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Pandemic turns smartphones from luxury to must-have as India’s schools go online
MUMBAI: Kuldip Kumar, a farmer from northern India, sold his only cow to buy a smartphone so his children could keep up with lessons that shifted online when the coronavirus lockdown closed schools four months ago.
Kumar was already in…
In Parliament today: Potholes, petrol subsidy, new businesses, foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR: Potholes, registration of new businesses, implementation of the new Petrol Subsidy Programme (PSP) and foreign workers are among issues to be raised in Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (July 29).
Tan Kok Wai (PH-Cheras) will be…
SRC Case: Defence requests mitigation to be heard on Monday
KUALA LUMPUR: Immediately after Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was found guilty on all seven charges of misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd, his defence team requested for the mitigation to be heard on next Monday.…
Bursa Malaysia 2Q net profit surges to RM86.22m, shares at record high
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd, whose share price surged to a record high of RM10.98 on Tuesday, delivered a strong set of financial results in the second quarter ended June 30,2020 with net profit of RM86.22mil.
The stock exchange…
For hockey’s ‘Zidane’, Tengku Ahmad, it’s always team before self
PETALING JAYA: Individually, national player Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil is one of the most technically gifted strikers in Malaysian hockey.
His close control and skills with the ball are a delight to watch, and it is no…
COVID-19: Four new cases recorded in Sabah yesterday
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded four new positive COVID-19 cases yesterday, with two each in Penampang and Kota Kinabalu.
Sabah Health Director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi said with this, as of yesterday, Sabah has recorded 389 COVID-19…
After Spotify and Netflix, Indonesia eyes VAT collection from other tech firms
INDONESIA: The Taxation Directorate General is in talks with several more technology firms to collect value-added tax (VAT) on sales after recently imposing such rules on six firms, including Amazon and streaming platform Netflix.
The tax…
Twenty-six Rohingya refugees found alive at a Malaysian island after boat capsizes
LANGKAWI: Twenty-six Rohingya refugees were found alive at Pulau Rebak Besar, Langkawi on Sunday (July 26) after their boat was thought to have capsized.
One more was rescued from the sea by nearby fishermen nearby, also on Sunday.
The…
The World Wide Web is both delight and danger
KUALA LUMPUR: As social distancing is still key to keeping the Covid-19 pandemic in check, more organisations are making their services available through delivery.
The latest to join the bandwagon is Selangor Public Library Corp (PPAS)…
Covid-19: All masses under Malacca-Johore Diocese cancelled after clergy exposed to patient
JOHOR BARU: All masses under the Malacca-Johore Diocese (MJD) have been cancelled after all of its clergy were exposed to a person who tested positive for Covid-19.
According to an announcement on the MJD Facebook page posted on Sunday…