WASHINGTON: The US Centre For Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) warned about the potential of a leprosy endemic in southeastern states after registering a new case in central Florida, reported Sputnik. “Florida has witnessed an increased incidence of leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors. Those trends, in addition, to decreasing
ISTANBUL: Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday granted state clemency to incarcerated leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to local media reports. Former President Win Myint will also be granted clemency, Anadolu Agency citing Myanmar Now’s report said. The former leaders of the National League for Democracy party have been incarcerated
ISLAMABAD: The Daesh group on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack at a political gathering in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. According to a statement released by the terrorist group through its media handler in the Arabic language,
MOSCOW: Ukraine attacked Moscow overnight with three drones, two of them were shot down, the third suppressed by electronic warfare systems and fell on non-residential buildings in Moscow’s business centre, Sputnik quoted the Russian Defence Ministry. “Overnight, an attempt of a terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime with unmanned aerial
KUALA LUMPUR: Research houses continue to have a positive stance on the banking sector for its resilient earnings and with an average dividend yield of six per cent which provide an attractive shelter for longer-term investors amidst softening interest. In a note today, Kenanga Research said it maintained an ‘overweight’
KUALA LUMPUR: The real estate sector has shown promising signs of growth and resilience during the first half of this year (1H 2023), supported by a favourable economic landscape, said Knight Frank Malaysia. In its Real Estate Highlights for 1H 2023 (REH), the independent global property consultancy firm provided insights
KUALA LUMPUR: All ministers would be assigned daily to announce follow-up policies and programmes to the MADANI Economy concept, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this is because the economic framework will be served as a foundation for several other specific policies that are scheduled to be
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s taxation policies must be guided by two fundamental principles, namely to tax when it is absolutely necessary and it should not be considered as a burden to taxpayers, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Our intention is, of course, to encourage them to be more productive
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veteran associations have welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) to participate in the empowerment programmes for the group. Persatuan Kebajikan Briged Ex-Gurkha Malaya 4RAMD chairman Ahmad Damanhuri Arshad said that currently, training
CANBERRA: The Australian government on Tuesday welcomed the draft decision from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) not to list the Great Barrier Reef “in danger,” reported Xinhua. Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek said the draft decision cited “significant progress” being made on climate change, water