Search

Author: Bernama

DAP’s exceptional showing proves Malay electorate has accepted party: Nga

PUTRAJAYA: DAP’s exceptional showing in the just-concluded state elections shows that the Malay electorate has accepted the party which has had to deal with negative perceptions all this while, said vice-chairman Nga Kor Ming. DAP won 46 of the 47 state seats contested in four states namely Negeri  Sembilan, Penang,

Avoid 3R sentiments to safeguard unity, country’s sovereignty

KUALA LUMPUR: There’s a Malay proverb that goes “Kuat berdiri pohon kerana akarnya, kuat akar kerana tanah”, which directly translates as the strength of the trunk derives from the roots, the strength of the roots derives from the ground. What it essentially implies is that the strength of a government

Women twice as likely to develop varicose veins compared to men

KUALA LUMPUR:  Varicose veins or twisted blood vessels is a disease which attacks women twice as often as men, said National Heart Institute (IJN) consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon Dr Ismazizi Zaharuddin. He said this is because women have the progesterone hormone which could cause weakening of the blood vessel

Analyst: Practical to hold state, general polls simultaneously

By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli and Lucia Terey Anak John KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal for the state and general elections to be held simultaneously is practical as it can have a positive impact on voter turnout, according to experts. Political analyst Prof Datuk Dr Nasrudin Mohammed said having both the

Dengue fever cases surge in Hanoi

HANOI: Vietnamese capital city Hanoi has reported 3,180 dengue fever cases so far this year, surging 5.7 times year-on-year, Xinhua quoted local newspaper Vietnam News’’ report on Tuesday. The city could become the country’s hotspot for dengue fever due to its high population density and rapid transmission rate, according to

Bank of England outage hits key payments systems processing billions

LONDON: The Bank of England says it has resolved a technical issue that shut down a vital system that processes around £1 trillion (US$1.26 trillion) in transactions every day, reported PA Media/dpa. The central bank said the issue had been fixed and the systems were running normally. The issue hit

Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara

JAKARTA: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit East Nusa Tenggara on Tuesday, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said. There was no risk of a tsunami resulting from the quake, which occurred around 10.54 am (local time), according to the agency. The earthquake’s epicentre  was located approximately 22 kilometres northeast of

340,000 hens to be culled after salmonella found in Sweden

LONDON: After salmonella was found in a chicken farm in Sweden, 340,000 laying hens are to be culled, German news agency (dpa) quoted the media, including the Swedish broadcaster SVT report on Monday. Salmonella was discovered in two barns of the country’s largest egg producer, CA Cedergren. The authorities had,