Indonesia arrests senior cleric for ties to Jemaah Islamiah
JAKARTA, Nov 18 ― Indonesia’s counter-terrorism police have arrested a member of a top Islamic council on charges of raising funds for the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group blamed for deadly bombings, police said yesterday. The raid was carried out near Jakarta on Tuesday during which Ahmad Zain An-Najah, a member of the Indonesian Ulema […]
Melaka polls: 476,037 normal voters to cast votes this Saturday
MELAKA: A total of 476,037 normal voters out of the total 495,195 registered voters in Melaka are eligible to vote at the 15th State Election this Saturday. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement said of the total, 11,557 were early voters and 7,601 were postal voters. He said voters were advised […]
Police probing Hawk 108 aircraft crash as ‘sudden death’, other aspects under Armed Forces’ purview
SEBERANG PERAI, Nov 18 — The police have classified the death of a pilot in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 108 aircraft crash at the Butterworth air base as a case of sudden death (SDR). Penang police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said they will only investigate the case through the SDR […]
Polis siasat dua warga asing tidak pakai pelitup muka di Taman KLCC
KUALA LUMPUR: Polis membuka kertas siasatan berhubung tindakan dua wanita warga asing yang tidak memakai pelitup muka ketika berada di Taman KLCC di sini, yang tular di media sosial Twitter baru-baru ini. Ketua Polis Daerah Dang Wangi ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya berkata, hasil penelitian ke atas gambar berkenaan menunjukkan kedua-dua wanita itu sedang berjalan tanpa […]
Covid-19: Jumlah penggunaan katil ICU di Selangor meningkat
SHAH ALAM – Jumlah penggunaan katil di unit rawatan rapi (ICU) di hospital seluruh Selangor yang merawat kes Covid-19 kategori tiga, empat dan lima meningkat dua peratus sejak dua minggu lalu. Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri Selangor, Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman berkata, ia berikutan peningkatan kes baharu harian Covid-19 di Selangor daripada 1,300 hingga 1,500 kes dalam […]
Petronas, Sumisaujana to commercialise corrosion mitigation solution
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd has signed a commercialisation agreement with Sumisaujana TCM Chemicals Sdn Bhd to commercialise the former’s proprietary corrosion inhibitor technology called Corrosion Inhibitor 4 (CI4). CI4, a technology to suppress corrosion in steel pipelines to an acceptable limit, is poised to be an effective solution for the energy industry […]
Suspect in assassination of Haiti’s Moise dies of coronavirus complications
(Reuters) – A suspect in the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise died while being transferred to a hospital from pretrial detention after suffering coronavirus symptoms, his wife said on Wednesday. Gilbert Dragon, 52, a former police commissioner, died of cardiac arrest, said Marie Leslie Noel, adding she spent two weeks trying to get […]
Two men found guilty of Malcolm X murder to be exonerated
NEW YORK: Two men found guilty of the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions thrown out, one of them posthumously, in an admission by US authorities of a historic miscarriage of justice. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance will hold a press conference on Thursday to announce the exoneration […]
Flexible working arrangement guidelines ready
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has prepared guidelines on flexible working arrangements, including work-from-home in line with the new normal due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said 12 toolkits for different categories have been outlined in ensuring both employers and staff understand the arrangement while promoting work-life balance among them. […]
