COVID-19: 5,058 kes baharu hari ini, 41 lagi kematian
KUALA LUMPUR: Jumlah kes baharu harian COVID-19 yang dilaporkan pada Jumaat menurun sedikit, apabila sebanyak 5,058 kes lagi dicatatkan dalam tempoh 24 jam yang lepas. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata jumlah kumulatif jangkitan dalam negara kini adalah 2,683,523 kes. Jumlah kes mengikut negeri akan dikongsi di portal Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia […]
Nicaragua breaks ties with Taiwan, switches allegiance to Beijing
MANAGUA, Dec 9 — Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing in a recognition of the Chinese Communist party’s One China policy and reducing Taipei’s dwindling pool of international allies. “The government of the Republic of Nicaragua today breaks diplomatic relations with Taiwan and ceases to have any […]
US Starbucks workers score union breakthrough
BUFFALO (United States), Dec 10 ― Workers at two Starbucks cafes in Buffalo, New York voted to establish a union, the first at the coffee chain’s company-owned shops in the United States. There were hugs and cries of joy at the union office as the campaign won a decisive majority yesterday at the company’s Elmwood […]
Outrage online as videos emerge of school bullies using fellow student as punching bag
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — A series of videos have been leaked online showing a group of students at an unnamed school using a schoolmate to practice their kicks and punches. Angered by the videos, some Internet users have taken stills from the videos to clearly identify at least seven students orchestrating the attacks against […]
Perak peruntuk RM1.1 bilion untuk Bajet 2022
IPOH – Kerajaan Perak hari ini memperuntukkan sejumlah RM1.1 bilion bagi Bajet 2022. Menurut pimpinan Menteri Besarnya, Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad, kerajaan negeri akan memperuntukkan sejumlah RM803 juta untuk belanja mengurus dan RM302 juta belanja pembangunan negeri. “Belanja mengurus terdiri daripada perbelanjaan emolumen RM390.2 juta, perkhidmatan dan bekalan RM296.3 juta, pembelian aset RM7.2 juta, pemberian […]
Nexperia Malaysia ramps up chip production with new facility in Negeri Sembilan
KUALA LUMPUR: Nexperia Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexperia BV (Netherlands), will be expanding its presence in Malaysia with the groundbreaking ceremony of its latest facility in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Nexperia Malaysia vice president Harith Abdullah Nexperia Malaysia is looking to invest an additional RM1.6 billion by 2026 for building, equipment and automation in […]
Washington to rename street in front of Saudi embassy ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’
WASHINGTON: The street in front of the embassy of Saudi Arabia will be called “Jamal Khashoggi Way,” after the Washington city council voted to honour the Saudi journalist murdered by government agents. The council voted unanimously on Tuesday to symbolically name the 700-foot (213-meter) stretch of New Hampshire Avenue that runs between the embassy and […]
Cops tracking down four who allegedly mocked persons with disabilities
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are tracking down two women and two men believed to be involved in two separate videos mocking persons with disabilities, which have gone viral on social media since Thursday. Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Beh Eng Lai said this was done following a police report lodged over their actions in […]
Papan iklan ‘gunting peta Sarawak dari Malaysia’ ditanggalkan
KUCHING: Propaganda Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) menggunakan papan iklan memaparkan sebilah gunting tanda simbolik ‘pisahkan Sarawak dari Malaysia’ diturunkan selepas diarahkan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR). Presiden Aspirasi, Lina Soo berkata, beliau diarah menurunkan papan iklan itu secepat mungkin kerana didakwa berunsurkan provokasi dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Sarawak kali ini. “Saya diarahkan untuk menukar […]
