Ferrari’s Leclerc wins dramatic F1 season-opening Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain: Charles Leclerc of Ferrari won a dramatic Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after reigning champion Max Verstappen limped out with an electrical issue two laps before the end. Carlos Sainz made it a Ferrari one-two while Sergio Perez completed a disastrous day for Verstappen’s Red Bull by spinning out of […]
Rakuten Trade sees robust US trading accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd is seeing robust response with close to RM40 million in trading value on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers (Nasdaq) in its first month of service. Chief executive officer Kazumasa Mise said more than 16,000 United States (US) accounts had been activated […]
Omicron BA.2 to become dominant coronavirus variant in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry expects the Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 to soon become the dominant coronavirus variant in Malaysia. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said continuing genomic surveillance showed that Omicron has replaced Delta as the dominant variant in the country. “Omicron, variant of concern (VOC), has three sub-lineages, namely BA.1, BA.1.1 […]
Viktor storms to second All-England title
PETALING JAYA: World number one Viktor Axelsen strolled to his second All-England title with a dominant 21-10, 21-15 win over India’s Lakshya Sen in Birmingham on Sunday. The Dane was unhappy that he had seven hours fewer to recover for the final than his opponent. But it was Lakshya who seemed drained from his marathon […]
Google accused of systemic bias against Black employees
SAN JOSE: A lawsuit filed last Friday accused Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steered them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race. According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a “racially biased corporate culture” that favours […]
Ismail Sabri begins two-day official visit to Vietnam
HANOI: Vietnam rolled out the red carpet on Monday (March 21) to welcome Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is on a two-day official visit to the Asean member state. Ismail Sabri was accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace here where he was greeted on arrival by his Vietnamese counterpart […]
Omicron mula ganti Delta sebagai varian utama
PUTRAJAYA: Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) mengesahkan Omicron sudah mula menggantikan Delta sebagai varian utama yang menular dalam kalangan penduduk Malaysia. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, ia berdasarkan kajian dan survelan genomik berterusan yang dijalankan pihaknya selain beberapa institusi dan pusat kajian universiti dalam negara. Antaranya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Molecular […]
Lebih 600 kes penderaan fizikal sejak pandemik
SHAH ALAM: Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) Selangor mencatatkan 1,910 kes penderaan dan pengabaian kanak-kanak di antara Mac 2020 hingga Mac tahun lalu. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pembangunan Modal Insan, Mohd Khairuddin Othman, berkata ada 686 kes penderaan fizikal, manakala penderaan seksual sebanyak 606 kes. “Penderaan dari segi emosi pula sebanyak 63 kes dan pengabaian kanak-kanak pula […]
K-KOMM mahu ambil alih pengurusan royalti penyanyi
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia (K-KOMM) sedang berbincang untuk mengambil alih aspek pengurusan royalti dan kebajikan artis nyanyian daripada Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP). Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia, Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin, berkata ketika ini K-KOMM hanya bertanggungjawab menguruskan kebajikan bagi individu yang terbabit dalam industri perfileman dan drama. […]
