Women’s rights champion Sukumari Sekhar dies at 87

Sukumari Sekhar was the founding deputy president of the NCWO and fought hard for the rights of women and children. KUALA LUMPUR: One of Malaysia’s earliest advocates for women’s rights Sukumari Sekhar has passed away at 87. She died at the Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur (CVSKL) at about 11.20pm yesterday. Sukumari was the wife […]

Biden names 2 women to lead military commands

PRESIDENT Joe Biden yesterday announced the nomination of two women to lead US military commands, who…

[WATCH] Perception could have fuelled aprehension towards certain vaccine brands

UNIVERSITY Putra Malaysia Medical Epidemiologist Associate Professor Dr Malina Osman said concerns over certain brand of…

Report: National ‘Datuk’ registry in the works to root out fake titleholders

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Efforts are underway to set up a national body to register…

Explosions in Equatorial Guinea kill at least 20, injure hundreds

People carrying a victim after a blast site at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea yesterday. (AP pic) MALOBO: At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured after four accidental explosions ripped through a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and obliterated neighbouring residential areas. Footage broadcast by the TVGE channel showed buildings burned and […]

Covid impact could mean millions more child marriages, says Unicef

THE outsized impact Covid-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional…

3 lagi hospital swasta jadi pusat vaksinasi

Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur dan KPJ Tawakal memvaksin lebih 800 petugas kesihatan sejak 1 Mac lepas dengan kerjasama Jabatan Kesihatan Wilayah Persekutuan. PETALING JAYA: Tiga hospital swasta di Selangor bakal dijadikan pusat vaksinasi Covid-19 selepas dua buah hospital di Kuala Lumpur mula memvaksin petugas barisan hadapan baru-baru ini. Presiden Persatuan Hospital Swasta Malaysia (APHM) Dr […]

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