Tun M: Ambil suntikan vaksin Covid-19 elak keadaan lebih teruk
KUALA LUMPUR – Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menegaskan tiada jalan yang boleh mengatasi penularan Covid-19 selain pengambilan vaksin. Jelasnya, dengan hanya mengambil suntikan vaksin maka seseorang individu akan dilindungi daripada kesan buruk akibat Covid-19. “Satu cara yang penting ialah suntikan vaksin. Cuba dapat suntikan secepat mungkin. Kita lebih selamat jika disuntik. Ini […]
Pembangkang jadi Timbalan Speaker bukti kerjasama bipartisan
PETALING JAYA: Jawatan Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat yang dikosongkan Ahli Parlimen Pengerang, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said perlu diisi oleh wakil pembangkang jika kerajaan serius melakukan reformasi Parlimen dan kerjasama bipartisan. Malah Azalina berkata, cadangan tersebut perlu diusulkan oleh pihak kerajaan sendiri. “Saya berpandangan ia perlu digantikan oleh Ahli Parlimen pembangkang, namun usul perlu […]
Ahli politik tidak boleh mengajar agama Islam di Selangor
SHAH ALAM: Ahli politik di Selangor tidak lagi diberi kebenaran untuk mengadakan kuliah atau mengajar tentang Agama Islam di semua masjid dan surau di Selangor bagi mengelakkan hal menyentuh politik kepartian dan fitnah disebarkan melalui kaedah itu. Malah, penguatkuasaannya sudah pun dilakukan oleh Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) sejak 6 April lalu yang memutuskan hanya […]
Huawei gets US approvals to buy chips for its growing auto business
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 — US officials have approved license applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China’s blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto component business, two people familiar with the matter said. Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, has been hobbled by trade restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on […]
Malaysian market teased with new generation of EVs from BMW
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia has demonstrated its further commitment to shape the future of mobility in Malaysia, hinting at the arrival of a new-generation of fully Electric BMW i innovations to the country. BMW Malaysia managing director Hans de Visser said the company’s success here today cemented by its position as the leader in […]
Report: Facebook could launch digital wallet this year
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 — Facebook is ready to launch a digital wallet that would let users store cryptocurrencies, a senior company executive said in a US media interview Wednesday. David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto unit, told The Information news site that company leaders “feel pretty committed” to launch the digital wallet called Novi this year. Marcus […]
Covid-19: New Zealand’s Ardern says lockdown working to limit Delta spread
WELLINGTON, Aug 26 ― New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the strict nationwide lockdown enforced to stamp out Covid-19 was helping limit the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant, even as the number of new cases rose today. New Zealand reported 68 new cases today taking the total number of people infected in […]
Japan hospitalises first Paralympics participant with Covid-19
TOKYO, Aug 26 ― A foreign participant in the Paralympic Games in Japan has been hospitalised with non-severe symptoms of Covid-19, Kyodo News said today, citing the Games’ organising committee. It is the first hospitalisation of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which opened on Tuesday. Hospitals in Japan treating Covid-19 patients have usually reserved beds for […]
Fresh Gaza-Israel border unrest injures 20
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories: About 20 Palestinians were injured in unrest with Israeli forces at Gaza’s border on Wednesday, medical sources said, but the protest was more muted than a weekend demonstration that left dozens wounded. Israel’s army had reinforced its Gaza division following Saturday’s border violence, that left an Israeli officer in critical condition […]
