Why can't Najib have his usual meds, Zaid asks Health Ministry
PETALING JAYA: Senior lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim wants to know why his former client Datuk Seri Najib Razak cannot be given his usual medication, only a generic drug. Read full storyContinue Reading
Malaysia to purchase updated COVID-19 vaccines tailored for new variants: Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government will procure new COVID-19 vaccines which are tailored to fight new pressures of the virus, mentioned Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The vaccines will be administered free of charge to high-risk groups such as the elderly and those with serious comorbidities, the Malaysian media cited MrContinue Reading
Roadside bomb claimed by Pakistan Taliban kills eight in northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The bomb killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials stated Wednesday (Sep 14), in an attack claimed by the local Taliban. The blast happened Wednesday night in Kabal town in the Swat valley, which was mostly ruled by the PakistanContinue Reading
Gang busted preparing crystal meth parcel for New Zealand
Narcotics suppression police arrested four supposed transnational drug smugglers and seized sixteen kilogrammes of amazingly methamphetamine destined for brand spanking new Zealand, at a resort in Nong Khai province.Continue Reading
Singapore grants interim authorisation for first bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine
The Noua shot targets both original SARS-CoV-2 stress and the Omicron HANDBAG. 1 variant.Continue Reading
Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations
South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than US$71mil collectively for gathering users’ personal information without consent pertaining to tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the particular country’s highest-ever information protection fines. Read full story Continue Reading
Taiwan says beauty queen barred from waving flag in Malaysia
TAIPEI: Taipei offender China on Wed (Sep 14) of pressuring organisers of the Malaysian trade occasion into barring the Taiwanese beauty king waving the island’s flag on stage. Miss Taiwan Kao Man-jung was photographed crying because other contestants in a beauty pageant made an appearance on stage during Tuesday’s openingContinue Reading
Blue NUS Baba House goes green with Peranakan-style solar panels, amid rise in demand for solar fittings
Aesthetically designed solar panel systems can be ideal for vertical installations on buildings as Singapore’s need for green power rises and roofs run out of room, experts said.Continue Reading
Malaysian Armed Forces to increase border security with relocation of Indonesia's capital
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces will increase the number of security posts along the country’s borders in Sabah and Sarawak following Indonesia’s decision to shift its capital to Kalimantan. Read full storyContinue Reading
Lawyer Charles Yeo remains at large, arrest warrant against him extended
Charles Yeo mentioned in an Instagram blog post in July that he was seeking “political asylum” in the United Kingdom.Continue Reading