Kluster Pulau Gadong: Kes positif meningkat kepada 137
AYER KEROH: Kes positif COVID-19 membabitkan dua madrasah di negeri ini sehingga tercetusnya Kluster Pulau Gadong, kini merekodkan peningkatan. Exco Kesihatan dan Anti Dadah negeri Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh berkata, angka terkini menunjukkan seramai 137 guru dan pelajar disahkan positif, berbanding hanya 41 individu sebelum ini. Katanya, peningkatan itu dicatatkan selepas keputusan ujian saringan RT-PCR […]
UK, Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games
OTTAWA: Canada joined Australia, Britain and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, with China calling the boycotts “political posturing” and a smear campaign. The United States was the first to announce the boycott this week, saying on Monday its government officials would not attend February’s Beijing […]
Google pays €500m French fine over copyright row
PARIS, Dec 9 — Google has paid a €500 million (RM2.4 billion) fine imposed by a French regulator as part of news copyright negotiations, a government official said Wednesday. France’s competition authority imposed the fine in July for failing to negotiate “in good faith” with media companies over the use of their content under EU […]
Najib files appeal at Federal Court against decision on SRC conviction, sentencing
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed his appeal to the Federal Court seeking to overturn the Court of Appeal’s unanimous ruling that maintained his conviction, fine and jail sentence over the misappropriation of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds. Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed, one of […]
UK PM announces home-working, Covid passports in England
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced the tightening of virus restrictions in England as Omicron variant cases surge, including guidance to work from home and mandatory Covid passports. Johnson said at a briefing that the rate of Omicron cases was doubling every two to three days, risking a “big rise in hospitalisations.” […]
Kes rasuah penjawat awam Sabah turun 87 peratus – Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: Kes rasuah melibatkan penjawat awam di Sabah menurun 87 peratus dalam tempoh empat tahun kebelakangan ini berikutan usaha bersepadu Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan kerajaan negeri membanteras gejala itu. Ketua Menteri Datuk Hajiji Noor berkata penurunan ketara itu memperlihatkan tahap kesedaran penjawat awam terhadap kesalahan rasuah dan tanggungjawab bersama dalam memerangi jenayah […]
Apple wins last-minute reprieve from App Store changes while ‘Fortnite’ appeal plays out
NEW YORK, Dec 9 — Apple Inc on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by Fortnite creator Epic Games. In September, a US judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to […]
Three Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 assembly
HONG KONG, Dec 9 — A Hong Kong court found three prominent pro-democracy activists guilty on Thursday of unauthorised assembly over a June 4 vigil last year to mark Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong has traditionally held the world’s largest annual June 4 vigils, as part of wide-ranging […]
Finance minister says never revoked beer sales licence requirement for coffee shops
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that the government has never revoked the requirement for coffee shops to have liquor sales licences, adding that the matter has been delegated to state governments instead. “For your information, YB, I want to stress again that the licensing […]
