Trump’s new social media app plans slow rollout starting Monday
SAN FRANCISCO: Donald Trump’s new social media platform “Truth Social” is planning a gradual rollout this week and should be “fully operational” by late March, potentially raising the former president’s profile more than a year after he was banned by major social media. “This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the […]
Myanmar to contest ICJ Rohingya case, without Suu Kyi
THE HAGUE: Myanmar’s junta is set to replace Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN’s top court Monday as it seeks to dismiss a case over the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi personally presented Myanmar’s arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) when the case was first heard in December 2019, but […]
‘Swissleaks’ investigation targets Credit Suisse bank
PARIS, Feb 21 — Credit Suisse bank, still reeling from losing billions of dollars last year, faced a fresh challenge yesterday: allegations from an international investigation that it had handled dirty money for decades. A cross-border media investigation broke yesterday claiming that Switzerland’s second-largest bank had held tens of billions of dollars of ill-gotten funds, […]
Sime Property income plan on track
KUALA LUMPUR: By 2025, Sime Darby Property Bhd – the country’s largest developer by land bank – will have morphed into a real estate company from a pure-play property developer. The transformation journey to diversify its operating income base to a 70:30 split between property development and non-property development/recurring income kicked off at the cusp […]
KLIA ranked No 1 in Airport Service Quality survey for 4Q2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has bagged the world’s No 1 spot in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for the fourth quarter (4Q) 2021. This placement is achieved alongside nine other international airports in the same category of over 40 million passengers per annum (mppa) that have all received a […]
Government launching RM40 billion SemarakNiaga scheme
THE government will launch the ambitious RM40 billion SemarakNiaga Keluarga Malaysia Programme today to help businesses recover from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and create jobs. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the programme would help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). He said RM40 billion had been allocated through the 2022 […]
30 houses in Gemas damaged in thunderstorm
SEREMBAN: About 30 houses involving more than 130 residents in Gemas near here were damaged due to heavy rains and storms in the district yesterday afternoon. Gemas fire and rescue station chief Mohd Farid Abu Bakar said the incident, which lasted for almost half an hour from 5.30pm, affected settlements in Felda Jelai 1 to […]
Rt Covid-19 menurun kepada 1.21
Kuala Lumpur: Kadar kebolehjangkitan atau R-naught (Rt) Covid-19 di negara ini menurun kepada 1.21 pada Sabtu 19 Februari 2022, berbanding 1.24 yang direkodkan hari sebelumnya. Data dikongsi Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah menunjukkan bahawa pada Sabtu sebanyak 13 negeri mencatatkan nilai Rt lebih tinggi berbanding Rt nasional. Negeri yang mencatatkan nilai […]
Exclusive-U.S. plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded – sources
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks, three people familiar with the matter said. The measures, which would only be implemented if Russia invades Ukraine, aim to hurt the Russian economy by […]
