US seizes US$3.6b of stolen bitcoin in record haul
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at US$3.6 billion, a record seizure. A couple accused of seeking to launder the bitcoin were arrested in New York, the department said. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, were set to appear […]
Petronas, Mitsui OSK jointly explore liquefied CO2 transportation
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) to explore opportunities in liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation. The transportation is mainly for the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chain in Asia Pacific and Oceania regions. Petronas executive vice president and chief executive […]
Muhyiddin contracts Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tested positive for Covid-19 following a Reaction Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test this morning. The National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman, in a Facebook post today, said he has been experiencing mild symptoms and is currently undergoing home quarantine. “To those who might have been in close contact, I […]
Toyota cuts output target by half a million more vehicles amid chip crunch
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday cut its annual production target by a half a million more vehicles as a chip shortage and COVID sick leave crimped output. It will build 8.5 million vehicles in the year to March 31, down from a previously estimated 9 million, the world’s biggest carmaker said, as it posted […]
Johor polls: EC sets March 12 for polling day, Feb 26 for nomination
JOHOR BARU: The polling date for the Johor state assembly election has been set for March 12. The Election Commission also announced that the nomination day is Feb 26 while early voting is on March 8 All dates were announced by EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh at a press conference after chairing the EC […]
COVID-19: Jangkitan berulang boleh beri impak psikologi
KUALA LUMPUR: “Sewaktu dijangkiti COVID-19 kali kedua pada awal tahun ini saya berasa ‘down’, tertekan dan stres kerana takut untuk melalui pengalaman yang sama sewaktu terkena jangkitan kali pertama pada Mac 2020. “Ketika jangkitan kali pertama, saya terpaksa duduk di Hospital Sungai Buloh selama 14 hari dan bergantung sepenuhnya pada mesin oksigen. Untuk jangkitan kali […]
Enam termasuk bekas pembantu pegawai khas Exco ditahan
GEORGE TOWN: Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Pulau Pinang menahan enam individu dipercayai mengemukakan tuntutan palsu berkaitan satu program membabitkan golongan penjaja melibatkan nilai rasuah lebih RM80,000. Menurut sumber, keenam-enam individu masing-masing tiga lelaki dan tiga wanita berusia antara 25 hingga 50 tahun itu ditahan di pejabat SPRM Pulau Pinang pada petang Selasa. Sumber berkata, […]
Selangor cadang teruskan jualan ayam murah
SHAH ALAM: Kerajaan Selangor bercadang untuk melanjutkan tempoh penjualan ayam murah menerusi Program Intervensi Harga Makanan Ehsan bawah Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Selangor (PKPS). Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari bagaimanapun berkata, keputusan itu akan dibuat selepas peruntukan sebanyak RM50,000 ekor ayam di outlet PKPS sebelum ini habis terjual. “Sudah pasti, selepas kita hampir habis 50,000 […]
Lesap RM45,400…
Kuantan: Seorang peniaga lelaki kerugian lebih RM45,400 selepas terpedaya dengan ugutan sindiket Macau Scam yang menyamar sebagai pegawai Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN), di sini, kelmarin. Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Pahang, Superintendan Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof berkata, mangsa berusia 32 tahun menerima panggilan individu yang menyamar sebagai pegawai LHDN yang mendakwa dia mempunyai tunggakan […]
