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MoH urges pregnant women to get Covid-19 booster shot
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) is calling on all pregnant mothers and women to get Covid-19 vaccination including the booster dose as it has been proven to reduce complication risks if infected with the disease. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr
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Court postpones Rosmah’s tax evasion trial
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s (pix) hearing involving money laundering and tax evasion charges scheduled today at the High Court, has been postponed to March 2 after one of her lawyers tested positive for Covid-19. Lawyer Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent,
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MACC officer gets 3 years jail, whipping in missing RM25m case
KUALA LUMPUR: A Senior Superintendent of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was today sentenced to three years’ jail and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here for misappropriation of US$6.94 million in cash evidence linked to a major
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Ukraine shelling renews invasion fears as Russia expels US diplomat
MOSCOW/KYIV: Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday renewed Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion as U.S. President Joe Biden said Moscow is preparing a pretext to justify a possible attack and the Kremlin expelled an American diplomat. Early morning exchanges
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Toshiba Group Publishes Sustainability Report 2021
TOKYO, Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today published the English edition of Toshiba Group Sustainability Report 2021, an annual review of policies and initiatives to advance ESG and promote achievement of the SDGs. Toshiba Group Sustainability
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Elon Musk, Tesla attack SEC for ‘unrelenting’ harassment
NEW YORK: Tesla Inc and its Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of harassing them with an “endless” and “unrelenting” investigation to punish Musk for being an outspoken critic of the government.
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Defence industry needs to rise, be independent to strengthen national defence – STRIDE
KUALA LUMPUR: The local defence industry needs to rise again and be independent and not rely on outside expertise in its effort to strengthen the country’s defence and security, said Science and Technology Research Institute For Defence (STRIDE) director-general Dr
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STARLUX Takes Delivery of First A330neo B-58301
TAIPEI, Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — STARLUX Airlines will take delivery of its first A330neo B-58301 today in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will arrive at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 16:15 on February 19th local time. STARLUX was the first airline
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G-PAL Secures Strategic Investment from Bosch’s Boyuan Capital
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On February 18, 2022(Beijing Time), G-PAL (Shanghai Geometrical Perception and Learning Co., Ltd.), a total solution provider for autonomous driving, announced successful closing of a strategic investment round exclusively led by Bosch’s investment platform,
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