Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) wishes all Malaysian Buddhists a Happy Wesak Day. Understanding that the Wesak Day is being celebrated in a very challenging time due to the global spread of COVID-19, Muhyiddin said the sacred festival will definitely be observed by…
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Celebrating Wesak Day in the new normal
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Buddhists in Malaysia will celebrate Wesak Day, commemorating the birthday, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha, tomorrow at home in the new normal forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, without the usual temple festival and night float procession. The Movement Control Order (MCO) over…
COVID-19: MOH to intensify detection efforts among foreign workers
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The Ministry of Health (MOH) will intensify efforts to detect COVID-19 infection among foreign workers, especially those in the red zone, in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture). He said that so far the MOH…
Bursa grants listed issuers one-month extension on submission of annual reports, audited financial statements
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , Breaking News Bursa grants listed issuers one-month extension on submission of annual reports, audited financial statements ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News COVID-19: As at 4pm, 6 May | New positive cases = 45 | Total positive cases = 6,428 | Recovered & discharged cases =…
Five-year-old pulled over in US while driving to California
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , World By AFP A police officer in the western US state of Utah was stunned after stopping what he thought was an impaired driver on a highway only to find a five-year-old behind the wheel. The Utah Highway Patrol said the boy told the trooper who pulled him over…
Grim and getting worse: US set for historic unemployment surge
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , World By AFP Like a global tsunami, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge loss of life and taken a massive economic toll. In the US economy, skyrocketing unemployment is the most-visible sign of the devastation: almost overnight, at least 30 million workers lost their jobs. The April employment…
No additional charges to be imposed on repayments for hire-purchase loans: MoF
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , Money | News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA No additional interest/profit charges will be imposed on borrowers with conventional hire-purchase loans or Islamic fixed-rate financing during the six-month moratorium period, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (picture). In reference to the government’s call on the…
Students in China’s virus centre Wuhan return to school
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , World By AFP Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their…
Merkel to face mounting lockdown revolt at key meeting
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , World By AFP Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a test of her authority on Wednesday as she meets Germany’s 16 state premiers, many of whom have brazenly ignored her pleas for caution on easing coronavirus restrictions. Germany began tentatively lifting its lockdown two weeks ago, opening some shops and schools,…
May 15: Case management of Shahrir Samad’s case for failing to declare RM1 Million received from Najib
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The case of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad, who is charged with failing to declare RM1 million which he received from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), has been rescheduled for case management at the Sessions Court…
Najib’s SRC case: Hundreds of pages of written submissions submitted
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by ARIF KARTONO Both the prosecution and defence in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd trial have submitted hundreds of pages of written submissions to the High Court. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Izzat Fauzan said Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad…
COVID-19 : 632 new cases in Singapore, total surpasses 19,000
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , News | World by BERNAMA SINGAPORE — Singapore has preliminarily confirmed an additional 632 cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the latest tally to 19,410. Its Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement attributed the “vast majority” of the cases to foreign workers staying at dormitories while only nine cases involved Singaporeans or Permanent Residents. The…
Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , World By AFP Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the US and Europe even as both regions slowly moved away from lockdown and world leaders raised billions towards a vaccine. An AFP tally of official figures showed that Europe is the hardest-hit…
COVID-19: 30 new cases, lowest since MCO enforced
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed another 30 new COVID-19 positive cases in the country, the lowest number recorded in a day since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented on March 18. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture) said this brought the…
MAHB adds new SOP as domestic air travel resumes
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA / pic by RAZAK GHAZALI Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has stepped up its standard operating procedures (SOP) by implementing additional precautionary measures to ensure the safety of passengers as domestic air travel resumes. The new measures include making the use of face mask compulsory…
WHO says has no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab claims
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , World By AFP The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president that the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab. “We have not received any data or specific evidence from the United States government relating to the…
Top German judges to rule on massive ECB economic support
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at , World By AFP Germany’s top court will rule Tuesday on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to cushion the impact of the coronavirus. “Will Germany’s supreme court constrain the European Central Bank’s response to the worst-ever peacetime recession…
COVID-19: Sri Petaling-linked new cluster at Taman BDC in Kuching
Monday, May 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA A new COVID-19 cluster with 37 cases has been identified at Taman BDC in Kuching, Sarawak, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Taman BDC cluster was linked to an index case from the tabligh assembly cluster at the Sri Petaling…
COVID-19: 55 new cases, no deaths – Health DG
Monday, May 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The number of new positive COVID-19 cases reported today dropped back to two digits at 55, bringing the cumulative total in the country to 6,353 cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said another 71 cases had recovered and been…
Najib’s 1MDB trial to proceed on May 13
Monday, May 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by ARIF KARTONO The high-profile trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (picture), who is facing corruption and money laundering charges involving RM2.3 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds, will resume on May 13 in full compliance with the open…