US warns against Hong Kong travel over Covid-19 rules, child separations
HONG KONG, March 2 — The United States advised citizens today against travelling to Hong Kong, citing strict coronavirus curbs and the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city battles a wave of infections. “The Department of State has updated the Travel Advisory for Hong Kong to Level 4 — Do […]
Khairy: Extension of booster jab deadline for Sinovac recipients, elderly nothing to do with Johor polls
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The deadline extension for Sinovac recipients aged 18 and above and senior citizens aged 60 and above to obtain their booster dose until March 31 has nothing to do with the Johor state election, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the extension was to give time to the two groups to complete […]
Petronas appoints Adnan as COO
PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has appointed Adnan Zainal Abidin as chief operating officer (COO), the first appointment for the post since 2012. Adnan came into the role following the reshuffling of Petronas’ new energy business unit. The national oil company is setting up an independent entity called “clean energy solution” in the middle […]
Goldman banker’s messy love life scrutinised in 1MDB trial
NEW YORK: A U.S. trial stemming from an audacious scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB resumed Tuesday (March 1) with a defence lawyer attacking the credibility of the government’s star witness, focusing on his history of lying about his marital status. In his first day on cross-examination at the trial […]
Tim Leissner mengaku ‘banyak berbohong,’ mengelirukan wanita
NEW YORK: Bekas pegawai bank Goldman Sachs, Tim Leissner yang juga saksi utama pendakwaan jenayah berkaitan kes penyelewengan dana syarikat pelaburan strategik negara 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), dalam sesi pemeriksaan balas semalam, mengaku banyak berbohong dalam hidupnya. Leissner memberi keterangan dalam perbicaraan Roger Ng, 49, yang mengaku tidak bersalah atas tuduhan bersubahat melakukan penggubahan wang […]
Dos penggalak: Tarikh akhir 31 Mac muktamad – Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) tidak akan melanjutkan lagi tempoh pemberian dos penggalak yang ditetapkan sehingga 31 Mac ini kepada penerima vaksin Sinovac. Menteri, Khairy Jamaluddin, berkata jika mereka masih enggan mendapatkan vaksin itu selepas tarikh berkenaan, status vaksinasi mereka bertukar kepada tidak lengkap. “Tempoh yang kita beri bukan berkaitan Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN), tapi […]
Lelaki OKU hilang ketika main air banjir
PASIR MAS: Seorang lelaki orang kurang upaya (OKU) yang mempunyai masalah pembelajaran dikhuatiri hilang selepas dipercayai dihanyutkan arus banjir dalam kejadian di Kampung Tok Sangkut di sini, pada Selasa. Ketua Polis Daerah Pasir Mas, Asisten Komisioner Mohd Nasaruddin M Nasir berkata, kehilangan Muhamad Faizal Abd Rahman disedari oleh ibunya Che Fatimah Che Kob, 62, pada […]
Calon positif Covid-19, kontak rapat ambil SPM April
Pasir Gudang: Ibu bapa dan calon Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 yang positif Covid-19, kuarantin dan kontak rapat tidak perlu bimbang kerana masih berpeluang menduduki peperiksaan itu pada sidang kedua, bulan depan. Menteri Kanan Pendidikan, Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin berkata, walaupun lewat sebulan daripada calon SPM lain, mereka yang mempunyai alasan munasabah berkenaan […]
9,063 mangsa banjir di Kelantan
KOTA BHARU: Mangsa banjir di Kelantan meningkat kepada 9,063 orang pagi ini, berbanding 8,678 orang sehingga jam 8 malam tadi. Kesemua mangsa daripada 2,976 keluarga itu ditempatkan di 29 pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di empat daerah iaitu Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Tumpat dan Pasir Puteh. Satu PPS di Kuala Krai ditutup petang semalam susulan 31 […]
