Myanmar beri pengampunan kepada lebih 24,000 banduan
Myanmar memberi pengampunan kepada 24,896 banduan negaranya. (Gambar Reuters) YANGON: Myanmar pada Jumaat mula membebaskan puluhan ribu banduan selepas Presiden Win Myint memberi pengampunan pada hari pertama Tahun Baru tradisional negara itu, lapor agensi berita Anadolu. Pejabat Presiden dalam satu kenyataan berkata pengampunan tanpa syarat kepada 24,896 banduan berkenaan atas faktor kemanusiaan sempena sambutan tahun […]
Perikatan sacks Span chairman Santiago
PERIKATAN Nasional has given the boot to National Water Services Commission (Span) chairman Charles Santiago and…
Penang can be medical equipment manufacturing hub in fight against Covid-19, says Chow
GEORGE TOWN, April 17 — Penang has the capability and capacity to position itself as a…
Chinese footballer sacked for altering car licence plate
Guangzhou Evergrande winger was trying to avoid local traffic restrictions. (Weibo screenshot) SHANGHAI: China’s record goalscorer jumped to the defence Thursday of Yu Hanchao after champions Guangzhou Evergrande sacked the international winger for altering his Mercedes number plate. Hao Haidong, who hit 40 goals in 106 games for China, accused Evergrande Group’s billionaire chairman Xu […]
Maintain social distancing at all times, Ismail Sabri tells LRT commuters
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The onus is on every individual to maintain their self-discipline and practise…
Pakatan wants to meet Dewan Rakyat Speaker, govt to expedite special Covid-19 parliamentary sitting
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council has once again called for…
More cars on the road as non-essential businesses take advantage, says minister
SOME industries that are not allowed to operate under the movement control order are now taking…
MCO violations do not warrant arrest, say lawyers
Police say they will be coming down harder on those who violate the movement control order. PETALING JAYA: Lawyers are urging the police to only issue compounds to those who breach the movement control order (MCO), saying the regulations under which the restrictions are enforced do not allow them to make arrests. Speaking to FMT, […]
Court to hear Nooryana Najwa’s bid to stay tax suit on May 14
NOORYANA Najwa Najib, daughter of former prime minister Najib Razak, has filed an application for a…
Lovelorn Aussie is first to be jailed for breaking virus quarantine
SYDNEY: An Australian who repeatedly snuck out of coronavirus quarantine, reportedly to visit his girlfriend, was jailed for a month Tuesday — the first person imprisoned under the country’s lockdown laws. Jonathan David, 35, was arrested earlier this month after jamming open a fire escape and slipping out of mandatory quarantine at a Perth hotel, Western […]