Vietnam Airlines relaunches services to Indonesia

JAKARTA: Vietnam Airlines resumed services between Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday after months of closure because of COVID-19. The first flight in months, coded VN631, departed from Ho Chi Min City for Jakarta at around 9.40am, with 144 passengers on board, and the return flight took off from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport […]

DUN adjourned, will resume tomorrow

BY NATASHA JEE & TANIA LAM KUCHING: The second day of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting today ran smoothly, starting at around 9.16am. Shortly after commencement, DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar called on DUN members to observe one minute of silence to commemorate the passing of past leaders […]

Scuba diving, snorkelling resume in Miri

MIRI: Scuba diving and snorkelling in Miri resumed on Sunday (Aug 15) after a three-month break following the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19. However, diving operators have been reminded to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) under the […]

M-League may be allowed to resume by November

PUTRAJAYA: The 2020 Malaysian League (M-League) football competition, which has been suspended in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, may be allowed to resume by November, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said a “cooling off” period of one to four months was needed before the M-League could resume after the movement […]