Undi18 tidak dilaksanakan segera berikutan banyak perkara perlu diselesaikan, COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Pindaan Perlembagaan Persekutuan berkaitan penurunan had umur mengundi kepada 18 tahun, tidak bermaksud ia akan dilaksanakan segera selepas pindaan itu dilakukan pada 2019, demikian persidangan Dewan Rakyat diberitahu hari ini. Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Parlimen dan Undang-undang) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berkata ini kerana banyak perkara perlu diteliti bagi memastikan […]
BMW offsets low deliveries with increased prices for higher Q3 profits
BERLIN, Nov 3 ― German automaker BMW reported third-quarter earnings before interest and taxes of €2.88 billion (RM13.9 billion) today, beating analysts’ expectations of €2.34 billion, as it offset reduced deliveries with higher prices. The company’s net profit was €2.58 billion, with an EBIT margin in its automotive division of 7.8 per cent. “A better […]
Greening Malaysia: Sarawak leads 100 million tree-planting campaign
MIRI (Bernama): Sarawak is leading the 100 million tree-planting campaign under the Greening Malaysia programme, having planted a total of 6,791,146 trees since its launch early this year. Sarawak Forestry director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the state had in fact launched its own tree planting programme in 2019, with 10.4 million trees planted last year. […]
Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigrayan forces gain ground
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 — Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency yesterday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa. The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to take up arms to defend themselves against the […]
Bajet 2022 utamakan kebajikan rakyat – PM
Kuala Lumpur: Keputusan kerajaan membentangkan belanjawan berjumlah RM332.1 bilion adalah bagi mengutamakan kebajikan rakyat yang terjejas berikutan pandemik Covid-19. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob berkata, belanjawan yang dibentangkan itu mengambil kira semua keadaan termasuk kedudukan kewangan negara. “Saya beritahu sewaktu pra-bajet bahawa bajet ini mengambil kira semua dan kebajikan rakyat adalah amat penting. […]
Chip shortage to last through 2022, says Arm Holdings CEO
LISBON, Nov 3 ― The shortage of computer chips that is hobbling auto manufacturers will last until the end of next year, the head of a leading designer of semiconductors said yesterday. Arm Holdings chief executive Simon Segars said that the semiconductor industry is currently investing some US$2 billion (RM8.3 billion) per week, which will […]
Myanmar defies international pressure, rejects Suu Kyi visit
NAYPYIDAW, Nov 3 — Myanmar’s ruling military today stood by its decision to deny a Southeast Asian envoy access to detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, resisting growing international pressure to comply with a regional peace plan agreed in April. Vice-Senior General Soe Win, the second in command of the junta that seized power […]
Stateless girl born in Perak to Malaysian father awaits appelate court’s decision on recognition as citizen
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Court of Appeal is set to decide on February 15 next year on the Malaysian government’s appeal against the High Court’s 2019 citizenship recognition for a teenage girl who was born in Perak to a Malaysian father and a Filipino mother. Born in Perak in November 2006 with a […]
UPNM, ATM diingatkan tidak ulangi jenayah yang berlaku ke atas Zulfarhan – Hishammuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Warga Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), diingatkan agar tidak mengulangi perbuatan jenayah sepertimana yang berlaku ke atas Pegawai Kadet Laut UPNM, Allahyarham Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain. Perkara itu ditegaskan Menteri Kanan Pertahanan Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein yang turut menyifatkan perbuatan ke atas Zulfarhan Osman itu sebagai keji. “Kematian Allahyarham […]
