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Hong Kong legislature starts voting on controversial China national anthem bill
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Legislative Council started voting on a controversial national anthem bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence. The voting comes just as people in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the
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New charges against Minneapolis policemen as protests continue
Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the use of force but stopped short of calling the killing intentional in a move legal experts said could ease
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Temporary measures bill on Covid-19 is on the card
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is drafting a Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the social and economic impacts of Covid-19, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti). The ministry said the survey and valuable suggestions for the Bill, which has been
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Mercy: Undocumented workers urged to get COVID-19 screening
KUALA LUMPUR: A humanitarian group in Malaysia is urging undocumented workers, one of the country’s fringe communities, to get tested for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. MERCY Malaysia, a volunteer relief organisation providing medical and humanitarian services domestically and internationally, has been
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Temperature checks, eat in classroom among MOE’s guidelines
KAJANG: Temperature screening before entering the school compound and eating in classroom during recess time are among new normal practices that students need to adapt when schools reopen. Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the guidelines stipulated that teachers
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Lim: Government should have the confidence to convene Parliament on Covid-19
Malaysia must learn the lessons of the best practices in the world in the invisible war against Covid-19 and not be the only country which cannot unite the energies of the people to face the Covid-19 pandemic because of inability
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Armada leader detained over Syed Saddiq’s missing cash
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bersatu Armada (Youth) leader has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for investigation over former Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s missing cash. This was confirmed by MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operation) Datuk
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Penang Hill to reopen funicular train service on Saturday
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) funicular train service will resume starting June 6, in line with the announcement by the Penang government that it will reopen the state’s recreational parks this Saturday. Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) in a statement
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Covid-19: Local transmission in single digits, can we maintain it?
KUALA LUMPUR: As we enter the final five days of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) expectations are understandably high. By looking at the trend out there, not only does the country continue to record Covid-19 cases in single figures for
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Fire destroys 30 houses in Semporna
SEMPORNA: About 30 houses were destroyed in a massive fire in Kampung Sri Aman here early this morning. Semporna Fire and Rescue station chief Fazizul Hizam Borhan said three engines with 17 firefighters were rushed to the scene after receiving an
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