[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank, Malaysia’s largest financial services group, has been named one of the World’s Best Banks 2020 by Global Finance magazine. The bank joined the list along with its counterparts in the region, namely the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ICBC of China, Bank Mandiri of Indonesia, DBS of …
Read More »Asymptomatic spread of Covid-19 is rare for viruses, not good, says Health DG
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The asymptomatic spread of Covid-19 is not a good sign, says Director-General of Health Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo) “Asymptomatic spread has not been good news so far. “A growing body of results shows that people who are asymptomatic appear to have the same viral load …
Read More »Brazil and Mexico report record arises in coronavirus cases as Latin America reels
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in new coronavirus cases, just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as the spread of the virus in Latin America is seemingly gathering pace. Brazilian right-wing populist President Jair …
Read More »Glove makers are top winners again, MISC advances
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers were among the top winners early Friday in the absence of a vaccine so far for the Covid-19 pandemic, while LNG carrier MISC advanced. At 9.27 in the morning, the KLCI FBM rose 4.54 points or 0.32% to 1,401.79. The turnover was 1.45 billion shares …
Read More »Outrage at the blatant killing of wildlife allegedly carried out by the Sarawak hunting group
[ad_1] MIRI: A group of animal conservation activists have expressed outrage at the blatant killing of numerous wild animals that allegedly occurred in Sarawak. The Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Center alleged that the killing of the wild animals took place in Sarawak and was carried out by a group of …
Read More »United States sails near Taiwan a week before presidential inauguration
[ad_1] TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said Thursday that it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a week before the inauguration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen for a second term in between. of the growing tension with China. China, which regards Taiwan as its territory, …
Read More »Fake and seditious news on the rise, says Interior Minister
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The spread of false information and seditious news is becoming more rampant with 262 investigative documents (IP) open so far this year, says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. The Interior Minister said that such cases touched the sensibilities of society. “According to statistics, there is a growing trend …
Read More »Wuhan residents brave rain, queues for COVID-19 mass-testing campaign
[ad_1] WUHAN, China (Reuters) – Residents in Wuhan braved pouring rain in queues of more than an hour to take part in a government-led exercise to test the city’s 11 million people for the novel coronavirus, a scale health experts describe as unprecedented. Authorities in the central Chinese city, where …
Read More »Malaysia to allow mass prayers limited to 30 people ahead of Hari Raya Puasa as coronavirus cases drop, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Muslim-majority Malaysia will ease the ban on mass prayers in mosques starting Friday (May 15) and before this month’s Hari Raya Puasa festival, the government said, as it gradually relaxes the curbs that have helped control the coronavirus. The news follows last week’s reopening of …
Read More »Liverpool prepares for the season like no other, with the new Premier League goal on its back
[ad_1] “Come to the King, you better not get lost.” Omar was right, as he did in many ways from the legacy HBO series The wire. The sentiment is maintained now more than ever with Liverpool, who are locked in the dark room of the foundation of football in England, …
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