Family, friends mourn as death toll rises to 10 in Brazil cliff fall tragedy
PASSOS, Brazil: Friends and families on Sunday mourned the deaths of 10 people who died when a cliff collapsed onto tourist boats on a lake in Brazil, after two people missing in the tragedy were confirmed dead. On Saturday, a large rock fragment broke free of a ravine and plunged onto four boats in Furnas […]
Dua minggu untuk siasat kejadian kereta api tak berhenti
Kuala Krai: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) akan melengkapkan siasatan berhubung kejadian kereta api tidak berhenti di Hentian Kuala Gris yang menyebabkan 100 pelajar tidak dapat ke sekolah, pagi semalam, dalam tempoh dua minggu. Ketua Pegawai Operasi KTMB, Mohd Zain Taha berkata, pihaknya amat kesal dan memandang serius perkara yang berlaku dan satu panel siasatan […]
Petronas delivers first carbon neutral LNG cargo to Hiroshima Gas
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) subsidiary Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd has delivered its first carbon neutral LNG (CNLNG) cargo to Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd. The delivery is part of the national oil company’s continued commitment towards becoming a sustainable solutions partner to its customers. The CNLNG delivery also augurs well with Hiroshima Gas’ management […]
National Covid-19 infectivity rate on the rise
KUALA LUMPUR: The national Covid-19 infectivity rate, Rt, has again been on the rise with a Rt of 0.98 recorded on Sunday. According to data shared by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Labuan has the highest Rt in the country at 1.19. Other states with a Rt above 1.00 on Sunday were […]
8,257 rumah terjejas banjir bakal diselenggara
PUTRAJAYA: Inisiatif Rumah Kasih Keluarga Malaysia akan dilaksanakan dalam tempoh terdekat, membabitkan 8,257 rumah yang dikesan terjejas banjir luar biasa pada Disember, tahun lalu. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican, menjelaskan perangkaan itu tidak statik sebaliknya boleh berubah mengikut perkembangan keadaan semasa berikutan sesetengah kawasan masih dilanda banjir. Berdasarkan jumlah […]
At least 19 dead in New York apartment fire, ‘victims on every floor’
New York: At least 19 people died, including nine children, and dozens were injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York City on Sunday (Jan 9), its mayor said, in one of America’s worst residential fires in recent memory. “We know that we have 19 people who are confirmed dead, […]
Top Glove appoints two independent non executive directors
KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp Bhd has appointed Lester Garson Huang and Anthony Lo as its new independent non-executive directors (INED). “Top Glove welcomes the addition of Huang and Lo, who bring with them vast experience as INEDs on companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which has high standards of corporate governance,” Top Glove said […]
Defence drops Najib from witness list in Rosmah’s graft trial
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence in the trial of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor involving a solar hybrid project in Sarawak has moved to drop Datuk Seri Najib Razak from its witness list. Rosmah’s lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh informed the High Court here that the defence would not be calling the former prime minister, who was initially […]
