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S. Korea ups disinfection operations at wild bird habitats on Avian influenza
SEOUL: South Korea said Monday that it has expanded disinfection operations at major wild bird habitats and poultry farms to cope with the rising number of highly pathogenic bird flu cases, Yonhap news agency reported. “Due to the influx of
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Canada to halt passenger flights from Britain to contain coronavirus
OTTAWA: Canada is to halt the entry of passenger flights from Britain for 72 hours from midnight Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities’ announcement Sunday. Canada became the latest nation to take action over a new fast-spreading strain of
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Turkey ends nationwide weekend Coronavirus curfew
ANKARA: Turkey ended a countrywide weekend curfew early Monday as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, reported Anadolu Agency. The curfew began on Friday at 9 p.m. and ended on Monday at 5 a.m. local time.
Read MoreGC’s Sustainable Operation Result GC Ranked Number One in the World in the DJSI chemicals sector for the second consecutive year
BANGKOK, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang, Chief Executive Officer of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, or GC, said that GC was recently rated number one in the world for sustainability in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability
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Govt strives to make Malaysia an attractive investment destination — PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to cultivate an ecosystem that enables businesses to thrive and make Malaysia an attractive investment destination, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Without making COVID-19 as an excuse for insularity and inward-looking policies, the
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Two sworn in as Senators
KUALA LUMPUR: Two new members took their oath as Senators before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim this morning. They were Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong who is Melaka assemblyman and Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian who was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan
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“Ustaz Budak’ charged with gross indecency
KOTA BHARU: A preacher, known as ‘Ustaz Budak’ was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with committing gross indecency with a man at a hotel here. However, Syamsul Zaman Sukri, 32, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd
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Floods in Kemaman: State govt wants man-made river expedited
KEMAMAN: The state government hopes the construction of a man-made river in Kemaman would be speeded up to reduce the impact of flood on the people in Bandar Baru Bukit Mentok, Pengkalan Pandan and Binjai here in future. State Welfare, Women and
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Floods in east coast states worsens, more 9,000 people evacuated
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation on the east coast of the peninsula worsens with more than 9,000 residents, involving more than 3,000 families, being evacuated to relief centres as at 8 am today. In TERENGGANU, the number of victims continued to increase
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Capsized boat incident: PM conveys thanks to villagers
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin conveyed his thanks and gratitude to the villagers of Kampung Bantal, Jerantut, Pahang who helped rescue three Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel whose boat capsized in Sungai Tembeling yesterday afternoon. In a
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