Father kills three children, self in US church shooting
LOS ANGELES: A father shot dead three of his own children Monday before turning the gun on himself in a US church, police said. A fifth person also died in the shooting in Sacramento, California, though it was not clear if that person was related to what police said was a domestic incident. All three […]
Thai cops ready to receive online complaints on cybercrimes
THE Thai police will now receive online complaints against cybercrimes as more such cases are being reported in the country. The Bangkok Post reports that the police now has a centre for this purpose and was working together with 21 banks, with a Memorandum of Understanding signed on Monday. National police chief Pol Gen Suwat […]
Hong Kong residents brace for citywide Covid-19 lockdown as leader calls for calm
HONG KONG, March 1 — Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies today, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed for the public not to worry over a compulsory mass Covid-19 testing plan. Mass testing for the city’s 7.4 million residents is set to take place over […]
Australia steps up flood relief efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighbourhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on Tuesday following days of torrential rain as the wild weather slowly shifts south toward Sydney. The death toll rose to 10 after a woman believed in her 80s was found dead inside a […]
Kes sembuh harian COVID-19 kini melebihi jangkitan baharu
PUTRAJAYA: Sebanyak 30,624 kes sembuh daripada virus COVID-19 dilaporkan semalam, sekali gus melebihi jumlah kes baharu yang dilaporkan setakat tengah malam tadi. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, berkata perkembangan itu menjadikan sehingga kini jumlah individu yang sudah sembuh daripada wabak itu meningkat kepada 3,116,564 kes atau 90.5 peratus daripada jumlah keseluruhan […]
No need to undergo 6-day Covid-19 tests for 3 prog travellers from abroad
KUALA LUMPUR: Travellers arriving in Malaysia from abroad through various programmes will not be required to undergo the six-day Covid-19 tests upon arrival effective Thursday (March 3). In a statement yesterday, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the new procedure applied to travellers entering Malaysia via the air and land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme between […]
Positive for MAHB ahead following border reopening, says HLIB Research
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research believes the worst is over for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) with borders generally reopening. The bank-backed research house said the continued relaxation of travel restrictions and acceleration of vaccination measures in Malaysia has provided hope for a recovery in air travel demand in 2022. The firm […]
Recoveries outnumber new Covid-19 infections on Monday
KUALA LUMPUR: Patients who recovered from Covid-19 outnumbered new infections recorded on Monday. Malaysia reported 23,100 new cases yesterday, and on the same day, 30,624 patients recovered from Covid-19 infections. Most of the new cases reported were mild infections, with Category Two infections making up 14,610 cases, followed by Category One (8,304 cases), Category Three […]
Mastercard blocks multiple financial institutions over sanctions on Russia
NEW YORK, March 1 ― Mastercard Inc said late yesterday it had blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Mastercard will continue to work with regulators in coming days, the company said in a statement. It also promised to contribute a […]
