Vacant wooden house collapses

MIRI: A wooden house in Kampung Tanjong Belipat Niah collapsed on Sunday morning (July 18). No one was hurt in the incident as the house has been vacant for nearly a year. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, a team of firemen from Batu Niah fire station was deployed […]

A tourist island without tourists

With the Covid-19 crisis keeping hotels and beaches deserted for much of the tourist season, many island business owners are struggling to survive. Hit by economical consequences The silence is uncanny. No clattering coffee cups, no voices chattering in different languages on the innumerable terraces. Without them, Mallorca’s capital is an entirely different place. The […]

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew on Makkah, Madinah

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in Makkah and Madinah Thursday until further notice as part of its latest measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. According to an official source at the Ministry of Interior, only adult residents are allowed to leave their […]