Mahkamah ketepi hukuman penjara remaja ‘jenazah’
SHAH ALAM: Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini mengetepikan hukuman dijatuhkan Mahkamah Majistret Selayang ke atas seorang pemuda yang mengaku bersalah atas cubaan mencuri tabung masjid di Kuang, Rawang pada 9 Januari lalu. Hakim Datuk Abd. Halim Aman dalam semakan berhubung hukuman dijatuhkan mengatakan, Mahkamah Majistret silap dalam melaksanakan hukuman dan menggantikannya dengan hukuman khidmat […]
Indonesia to introduce new tax breaks on property, car sales
JAKARTA: Indonesia will introduce new tax breaks on property and automotive sales this year in a bid to accelerate its economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as authorities prepare for the spread of the Omicron variant, top officials said today. New coronavirus infections in Indonesia rose to 1,054 on Saturday, the highest in three months, […]
North Korea ‘fired unidentified projectile’: South Korean army
SEOUL: North Korea has fired an “unidentified projectile”, South Korea’s military said Monday, in what would be the nuclear-armed country’s fourth weapons test this month. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said: “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea,” referring to the Sea of Japan. The Japanese coastguard also confirmed the launch. “North […]
Could take ‘two weeks’ to restore Tonga internet cable
WELLINGTON, Jan 17 — Tonga’s internet may be cut for weeks, an official told AFP Monday, after a violent volcanic eruption cut an undersea communications cable, isolating the country from contact with the outside world. “We’re getting sketchy information but it looks like the cable has been cut,” the Southern Cross Cable Network’s networks director […]
Another man suffered sudden death in custody
PETALING JAYA: Police have reported death in custody, this time in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, just days after another man died in a lockup in Taiping, Perak. In a statement, Federal Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) Director, Commissioner Datuk Azri Ahmad, said the death occurred yesterday at the Pengkalan Chepa police station at 4.35pm. “The 37-year-old […]
PM announces RM10mil contribution to FAM for national football development
PUTRAJAYA: A sum of RM10mil will be given to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for national football development, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Prime Minister announced this at the ground-breaking ceremony for FAM’s new headquarters in Precinct 5, here, on Monday (Jan 17). In his speech, Ismail Sabri said football development should […]
Australia leaves door open for Djokovic to play at next year’s Open
SYDNEY, Jan 17 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open for Novak Djokovic to compete at next year’s Australian Open despite the tennis superstar facing an automatic three-year ban from entering the country. The world number one player left Australia late on Sunday after the Federal Court upheld the government’s decision […]
AirAsia’s shares continue downward momentum
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The share price of AirAsia continued its downtrend in the early session today amid weaker sentiment after the group was classified as Practice Note 17 (PN17) status following its failure to secure an extension of relief period from Bursa Malaysia. As at 10.30am, AirAsia declined 2.5 sen or 4.03 per […]
British PM Johnson attended staffer’s leaving party in Dec 2020 – The Mirror
BRITAIN’S Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended a farewell party for his defence adviser in the run-up to Christmas 2020, British paper The Mirror reported https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/new-no10-party-revealed-boris-259… on Sunday. Johnson gave a speech at the event to mark defence adviser Captain Steve Higham’s Downing Street departure, the report said. The prime minister was at the place “for a few […]
