Ronaldo positif COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO: Pemenang Piala Dunia Brazil, Ronaldo positif COVID-19 semalam yang memaksanya membatalkan kehadirannya bagi sambutan ulang tahun ke-101 pasukan pertamanya, Cruzeiro kata kelab itu. Penyerang berusia 45 tahun itu “bagus tetapi ada simptom kecil dan kini akan berehat dan mengasingkan diri mengikut nasihat perubatan” kata Cruzeiro yang dibeli Ronaldo bulan lalu menerusi Twitter. […]
PM: Compassionate aid distributed to over 28,000 households as of today
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — A total of 28,287 heads of households affected by floods have received the government’s compassionate aid (BWI) as of noon today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob tweeted. “For those who have yet to register or receive the aid, they are advised to contact their respective District Officers as soon […]
Harga ikan naik tiga kali ganda
ALOR SETAR: Laut bergelora dan cuaca tidak menentu menyebabkan harga ikan di negeri ini melambung hampir tiga kali ganda, sejak dua minggu lalu. Ikan temenung atau ikan kembung yang menjadi antara menu harian penduduk didapati dijual antara RM13 hingga RM17 sekilogram, berbanding hanya RM5 sekilogram awal bulan lalu. Peniaga ikan, Khairul Nizam Othman, 42, berkata […]
Spain shrug off Nadal absence to beat Norway at ATP Cup
SYDNEY: Veteran Roberto Bautista Agut upset world number eight Casper Ruud on Monday to give Spain their second straight win at the ATP Cup, a record matched by Hubert Hurkacz’s Poland. The 33-year-old Bautista Agut is the lead singles player for his country in the absence of 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and has […]
Senheng’s net profit for nine months FY21 rises 21.2pc to RM34.1 million, on track for main market listing on Jan 25
KUALA LUMPUR: Senheng New Retail Bhd posted a 21.2 per cent increase in net profit to RM34.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (9M21) from RM28.1 million recorded in the same period previously. The consumer electrical and electronics (E&E) retailer said this was driven by higher sales generated from ongoing experiential retail […]
Yinson-PTSC JV receives contract extension
KUALA LUMPUR: Yinson Holdings Bhd‘s joint venture company, PTSC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (PTSC AP), has received a six-month extension for the bareboat charter contract with FPSO PTSC Lam Son. In a statement, it said the JV with PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) secured the extension as part of the addendum entered into with the client, […]
Olympics-Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble
BEIJING: China’s meticulous plans to prevent an Olympics-seeded Covid-19 outbreak by sealing all participants inside a “closed loop” for the upcoming Winter Games will be tested by the emergence of the highly infectious Omicron variant. The country has reported only a handful of Omicron cases and has largely succeeded in containing Covid-19 since it first […]
South Korea’s Moon promises final push for North Korea peace
SEOUL, Jan 3 — South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed today to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides. “The government will pursue normalisation of inter-Korean relations and an irreversible […]
Pakistan faces 5th wave of Covid-19
KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a fifth wave of coronavirus amid surging infections across the country, a senior official said on Sunday. Planning Minister Asad Umar, who also heads the country’s anti-virus strategy, said there is clear evidence that the fifth wave of the Covid-19 is “now beginning”, Anadolu Agency reported. “Clear evidence now of a […]
