FOR me, it is still a vivid memory – sitting on my living room couch in the summer of 2018, taking in the news coverage of the California wildfires that ravaged the West Coast. I watched as the bright orange conflagration scorched everything in its path. I watched as firefighters desperately tried to tame the
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KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed after crashing into a pig that was crossing the road near Jalan Bandau, Membakut off Beaufort district on Friday (Feb 12). The victim identified as Satia Yusup, 45, was riding his motorcycle to Kg Bandau from the Membakut town when the accident happened at about 7.15pm. Beaufort OCPD Deputy
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s second most populous state Victoria entered a five-day lockdown on Saturday as authorities raced to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 cases sparked by the highly infections UK variant. One new locally acquired case was confirmed in the past 24 hours, Victoria health authorities said on Saturday, taking the number of
PARIS (Reuters) – It is the classic romantic combination: St Valentine’s Day in Paris, the city of love, and a gift of red roses. But some Parisian florists are trying to wean customers off the flowers because of their ecological cost. Most roses sold in France in the run-up to St Valentine’s Day, a peak
RAINI CHAK LATA, India (Reuters) – For three days, Sushma Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Indian Himalayas to return to her village and look for her missing brother-in-law. Yashpal Rana was herding goats when a flash flood swept down a remote valley on Sunday, smashing everything in its path including two
MELAKA: A Melaka-based crime prevention activist turned the first day of Chinese New Year(CNY) into a joyous occasion by going digital. Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) Melaka chapter chairman Edison Chan said he shared virtual red packets with his family members and unmarried colleagues through selected banks. “This was the first time I am experimenting
CAIRO – (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Thursday it had thwarted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen’s Houthis launched towards Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia and an explosives-laden drone that was launched towards the kingdom’s southern region, state media reported. The coalition spokesman also said early on Thursday that the
ROME (Reuters) – If Italy’s prime minister-designate Mario Draghi gets his government off the ground, he will have to confront several thorny problems that – in previous jobs – he had a role in creating. Draghi, a former European Central Bank chief, is feted in Italian media as a national saviour and parties who have
JOHOR BARU: Three new active Covid-19 clusters have been found in Johor, taking the total number to 108. State Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan also said 369 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Johor on Wednesday (Feb 10). “Of that number, 91 are from existing clusters while 19 are from new clusters. The
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians must continue to uphold respect, unity, harmony and peace as the nation ushers in the Year of the Ox, says Datuk Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (pic). “Our nation exudes pride for its multi-racial and multi-religious co-existence, founded on values of mutual respect and understanding. “But we cannot be complacent as there have
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings and calls for residents to avoid beaches and shore areas. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the 7.7 magnitude quake’s epicentre was 417 km (258 miles) east of Tadine, New Caledonia, and at a depth of 10
ROME (Reuters) – In February 2017, populist firebrand Matteo Salvini accused the-then European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi of being an “accomplice” in what he termed the economic “massacre” of Italy. Fast forward four years and Salvini has unexpectedly pledged the support of his League party for a government that Draghi is trying to put
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” about Haiti’s fragile institutions, although it stopped short of chastising President Jovenel Moise after his government retired three Supreme Court judges who posed a threat to his leadership. Fresh political turmoil engulfed the volatile Caribbean nation this weekend after Moise alleged there
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration plans to continue to seek to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States to face hacking conspiracy charges, the U.S. Justice Department said. Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi on Tuesday said the U.S. government will continue to challenge a British judge’s ruling
PUTRAJAYA: The number of Covid-19 cases in the country appears to be showing a downward trend a month into the second movement control order (MCO). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s daily figure in the past few days had stabilised. “After the implementation of MCO 2.0, it was projected that
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that a decision to strengthen the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism would help the bloc in its fight against COVID-19, in areas such as procuring medical equipment. “I welcome the agreement on strengthening the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. For the 1st
Since 2016, many schools in Denmark have been using an innovative method for teaching children about health – through football. For over four years, more than 25,000 pupils aged 10 to 13 have been taught using this method. And the initiative is working well, according to questionnaire responses from over 3,000 schoolchildren who took part
SAKHAROVO, Russia (Reuters) – Anti-Kremlin protesters freed from detention in Russia say they are ready to keep demonstrating and have lost their fear of the authorities. Police detained more than 11,000 people during three unsanctioned protests over the past weeks calling for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, jailed for parole violations he denied.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 3,100 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Feb 8), taking the number of confirmed cases in the country up to 245,552. In the same 24-hour span, 24 people had died due to Covid-19, the highest fatality in a single day so far. Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll is now 896. There are 2,340 patients
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125 people unaccounted for after a part of a glacier broke away, setting off a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley. Sunday’s violent surge swept away a small hydro electric
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in its immunisation programme while scientists advise on the best way to proceed, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday. Mkhize was speaking after trial data showed the AstraZeneca vaccine offered only limited protection against mild disease caused by the 501Y.V2 coronavirus variant
PETALING JAYA: Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong paid a visit to a single mother at Kampung Rahmat Sri Lalang, Johor on Sunday (Feb 7). Dr Wee, who is also the Transport Minister, said he visited 36-year-old Umi Naza Osman at her rented house to hand over some basic necessities In a
PETALING JAYA: An official announcement on the standard operating procedures (SOP) for Chinese New Year will be announced soon, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Transport Minister said that the Prime Minister has taken heed of the concerns and disappointment expressed by various quarters on the recently-announced SOP. “The government has heard your
“RASAIN LU” (that’s what you get) – the popular slang phrase will be likely uttered by many Indonesians in response to the military’s toppling of Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. They have shown their dislike of the Nobel Peace laureate for her lack of an appetite to help the Muslim ethnic Rohingya
PETALING JAYA: There is still time for the government to revise the SOPs for Chinese New Year, says MCA. MCA spokesman Mike Chong Yew Chuan (pic) said doing so would prove that the Perikatan Nasional government truly listens to public opinion and prioritises the rakyat. He said while the Chinese community agreed that stricter SOPs
JOHOR BARU: Johor Umno Youth urges the Home Ministry to ban former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’ book over what they allege are twisted historical facts. Its chief Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said that the wing, together with four other organisations, including Johor Baru Umno, have lodged police reports against Thomas. “There are many
PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong) was not invited to attend the dialogue sessions organised by the National Unity Ministry in January, says its president Tan Sri T. C. Goh (pic). He said that the association did not send any representatives for the two dialogue sessions with the Ministry on the standard
(Reuters) – The lawyer for Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they were being held in their homes after being detained on Monday when the army seized power and that he was unable to meet them. Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said he was seeking their unconditional release but
SIBU: The Sibu Central Market which houses 1,400-odd traders will be closed for one week from Feb 8 to 14 after 47 Covid-19 cases were reported there. The cases involved council staff, traders and their family members. Sibu Municipal Council chairman Clarence Ting in a statement on Friday (Feb 5), said the decision was made
The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was so badly throttled that the exchange couldn’t post market announcements, as required by financial regulators. So with an hour left for trading, management shut the entire operation down. It didn’t take long to figure out
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