Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading Covid
HANOI: A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for spreading Covid-19 after he breached home quarantine rules. Le Van Tri was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases to other people” after he travelled to his home province Ca Mau from coronavirus hotspot Ho Chi Minh City in July, according to a […]
Six Palestinian fighters escape from high-security Israeli prison
JERUSALEM (Reuters): Six Palestinian fighters broke out of a maximum security Israeli prison on Monday (Sept 6) in a Hollywood-style escape that left their jailors peering through a hole in the floor of a cell, and had Palestinians celebrating in the streets. Israeli security forces mounted a search in northern Israel after farmers tipped off […]
Body of missing six-year-old boy found in disused mining pool
IPOH: The body of the disabled six-year-old boy who went missing in Gopeng on Monday (Sept 6) has been found. Kampar OCPD Supt Hasron Nazri Hashim said Muhammad Hayyadh Ukasyah Abdul Wahid’s body was found in a disused mining pool, about 80m from his house in Taman Kinta Baru. “We located the body on Tuesday […]
N. Sembilan records 1,590 commercial criminal cases, involving a total loss of RM23.9 million this year
SEREMBAN: A total of 1,590 commercial criminal cases have been recorded in Negeri Sembilan since January until August this year, involving a total loss of RM23.9 million, the State Asembly was told today. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said 1,496 of the cases were fraud cases, involving losses amounting to RM16.2 million, while the remaining […]
Four burnt to death in Sabah blaze
PENAMPANG, Sept 7 — Four family members, comprising three men and a woman, were burnt to death in a house fire in Taman Hungap caught fire early today. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Misran Bisara said the department was alerted of the fire at 2.52am, following which a team of firefighters rushed to […]
Covid-19: Almost 70% of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 68.8 per cent of the adult population in the country, or 16,107,712 individuals, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Monday (Sept 6), according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV). An infographic shared on the committee’s official Twitter on Tuesday (Sept 7) also showed that […]
