Dua kes COVID-19 dikesan, Mesyuarat Khas Parlimen sekali lagi ditangguh sehingga 5.15 petang
KUALA LUMPUR: Selepas ditangguh dua kali, Mesyuarat Khas Parlimen Penggal Ke-14 pada Khamis sekali lagi ditangguh, kali ini pada pukul 5.15 petang pula. Penangguhan itu diumumkan Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Seri Mohd Rashid Hasnon sebentar tadi. Dalam kenyataannya, beliau memaklumkan terdapat dua lagi kes positif COVID-19 dikesan di bangunan Parlimen dan penangguhan dibuat bagi […]
One dead, 10 people stranded in south Turkey wildfire – minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – One person has died and 10 people were trapped in a forest fire which was burning for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, as rescue and extinguishing efforts continued. Hot weather and strong winds have helped the fire spread around the town of Manavgat, 75 […]
Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia tops 17,000 Covid-19 cases for second day running
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that Malaysia registered 17,170 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total in the country to 1,078,646. This is the second straight day the country has reported more than 17,000 cases, after yesterday’s 17,405, which was also […]
Kediaman Muhyiddin jadi tumpuan media
KUALA LUMPUR: Kediaman Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin menjadi tumpuan petugas media susulan kenyataan yang dikeluarkan Istana Negara berhubung isu pembatalan Ordinan Darurat hari ini. Petugas media dilihat mula ‘berkampung’ di rumah Perdana Menteri yang terletak di Bukit Damansara, di sini sejak jam 1 tengah hari tadi. Pemerhatian Bernama mendapati beberapa kenderaan dipercayai membawa […]
KKM nasihat had kehadiran fizikal, singkat sidang Parlimen
KUALA LUMPUR: Berikutan seramai 56 kes positif COVID-19 dikesan di Parlimen, Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) mencadangkan jumlah kehadiran secara fizikal di Parlimen dikurangkan dan tempoh persidangan dipendekkan. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, berkata perkara itu dicadangkan beliau ketika Mesyuarat Penyelarasan Bagi Urusan Berkaitan Mesyuarat Khas Bagi Dewan Rakyat pada Isnin lalu. “Mengambil […]
Olympic organisers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise
TOKYO, July 29 — Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link to rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after reporting 24 infections among Games participants, the highest yet. At least 193 athletes, media and Olympic employees and contractors have now tested positive for the virus, according to Tokyo 2020 figures that do not include some […]
Israeli army kills Palestinian child in West Bank
HEBRON: A 12-year-old Palestinian child, who was shot and injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, succumbed to his wounds, reported Anadolu Agency (AA). The child, Mohammed al-Allami, was injured in the chest when Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle at the entrance of the town of Beit Ummar, north […]
Australia PM says vaccinations alone will not end Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown
SYDNEY, July 29 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said vaccinations alone would not bring an end to a Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney as residents of the country’s largest city face another month under tough curbs to stamp out an outbreak of the Delta variant. “I mean, it can certainly help … the low rates […]
Cambodia to impose Covid-19 lockdowns in areas bordering Thailand
PHNOM PENH, July 29 — Cambodia is set to launch a lockdown in eight provinces bordering Thailand from midnight on Thursday, in a bid to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the South-east Asian country. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order late on Wednesday for the lockdown, which bans […]
