[ad_1] (Sept. 9): AstraZeneca Plc stopped giving injections of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after a person participating in one of the company’s studies fell ill, a potential adverse reaction that could delay or derail efforts to accelerate an immunization against Covid-19 for the world. The hiatus was due to a …
Read More »Release Musa to your detriment, analysts warn BN
[ad_1] BN’s fate in the Sabah state elections may hinge on its decision to remove former Prime Minister Musa Aman from the list of candidates. (Photo by Bernama) KOTA KINABALU: Removing former Prime Minister Musa Aman from Barisan Nasional’s list of candidates for Sabah state elections could spell trouble for …
Read More »Beijing accuses Australia of harassing Chinese journalists
[ad_1] BEIJING / SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Chinese government on Wednesday accused Australia of “blatant irrational behavior”, harassment and violation of the rights of its journalists by searching and confiscating articles from the homes of four Chinese state media journalists. Relations between the two major trading partners have become increasingly …
Read More »Cash squeeze is looming for frenzied stock traders
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Forced to stay home when Malaysia deployed its military to ensure strict compliance with a virus-induced lockdown earlier this year, Victor Yap sat in his living room, listening intently to a March 27 speech of the first minister of the nation. When Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin presented …
Read More »Justice Department seeks to defend Trump against rape accuser
[ad_1] E Jean Carroll speaks to reporters outside a New York courthouse on March 4 (AP photo) NEW YORK (AP) – The United States Department of Justice called Tuesday to defend Donald Trump against a lawsuit by a prominent American columnist who says the president violated it, a move that …
Read More »Two ‘Datuk’ Detained for Two Days to Facilitate MACC Investigation in the Sarawak Rural Highway Case
[ad_1] The two directors of the company are accompanied by MACC personnel in court. KUCHING: Two company directors have been placed in pre-trial detention for two days to facilitate investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the allegation of making false claims related to a road project worth RM …
Read More »The government is now fairer, respects the rights of Sabah, says the president of STAR
[ad_1] PPBM Secretary General Hamzah Zainudin (center) with other Perikatan Nasional leaders during today’s PN assembly at the Sabah International Convention Center. KOTA KINABALU: STAR President Jeffrey Kitingan says that the current federal government is not like it used to be, and that it just wanted to dominate Sabah. Speaking …
Read More »KMC works closely with state health authorities
[ad_1] ALOR SETAR: Kedah Medical Center (KMC) is working closely with state health authorities to ensure proper management of virus containment in the hospital. KMC Medical Director Datuk Dr. Kamaruzaman Ali said they have completed the examination of all staff and that samples of the tests are being evaluated. It …
Read More »Singapore’s poorest remain locked in while others roam free
[ad_1] People sit on the balcony in S11@Punggol, a complex of dormitory buildings for foreign workers in Singapore May 10 (AP photo) SINGAPORE: With restaurants and shopping malls bustling with life, pre-pandemic life is slowly returning for the people of Singapore, except for the more than 300,000 migrant workers who …
Read More »Abdul Karim, who awaits the Sarawak polls by the end of the year, says GE15 should be held together
[ad_1] Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah KUCHING (9 September): Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah believes that the general elections should be held simultaneously with the Sarawak elections, adding that the state elections are likely to be held later this year. Vice President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu said that if Prime …
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