A coalition led by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday scored a landslide victory in a state election seen as a key test for national polls, after voting reforms that saw a large influx of young and first-time voters. The convincing win in southern Johor state for a coalition led by Ismail Sabri's party,...
Known for his generosity and kindness, Sheng Siong's CEO Lim Hock Chee has once again made waves when he was spotted on the ground helping out at one of the supermarkets in Tanglin Halt after four staff members contracted Covid-19. A reporter from Shin Min Daily News visited the supermarket chain's outlet at Tanglin Halt early last...
Terry Tong Hong Zhi admitted to attempted robbery on March 10, 2022.The Straits Times A youth in July last year pointed a penknife at a man carrying a bag containing $50,000 in cash and told the latter to hand it over. Terry Tong Hong Zhi, 20, swung the weapon when the Vietnamese victim, Mr Nguyen Thanh Luan,...
Malaysia is set to reopen its border to international travellers from April 1, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced in a nationwide address today (March 8). Fully-vaccinated travellers will be allowed to fly into the country without needing to serve out a quarantine. However, they will still be required to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test two...
A teenage man with muscular dystrophy that left him physically disabled has become a top esports player, a profession that requires a high level of finger dexterity. Sa Ye, 19, better known as Qizai — a nickname used by his friends and fans, said he loves the industry as it enables him to run in the...
South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Thursday.Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was quick to congratulate Yoon Suk-yeol for his victory in Wednesday’s presidential election in South Korea, while analysts say Tokyo will have breathed a sigh of relief at the conservative opposition candidate’s victory. Speaking just hours after Yoon was declared the winner in...
A handout photo. A view shows cars and a building of a hospital destroyed by an aviation strike amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on March 9, 2022.Reuters Hundreds of thousands of civilians remained trapped in Ukrainian cities on Thursday (March 10), sheltering from Russian air raids and shelling as talks between Ukraine and Russia's foreign ministers...
The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. "Deltacron" with genes of Delta and Omicron found Hybrid versions of the coronavirus that combine genes from the Delta and Omicron variants - dubbed "Deltacron"...
Just last week, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak found himself facing backlash from other politicians as well as the rakyat when he stated that not a single sen of public funds have been used to repay 1MDB debts and that the government should not blame the country’s financial situation on the 1MDB debt. Following the backlash, Najib explained that he will...
One of the biggest questions pertaining to Covid-19 and its endemicity has finally been answered. Source: Berita Harian Just a moment ago, in a press conference, Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri had announced that Malaysia will officially move into the endemic phase on 1 April 2022. Not only that but the borders of the country are also expected...
