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2,579 kes baru, enam lagi korban

Kementerian Kesihatan semalam melaporkan 2,579 kes baru Covid-19, menjadikan kumulatif jangkitan kepada 4,445,897.Pihak berkuasa kesihatan juga merekodkan enam kematian baru semalam, menjadikan jumlah kematian sebanyak 35,542 orang.Kes baru mengikut negeri adalah seperti berikut:Selangor (1,180)Kuala Lumpur (376)Pulau Pinang (209)Perak (175)Negeri Sembilan (141)Johor (105)Melaka (80)Sarawak (72)Pahang (58)Kedah (57)Sabah (46)Putrajaya (42)Terengganu (16)Kelantan (12)Perlis…

MALAYSIA KINI

Sabah catat 46 kes jangkitan baharu –

KOTA KINABALU, 29 April — Sabah melaporkan sebanyak 46 kes jangkitan baharu Covid-19 iaitu meningkat sebanyak 10 kes hari ini berbanding semalam (36). Menurut Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, buat pertama kalinya sejak beberapa bulan, tidak ada daerah di Sabah yang mencatatkan jangkitan baharu…

BERITA SABAH

Ban on homestay in Penang harms livelihoods, says Airbnb

PETALING JAYA: Airbnb has urged the Penang state government to reconsider its plan to ban short-term rental homes or homestays in landed and highrise properties. The plan would risk derailing economic recovery efforts, damage Penangites’ livelihood and put jobs at risk “at an incredibly critical juncture”, said Mich Goh, who…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Fahmi Reza makes representation to AGC on his 2 charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Graphic designer and activist Fahmi Reza Mohd Zarin, also known Fahmi Reza, has submitted a representation to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) on two charges of making offensive communications through his Twitter and Facebook social media sites last year. His lawyer N Yohendra said this when the case came…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Lawyer says MAIP’s bid to vary custody order will not prejudice Loh, children

KUALA LUMPUR: A Buddhist single mother and her three children, who were converted to Islam, will not be prejudiced should the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Council (MAIP) be given leave to intervene to vary a custody order, the High Court heard today Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla said leave ought…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

There are ‘rats’ and ‘cats’ in PH’s ‘big tent’, says Hadi

PETALING JAYA: PAS is staying away from Pakatan Harapan’s “big tent” because it is filled with “rats and cats” that are constantly fighting with one another, says party president Abdul Hadi Awang. According to an Utusan Malaysia report, Hadi said the party will look to continue to strengthening the unity…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Consortiums led by RHB, YTL, Robert Kuok win digital bank licences

PETALING JAYA: Consortiums led by RHB, YTL and Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd are among the five applicants who have been awarded digital bank licences. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said consortiums of Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd and RHB Bank Berhad; Kuok Brothers and GXS Bank; as well as YTL Digital Capital…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Umno declared us the enemy first, Bersatu man tells Annuar

JAYA: A Bersatu leader has hit out at former Barisan Nasional secretary-general Annuar Musa for accusing the Perikatan Nasional lynchpin of bearing a vengeance against BN. Bersatu Supreme Council member Faiz Na’aman told Annuar it was Umno’s leadership that first declared his party and the PN coalition as the enemy,…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

School assault: 13 Form Four students released on police bail

ALOR SETAR: Thirteen Form Four students who were arrested yesterday in connection with the assault of a fellow student in a government secondary school in Langkawi were released today on police bail. Langkawi police chief Shariman Ashari said police had recorded their statements and the investigation papers would be referred…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Cops to release identities of 61 Rohingya escapees

BUKIT KAYU HITAM: Police will release the names and photos of the remaining 61 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap Immigration detention depot near Bandar Baharu in Kedah on April 20. Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said police were preparing the names and photos of all…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Another 2,959 sue CIMB over duplicate credit error

GEORGE TOWN: A third group of 2,959 customers has filed a class-action suit against CIMB Bank for negligence over a duplicate credit error that left their accounts frozen and in debt. They claim the bank’s action in freezing their accounts and later debiting sums owed without their consent is illegal.…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Court dismisses lecturer’s defamation suit against Khalid Samad

PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur sessions court has dismissed a defamation suit brought by Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff against Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan ruled that Khalid had successfully raised the defence of fair comment, said Amanah central committee member Faiz Fadzil in a…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

PH-era probe found I was not linked to submarine deal, says Najib

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak says Pakatan Harapan had failed to prove that he was involved in the bribery scandal linked to the procurement of submarines from France in 2002. Najib said PH’s investigation in 2018 did not find any evidence that he was involved in the deal,…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Winding-up petitions filed against Serba Dinamik, subsidiaries

PETALING JAYA: Creditors have filed winding-up petitions against Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd and its three subsidiaries after they were said to be unable to settle their debts. The subsidiaries are Serba Dinamik International Ltd (SDIL), Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd (SDSB) and Serba Dinamik Group Bhd (SDGB). According to a report…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Woman ‘high’ on drugs drives against traffic, crashes into car

PETALING JAYA: A 30-year-old woman drove against traffic while being under the influence of drugs and collided with another car on Jalan Johor Bahru-Ayer Itam early yesterday, according to the police. In a statement, police said the incident occurred when the woman drove her car against traffic flow and hit…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Labour woes could see Malaysia miss out on palm oil windfall, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will miss out on the golden opportunity to expand its palm oil market if it does not resolve the labour shortage in the country, says an analyst. Singapore-based Sathia Varqa of Palm Oil Analytics said Indonesia’s ban on exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and refined, bleached…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

U-turn on anti-vax teachers will cause mistrust of govt decisions, MP warns

PETALING JAYA: An MP has warned of public mistrust of government decisions following an announcement that unvaccinated teachers will be allowed to resume teaching in physical classrooms. Dr Kelvin Yii of DAP, who is the MP for Bandar Kuching, said the decision showed an inconsistency in policy making. Education minister…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

MP calls for ‘stronger’ govt action over South China Sea intrusions

PETALING JAYA: A Warisan MP has called for “stronger action” from Putrajaya and the defence ministry over China’s encroachment in the South China Sea, particularly in Sabah waters. Papar MP Ahmad Hassan pointed out that since early April, China’s latest J-20 fighter jets had been found conducting regular patrols and…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

Special unit to monitor those linked with radical, extremist groups

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has set up a special unit to constantly monitor social media platforms to prevent the young generation from getting caught up with extremist groups that could threaten national security. This is because they have the potential to be involved in radical and extremist activities if the…

MALAYSIA BORNEO

PH 2.0 will be doomed from the get-go, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu and Pakatan Harapan (PH) reunion aimed at defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) will be doomed from the start given the “bad blood” between them, says a political analyst. Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia said such a reunion will neither be stable nor sustainable because of the…

MALAYSIA BORNEO