1,300 immigration detainees test positive for Covid-19

[ad_1] Foreign workers taken to the Bukit Jalil immigration detention center. KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,355 detainees in immigration warehouses have tested positive for Covid-19 since May, Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Mohamed Said al Dewan Rakyat said. He said the highest number of infections, 650, was recorded at the …

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More than 2,700 Malaysians imprisoned abroad

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: As of today, a total of 2,742 Malaysians are incarcerated abroad for various crimes, including drugs, fraud, credit card forgery, as well as customs and immigration offenses, Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar (pix) said the number is based on the latest information …

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Malaysian University of Nottingham owners weighing exit, report says

[ad_1] Boustead Holdings owns approximately 66% of the University of Nottingham offshore campus, YTL Corp owns approximately 4% and the university approximately 30%. KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian owners of the University of Nottingham are weighing a sale that could value the education provider at roughly RM500 million, according to people …

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BigPay’s positive outlook raises AirAsia shares

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec. 9): AirAsia Group Bhd’s shares in Bursa Malaysia gained momentum this morning as the airline group seeks final approval for its loan business, BigPay, for the first quarter of next year (1Q21 ). Last month, AirAsia was among the eight “authorized credit community” companies that obtained …

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Four accused of murder of former Mardi investigator

[ad_1] The four men were accused of murdering Wan Hassan Wan Embong in his bungalow in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, two weeks ago. KUALA LUMPUR: Four men were charged in Magistrates Court today with murdering former Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) researcher Wan Hassan Wan Embong at his home …

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