California wildfire wreaks more destruction as temperatures rise
LOS ANGELES: An enormous wildfire raging across Northern California for nearly a month has burned down another 550 homes, fire officials said yesterday, becoming one of the most destructive in state history. The Dixie Fire, which broke out on July 14 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains some 160 miles (260 km) northeast of Sacramento, is the […]
Pos Malaysia to end outsourced Pos Riders contract in Klang Valley
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Bhd will terminate the outsourced Pos Riders agents’ contract, affecting 262 agents, in the Klang Valley with effect on Sept 1 as volumes have continued to fall significantly. In a statement on Thursday, this was under phase two of the rationalisation of the Pos Rider outsourced programme which was created in 2019. It […]
Taliban could take Afghan capital within 90 days after rapid gains, says US intelligence
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 ― Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it over within 90, a US defence official cited US intelligence as saying, as the resurgent militants made more advances across the country. The official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity yesterday, said the new assessment of how […]
KLIA climbs world’s top 100 airports list for 2021, Changi falls in ranking
The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has climbed up the global airport ranking amid the pandemic, coming in at 55th place on the annual Skytrax World’s Top 100 Airports list. This is a significant improvement for the country’s premiere gateway after falling to its lowest position at 63rd place last year. The highest ranking KLIA […]
Putrajaya extends Indah Water concession agreement till 2034
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 ― The government has agreed to extend the concession agreement with Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd for another 12 years, until Dec 31, 2034, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Tuan Ibrahim said the current agreement with IWK was scheduled to end on March 31 next year, […]
10 jam padam kebakaran kilang
PELABUHAN KLANG: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Selangor mengambil masa 10 jam memadamkan kebakaran kilang kitar semula plastik di Lorong Sultan Mohamad 1, kawasan Perindustrian Bandar Sultan Suleiman di sini. Pengarahnya, Norazam Khamis, berkata pihaknya kini sedang berusaha memastikan bara api bawah runtuhan padam sepenuhnya sebelum meninggalkan lokasi kebakaran. “Bomba ambil masa kira-kira 10 […]
Undi percaya terhadap Perdana Menteri 7 September ini – Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Usul undi percaya terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kerajaan Perikatan Nasional (PN) akan ditentukan dalam Sidang Dewan Rakyat pada 7 September depan. Demikian jelas Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah dalam sidang media secara dalam talian sempena Sesi Turun Padang Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia bersama CyberSecurity Malaysia hari ini. “Namun timbul isu keabsahan Muhyiddin […]
Pelabur lari jika kerap tukar dasar – Sultan Johor
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Kekerapan kerajaan menukar dasar akan menyebabkan pelabur hilang keyakinan dan beralih negara lain, titah Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. Sultan Ibrahim bertitah, kerajaan juga perlu membuat dasar baharu yang mesra pelabur dengan insentif yang lebih menarik bagi memastikan pelabur terus kekal di negara ini. Baginda bertitah, kerajaan juga perlu bekerja keras untuk membantu […]
Paralympic flame ceremonies begin as virus surges in Japan
TOKYO: Japan held its first Paralympic flame-lighting ceremonies on Thursday, with athletes waiting to learn whether spectators will be in the stands as the country battles a spike in virus cases. Fans were banned from almost all venues at the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics, which ended Sunday, while athletes faced restrictions on movement and were tested […]
