Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023
TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation. The number of births fell 5.1% from a year earlier to 758,631, while the number […]
Taiwan says five coast guard ships entered waters near frontline islands
TAIPEI, Feb 27 — Five Chinese coast guard ships entered prohibited or restricted waters around Taiwan’s frontline islands of Kinmen yesterday but left shortly after being warned away, a Taiwan minister said today amid a continued rise in tensions with Beijing. China’s coast guard this month began regular patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which […]
March 21 decision on Aman Palestin’s bid to lift freeze order
KUALA LUMPUR: The order to freeze Aman Palestin’s bank account cannot be challenged by a judicial review as it falls under the discretionary powers of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) during an investigation, the High Court heard. Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly, who appeared for the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), said the power to issue […]
Two days of cloud seeding over dams in Perak and Penang
KUALA LUMPUR: Cloud seeding will be carried out over dams and surrounding areas in Penang and Perak on Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb 27 and 28), the Dewan Rakyat was told. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the targeted locations are areas around the Teluk Bahang and Air Itam dams in […]
Perdana Menteri Kemboja tiba untuk lawatan rasmi sehari di Malaysia
Sepang: Perdana Menteri Kemboja Hun Manet tiba di Malaysia untuk lawatan rasmi selama sehari atas jemputan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Pesawat khas yang membawa Hun Manet dan delegasinya mendarat pada 9.30 pagi ini di Kompleks Bunga Raya, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) di sini, Beliau disambut Menteri Digital Gobind Singh Deo, Duta […]
Syarikat pengendali umrah, dua pengarah didakwa gagal patuh award TTPM
SEREMBAN: Sebuah syarikat pengendali pakej umrah bersama dua pengarahnya didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret di sini pada Selasa, atas 51 pertuduhan gagal untuk mematuhi award Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna Malaysia (TTPM) membayar balik tuntutan wang berjumlah RM473,730 kepada 17 orang mangsa. Syarikat berkenaan Emraz Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd diwakili dua pengarah berkenaan yang merupakan pasangan suami […]
Lima ‘rider’ didakwa membunuh pemandu kereta yang terbabit nahas
BANGI: Lima penghantar makanan didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret hari ini atas tuduhan membunuh seorang pemandu lelaki dalam kejadian tular di media sosial yang menunjukkan mangsa diikat tangannya sebelum ditarik keluar daripada kereta dan dipukul. Tertuduh, Mohd Yuree Ranoff Mohd Bachuri, 41; Azharul Azuan Mohd Azan, 34; Tengku Izham Tengku Hamid, 22; Mahazir Nordin, 43, dan […]
‘Discaj pesakit yang stabil, bagi peluang lebih ramai yang kronik dirujuk, dirawat di IJN’
KUALA LUMPUR: Tindakan mengeluarkan pesakit yang stabil daripada Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) dibuat bagi membolehkan lebih ramai pesakit lain yang lebih kronik dirujuk dan mendapat rawatan di fasiliti berkenaan. Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, berkata Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) menggunakan pembiayaan tahunan Persekutuan yang diterima daripada Kementerian Kewangan bagi merujuk pesakit jantung ke lJN. […]
