US averts government shutdown one day ahead of deadline
WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. With the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate voted by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on […]
Najib’s application on SRC case to be heard on Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal will hear Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to hear fresh evidence relating to his SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption case on Tuesday. Checks at the Judiciary Department’s website revealed that the three-panel judges will hear it on Dec 7, a day before the verdict of Najib’s appeal against his […]
11 lokasi di Kota Setar dikenal pasti tempat pembiakan virus JE
ALOR SETAR: 11 lokaliti di daerah Kota Setar dikenal pasti Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri (JKN) Kedah tempat pembiakan nyamuk Culex Tritaenioryhncus dan Culex Sitiens yang berpotensi menyebarkan virus Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Pengarah Kesihatan negeri, Dr Othman Warijo berkata penemuan itu adalah hasil kajian entomologi pencapaian aktiviti kawalan yang dilakukan oleh Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah (PKD) Kota Setar […]
Musk exercises more options, sells Tesla shares worth $1.01 billion
Dec 2 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk has sold another 934,091 shares of the electric vehicle maker worth $1.01 billion to meet his tax obligations related to the exercise of options to buy 2.1 million shares, regulatory filings showed on Thursday. In early November, the world’s richest person tweeted that he would sell […]
S.Korea makes vaccine pass mandatory for many more venues as Omicron fears rise
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea announced on Friday that people visiting restaurants and cinemas and other public spaces will have to show vaccine passes, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant. The government also re-imposed limits on private gatherings, which had been recently relaxed, as the country posted […]
Sarawak Polls: EC advises candidates to fill up forms and pay deposit before nomination day
KUCHING: Individuals planning to contest in the 12th Sarawak state election are advised to check with the State Election Office or the returning officers in their respective areas on the filling of candidate registration forms before nomination day. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said this was to facilitate the nomination process, and added […]
Pelajar dari Afrika Selatan punca kes pertama Omicron di Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia merekodkan kes pertama varian dibimbangi (VOC), Omicron, membabitkan seorang pelajar yang mempunyai rekod perjalanan dari Afrika Selatan. Penemuan itu disahkan Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin, berkata pada sidang media hari ini, sambil memaklumkan pelajar terbabit sudah diarah menjalani kuarantin diri. Katanya, semua saringan kepada kontak rapat individu berkenaan juga sudah dijalankan dan keputusannya […]
