[ad_1] FUKUSHIMA / TOKYO: The Olympic torch relay is scheduled to begin in Fukushima on Thursday, kicking off a four-month countdown to the Summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first organized during a global pandemic. Some 10,000 runners will carry the torch through Japan’s 47 prefectures, including …
Read More »Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association Asks SBS To Cancel Controversial Drama ‘Joseon Exorcist’
[ad_1] the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association, composed of ancestors of the Lee Joseon clan who ruled Korea for more than 500 years, has issued a statement calling for SBS to cancel the controversial drama series, ‘Joseon exorcist‘. On March 24, the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association stated: “We request …
Read More »The records of more than two million people linked to crimes were updated
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The records of more than two million people linked to various crimes have been updated, said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said that previously, the records of these people could not be updated in the agency’s data system due to various limitations, …
Read More »EU vaccine failure is because it didn’t ‘shoot for the stars’, says Macron
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – European leaders did not see that COVID-19 vaccines would be developed as soon as they did and that is why launches in the EU are now lagging behind other countries, the French president said, Emmanuel Macron, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “Everybody, every expert said: …
Read More »Kedah MB Says All England Winner Lee Zii Jia Will Receive Incentive From State Government | Malaysia
[ad_1] Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia won the men’s singles title at the 2021 All England Badminton Championships on March 21, 2021. – Image via Twitter / Bernama Subscribe to our Telegram channel to receive the latest updates on the news you need. ALOR SETAR, March 24 – Men’s National …
Read More »Abdul Jalil acquires 70 million shares of Berjaya Corp
[ad_1] Abdul Jalil Rasheed says being a shareholder and CEO of the group would allow him to execute changes with the right incentive. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corporation Bhd announced that its new Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdul Jalil Rasheed has acquired 70 million of its shares …
Read More »Thailand wants its famous local dish ‘Tom Yam Kung’ to be included in the UNESCO list in 2021
[ad_1] BANGKOK, March 24 (Bernama): Thailand wants its famous spicy Tom Yam Kung shrimp soup to be listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of cultural heritage immaterial of the country. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha today agreed that Thailand’s …
Read More »Yong Tai Expands Into Gold Mining Business
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Real estate developer Yong Tai Bhd’s subsidiary was designated as the exclusive mining operator to carry out exploration work on a 100ha site at Bukit Kenderak in the Lipis district of Pahang. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Yong Tai said that the wholly owned …
Read More »Malaysia’s biodiesel mandate is ‘almost a shame’, says leading palm oil analyst
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Describing Malaysia’s biodiesel mandate as “almost a shame,” leading palm oil analyst Dorab Mistry said the government is “doing nothing” to promote biodiesel. “I am afraid that (Malaysia’s) implementation of biodiesel is almost a disgrace. There are individual areas where Malaysia has done brilliantly, and …
Read More »New CEO Jalil acquires 70 million shares of Berjaya Corp
[ad_1] Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed (Photo by Sam Fong / The Edge) –TO +TO KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The new CEO of Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp), Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed, has acquired 70 million shares of BCorp at 28 sen per share, giving him a stake of 1 , 4% …
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