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JBPM helps to evacuate 40 people due to flash flood
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) helped evacuate 40 people from their houses at Jalan Permatang 6, Kempas, here, after heavy downpour caused flash flooding this afternoon. Kempas Fire Post operations commander Kamullai Mohd Kenar said the
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Work-at-home challenges for women
KUALA LUMPUR: Mother-of-two Nurul Iman Zarif is at her wits’ end trying to cope with the demands of working from home and taking care of her family. The moment this 37-year-old civil servant switches on her laptop in the morning
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PRIHATIN: BPN give ray hope to self-employed people
KUANTAN: The first phase of the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) begins today to give a ray of hope to self-employed people after their incomes were affected since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) from March 18. The cash
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Oil drops over $1 on oversupply after OPEC+ delays meeting
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK: Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after the world’s top producers delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could partly alleviate oversupply in global markets as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand. Brent crude
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China reports increase in new coronavirus cases on April 5; one death
BEIJING: Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, all but one of them imported from abroad, up from the 30 reported a day earlier, as the number of asymptomatic cases also surged. The National Health Commission said in
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Prisons Department: No cases among staff, inmates
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department has confirmed that there have been no COVID-19 positive cases among its staff and inmates since the pandemic began. However, appropriate steps have always been implemented to prevent the spread of the virus in prisons,
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Japan PM Abe set to declare state of emergency as soon as Tuesday
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, as the cumulative number of infections topped 1,000 in
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Johor hopes Singapore will allow Malaysians’ to return home in stages
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government hopes Singapore will cooperate in terms of allowing Malaysians working in the republic to return home in stages following the neighbouring country’s decision to close schools and most workplaces for a month, effective tomorrow.
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MCO: Traders affected due to cancellation of ‘Bazaar Ramadan’
SHAH ALAM: Traders affected by the cancellation of Ramadan bazaars in Selangor, are advised to take proactive measures in ensuring that they can still source some income during that period. Akademi Usahawan Mikro Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Abd Azharee
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Trump says will do ‘substantial tariffs’ if oil price remains where it is
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would do “very substantial tariffs” if the oil price stays the way it is, although adding that he did not think he would need to. A month-long price war between Saudi
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