Police reports 10th custodial death in two months
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that a local detainee suffered from sudden death at the Seri Alam district police headquarters (IPD) lock-up in Johor Bharu on Saturday. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) director Datuk Azri Ahmad said the male detainee, aged 49, had previously been detained under ‘Operasi Pemutihan’. “The detainee was being […]
New Zealand’s Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks
WELLINGTON, Feb 21 — New Zealand will lift Covid-19 vaccine mandates and social distancing measures after the Omicron peak has passed, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, as protesters occupying the parliament grounds again clashed with police. Inspired by truckers’ demonstrations in Canada, thousands of protesters have blocked streets near the parliament in the capital […]
DG: 79% of pregnant women who died of Covid in 2021 unvaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: Seventy-nine per cent of the 191 deaths due to complications of Covid-19 infection among pregnant women last year comprised those who did not receive the vaccine injection. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of all the deaths involving pregnant women reported since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, 83 per […]
‘Welcome back world!’: Australia fully reopens borders after two years
SYDNEY, Feb 21 — Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends. More than 50 international flights will reach the country through the day, including 27 touching down in Sydney, […]
Federal Court: Selangor cannot empower Shariah courts to perform judicial reviews, power solely held by civil courts
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A nine-judge panel at the Federal Court today unanimously declared that the Selangor state legislative assembly has no authority to make an enactment giving the Shariah courts the power to carry out judicial reviews of Islamic authorities’ decisions. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired the panel, said […]
Oliver Tan named as RHB Insurance CEO
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Banking Group has appointed Oliver Tan as managing director of RHB Insurance Bhd effective from today. In a statement today, RHB said Oliver would succeed Kong Shu Yin, who retired as managing director of RHB Insurance on the same date. Oliver brings with him 22 years of experience within the insurance industry […]
Brazil storm death toll rises to 165
RIO DE JANEIRO: The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165, authorities said Sunday, as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby. Rescue workers and residents searching for their missing relatives continued digging through mountains of mud […]
Radzi launches ‘Sejahtera’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry wants teachers to emphasise and inculcate 14 fundamental virtues and values among students through a natural and spontaneous approach. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said, the 14 virtues, represented in the abbreviation “SEJAHTERA”, will not burden teachers with additional workload since the initiative will not involve a new […]
Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – The Dominican government on Sunday began building a wall that will cover more than half of the 392-kilometre (244 miles) border with Haiti, its only land neighbor, to stop irregular migration and the smuggling of goods, weapons and drugs. While the two countries share the island of Hispaniola, they are worlds […]
