Palestinian PM condemns killing of Palestinian child near Jerusalem
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye condemned on Sunday the killing of a 14-year-old boy by Israeli soldiers in Abu Dis, a town southeast of Jerusalem, reported Xinhua. According to the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA), Ishtaye warned of what he termed as “the dangerous repercussions of the escalation of killings and field executions committed […]
S.Korea candidates woo young voters with ‘deepfakes,’ hair insurance
SEOUL, March 7 — South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins next week, it may also be thanks to “deepfake” avatars and viral short videos. Opposition leader Yoon and the top liberal contender have gone to unusual lengths in the […]
Thailand bids to avert ‘population crisis’ as birth rate crashes
BANGKOK, March 7 — Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to showcase the joys of family life. The campaign comes as the number of births has dropped by nearly a third since 2013, […]
Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown
Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on March 6 as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pulling the plug on online entertainment – and information – is likely to further isolate the country and its people after a growing number […]
About 25pc of households in Sibu expected to experience water supply disruption starting 2pm today
SIBU, March 7 — About 25 per cent of households here are expected to experience a water supply disruption due to the repair works that will be conducted on a burst 600mm mild steel water main in front of the Sibu Foochow Association building at Jalan Salim here. The notice posted in Sibu Water Board’s […]
Najib’s 1MDB audit trial this week shelved as lawyer required to quarantine after overseas trip
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over the alleged tampering of the auditor-general’s audit report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) will not be going on this week as scheduled. The High Court was told today that Najib’s lead lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is not currently in […]
Geely head calls for more EV battery-switching stations
HANGZHOU: China should build more electric vehicle (EV) battery-switching stations, says Li Shufu, founder of China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Li’s call came at the “two sessions”, the annual gathering of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, its top political advisory body. […]
All international checkpoints to be open as M’sia move towards border reopening, says Nancy Shukri
JOHOR BARU: All of the country’s international checkpoints will be open as Malaysia is moving towards reopening its borders, says Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said that this would include Malaysia’s land border with Singapore and added that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob would be making the official announcement […]
Rujuk prosedur negara ingin dilawat
Putrajaya: Individu yang baru dijangkiti Covid-19 serta sudah tamat tempoh kuarantin dalam jangka masa 60 hari perlu mengemukakan surat ‘Fit To Travel‘ daripada pihak hospital sekiranya ingin masuk ke negara ini. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, surat berkenaan akan ‘mengukuhkan’ ujian saringan Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) yang diperlukan untuk masuk […]
