Western Digital plans for expansion in Malaysia, buoyed by WEF recognition
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 – Western Digital Corp is planning to expand operations in Malaysia after its factory in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, has been recognised as the latest entrant to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network. Global Flash Back-End Operations senior vice-president Bock Kim Lee said the United States-based hard drive […]
Japan PM Kishida vows to devote himself to ending COVID-19 crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said on Friday he would do his utmost to lead the country out of the COVID 19-induced national crisis. “I’m determined to devote body-and-soul to overcome this national crisis with the people, carve out a new era and pass on to the next generation a country […]
Tanzanian-born novelist Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM: Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his unflinching portrayal of the effects of colonialism and the trauma of the refugee experience. Gurnah, 72, who grew up on the island of Zanzibar but arrived in England as a refugee in the late 1960s to escape revolution, is the fifth […]
Czech PM, named in Pandora probe, leads polls ahead of vote
PRAGUE, Oct 8 — A populist billionaire at odds with the European Union who featured in the Pandora Papers is the narrow favourite in Czech elections starting today that promise a tight result. Prime Minister Andrej Babis will seek a second straight victory for his populist ANO political party despite his lukewarm handling of the […]
Tesla moving headquarters to Texas
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief Elon Musk told investors on Thursday that the leading electric vehicle maker is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Texas, where it is building a plant. “I’m excited to announce that we’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Musk said at an annual shareholders meeting. “Just to be clear, though, […]
Military, healthcare workers begin withdrawing from Ho Chi Minh City
HO CHI MINH: The military and additional healthcare workers have started withdrawing from the southern Vietnamese metropolis Ho Chi Minh City as the Covid-19 situation there is being brought under control. The move comes after Vietnam’s Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son told city authorities to plan for withdrawal of the medical and military reinforcements […]
Singapore eyes quarantine-free travel with U.S. before year-end
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is working on allowing quarantine-free entry to travelers from the United States who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of the year, its minister for trade and industry said on Thursday. Singapore, a travel and tourism hub, began a similar programme for travellers from Germany and Brunei last month as […]
Scheduled water cut unavoidable and necessary, says Selangor MB
SHAH ALAM: The scheduled water cut taking place from Oct 13 to 16 is inevitable and required to prevent abrupt water interruption from occurring in the near future, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Mentri Besar explained that the interruption, expected to last from one to three days, was necessary. “I hope it would […]
Instead of dumping their newborns, mums in distress can place their babies in OrphanCare’s baby hatches
PETALING JAYA: Mothers who do not have the resources to raise a child have an option – place their newborn in a baby hatch. It saves the life of the child, relieves the mother of the challenge of parenthood and it is legal, even if it is done anonymously. Despite the fact that there is a […]
