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UM: No volunteers told to conduct health checks on students from China
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya yesterday said it did not instruct any of its volunteers to conduct any form of health screening of students from China, who recently returned for the new semester in the wake of COVID-19 infections. In a
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Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks
AMMAN/BEIRUT/ANKARA: Syrian government forces made significant advances yesterday in the country’s northwestern Aleppo province, seizing most of the rebel-held region, state media said, a day before a new round of talks between Turkey and Russia on the escalation in the
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Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian probe
JERUSALEM/THE HAGUE: Israel’s prime minister yesterday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians. The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in December there was
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THE REAL COST OF BEING CRITICALLY ILL IN SINGAPORE: Manulife survey reveals that 1 out of 3 critical illness patients have used up most or all their savings
SINGAPORE, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new Manulife study on critical illness found that close to 40% of respondents have spent all or most of their savings battling illness. Furthermore, Singaporeans who become seriously ill do not just struggle
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Rouhani says Iran will never yield to US pressure for talks
DUBAI: Iran will never hold talks with the US under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday, adding that Tehran’s help was essential in establishing security in the Middle East. Relations between Tehran and Washington reached crisis point in 2018 after
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Hisham: Six passengers of cruise ship ‘Westerdam’ test negative for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Six passengers of the cruise ship, MS Westerdam, have tested negative for COVID-19, according to laboratory results received from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) yesterday. Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the six passengers comprising four citizens of the
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Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: American passengers were taken off a cruise liner yesterday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan, while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases had slowed, calling that proof its steps to fight the
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Thunderstorms warning for Perak, Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds in some areas in Perak, Sabah and Sarawak which it said will persist till midnight today. In a statement, it said the areas likely to be affected in Perak
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Former DOJ officials call on Attorney General Barr to resign
WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 former US Justice Department officials yesterday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump. The former officials, who served under both Republican
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Attempt to smuggle snake, monitor lizard skins foiled
PORT KLANG: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle snake and monitor lizard skins at 0.3 nautical miles north of Sungai Chondong Besar near here, yesterday. Selangor MMEA chief Maritime Captain Mohammad Rosli Abdullah said in the 11.45
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