Biden granddaughter Naomi to hold wedding in White House
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden said Monday she will celebrate her wedding reception at the White House later this year. Naomi Biden will wed Peter Neal, who is studying for his law degree at the University of Pennsylvania. “Peter and I are endlessly grateful to my Nana […]
Pengguna lega kadar tol kekal
Kuala Lumpur: Keputusan kerajaan mengekal dan tidak menaikkan kadar tol bagi empat syarikat konsesi di sekitar Lembah Klang melegakan banyak pihak terutama ketika rakyat masih bergelut dengan kelembapan ekonomi akibat pandemik Covid-19. Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) Datuk Dr N Marimuthu berkata langkah itu yang terbaik mengambil kira tahap kewangan majoriti rakyat yang masih […]
Bantuan Khas Kewangan Aidilfitri RM500 dibayar 25 April
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan bersetuju memberi Bantuan Khas Kewangan Aidilfitri sebanyak RM500 kepada semua penjawat awam Gred 56 dan ke bawah. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, berkata bayaran itu juga diberikan kepada kakitangan di bawah skim kontrak perkhidmatan dan Kontrak atas Perkhidmatan serta pegawai atas lantikan di bawah program MySTEP. “Kerajaan juga bersetuju untuk […]
Kim’s sister says North Korea nukes could ‘eliminate’ South
SEOUL: North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to “eliminate” South Korea’s army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday. Kim Yo Jong’s warning, carried in state media, was her second angry retort in three days to comments made by South Korea’s defence chief […]
Malaysia posts lowest daily Covid-19 cases since Feb 6
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 10,002 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, the lowest daily toll in the country reported since Feb 6. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative coronavirus cases in Malaysia now stood at 4,256,469. He said total recoveries reported yesterday were double of the new cases at 23,302, bringing […]
Petrol dealers body urges govt to penalise purchasers
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should consider penalising owners of foreign-registered vehicles filling up their tanks with the subsidised RON95 petrol, said the Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM). Its president, Datuk Khairul Annuar Abdul Aziz, said petrol station operators already adopted strict measures to ensure that RON95 petrol was not sold to foreigners. However, he […]
EU recognises MySejahtera as equal to its Digital Covid Certificate
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The European Union (EU) has accepted Malaysia’s request to recognise MySejahtera’s certification as being equal to EU’s Digital Covid Certificate, effective today. EU’s ambassador to Malaysia Michalis Rokas announced the matter in a Twitter post today, calling it a “booster for business and tourism”. “Malaysia shall be connected to the […]
PM visits Ramadan bazaar in Putrajaya, lauds Covid-19 SOP compliance
PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — While strolling around the Ramadan bazaar in Precinct 3, here today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was pleased with the level of compliance of the visitors and stall operators at the bazaar with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set. He said compliance with the SOP, particularly scanning the Sejahtera […]
1MDB: Pendakwa raya gesa bekas jurubank Goldman disabitkan bersalah
NEW YORK: Seorang pendakwa raya Amerika Syarikat (AS) semalam menggesa juri untuk mensabitkan kesalahan bekas pegawai kanan Goldman Sachs kerana membantu merompak berbilion dolar daripada dana 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Pihak pembelaan pula menuduh saksi utama kerajaan berbohong. Dalam hujah penutupnya di mahkamah persekutuan Brooklyn, Penolong Peguam AS, Alixandra Smith, berkata defendan, Roger Ng, menerima […]
