Thai protesters clash with police near Government House
BANGKOK, July 19 — Police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse protesters trying to march on Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s office on Sunday to demand he resign over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact. Some protesters attacked police and eight police officers and at least one […]
England lifts Covid curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases
LONDON, July 19 — The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown. From midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), nightclubs were able to reopen and other indoor venues allowed to run at […]
Major US wildfire grows, forcing new evacuations
Los Angeles: With oppressively hot, dry weather looming over much of the Western US and Canada on Sunday, the enormous Bootleg Fire in Oregon grew again and authorities ordered new evacuations. Bootleg, the largest of 80 major fires now active in the US, spread overnight from 274,000 acres to 290,000 acres — three times the […]
S.Korea military suffers worst COVID-19 outbreak aboard anti-piracy ship off Africa
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military has recorded in biggest cluster of COVID-19 infections to date, with more than 80% of personnel aboard a destroyer on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden testing positive. While the 247 cases are not directly linked to new domestic infections, with the destroyer having left South Korea to […]
Melbourne extends lockdown as Australia fails to stop outbreak
MELBOURNE: Australia’s two largest cities are set to stay under tight Covid-19 restrictions as Melbourne on Monday extended a five-day snap lockdown designed to curb a virulent outbreak. “These restrictions simply cannot end at midnight tomorrow night,” Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews said, without saying how long the Melbourne lockdown would last. About 12 million […]
MEDAC sets up hotline to support entrepreneurs from mental, emotional distress
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) has established a hotline service to assist entrepreneurs suffering from mental and emotional distress due to the prolonged lockdown. “The hotline named Adu@Medac is seen as a crucial support service by Medac and its agencies to address concerns and mental health issues that are becoming […]
829 human trafficking victims rescued as of May: Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 829 individuals, believed to be victims of human trafficking were rescued by the police and given the Interim Protection Order (IPO) following 190 raids conducted nationwide from January last year to May this year. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said of the total, 74 […]
Dr Adham: Over 14,300,000 vaccine doses administered as of Sunday
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The total number of Covid-19 vaccines administered nationwide has reached 14,347,285 as of yesterday, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Based on an infographic shared on his Twitter, he said of the total, 4,531,550 individuals or 13.9 per cent of the country’s population completed the second dose, […]
DPM: Covid-19 SOP relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals to be announced after Hari Raya Haji
KUALA LUMPUR: The much-anticipated announcement by the government to ease restrictions on those who have been vaccinated will be made soon after Hari Raya Aidiladha, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri said. According to him, the technical working committee under the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) is currently looking into making […]
