Johor sees 430% in dengue cases compared to ME17 in 2022
JOHOR BARU: Johor recorded an increase of 430% in dengue cases on the 17th epidemiological week (ME17) (April 23-April 29) this year, with 2,531 cases reported compared to 478 cases in the same period last year. Read full story
Consumers, traders claim shortage of sugar supply in Kelantan
KOTA BARU: In conjunction with the recent Ramadan month and Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, demand for essential items including sugar have been high, especially from consumers here. Read full story
Fiji’s former attorney-general charged with abuse of office
FIJI’S former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has been charged with abuse of office, police said today, in a fresh blow to ex-prime minister Frank Bainimarama, who is due in court next week to face similar allegations. Sayed-Khaiyum faces a single charge relating to a report lodged by the acting supervisor of elections in February, police said […]
Padang Terap, Jempol catat cuaca panas tahap berjaga-jaga, kata MetMalaysia
JABATAN Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan status cuaca panas tahap satu (berjaga-jaga) bagi kawasan Padang Terap di Kedah dan Jempol di Negeri Sembilan. Menurut data kemas kini cuaca panas yang dimuat naik di Facebook jabatan itu hari ini, dua kawasan berkenaan mencatatkan gelombang haba tahap kuning setakat petang 4.20 petang tadi.
Contaminated India-made cough syrup not registered in Malaysia
A COUGH syrup product, Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup, manufactured by QP Pharmachem Ltd (Punjab, India), is not registered in Malaysia, health director-general Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said. He said this was based on checks on the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency’s registered product database.
US regulators seize California’s First Republic Bank
US financial authorities have taken possession of California’s troubled First Republic Bank, which will be acquired by JPMorgan Chase, government regulators announced today in the latest banking failure. “To protect depositors, the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) is entering a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all […]
Probe on man who claims Ipoh police refused to accept report
IPOH: Police have opened an investigation paper on a man who alleged that a senior police officer at the Ipoh district police headquarters refused to accept his complaint regarding illegal moneylenders. Read full story
Malaysia’s position in World Press Freedom Index 2022 a proud achievement, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has described Malaysia’s position in the World Press Freedom Index 2022, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), as a good and proud achievement for the country. Read full story
Accept political reality, stop harping about Penang CM ethnicity, Chow tells Perikatan
GEORGE TOWN: Perikatan Nasional must recognise the political reality and uniqueness of Penang by not harping on the issue of appointing a Malay chief minister if they win in the upcoming state election, says Chow Kon Yeow. Read full story
Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps right-wing party in power
PARAGUAYANS today elected a president from the right-wing party in power for nearly eight decades, rejecting a centre-left challenger who had railed against endemic institutional corruption. Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, took the election with more than 42% of the vote to continue the hegemony of the conservative Colorado Party, results showed.