Remember when the government previously announced that Malaysian citizens will stand to receive RM50 e-wallet credit under the ePenjana initiative? We’re midway through July and most people are still wondering if it’s still happening. Berita Harian recently provided some updates and confirmed that those who have downloaded the MySejahtera app will receive it by the end of...
The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a move that would worsen already tense US-China relations. Senior officials discussing the matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, but...
Responding to a call, police on Thursday (July 16) went to a house rented by a Briton and his Thai wife in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Khanom district to find the tenant Louis Evan Vincent, 75, dead on the bathroom floor. The body has been taken in for a post-mortem. Suwat Worawetchit, the owner of the house, said...
With a wire birdcage hanging from his safety harness, Wu Yufeng climbed a 36-metre electricity pylon and fixed the cage, with an artificial bird's nest inside, to the top. Wu, who works for the China Southern Power Grid subsidiary in Hainan province, has made about 60 such installations over the last three years. "We've just placed six...
US Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world's largest medical glove maker, Malaysia's Top Glove Corporation on Wednesday, an action taken against firms suspected of using forced labour. The bar on Top Glove products comes at a time when demand for the medical gloves and protective gear has...
A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over Covid-19 transmission. Cibarusah Police chief Adj. Comr. Sukarman said police personnel and members of the local Covid-19 task force came to the reception...
wo suspected triad members have been arrested in connection with an attack on a McDonald’s manager over one’s refusal to put on a mask, police said on Thursday. The men, believed to be members of Wo Shing Wo triad, included the 25-year-old suspected of assaulting the manager of the fast-food chain’s Tuen Mun outlet in the...
A Malaysian court on Thursday granted an interim order to stop Saudi energy firm PetroSaudi International (PSI) from using more than $340 million (S$473 million) in funds in Britain, which Malaysian prosecutors believe was siphoned from state fund 1MDB. US and Malaysian authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in an...
There were 248 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Thursday noon (July 16), taking Singapore's total to 47,126. They include 11 community cases and comprise two Singaporeans or permanent residents, seven work pass holders and two dependant pass holders, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday. Epidemiological investigations are being done for the other cases. There were also four...
The wife of Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Idris, Y.A.M Che Puan Khaleeda officially turns 27 today (16th July)! To commemorate the special day, His Royal Highness took to his official social media to post a sweet birthday shout out to the Kuala Lumpur-born beauty. On his Facebook page, TMJ shared a photo of him standing...
