Instagram road-tripper Gabby Petito was strangled, says US coroner
LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 — Gabby Petito, the young woman who died on an Instagram-chronicled road trip across the United States with her boyfriend, was strangled and her death was a homicide, the local coroner said Tuesday. The body of the 22-year-old lay in the wilderness of Wyoming for up to a month before it […]
Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti women will be allowed to enlist in the military in combat roles for the first time after years of having been restricted to civilian roles, the army said Tuesday. Defence Minister Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah said the door had been opened for women to join various combat ranks, including as officers, the […]
South Korea launches panel to debate ‘living with COVID-19’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea established a panel on Wednesday to debate a strategy on how to “live with COVID-19” in the long-term, as the country seeks to phase out coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy amid rising vaccination levels. Under the strategy, the government aims to relax coronavirus restrictions for citizens who can prove […]
Companies under tourism, culture subsector can operate without CIMS approval -MOTAC
KUALA LUMPUR: Effective immediately, companies and business premises under the tourism and culture subsector are now allowed to operate without having to apply for approval through the Covid-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS). The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in a statement today said that they are, however, subject to the condition of having fully […]
Air Selangor starts scheduled maintenance on treatment plant; water to return in stages from 5pm tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Taps in Klang Valley started going dry from 9am today as Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) started its scheduled upgrading and maintenance work for critical assets at its Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant (SSP1 WTP). Air Selangor’s corporate communications head Elina Baseri said the maintenance and […]
Over 100 Covid-19 deaths reported yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 103 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, with 26 brought-in-dead (BID) cases. According to the CovidNow website, the death toll now stands at 27,525 while cumulative BID cases were 5,556. The portal also reported that 69 per cent (18,997) of deaths involved unvaccinated individuals followed by 21.7 per cent (5,976) partially vaccinated and 9.3 […]
Covid-19: Sarawak to give out vaccine third dose, booster shots to vulnerable group from Wednesday (Oct 13)
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department will start giving third doses and booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine to eligible recipients in the state from Wednesday (Oct 13). Deputy state Health director Dr Rosemawati Ariffin said priority for the third dose was for those with weaker immune systems, estimated at 11,900 individuals. Booster shots will also […]
