Malaysia logs 15,215 new Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia recorded 15,215 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement this morning said the total cumulative Covid-19 cases now stands at 4,167,418 since the start of the pandemic. He said the country also recorded 64 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, […]
Barclays faces US$590mil hit, attracts scrutiny
LONDON: British bank Barclays faces an estimated £450mil (US$592mil or RM2.5bil) loss and regulatory scrutiny for exceeding a United States limit on sales of structured products, some of which have surged in popularity since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Barclays also said that it will have to delay a planned £1bil (RM5.53bil) share buyback as of […]
World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country’s ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said. The projects, to be funded under the revamped Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, were being readied […]
Former F1 boss Mosley shot himself after cancer diagnosis, inquest hears
LONDON (Reuters) – Former motor racing boss and privacy campaigner Max Mosley died of a gunshot wound in the bedroom of his London home last May after being told his cancer was terminal, an inquest heard on Tuesday. His family had said at the time that the 81-year-old, youngest son of prominent 1930s British fascist […]
Border reopening: Penang expects to see seven international flights arrive on April 1
GEORGE TOWN: Seven international flights are expected to land in Penang on Friday (April 1) including two from Taiwan. Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd said there would be five flights from Singapore to Penang and two flights from Taiwan coming via various airlines. AirAsia northern region (government relations) manager Kenneth Tan said when the international borders […]
