YIK teachers who refused vaccination called for counselling
KOTA BARU: Religious teachers under the Kelantan Islamic Foundation (YIK) who refused to take part in Covid-19 vaccination programmes, have been called for counselling. Deputy Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the teachers were called by YIK’s officers for counselling sessions recently. “I cannot provide the exact number of YIK teachers who […]
Decision next week on Penang Bridge crash involving former hairstylist
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Magistrate’s Court here today fixed next Wednesday (Sept 29) to decide on the case of a former hairstylist, charged with causing the death of a college student by reckless driving more than two years ago. Sessions Court Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin, who is presiding as a Magistrate, made the decision after […]
Fund manager will sell Tesla next year if it reaches US$3,000
NEW YORK: Cathie Wood would sell Tesla Inc if its price hit her five-year target in the coming year. The electric-vehicle maker’s stock is now roughly US$750 (RM3,144) and her base price target in five years is US$3,000 (RM12,578), she said. “If nothing were to change in our outlook and we got to US$3,000 (RM12,578) […]
Big drop in social assistance programmes
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has over one hundred social assistance programmes that have increased in number over the past decade, yet the amount spent by the government for such programmes have dropped by about RM20bil between 2012 and 2020. This was revealed by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI), which said many deserving Malaysians have fallen through the […]
Vietnam delays reopening resort island over low vaccination rate
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has pushed back a plan to re-open the resort island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists until November, after failing to meet targets for inoculating residents due to insufficient vaccine supplies, state media reported. The Southeast Asian nation, which is currently shut to all visitors apart from returning citizens and investors, […]
Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels
SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than half of Australia’s adult population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, authorities said, as they step up inoculations in hopes of easing restrictions while cases linger near daily record levels in Victoria. Australia is grappling with a third wave of infections from the highly infectious Delta variant that has […]
Langgar SOP PKPB: Sebutan semula kes Neelofa, suami 21 Oktober ini
SEREMBAN: Sebutan semula kes pelanggaran prosedur operasi standard (SOP) perintah kawalan pergerakan bersyarat (PKPB) membabitkan selebriti dan usahawan terkenal, Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor dan suaminya Muhammad Haris Mohd Ismail ditetapkan pada 21 Oktober ini. Ia diputuskan Majistret Mahyun Yusof selepas penyerahan dokumen kepada peguam pihak pembelaan yang diketuai Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah selesai dilakukan. […]
MoE announces dates for reopening of education institutions based on NRP
KUALA LUMPUR: Education institutions under the Education Ministry (MoE) in Pahang and Negri Sembilan will resume on Oct 4. In Johor, it will resume on Oct 10. In a statement today, the Education Ministry said this was in line with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement on Sept 22 of the three states […]
Penyebaran mesej, video lucah ganggu siasatan kes pendakwah
KUALA LUMPUR: Segala bukti dan maklumat berkaitan dakwaan salah laku dan gangguan seksual dilakukan seorang pendakwah terkenal sewajarnya diserahkan kepada polis dan bukan disebarkan di media sosial. Menurut Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah (JSJ) Bukit Aman, Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan, perbuatan menyebarkan bukti dan maklumat itu jelas mengganggu proses siasatan polis ke atas pendakwah terbabit […]
