Thousands ordered to flee while they can as bushfire burns in Australia’s south
SYDNEY, Feb 22 — More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia’s Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday. The state emergency service urged residents in the towns of Raglan and Beaufort, home to around two thousand people, and those in […]
South Korea doctors to keep up protests as hospitals turn patients away
SEOUL (Reuters) -The emergency departments at three of South Korea’s biggest hospitals were on red alert on Thursday as trainee doctors vowed to stay off the job in protest at government plans to increase medical school admissions to boost the healthcare sector. The protest by almost two-thirds of the country’s young doctors, which began this […]
Hacker group ROOTK1T targeting Muslim countries, says Kaspersky
KUALA LUMPUR: The hacker group ROOTK1T, which claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack on the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) database, is suspected to be targeting Muslim countries. According to the cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which actively tracks and researches various malicious actors, including hacker groups, ROOTK1T appears to be a classical politically-driven hacktivist group. […]
King graces second day of 265th Conference of Rulers meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, attended the second day of the 265th Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara on Thursday (Feb 22). Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah presided over the meeting. Also present were Terengganu Ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan […]
Ed Sheeran asks Malaysians for recommendations on what to do in KL in concert promo (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Award winning British singer Ed Sheeran is returning to Malaysia for the third time — and is asking for Malaysians recommendations what to do while he’s here. With his upcoming show at Bukit Jalil National Stadium taking place this Saturday, the Shape of You singer via a new promo video […]
Kerajaan akan wujudkan sistem aduan ‘cedok content’ pemilik berita
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Komunikasi akan melihat keperluan mewujudkan satu sistem asas iaitu pemilik berita boleh membuat aduan jika ‘content’ atau kandungan diambil tanpa kebenaran. Menterinya, Fahmi Fadzil berkata, lambakan isu bahan berita yang ‘dicedok’ lalu dimuat naik tanpa kebenaran di laman web lain boleh mengakibatkan implikasi maklumat dan fakta disalah tafsir. “Kita lihat isu content, […]
Delegasi MP Malaysia lawat Mesir pamer sokongan isu Palestin
PUTRAJAYA: Satu delegasi lima Ahli Parlimen Malaysia, yang diketuai oleh Timbalan Menteri Luar Datuk Mohamad Alamin, sedang dalam lawatan khas ke Mesir dari 21 hingga 24 Feb untuk mempamerkan sokongan penuh Malaysia terhadap isu Palestin. Dalam satu kenyataan pada Khamis, Kementerian Luar (Wisma Putra) berkata delegasi itu termasuk Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (Ledang/PKR), Ahmad Tarmizi […]
Istiadat penghormatan negeri, pengebumian Abdul Taib Mahmud hari ini
KUCHING: Istiadat penghormatan negeri dan pengebumian bekas Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud akan berlangsung hari ini. Pagi ini, jenazah Allahyarham Abdul Taib akan dibawa ke Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) di sini, bagi istiadat penghormatan negeri. Istiadat yang berlangsung di Atrium, DUN Sarawak itu akan bermula pada 8 pagi hingga 11.30 pagi bagi […]
Israel mahu dakwa imam Masjid Al-Aqsa
BAITULMAQDIS – Israel bakal memfailkan dakwaan terhadap imam di Masjid al-Aqsa, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri yang dikatakan menghasut, lapor Agensi Anadolu. Kementerian Kehakiman Israel memaklumkan, Sabri akan dituduh kerana menghasut ‘keganasan’ selepas mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga rakyat Palestin yang dibunuh oleh tentera Israel. Malah, kementerian itu turut berkata, keputusan tersebut telah diluluskan oleh Peguam Negara Israel, […]
