MACC chief Azam Baki to explain stock trading saga before parliamentary committee next week, says MP
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Tan Sri Azam Baki has been summoned to meet the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSC) on Agencies under the Prime Minister’s Department next week to explain his involvement in the recent stock-trading controversy. One of the PSC members, Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin, said an official letter has been […]
WHO: Omicron especially dangerous for unvaccinated
GENEVA, Jan 13 — The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous — and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. The WHO said the global surge in cases was being driven by Omicron, which is more transmissible than the previously dominant Delta variant. More […]
Ransomware attack locks down US prison
LOS ANGELES: A ransomware attack locked down a US jail, knocking out security cameras and leaving inmates confined to their cells, court documents show. Cyberattackers hacked into the computer system that controls servers and Internet access at the prison in Bernalillo County, New Mexico last week. For a short time, the jail’s automatic door system was […]
Sime Darby Plantation sees labour shortages worsening in early 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd warned on Thursday that labour shortages at palm oil plantations in Malaysia because of coronavirus border closures will worsen in early 2022 compared to the last six months until workers are allowed to return. Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, managing director at Sime Darby Plantation, also told a conference that there was […]
National Task Force’s term ends June 30, border security duties back under Home Ministry
PUTRAJAYA: The ad hoc National Task Force (NTF) will no longer be maintained after June 30 and its duties of protecting the country’s borders during the Covid-19 pandemic will be handed back to agencies under the Home Ministry. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the NTF was set up at the onset of the […]
97.8 peratus populasi dewasa lengkap divaksin
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 97.8 peratus atau 22,893,234 individu populasi dewasa di negara ini lengkap menerima suntikan vaksin COVID-19, setakat jam 11.59 malam tadi. Berdasarkan data Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) melalui laman COVIDNOW, sejumlah 99 peratus atau 23,175,181 individu populasi dewasa pula menerima sekurang-kurangnya satu dos vaksin. Sementara itu, 90.8 peratus atau 2,858,992 individu populasi remaja berumur […]
Amaran hujan berterusan di Sarawak sehingga Sabtu
Kuala Lumpur: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MET Malaysia) mengeluarkan Amaran Hujan Berterusan (Buruk) dan (Waspada) di beberapa kawasan di Sarawak, hari ini. Ketua Pengarah MET Malaysia, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah berkata, penumpuan angin yang sedang berlaku di Sarawak dijangka berterusan sehingga Sabtu ini. “Amaran Hujan Berterusan (Buruk) hari ini membabitkan 10 kawasan iaitu Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri […]
Johor tetap kekalkan jarak setengah meter solat Jumaat, fardu
Johor Bahru: Kerajaan negeri akan tetap mengekalkan jarak setengah meter bagi solat Jumaat dan fardu di masjid serta surau di Johor, walaupun terdapat kawasan terjejas dengan penularan Covid-19 ketika ini. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Johor Tosrin Jarvanthi berkata, kes penularan Covid-19 yang berlaku di Taman Sri Pulai Perdana di sini, yang dikesan dalam […]
