Hong Kong police investigate Olympic chants, China anthem booing
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Friday said they had launched an investigation into Olympic Games fans who booed China’s national anthem and drowned it out with chanting during a public screening at a mall. The Chinese international finance hub has had its best Games on record with Edgar Cheung winning gold in fencing and […]
What’s happening in Myanmar, six months after the coup?
BANGKOK, July 30 — Myanmar has endured six months of turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and ended the country’s decade-old experiment with democracy. The junta has consolidated its position after a lethal crackdown on street protests, which have continued in a limited form despite the violence. AFP takes a look […]
Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government on Friday proposed states of emergency through Aug. 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike to records, overshadowing the Summer Games. Existing states of emergency for Tokyo – its fourth since the pandemic began – and southern Okinawa island should […]
Saudi Arabia’s Covid-19 aid has arrived in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The aid promised by the Saudi government through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to help Malaysia fight the Covid-19 pandemic had arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported the aid was airlifted using two aircraft that took off from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh […]
MACC drops all money laundering charges against Najib’s former PR chief Paul Stadlen, Umno lawyer Hafarizam
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has dropped its money laundering charges against former Apco Malaysia boss Paul Geoffrey Stadlen, who also previously aided Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his publicity campaigns after he, the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) and lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun came to an agreement. In a […]
Covid-19 self-test kits in Klang Valley selling fast to employers, business owners, say pharmacists
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 ― Since last Tuesday when Covid-19 self-test kits first went on sale at Sunway Pharmacy, about 5,000 kits have been sold. Other pharmacies Malay Mail visited also report brisk sales. But who are the ones buying? Sunway Pharmacy’s Syarifah Nazira Said Ramli said both companies as well as individuals have purchased these kits. […]
Covid-19 screening in Parliament finds 11 positive cases
KUALA LUMPUR: A total 11 positive Covid-19 cases were detected in Parliament following the mass screening yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 10 positive cases were detected via Rapid Test Kit-Antigen (RTK-Ag), saliva test kits and one from the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test. “Following the new cases, the […]
Worker killed, four others injured in scaffolding collapse at LRT3 construction site in Klang
KLANG: A worker was killed and four others were injured when the iron scaffolding at a LRT3 construction site here collapsed on Thursday (July 29) afternoon. The incident happened just after 2.30pm along Jalan Langat at Bandar Bukit Tinggi on the road adjacent to the Premier Hotel. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis […]
