China to fully resume travel with Hong Kong, Macau on Feb 6
HONG KONG: China said on Friday that cross-border travel between the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau would fully resume from Feb 6, dropping existing quotas and scrapping a mandatory Covid-19 test that was required before travelling. Group tours between China and its two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau would resume, while the […]
Cruise ship passengers evacuated after fire onboard
SYDNEY: Passengers on a cruise ship docked here in Sydney were forced to evacuate due to a fire that broke out onboard. The ship which was moored at the White Bay Cruise Terminal caught fire this morning (Feb 3). Two passengers were treated by paramedics but were not taken to the hospital. Superintendent Adam Dewberry […]
Google workers stage rallies against job cuts, low wages
Google employees staged protests on both US coasts this week to call attention to labour conditions for subcontracted workers and support thousands of co-workers who were recently laid off. Rallies, one held on Feb 1 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, and another on Feb 2 near Google’s corporate offices in New York City, […]
Muslims banned from attending rituals of other faiths – Johor Islamic Religious Council
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAINJ) yesterday issued a fatwa prohibiting Muslims from attending and participating in religious rituals of other faiths in the state. State Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman, Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid, said Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had consented to the fatwa, which came into effect yesterday. He […]
Report: Grab drivers association to meet today on rate revision, strike possible
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Grab Drivers Malaysia Association (GDMA) is meeting today to decide how it will address the latest rate revision, Utusan Malaysia reported. It also cited GDMA vice-president Mohd Azril Ahmat saying its drivers could go on strike later today as a form of protest against the Grab management for changing the rates. […]
New scam sees groups on WhatsApp and Telegram claiming to ‘collect funds’ on behalf of Bank Negara
PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has issued an alert over a new scam where individuals are claiming to collect funds on behalf of the central bank. In a posting on Facebook, BNM said it has received information where individuals in group chats on platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp have reportedly posted messages claiming that they have orders […]
Kastam AS putuskan Sime Darby Plantation tidak guna buruh paksa
Kuala Lumpur: Pihak berkuasa kastam Amerika Syarikat (AS) memutuskan bahawa produk minyak sawit yang dikeluarkan oleh Sime Darby Plantation tidak lagi menggunakan buruh paksa. Kenyataan itu dikeluarkan melalui notis di Daftar Persekutuan AS. Barangan yang dikeluarkan oleh Sime Darby Plantation sebelum ini disekat daripada memasuki AS sejak 2020 kerana disyaki menggunakan buruh paksa. Tahun lalu, […]
Pelatih, 3 kakitangan PUSPEN Perlop ditahan bantu siasatan kematian pelatih
SUNGAI SIPUT: Polis menahan seorang pelatih dan tiga kakitangan Pusat Pemulihan Narkotik (PUSPEN) Perlop, di sini, bagi membantu siasatan kematian seorang pelatih pusat pemulihan itu, Selasa lalu, yang disyaki dibunuh. Ketua Polis Perak, Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, berkata polis menerima maklumat berkaitan kematian pelatih lelaki berusia 50 tahun itu jam 12.55 tengah hari […]
Beyonce umum konsert jelajah dunia
KUALA LUMPUR: Selepas kali terakhir beraksi dalam siri jelajah On The Run II bersama suaminya, Jay-Z pada 2018, Beyonce Knowles kembali mengubat kerinduan peminat menerusi siri konsert jelajah dunia tahun ini. Pengumuman tersebut dibuat penyanyi yang popular dengan gelaran Queen B itu menerusi Instagram, baru-baru ini. Konsert jelajah berkenaan juga bakal menjadi rangka promosi album […]
