Taiwan air force loses another fighter, second crash in three months
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea off the island’s southeast coast on Monday though the pilot was rescued alive, the presidential office said, the second hull loss of a combat aircraft in the space of three months. The presidential office said the French-built aircraft was on a training mission from […]
Australia, Netherlands start legal action against Russia for downing of MH17
SYDNEY, March 14 — Australia said it has begun joint legal action with the Netherlands against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organisation over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 eight years ago. Russia was responsible under international law for the downing of the flight, and action in the United Nations aviation council was a […]
Kurangkan kebergantungan terhadap RT-PCR – Khairy
PUTRAJAYA: Orang ramai perlu mengurangkan kebergantungan terhadap saringan ujian RT-PCR, ketika negara kini berada dalam fasa peralihan menuju endemik. Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin, berkata ia berikutan ujian RTK Antigen (RTK-Ag) sudah memadai untuk pengesanan jangkitan COVID-19 dan lebih murah serta mudah didapati di pasaran. Beliau berkata, pakar juga mengesahkan ujian saringan RTK-Ag memadai untuk mengesan […]
Pencarum KWSP serah memorandum desak pengeluaran RM10,000
Kuala Lumpur: Sekumpulan pencarum Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) berkumpul di hadapan Parlimen, di sini, hari ini, bagi mendesak kerajaan untuk meluluskan pengeluaran caruman berjumlah RM10,000. Tinjauan mendapati kumpulan itu mula berkumpul pada 9.30 pagi sebelum menyerahkan memorandum kepada seorang wakil di bangunan Parlimen. Wakil pencarum, Mohd Farhan Jailani berkata, pencarum yang terkesan akibat pandemik […]
Penipuan online babit kerugian lebih RM1.6 bilion
Kuala Lumpur: Sebanyak 51,631 kes membabitkan jenayah dalam talian dengan kerugian bernilai lebih RM1.6 bilion direkodkan bagi tempoh 2019 hingga 2021. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri II, Datuk Jonathan Yasin berkata, pembelian dalam talian merekodkan kes tertinggi iaitu sebanyak 18,857 kes diikuti pinjaman tidak wujud dengan 15,546 kes. “Pelbagai usaha dijalankan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) untuk […]
Japan’s ROGM-Wako in RM910mil expansion in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: ROHM-Wako Electronics, a major Japanese electronics maker, is expanding its electronic components facility in Kelantan with a total investment of RM910 million. In a statement, the company said the investment was expected to create high-skilled jobs for over 340 Malaysians. It is the single biggest investment ever made by the company which uniquely […]
Selangor Sultan advises state gov’t to emphasise on tackling floods
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today advised the state government to place more serious emphasis on efforts to address the increasing number of floods and flash floods in the state. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said the best method to deal with floods should be identified immediately, including obtaining expertise and new […]
Musk says Tesla, SpaceX facing significant inflation risks
NEW YORK, March 14 — Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said yesterday the US electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressures in raw materials and logistics. Musk in a tweet also asked about inflation rate outlook and said his companies “are not alone”, retweeting an article saying Russian […]
Dr Noor Hisham: New Covid-19 cases drop to 22,535, 87 deaths recorded
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Daily Covid-19 cases continued on a downward trend, with 22,535 new cases recorded by the Health Ministry in the last 24 hours. In a statement this morning, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the cumulative total number of cases recorded in Malaysia from the start of […]
