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Back to homepageThailand dan China jalin kerjasama bina projek HSR
BANGKOK: Thailand dan China memeterai perjanjian bernilai THB50.63 bilion (RM6.72 bilion) bagi pembinaan projek kereta api berkelajuan tinggi (HSR) antara Bangkok dan Nakhon Ratchasima di timur laut negara itu. Pembinaan landasan sejauh 253 kilometer (km) tersebut merupakan fasa pertama projek
Read MoreMinistry assures public of adequate supply of onion
PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry today gave the assurance of enough supply of onion despite the ban on exports by largest supplier India. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said following the ban, a total of 121 importing companies began to increase the
Read MoreU.S. warns of threat posed by China, signs military pact with India
NEW DELHI: The United States and India signed a pact to share sensitive satellite and map data on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of the threat posed by an increasingly assertive China. Pompeo, who arrived in
Read MoreJapan biz world rushing to adapt to net-zero emission goal
TOKYO: Japan’s business world is rushing to take measures to reach the government’s goal to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, Jiji Press reported. Automakers are accelerating their shifts to electric vehicles while steelmakers are
Read MoreBizarre song on papadum goes viral
A bizarre song called Papadum went viral on Twitter recently. The video left netizens horrified, who bashed it massively. Internet never fails us when it comes to bizarre things. While some videos leave us shocked beyond belief, others leave us
Read MoreViral video shows woman dipping her hand in hot oil to fry food. Twitter cannot believe
What would you say if we tell you that a video of a woman frying some food is going viral on the internet? You would ask, why? Well, it is because the woman is frying the food by only using
Read MoreJapanese PM Suga vows to reduce emissions to zero by 2050
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday that his country will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, Jiji Press reported. “We declare a goal of realizing a decarbonised society,” Suga said at plenary meetings of both
Read MoreCOVID-19 Updates: France reports over 50,000 cases in past 24 hours
BEIJING, Oct. 26 — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. – – – – PARIS — France registered 52,010 new cases of COVID-19 infection in a 24-hour span, a
Read MoreMyanmar’s Health Ministry lifts COVID-19 restrictions for election day
YANGON: Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings and stay-at-home order for the upcoming general elections, reported Xinhua news agency. According to the announcement on late Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Sports will
Read MoreChinese low-cost carrier Spring soars amid COVID downturn
BEIJING: Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines is leveraging its low-cost position to attract customers with cheap fares as the country’s domestic aviation market recovers, pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy that could soon turn profitable. Domestic capacity at Shanghai-based Spring rose
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