Terengganu mulai banjir, dua PPS dibuka di Setiu
KUALA TERENGGANU: Hujan berterusan sejak kelmarin menyebabkan beberapa kawasan di negeri ini mulai banjir. Sekretariat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana negeri berkata, setakat pukul 11 pagi ini, dua pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di Setiu sekali gus menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan yang beroperasi kini adalah tiga termasuk di Kuala Nerus. Katanya, seramai 45 orang daripada 10 keluarga ditempatkan […]
From Segambut to NY: Grab celebrates listing milestone
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s leading super-app Grab Holdings Ltd, with the ticker “GRAB”, celebrated its milestone US public listing on Thursday with Nasdaq’s first-ever opening bell ceremony hosted in the region. The ceremony held in Singapore, which was attended by Grab employees as well as driver-, delivery- and merchant-partners, came after the nine-year-old ride-hailing and […]
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi to de-list from New York exchange
BEIJING, Dec 3 — Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Friday it would start the process of de-listing its shares from the New York stock exchange, shortly after US regulators adopted a rule that would allow them to remove foreign firms. Didi’s move comes in the wake of a sweeping Chinese regulatory crackdown in the […]
WHO urges Asia-Pacific to ready for surge in infections
MANILA: Asia-Pacific countries should boost their healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in Covid-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. First detected in southern Africa last month and dubbed a “variant of concern” by the WHO, scientists are still […]
Japan quells fears of Mt Fuji eruption after earthquake
TOKYO, Dec 3 — Japanese authorities on Friday damped down speculation about a possible volcanic eruption at Mt Fuji, the nation’s highest peak, after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake sent the topic trending on Twitter. The quake at 6:37am (2137 GMT, Thursday) jolted areas near the iconic mountain, 100 km (63 miles) west of Tokyo, but […]
Home Ministry approves over 2,000 body cams for police, final specs yet to be decided
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Home Ministry has approved the acquisition of 2,040 high tech body cameras to be worn by policemen in 85 locations in the country. However, the exact type and cost of the equipment has yet to be finalised, the ministry told Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng in a written parliamentary […]
Rescuers still sweeping Cameron Highlands landslide, no sign of other possible victims
SIMPANG PULAI, Dec 3 — Apart from two drivers, rescuers have not found any indication that there could be other victims buried beneath the rubble of the landslide that happened on Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands yesterday. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operation assistant director Muhamad Shahrizal Aris said trackers dogs from the Putrajaya K9 unit are also […]
Penguatkuasaan penerokaan haram hutan simpan sebelum 1 Jun
Kuala Lumpur: Mesyuarat Majlis Tanah Negara (MTN) ke-79 bersetuju dengan tindakan penguatkuasaan dan penyelesaian terhadap penerokaan haram Hutan Simpanan Kekal (HSK) di Semenanjung Malaysia, kata Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Beliau berkata mesyuarat MTN semalam yang dipengerusikannya secara persidangan video itu juga bersetuju supaya semua kerajaan negeri melaksanakan tindakan penguatkuasaan dan penyelesaian terhadap […]
Proton breaches 100,000 sales mark, again
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has broken through the 100,000 sales barrier for a third year in succession. Proton said overall sales of 14,187 units, both domestic and exports, in November had pushed its year-to-date (YTD) number to 100,566 units, raising expectations the company would be able to end the year with “positive” sales growth. […]
