Rotan murid: Ustaz perlu jalani hukuman penjara 6 bulan
Putrajaya: Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini memerintahkan seorang ustaz yang didapati bersalah mencederakan seorang anak muridnya di bahagian kaki kiri dan kanan dengan menggunakan rotan lima tahun lalu, menjalani hukuman penjara enam bulan berkuat kuasa hari ini. Ini berikutan keputusan sebulat suara panel tiga hakim diketuai Hakim Datuk Hanipah Farikullah yang mengembalikan semula hukuman penjara enam […]
Civilians set to start leaving Ukrainian city of Sumy, says deputy PM
LVIV (Ukraine), March 8 ― Civilians will start leaving the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy today under an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a “humanitarian corridor”, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. “It has been agreed that the first convoy will start at 10am (0800 GMT) from the city of Sumy. The […]
China says Hong Kong’s priority is to cut Covid-19 infections, deaths
HONG KONG, March 8 ― Hong Kong needs to stick to its “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy, focused on reducing infections, severe illnesses and death, a senior Chinese health official said, as the city braced for details of an expected mass testing plan this month. Liang Wannian from China’s National Health Commission, who is in Hong […]
Covid-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss, study finds
LONDON, March 8 ― Covid-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found. The scientists said that the effects were even seen in people who had not been hospitalised with Covid, […]
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos to stay in UAE: Royal family
MADRID: Spain’s former king Juan Carlos said he will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial dealings that led to his self-imposed exile in the UAE, the Spanish royal family announced on Monday. “For now, I prefer for personal reasons which concern nobody but myself, to continue residing in a […]
Hujan, ribut petir di beberapa negeri hingga Khamis
KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran hujan berterusan dan ribut petir di beberapa negeri di Semenanjung, Sarawak serta Sabah bermula hari ini hingga Khamis. METMalaysia dalam kenyataan, hari ini turut memaklumkan, hujan berterusan dijangka berlaku di negeri Sabah Pantai Barat dan Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran, Sandakan) serta Kudat, hari ini hingga esok. Selain […]
Perdana Menteri umum pembukaan sempadan negara petang ini
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob dijangka akan mengumumkan hala tuju baharu pengurusan pandemik COVID-19 negara pada jam 5.30 petang ini. Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin, berkata pada sidang media itu juga, Perdana Menteri dijadual akan mengumumkan perancangan negara membuka sempadan antarabangsanya. “Ismail Sabri akan umumkan hala tuju pengurusan pandemik dan perancangan pembukaan sempadan antarabangsa […]
Opec meets with US shale executives as oil prices skyrocket
HOUSTON, March 8 — Officials from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) met US shale oil company executives on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston yesterday as energy prices soared over supply concerns. It was at least the fourth time since 2017 that US shale oil producers and Opec officials have […]
KKMM to finalise satellite technology for disaster management this year
JOHOR BAHRU: The selection of a satellite technology to enhance the national communications system during a disaster especially floods is expected to be finalised this year. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said the government is obtaining more advanced satellite technology to assist the Meteorological Department and related agencies in a disaster. […]
