Salvage effort underway for Indonesian submarine that sank with dozens aboard
THE hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew turned into a salvage effort today…
Azmin to lead trade and investment mission to Saudi Arabia, UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin…
498,504 complete both Covid-19 vaccine shots
A TOTAL of 498,504 individuals have completed receiving both doses of their vaccine shots under the National Covid-19…
Sex sells: China farm region becomes ‘lingerie capital’
Chinese online sales of sex-related goods grew 50% in 2019 to US$7 billion. (Freepik pic) GUANYUN: Americans like their lingerie to be risque, Europeans prefer it more classy, and Chinese remain a bit shy but are opening up. But the biggest order of all came from North Korea. So goes the street-corner discussion in Guanyun, […]
Kes pukul pekerja: Polis nafi layanan istimewa kepada majikan
Ahli perniagaan, Chung Chee Yang, 43, dihadapkan ke mahkamah atas pertuduhan memukul dan mengugut pekerjanya. (Gambar Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: Tiada layanan istimewa diberikan kepada lelaki dituduh mengugut dan memukul dua pengawal peribadinya yang berpuasa seperti didakwa pihak tertentu. Ketua Polis Daerah Dang Wangi Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, berkata lelaki terbabit dibawa ke Mahkamah Majistret kelmarin tanpa […]
Malaysian PM’s Approval Rating ‘Stable’ Amid Vaccine Rollout
bloomberg.com | 24-Apr-2021 – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s approval rating remained stable in the latest survey, with a majority of people polled “satisfied” with the government’s handling of the pandemic, according to research house Merdeka Center. The prime minister’s rating eased to 67% in April from 68% in March, compared with 63% in January, […]
Is high youth unemployment reason for delaying Undi18, Guan Eng asks Perikatan
THE high unemployment rate among the youth may have been the reason why the Perikatan Nasional…
Argentina’s transport minister dies in car accident
ARGENTINA’s Transport Minister Mario Meoni has died in a car accident, Sputnik news agency reported. “With…
Japanese GP at Suzuka gets 3-year extension
The Suzuka circuit, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2022, has hosted 31 GPs since 1987. (AP pic) PARIS: The Japanese Grand Prix will remain at the Suzuka circuit for three more years until 2024, the race promoters and Formula One chiefs announced Saturday. “This contract extension, the result of the fruitful relationship between […]
Western Australia in 3-day lockdown after quarantine hotel outbreak
People cross a quiet road in central Sydney last March. (AP pic) MELBOURNE: More than two million people in the state of Western Australia on Saturday began their first full day of a snap three-day lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak in a hotel quarantine facility led to community transmission. People in the state capital Perth […]