Isu Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara akan dibawa ke MMKN Rabu ini
SHAH ALAM – Isu berkaitan penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (HSKLU) akan dibawa ke Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (MMKN) oleh Menteri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari pada Rabu depan untuk dipertimbangkan hala tuju dan diputuskan. Menurut Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor dalam kenyataan di sini, keputusan untuk membawa perkara itu ke MMKN adalah hasil mesyuarat bersama […]
Pengawal maut dibelasah, Perkeso bayar faedah buat balu
IPOH: Beban balu kepada pengawal keselamatan yang meninggal dunia selepas lapan bulan terlantar akibat cedera diserang lelaki dalam kejadian di sebuah kondominium di sini Disember lalu, diringankan menerusi bayaran faedah oleh Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (Perkeso). Pembayaran itu berikutan mendiang S. Thava Sagayam, 64, adalah Orang Berinsurans (OB) dengan Perkeso dan mencarum di bawah Akta Keselamatan […]
Malaysia to raise statutory debt limit to 65pct from 60pct: Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will raise its statutory debt ceiling to 65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 60 per cent. Announcing this today, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government would seek Cabinet’s approval next week to increase the limit before tabling it at Parliament. Raising the […]
Apple bends, aiming to avoid Big Tech regulation
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 — Apple has unveiled major changes to its app store after years of criticism, as the Silicon Valley colossus tries to stave off a deeper, swelling effort to regulate Big Tech, experts said Thursday. In a matter of days the company has announced long-demanded concessions after seeing investigations, lawsuits and rules pile […]
Japanese shares gain on Suga’s resignation as markets look to US jobs data
HONG KONG, Sept 3 — Japanese shares jumped on Friday after officials said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down, while the dollar was at a month low against major peers as traders awaited US employment data with global equity markets at record highs. Japan’s TOPIX stock index rose to a 30-year high and was […]
New Zealand PM: Police killed ‘extremist’ inspired by Islamic State
WELLINGTON, Sept 3 — New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a “violent extremist” who was known to the police, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in a supermarket in the city of Auckland. “A violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent New Zealanders,” Ardern […]
‘Mu’ coronavirus variant predominant in Colombia: Health official
BOGOTA: A new coronavirus variant known as “Mu,” identified first in Colombia in January, is now the country’s predominant strain and behind its deadliest pandemic wave yet, a health official said Thursday. The variant was responsible for Colombia’s deadly third infection wave between April and June, health official Marcela Mercado told a local radio station. […]
At least 41 dead as flash floods slam New York area
NEW YORK: Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 41 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in their basements during the “historic” weather event that officials blamed on climate change. Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York […]
Guatemala orders new travel, social curbs as virus cases surge
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced new national transport curbs and social restrictions on Thursday in an effort to contain a surge of coronavirus infections and relieve pressure on hospitals. Giammattei opted against the toughest lockdown measures but said from Saturday, auto transport will be prohibited for most trips from 8:00 p.m. […]
