[ad_1] With the east coast and west coast of Sabah under the motion control order, more than 40,000 businesses are likely to suffer further due to hampered market activity. KOTA KINABALU: Sabah employers have urged the government to immediately reinstate the loan repayment moratorium for the business community, as most …
Read More »Top Glove to reimburse RM136 million to foreign workers
[ad_1] Top Glove says that all information about its reimbursement to foreign workers has been sent to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). (Photo by Bloomberg) PETALING JAYA: Top Glove Corp Bhd has confirmed that it will refund its retroactive hiring fees to its foreign workers. “Top Glove is …
Read More »White House butlers serving the First Family face risk of infection from Trump
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The return of US President Donald Trump to the White House on Monday night put the people who work in the building at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, the disease that killed more than 210,000 Americans, say doctors and health officials. The most exposed may be …
Read More »Woman’s body found in suitcase in Sibu
[ad_1] SIBU: The discovery of a woman’s body, stuffed in a suitcase, off the Jalan Aman highway here has shocked the city. District Police Chief Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the gruesome find was made at 6.45am yesterday, when a passerby reported the suspicious-looking suitcase to police. He said …
Read More »Former spy chief’s CBT trial: MACC received allegations of embezzlement of government funds by agency officials
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): On Tuesday (October 6) the Supreme Court was told that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had received complaints from various officers in the Investigation Division of the Prime Minister’s Department that they misappropriated funds worth million ringgit that belonged to the Malaysian government. MACC Asst Supt …
Read More »Government bans travel from Sabah from October 12
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan from October 12 to October 25 following the spike in Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail said Sabri Yaakob. “However, special exemptions will be granted to certain cases of emergency, death, …
Read More »Taiwan’s defense budget is ‘insufficient’ against China, says US.
[ad_1] A Taiwanese Air Force F-16 flanks a Chinese H-6 bomber as it passes near the island in February. (AP Image) WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday that Taiwan’s plan to increase defense spending by $ 1.4 billion was a step in the right direction, but …
Read More »Russia warns that Nagorno-Karabakh could become a militant Islamist stronghold
[ad_1] An Armenian soldier fires an artillery piece in the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh on October 4 (AP photo). YEREVAN: The Kremlin issued a new call for an end to hostilities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday after Moscow’s foreign intelligence chief said the mountainous enclave could become a launching …
Read More »Tennis: Nadal passes Sinner’s test to break into French Open semi-finals
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Clay master Rafa Nadal passed his first real test of this year’s French Open with a 7-6 (4) 6-4 6-1 win against rising Italian star Jannik Sinner in his search for a record 13th title. gained momentum on Tuesday. The Spaniard, who is also looking to …
Read More »Biden says Trump has ‘turned his back’ on Americans after canceling virus aid talks
[ad_1] Biden, without naming the president of the United States, criticized his handling of the coronavirus. (AP Image) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump, still receiving treatment for Covid-19, ended talks with Democrats about an economic aid package for his pandemic-stricken country and received reprimands from Facebook and Twitter for …
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