[ad_1] Energy and Natural Resources Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah says the government will not allow mining in forest reserves. PETALING JAYA: Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said today that Putrajaya will not allow any rare earth mining without technical approvals and in forest reserves. Kedah Menteri …
Read More »Three home buyers lose RM90,000 award as court vacates court
[ad_1] The three home buyers have also been ordered to pay RM 3,000 to the developer as costs. TAIPING: The High Court here vacated a housing court award of approximately RM90,000 for defects to three two-story home buyers. Judicial Commissioner K Muniandy said that the presiding judge had acted outside …
Read More »The government will consider allowing large companies to finance the costs of deporting illegal immigrants (updated)
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The proposal to allow large companies to bear the costs of deporting illegal immigrants in immigration detention warehouses will soon be presented to the cabinet, Interior Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said. He said that in return, companies would receive a new quota for the employment of foreign …
Read More »The promise of Covid vaccines is ‘phenomenal’, says WHO
[ad_1] GENEVA: The promise of Covid-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially revolutionary,” Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization regional director for Europe, said in a briefing on Thursday. Speaking from Copenhagen, he said supplies were expected to be very limited in the early stages and countries must decide who gets …
Read More »The current pioneers of the Covid-19 vaccine | The star
[ad_1] Suddenly, it seems like a lot of Covid-19 vaccines are being released at the same time. What are they? So far, three major vaccines against Covid-19 have been announced. It is easier to remind them which company they are from: namely Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca in association …
Read More »Indian action hero Rajinikanth enters political fray
[ad_1] CHENNAI, India (AFP): Indian film superstar Rajinikanth became the latest in a long line of renowned actors to enter politics on Thursday (December 3), vowing to bring a “corruption-free” government to his native state. The action hero, one of Asia’s highest paid actors, said on Twitter that with “great …
Read More »Firmer oil prices give the ringgit a slight boost
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued to add to Wednesday’s gains to open slightly firmer against the US dollar on Thursday amid improving crude prices. At 9:01 am, the local note was trading at 4.0710 / 0760 versus the dollar from 4.0750 / 0780 at the close of Wednesday. At …
Read More »Releasing Messi would have helped with financial problems
[ad_1] Barcelona should have released Lionel Messi this summer to ease their financial woes, the club’s acting president Carles Tusquets has said. The Argentine star announced in August his desire to leave Barça, his team since 2001, but was forced to take a 180-degree turn when the Catalan giants demanded …
Read More »To Sir With Love: Million Dollar Teacher Award Winner Changed Girls’ Lives In India
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – This year’s Global Teacher Award went to Ranjitsinh Disale for her work helping girls, most of them from poor tribal communities, at a village school in western India. Disale immediately announced that he would share the million dollar prize money with the other nine finalists. He …
Read More »Natural gas will contribute RM400b to public finances over the next decade, says Petronas president | Malaysia
[ad_1] Petronas Group Chairman and CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz said that the natural gas industry is a significant and direct contributor to Malaysia’s economic growth with widespread local economic impact. – Photo by Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, December 3 – Natural gas is expected to contribute nearly RM400 billion …
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