California urges people to flee communities in Dixie fire path
SAN FRANCISCO: Officials in northern California on Wednesday warned residents of two communities in the path of the raging Dixie fire to evacuate immediately as high winds whipped the flames onwards. Authorities issued the alerts to residents still in the communities of Greenville and Chester, as winds of up to 35 mph fanned the flames […]
Canada warns citizens about possible Hong Kong exit bans
HONG KONG, Aug 5 ― Canada warned its citizens today that Hong Kong authorities can prevent people leaving the city under a new law that has raised fears of Chinese mainland-style exit bans. The law, granting the immigration chief powers to bar people from boarding planes to and from the city, came into effect on […]
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 200 million – Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK: Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 200,014,602, with 4,252,873 deaths worldwide, as of 3.21 pm local time (1921 GMT), showed the data. According to Xinhua, the United States reported 35,292,721 cases and 614,666 deaths, both the highest counts […]
New Iranian president to take oath before parliament
TEHRAN: New President Ebrahim Raisi takes the oath before parliament Thursday, with Iran facing an economy battered by US sanctions, a grinding health crisis and thorny negotiations on the 2015 nuclear deal. The ultraconservative former judiciary chief officially began his four-year mandate on Tuesday after he was inaugurated by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Raisi takes over […]
Japan set to expand COVID-19 curbs as surges strain hospitals
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan was set on Thursday to expand emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, as worries deepen about strains on the nation’s medical system in Olympics host Tokyo and around the country. Coronavirus infections are surging faster than ever before as new cases hit record highs in […]
Ex-minister Syed Saddiq claims trial to laundering RM100,000 in JB
JOHOR BARU, Aug 5 ― Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman pled not guilty today to two counts of money laundering totalling RM100,000 at the Sessions Court here. The two charges were framed under Section 4 (1) (b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Illegal Activities Act 2001 (AMLA). In both […]
Hishammuddin to speak at International Forum on Vaccine Cooperation tonight (Aug 5)
PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is expected to speak on vaccine hoarding and emphasise on the importance of fair distribution, at the first meeting of the International Forum on Vaccine Cooperation on Thursday (Aug 5) night. The forum organised by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs via an online meeting platform will focus on […]
Pakatan accuses Muhyiddin of ‘confusing’ Agong over Parliament majority, calls for censure
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 ― Pakatan Harapan claimed that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had confused Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah over his commanding a majority in Parliament. In a statement today, signed by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim […]
Johor Sultan disappointed state’s vaccination rate still low
JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has expressed his disappointment over the low vaccination rate in the state. According to the statistics of the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) on social media, vaccine administration for Johor as of Aug 4 showed 33.3 per cent (1,260,049 people) have received […]
