Sarawak stiall threatened by zoonotic diseases like rabies, says Abang Jo
SIBU: Sarawak is still faced with the threat of rabies and many other zoonotic diseases like malaria and leptospirosis, says Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. This is despite the average life expectancy in Sarawak being 76.5 years, among the highest in Malaysia, indicating a healthy population and good healthcare service. Taking rabies as […]
More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno
NINEVEH, Iraq (Reuters) -More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday. Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told Reuters that 113 people […]
Sarawak dilanda jerebu
Kuching: Jerebu melanda hampir seluruh Sarawak dengan dua stesen mencatat bacaan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) pada kadar tidak sihat, manakala 10 stesen lagi mencatat bacaan IPU pada kadar sederhana, semalam dan hari ini. Berdasarkan laman web Sistem Pengurusan Indeks Pencemaran Udara Malaysia (APIMS) stesen IPD Serian (MCAQM) mencatat IPU tidak sihat pada kadar 116 mulai […]
Grab’s share price set to rise if it buys Foodpanda
SINGAPORE: Grab Holdings’ potential acquisition of rival Foodpanda in South-East Asia could lead to it gaining a larger share of the regional online food delivery market and help it grow revenue at a time when the company is under pressure to turn a profit. Analysts also said the move, if it goes through, could give […]
E-sukan raih perak kedua buat negara
HANGZHOU: Malaysia memenangi pingat perak kedua di Sukan Asia Hangzhou menerusi e-sukan. Pada aksi final Arena of Valor yang berlangsung di Pusat e-Sukan Hangzhou itu, skuad Malaysia yang diketuai Lai Chai Chein, Nicholas Ng, Yong Zhang Quan, Ong Jun Yang, Eng Jun How dan Chong Han Hui terpaksa akur apabila tewas 0-2 di tangan China. […]
Banyak jalan ditutup di KL Sabtu, Ahad ini
KUALA LUMPUR: Warga kota perlu merancang perjalanan berikutan penutupan 29 laluan sekitar ibu negara sempena dua acara antarabangsa pada Sabtu dan Ahad ini. Dua acara berkenaan ialah Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) 2023 yang dijangka disertai 25,000 peserta dan Le Tour De Langkawi (LTdl) yang akan berakhir di KLCC pada Ahad. Ketua Polis Kuala […]
Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low, sparking climate worries
(Reuters) – Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Researchers warn the shift can have dire consequences for animals […]
Singapore to carry out controlled disposal of WW II bomb
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will carry out an on-site controlled disposal of a 100kg World War II aerial bomb today (September 26). The controlled disposal of the war relic will take place at a construction site along Upper Bukit Timah Road between 8am and 7pm, said the Singapore […]
KKM nafi caj perkhidmatan klinik kesihatan RM1 dinaikkan
PUTRAJAYA: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) tidak pernah mengeluarkan sebarang maklumat rasmi berkaitan kenaikan caj perkhidmatan klinik kesihatan. Menerusi hantaran di laman Facebook, KKM memaklumkan penyebaran maklumat palsu yang tular di media sosial oleh pihak tidak bertanggungjawab telah menimbulkan kekeliruan di kalangan masyarakat. Justeru, ujar kementerian itu, orang ramai dinasihatkan agar menghentikan sebarang perkongsian maklumat palsu […]
