Malaysian Inspector General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said he knew of former police chiefs using serving police officers to do their bidding. Facebook/Abdul Hamid Bador Retiring Malaysia police chief Abdul Hamid Bador has caused ripples by alleging corruption among senior ranks of the police force. Just weeks before his retirement in May, Inspector General of Police (IGP)...
Minister K. Shanmugam (second from right) speaking at The Religious Rehabilitation Group Quarterly Engagement on March 23, 2021, with (from left) Ustaz Mohd Hasbi Hassan, Ustaz Ali Mohamed and Minister of State Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim.The Straits Times Senior Muslim leaders have welcomed the shift in the Government's position to consider allowing nurses to wear the tudung...
A view of the city skyline in Singapore December 31, 2020.Reuters Singapore has started to plan for how offices will look and operate in the post Covid-19 era, signaling its intent to get one of the world’s key financial hubs fully back to business with new technology and safer workplaces. Adopting more touch-free technology, motion sensors, facial...
Are we hearing wedding bells for Neelofa and fiancé PU Riz anytime soon? As reported by Harian Metro, speculations began to arise that the couple is set to walk down the aisle sometime this week. Rumour has it that it’s between 25th (Thursday) to 27th March (Saturday). For those wondering, it all started after the local celeb’s...
Datuk Lee Chong Wei has left big shoes for the next Malaysian badminton champion to fill. Yet, newly crowned All-England champion Lee Zii Jia (李梓嘉) has stepped right into them. Datuk Misbun Sidek, who has been there for both champions revealed the duo have a common trait that sets them apart from the rest— their winning...
European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, speaks during European Foreign Ministers and Interior ministers Council in Brussels, Belgium, on March 15, 2021.Reuters The European Union will on Monday impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Monday (Feb 1) coup in Myanmar, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he...
The F-5E jets crashedReuters Two Taiwanese fighter jets crashed on Monday (March 22) in the third such incident in the past half-year, at a time when the Beijing-claimed island's armed forces are under increasing pressure to intercept Chinese aircraft on an almost daily basis. While Taiwan's air force is well trained and well equipped, mostly with US-made equipment,...
The preliminary data was from Phase I and II clinical trials involving over 500 people.Reuters Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine appears to be safe and able to trigger immune responses among children and adolescents, according to preliminary results from early and mid-stage trials, the company said late on Monday (March 22). The preliminary data was from Phase I...
Twitter/imnormgoh A move by Pyongyang to sever ties with Malaysia, following the extradition of a North Korean national to the United States on money-laundering charges, could be aimed at testing the administration of US President Joe Biden, according to analysts. Pyongyang announced on Friday that it was cutting diplomatic ties after a Malaysian Federal Court panel earlier...
Under the new fund, individuals requiring extended hospitalisation due to a vaccine reaction will be eligible for RM50,000 (S$16,333).Reuters Malaysia on Monday (March 22) announced it had established a RM10 million (S$3.3 million) compensation fund to provide cash assistance for any Covid-19 vaccine recipients who suffer severe reactions due to inoculations. The South-east Asian country has inoculated...
