Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , World By AFP With most of the population living in poverty, Syrians have increasingly turned to flea markets to purchase clothes at an affordable price (pic: AFP) In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that…
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India domestic air travel to resume May 25 after virus shutdown
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , World By AFP Domestic air travel will resume in India on May 25 after a two-month shutdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus, the aviation minister said Wednesday, in a further easing of national lockdown restrictions. The government halted all domestic flights — which ferried 144 million passengers…
Public reminded to not travel interstate during Hari Raya
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , News by AFIQ AZIZ / pic by BERNAMA THE public is reminded to not travel interstate during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) especially during the Hari Raya celebration. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that anyone who flouts the rule and attempt to sneak…
MoH ramps up Covid-19 screenings in immigration custody depots
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , News By S BIRRUNTHA / pic by BERNAMA The Health Ministry (MOH) is ramping up screenings and contact-tracing activities for Covid-19 in immigration custody depots following the identification of a new cluster. The ministry had detected another cluster of Covid-19 infections at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Depot involving…
1MDB calls PSI a “Pain in the A” – Witness
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THE High Court hearing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case was today told that PetroSaudi International (PSI) was called a ‘Pain in the A”(ass) or PITA by the management of the 1MDB. This was disclosed by former 1MDB chief…
No more interstate travel – Ismail Sabri
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL INTERSTATE travel will no longer be allowed, stressed Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the decision was made by the Special Meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) today after many people went to the police…
EMCO: Individuals turned back for attempting inter-state travel without authorisation will now also be slapped compound fine – Ismail Sabri
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , Breaking News EMCO: Individuals turned back for attempting inter-state travel without authorisation will now also be slapped compound fine – Ismail Sabri ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News Gov’t exempts people with disabilities from 50% charge for hotel accommodation during COVID-19 mandatory quarantine – Ismail…
Gov’t exempts people with disabilities from 50% charge for hotel accommodation during COVID-19 mandatory quarantine – Ismail Sabri
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , Breaking News Gov’t exempts people with disabilities from 50% charge for hotel accommodation during COVID-19 mandatory quarantine – Ismail Sabri ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News EMCO: Individuals turned back for attempting inter-state travel without authorisation will now also be slapped compound fine – Ismail…
Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , World By AFP Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline — the sharpest since WWII — would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers reported Tuesday. In early April, coronavirus…
100-year-old WWII veteran ‘Captain Tom’ to be knighted
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , World By AFP Hundred-year-old British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted after raising nearly $40 million for healthcare charities, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling him a “beacon of light” during the coronavirus pandemic. The knighthood, which brings with it the title of “Sir”,…
Coronavirus gives Trump big stage for pet medical theories
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , World By AFP America, Dr Trump will see you now. While US President Donald Trump admits he’s not actually a doctor, he’s long been convinced of his scientific talents — and the coronavirus pandemic has given him the ultimate stage to test his theories. The Republican leader’s announcement Monday…
Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei: how badminton’s great rivalry was born
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , Sports By AFP Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei met in a final for the first time, setting the stage for what would become badminton’s greatest rivalry. Malaysia’s Lee, then 22, fell to the floor, punched the air…
‘Super cyclone’ bears down on Bangladesh, India
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , World By AFP Cyclone Amphan Several million people were taking shelter and praying for the best on Wednesday as the Bay of Bengal’s fiercest cyclone in decades roared towards Bangladesh and eastern India, with forecasts of a potentially devastating and deadly storm surge. Authorities have scrambled to evacuate low…
Singapore’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 29,000-mark with 570 new cases
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , News | World by BERNAMA SINGAPORE — Singapore which has thus far recorded 10,365 COVID-19 recovery patients, has preliminarily confirmed another 570 positive cases today, taking the total count for the republic to 29,364. The noon data showed that only two cases involved Singaporeans or permanent residents while the…
Urgent need to replenish stocks at National Blood Centre and blood banks nationwide, collection during CMCO off-target, at just 57% – Health DG
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , Breaking News Urgent need to replenish stocks at National Blood Centre and blood banks nationwide, collection during CMCO off-target, at just 57% – Health DG ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 20 May | New positive cases = 31 |…
COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 20 May | New positive cases = 31 | Total positive cases = 7,009 | Recovered & discharged cases = 60 | Total recovered cases = 5,706 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 114 | Active cases with infectivity potential = 1,189
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 20 May | New positive cases = 31 | Total positive cases = 7,009 | Recovered & discharged cases = 60 | Total recovered cases = 5,706 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 114 | Active cases with…
Global coronavirus cases surpass 4.9m
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , News | World by BERNAMA/ pic by AFP ANKARA – The global tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.9 million on Wednesday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. Turkey’s Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that the data showed the death toll worldwide has reached 323,345, with…
COVID-19: National Security Council (MKN) has decided that 50% charge be imposed on all individuals quarantined at hotels from June 1 – Ismail Sabri
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: National Security Council (MKN) has decided that 50% charge be imposed on all individuals quarantined at hotels from June 1 – Ismail Sabri ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News Urgent need to replenish stocks at National Blood Centre and blood banks nationwide,…
Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 at , World By AFP Rise of COVID-19 deaths President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the US out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the global coronavirus response and of being a “puppet of China.” The American leader has been locked in a bitter spat with Beijing,…
China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 at , World By AFP The coronavirus is widely believed to have spread from a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan that sold wild animals (pic: AFP) Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade…