979 flood victims moved to 10 evacuation centres in Sabah
TENOM, Dec 19 — A total of 979 flood victims from 276 families have been relocated…
Trading on Bursa to resume as normal on Friday
KUALA LUMPUR: Trading on Bursa Malaysia Securities will resume tomorrow at 9am as normal after it was halted at 4.45pm today. In a statement issued at 9.20pm today, the local exchange said it was still investigating the problem that caused the trading halt. “The exchange remains focused on ensuring there is minimal disruption to trading,” […]
Agong receives Olympic Council of Malaysia Special Award 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was…
White Paper among Mindef’s accomplishment in 2019
The 19-page report outlined four main elements including ensuring the country is free from external threats.
HK police freeze millions meant for protesters
HONG Kong police today said they have frozen HK$70 million (RM37 million) from a major fund…
Goldman Sachs to pay US$2b fine to settle 1MDB probe – source
A deal is being discussed in which a Goldman subsidiary in Asia would plead guilty to violating US bribery laws.
Apple, Google, Amazon want common standard for smart home devices
WASHINGTON: Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans Wednesday to develop a common technology standard for smart home products, in a move aimed at enabling more connected devices to speak to each other. The move aims to bring together the variety of standards for devices operating on digital assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s […]
Deadly pig virus that’s wiped out Asian herds killing Indonesian hogs
JAKARTA: The deadly African swine fever sweeping across Asia has spread to Indonesia, reaching a region with more than a million pigs. Almost 400 backyard farms in Sumatera Utara – a province home to 1.2 million hogs – have been struck by the virus since September, leading to 28,000 pig deaths, the Rome-based World Organisation […]
Cat lady saves dumped baby
A NEWBORN boy left to die in a waste chute in the western Greek city of…
Rebel-held Yemen capital hosts women’s pool tourney
THE Yemeni capital of Sanaa this week hosted its first women’s pool tournament since its takeover…