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Nearly half of Moroccans ‘anxious’ under lockdown
RABAT: Almost half of Moroccans are "anxious" under the mandatory lockdown enforced in mid-March to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, an official survey published yesterday found.
"Being confined and the health threat of Covid-19 are likely…
Cyclone Amphan kills 12 in West Bengal, 5 in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI: Cyclone Amphan killed 12 people in India's West Bengal state and left a trail of destruction in many coastal areas of India and Bangladesh on Wednesday.
The cyclone crossed West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts with wind gusts of…
Woman claims cheated of almost half million Ringgit
KUANTAN: A retired woman has claimed she lost almost half-a-million ringgit in savings after she believed scammers who said they were police officers.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof…
Virus-infected monkeys develop immunity upon recovery, studies show
CHICAGO: Two studies in monkeys published on Wednesday offer some of the first scientific evidence that surviving Covid-19 may result in immunity from reinfection, a positive sign that vaccines under development may succeed, US researchers…
Despite ban, many still stubbornly attempt to ‘Balik Kampung’
KUALA LUMPUR: Several warnings have been issued by the authorities that the interstate travel ban is still in force to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
However, many have stubbornly ignored this warning by cooking up all…
Malaysian gets death sentence in Singapore via Zoom call
SINGAPORE: A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely.
Punithan Genasan, a 37-year-old Malaysian,…
Wireman jailed seven years for robbing security guard
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today sentenced a wireman to seven years' jail after he was found guilty of robbing a security guard two years ago.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi handed down the sentence on M.Anil Rajagopal ,39, after…
Sabah to allow congregational prayers in selected mosques, surau from May 22
KOTA KINABALU: Congregational prayers including ‘terawih’ and Friday prayers in selected mosques and surau in Sabah will be allowed from May 22, said its Mufti Datuk Bungsu Aziz Jaafar.
However, he said, the permission will only be given…
Johnson & Johnson to stop sales of talc-based baby powder in US, Canada
NEW YORK: Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday it would stop selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada, where sales had already been hit by changing consumer habits and fears the product…
MCO: Shuttle Timur train, an essential service for rural area in Kelantan
GUA MUSANG: As early as 4 am, a local train service, Shuttle Timur, started its operation from the Tumpat Station across the remote areas in Kelantan to its last stop at the Gua Musang Station daily.
The eight-hour journey, covering …