Dutch to go ‘back to normal’ as Covid curbs scrapped
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands said Tuesday it will drop almost all coronavirus restrictions, the latest European country to try to return to normal despite still-high Omicron variant infections. Dutch bars, restaurants and nightclubs will go back to pre-pandemic opening hours and health passes will be scrapped by February 25, the health minister said. Social distancing […]
Collins Aerospace to set up RM16m MRO facility in Subang Aerotech Park
PETALING JAYA: The Collins Aerospace group will invest RM16 million for the expansion of its maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) operations into Subang Aerotech Park, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. It elaborated that the 160,000 square feet facility located in the industrial aviation and high technology park is developed by Malaysia Airports as part of […]
COVID-19 ragut 31 lagi nyawa
PUTRAJAYA: Sejumlah 31 kematian baharu direkodkan akibat COVID-19 semalam, menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan angka korban akibat wabak itu di negara ini meningkat kepada 32,180 kes. Menerusi data dipaparkan dalam laman web COVIDNOW, jumlah dicatatkan itu termasuk 10 kes kematian di luar fasiliti kesihatan (BID). Daripada jumlah kematian dilaporkan dalam tempoh 24 jam itu, Sabah negeri tertinggi […]
Constitutional amendment chance for Sarawak to reaffirm special status in Malaysia, says assistant minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Sarawak now has the opportunity to translate the recent constitutional amendment into practical and visible actions to reaffirm its position as a component of the Federation and not just as one of the member states of Malaysia, says Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) […]
Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam to host Asian Champions League east zone group ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The 2022 Asian Champions League’s group stage matches for clubs in the east zone will be held across Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday. Group F will be played in Buriram, while Group G will be held in Bangkok. Matches in Group H will […]
Meta agrees US$90m settlement in Facebook privacy suit
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 16 ― Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay US$90 million (RM377 million) to settle a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing it of tracking users online even after they logged off the social network, court records show. The agreement was filed Monday in a California court and if approved by a judge would put to […]
Single mother to try to visit unilaterally converted kids in Kedah today after Welfare Dept allows three visits a week
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 16 — Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong said today she is trying to visit her three children again who were alleged to have been converted to Islam without her knowledge, at their temporary abode in Kedah after she was turned away yesterday. The single mother who has sole court custody of the […]
Ukraine hit by cyber attack as US questions Russian troop pullback
KYIV, Feb 16 — Kyiv appeared to blame Russia for a cyber attack yesterday as US President Joe Biden warned that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine’s borders after Moscow’s announcement of a partial pullback was met with scepticism. World powers are engaged in one of the deepest crises in East-West […]
First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
CHICAGO, Feb 16 — A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported yesterday. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed […]
