunday, KDCA data […]
Haitian police arrest assassination suspect with ‘political’ aim
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian police announced Sunday they had arrested a Haitian national “who had political objectives” in recruiting the gunmen who assassinated President Jovenel Moise last week. “This is an individual who entered Haiti on a private plane with political objectives,” said Leon Charles, head of the Haitian National Police. Christian Emmanuel Sanon, 63, who is of […]
Flights cancelled and schools closed as Beijing hit by storm
BEIJING, July 12 — Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Beijing as schools and tourist sites were shut due to torrential downpours and gale-force winds on Monday. City authorities issued warnings to residents to stay home as the Chinese capital faced its biggest storm this year. As much as 100 millimetres of rain is predicted […]
Wimbledon 2021: Djokovic benam Berrettini, raih trofi Grand Slam ke-20
LONDON: Novak Djokovic menyamai rekod 20 gelaran Grand Slam selepas memenangi kejohanan Wimbledon keenamnya dengan kemenangan empat set ke atas pemain Itali Matteo Berrettini di sini. Pemain nombor satu dunia itu menundukkan Berrettini 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 untuk menyertai Roger Federer dan Rafael Nadal dengan 20 gelaran major. Kemenangan itu turut meletakkannya semakin hampir […]
Euro 2020: Cristiano Ronaldo menangi Kasut Emas
CRISTIANO Ronaldo dan pemain Republik Czech, Patrik Schick, masing-masing menjaringkan lima gol sementara Karim Benzema dari Perancis meledak empat gol dalam Euro 2020. Penyerang Portugal itu mungkin sekadar beraksi empat perlawanan dalam Euro 2020 tetapi ia tidak menghalangnya daripada menamatkan saingan selaku penjaring terbanyak kejohanan. Ronaldo menjaringkan lima, bilangan yang sama diledak penyerang Republik Czech, […]
