Thai opposition seeks court ruling to halt move to change election system
BANGKOK: Thailand’s biggest opposition party on Thursday (Jul 7) said it would seek a court ruling to stop an effort by pro-administration lawmakers to change the electoral system, calling it an unconstitutional move to favour the government. The Pheu Thai party’s challenge comes as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who firstContinue Reading
Covid-19: Veklury given conditional approval for treatment, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has granted a conditional registration approval for Veklury (remdesivir) for the emergency treatment of Covid-19. Read full storyContinue Reading
Taron Egerton and Ray Liotta star in ‘Black Bird’
A taut true-crime tale, “Black Bird” delivers a tense and mostly compelling game of cat and mouse, finding a new avenue into the well-worn world of serial killers via a jailhouse informant desperate to uncover information to commute his sentence. Featuring one of the late Ray Liotta’s final performances, the result is a limited series that doesn’t neatly follow the traditional script.Continue Reading
Infineon lays foundation of its US$1.8bil state-of-art wafer fab in Malaysia
Infineonâs 3rd facility at Kulim Hi-Tech Park to create 900 high value jobs
Add capacity in power semiconductors based on silicon carbide & gallium nitride German semiconductor solutions company, Infineon Technologies AG marked a momentous milestone in the construction of a new state-of-the-art wafer fab module, its third in Kulim, Malaysia, with…Continue Reading
How Jane Foster became Thor in Marvel comics
Depending on who you ask, the “Thor” films are either a love story about a boy and his hammer — or the love between a boy and his brother, or a boy and a brilliant, beautiful scientist or, more recently, a boy and an intergalactic raccoon.Continue Reading
Kazuki Takahashi: Yu-Gi-Oh! manga comic creator found dead in sea at 60
Kazuki Takahashi’s comic series was turned into TV shows, films and a hugely successful card game.Continue Reading
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged at World Aquatics Championships
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final night of the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, last month in Budapest.Continue Reading
China economy recovering but foundation not solid: Premier Li Keqiang
BEIJING: China’s economy is recovering but the foundation of that recovery is not solid and more efforts are still needed, Premier Li Keqiang was quoted by state media as saying on Thursday (Jul 7). The world’s second-largest economy has started a slow recovery from the supply shocks caused by extensiveContinue Reading
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios found it ‘hard’ to focus on match amid assault allegations
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says ongoing allegations of assault made it “hard” to focus on his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Agencies told to find mechanism to reduce cooking oil retail price
PUTRAJAYA: The special task force to address inflation has instructed agencies involved to find a mechanism to reduce the retail price of cooking oil following the decline in crude palm oil prices. Read full storyContinue Reading