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Turkey Confirms 20,107 New COVID-19 Cases
ANKARA, May 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 20,107 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,210 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,998,089, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 278, to 42,465, while total recoveries climbed to 4,662,328, after ... Read More
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Police reject 583 applications for inter-state travel at LTSAAS
KUALA LUMPUR,. A total 583 applications for inter-state travel via air at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport police station in Subang, here, were rejected from April 30 until yesterday. Petaling Jaya district police chief, ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said this was because the applications were found to be ... Read More
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Malaysia To Collect Nearly US$72.94 Million From Windfall Tax On Palm Oil In Q1 2021
KUALA NERUS (Terengganu, Malaysia), May 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is expected to earn RM295 million (US$72.94 million) in windfall profit tax in the first three months of this year with crude palm oil (CPO) prices rising above RM2,500 a tonne. (US$1 = RM4.11) Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Dr ... Read More
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Covid-19: Singapore, Brunei among countries and territories on England’s quarantine-free travel list
LONDON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain will allow people in England to resume international travel from May 17 but is limiting the number of destinations open for quarantine-free holidays to just a handful of countries as it cautiously emerges from lockdown restrictions. Portugal, Israel, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore all ... Read More
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Spigen Confirms New Airtag Accessories With Plans for a Full Collection in the Works
IRVINE, Calif., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spigen confirms the arrival of a new accessory lineup for Apple's Airtag, starting with their Valentinus, Rugged Armor, ... Read More
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Powerlifting World Cup: Bonnie, Bibiana win gold for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR,. National powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin is on the right track for the Tokyo Paralympics after emerging victorious in the 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand today. The 20-year-old Kuching-born Bonnie lifted 226kg to bag gold in the men’s above 72kg category, an improvement from his ... Read More
Pandelela wins Malaysia’s only gold at Fina World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR,. National diver Pandelela Rinong splashed her way to the gold medal in the women’s 10m platform at the FINA Diving World Cup 2021 today. Pandelela amassed 355.70 points to win the final at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre in Japan. The 28-year-old Sarawakian became the only athlete to contribute ... Read More
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Prince Harry and J-Lo lead ‘Vax Live’ concert in Los Angeles
BRITAIN'S Prince Harry joined pop royalty including Jennifer Lopez at a star-studded concert in Los Angeles Sunday to urge faster and more even global vaccinations, as he voiced support for India during its devastating COVID outbreak. "Vax Live: The Concert To Reunite The World" featured video messages from the pope ... Read More
MPs call for government to maintain limits on international travel
A cross-party parliamentary group has urged the government to introduce stricter checks at airports and curbs on international travel to prevent Covid-19 cases being imported into the UK. There are particular fears over new variants of the virus that could evade current vaccines. In a report published today, the All-Party ... Read More
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Reforming our political funding culture to be more transparent
Due to the lack of constraint, the misuse of such funds is an “open season”. In Malaysia, our political and, by extension and inclusion, economic system has been largely driven by and over-reliant on patronage, especially in the form of “money politics” (within the party concerned) and cronyism ... Read More