World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases
GENEVA, Sept 1 — More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Europe and the United States. The World Health Organization’s dashboard listed 50,496 cases and 16 deaths as reported this year to the UN agency, which declared […]
Lokman Adam charged with uploading offensive posts against PM Ismail Sabri, govt
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 ― Former Umno Supreme Council member Umno Datuk Lokman Noor Adam was charged in the Sessions Court here today with two counts of making and initiating the transmission of offensive communications against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and the government. Lokman, 49, pleaded not guilty to both the charges, […]
Elavarasan pengendali baharu skuad B-23 negara
KUALA LUMPUR: Teka-teki mengenai siapa pengendali skuad bawah 23 (B-23) tahun negara akhirnya terjawab selepas Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM) mengumumkan E Elavarasan bagi mengemudi pasukan itu. Pelantikan Elavarasan dilihat tepat memandangkan beliau juga terbabit dalam barisan kejurulatihan skuad senior Harimau Malaya sebagai penolong jurulatih. Justeru, ia mungkin boleh membantu kesinambungan dan falsafah dari skuad B-23 […]
Cinta DiCaprio, Morrone terlerai
LOS ANGELES: Hubungan cinta pelakon Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, dan Camila Morrone, 25, akhirnya terlerai meskipun sebelum ini dikhabarkan sangat serius. Perpisahan itu disahkan sumber, namun, jurucakap pasangan ini enggan mengulas mengenai perkara itu, lapor agensi. DiCaprio dan Morrone yang mula dikaitkan sejak 2018, sebelum ini, dilaporkan cukup berahsia mengenai hubungan mereka. Bagaimanapun, DiCaprio dan Morrone […]
KKM kaji kelonggaran guna pelitup muka
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) sedia mengkaji keperluan melonggarkan pemakaian pelitup muka seperti dilaksana Singapura. Tanpa memperincikan tempohnya, Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, memaklumkan kajian mengenainya akan dibuat. “Kita akan kaji dan Insya-Allah akan diumumkan selepas kajian selesai,” katanya kepada BH, hari ini. Beliau diminta mengulas gesaan beberapa pihak termasuk Majlis […]
Singapore swimmer Schooling apologises for cannabis use
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s former Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling apologised on Tuesday for taking cannabis while overseas, according to a statement, an offence that carries strict penalties in his home country. Singapore has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, and its citizens and permanent residents face up to 10 years in prison if […]
Sri Lanka and IMF reach preliminary agreement for $2.9 billion loan
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the international lender said in a statement on Thursday. “The objectives of Sri Lanka’s new Fund-supported programme are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability,” the statement said, outlining the 48-month long […]
Alibaba’s Lazada eyes Europe push to take on Amazon, Zalando
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Lazada Group is preparing to make its maiden foray into Europe, building on its success in South-East Asia to take on rivals such as Amazon.com Inc and Zalando SE in one of the biggest online shopping markets. Its specific plans will depend on macroeconomic and market conditions, Lazada Group chief executive […]
Bung Moktar, wife to know fate on corruption charges on Sept 2
PETALING JAYA: The decision on whether Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad will be acquitted or ordered to enter their defence on charges of corruption will be known at 3pm on Friday (Sept 2). The Kinabatangan MP and his celebrity wife are facing graft charges, amounting to […]
