Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah PKR chief suggest making 'empty syringe' jabs a criminal offence

KOTA KINABALU: The government should consider penalising those who administer ‘empty syringe’ vaccine jabs to serve as a deterrent for would-be perpetrators, suggested Sabah PKR chief Datuk Christina Liew.

China

From coal to cars, Chinese floods tangle supply chains

BEIJING (Reuters): The floods drenching central China and submerging swathes of a major economic and transport hub are threatening supply chains for goods ranging from cars and electronics to pigs, peanuts and coal.

Sabah & Sarawak

Covid-19: 644 new infections in Sarawak, spike in cases due to targeted screening

KUCHING: Sarawak's new Covid-19 cases jumped to 644 on Thursday (July 22) after dropping below 400 for the last five days.

World

Ukraine seeks stronger security guarantees on Nord Stream 2

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine has many questions on how a deal between the United States and Germany can mitigate the security threat posed by the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters on Thursday.

World

Coastal erosion threatens Senegal's rock climbing clique

DAKAR (Reuters) - Dangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are vanishing.

World

Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise

(Reuters) - Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.

Nation

Over 450 fake news reports debunked, says Saifuddin

PETALING JAYA: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has debunked more than 450 fake news reports since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

Technology

French government blames Orange's slow crisis management of its network outage

PARIS (Reuters) - Orange, France's biggest telecoms firm, failed to swiftly alert the country's authorities about the extent of the network outage that affected calls to emergency services for several hours last month, according to a government report released on Thursday.

Entertainment Premium

EXCLUSIVE: American star Alexandra Daddario says her ideal honeymoon vacation is to stay home

The 35-year-old, currently starring in HBO series 'The White Lotus', announced her relationship with producer Andrew Form on Instagram back in May.

Thailand

Dozen Thai student activists charged with royal defamation

BANGKOK (AFP): A dozen Thai pro-democracy student activists were charged with royal defamation and sedition on Thursday (July 22), their lawyers said, over a rally last year that demanded reforms to Thailand's unassailable monarchy.

Other Sports

Olympics-Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) - Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or even saving – these most beleaguered of Olympic Games, will be dressed in a red one-piece.

Other Sports

For Japan, medal bonanza could put some shine on tarnished Games

TOKYO (Reuters) - A record medal haul may be the only silver lining for host nation Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as the Games have been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and tarnished by a string of scandals.

Nation

Decrease in fake news after enactment of Emergency Ordinance, says Saifuddin

PETALING JAYA: There has been a decrease in fake news after the enactment of the Emergency Ordinance, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

Internet

Mobile Internet disruptions seen in Iran amid water protests

Mobile phone Internet service in Iran is being disrupted a week into protests in the country’s southwest over water shortages, a monitoring group said Thursday, unrest that has seen at least three people killed.

Business

Industrial gases producer BIG Industries rallies to multi-year high

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of BIG Industries Bhd hit limit-up on Thursday as investors chased up the Sarawak industrial gases producer on expectations its products including oxygen supplies would see strong demand due to the high Covid-19 cases

Other Sports

Olympics: Softball - Skippy the kangaroo will miss Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - While the U.S. softball team are off chasing a brown bear https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-bsb/olympics-softball-olympic-softballers-hunt-roaming-bear-no-luck-finding-it-so-far-idUSL8N2OY0EH spotted near one of the Tokyo stadiums, the Australian squad already have their animal kingdom cheerleader.

Nation

Those aged 17 and below won’t be vaccinated due to heart inflammation fears, says CITF

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) says that for now, the government has agreed not to give Covid-19 vaccination for those aged 17 and below, including Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia candidates, to avoid risks of myocarditis and pericarditis.

World

'Pingdemic' puts Britain's food supply under strain

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarkets said on Thursday that some products were in short supply and petrol stations had been forced to close after the official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate following contact with someone with COVID-19.

Nation

Covid-19: 13,034 new cases, Selangor the highest with 6,049

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 13,034 new cases, bringing the nation's cumulative total to 964,918.

Nation

Former Bertam rep Zabariah Abdul Wahab passes away at age 73

SUNGAI PETANI: Former Bertam assemblyman Zabariah Abdul Wahab has passed away at the age of 73.