web DeskKing, Queen convey condolences to singer Siti Sarah’s family
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the…
Thailand speeding up vaccination among senior citizens to reduce fatality rate
BANGKOK, Aug 9 — Thailand is speeding up the inoculation of individuals aged 60 and above to reduce fatality rate in the kingdom. Over the last 24 hours, Thailand…
Selangor Sultan advises Muslims to rid themselves of negative traits
SHAH ALAM, Aug 9 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, today called on Muslims to get rid of the negative traits in themselves. His Royal Highness…
NY Times: More Than a Million Students Failed to Show Up for Classes Last Year
A New York Times report says as the coronavirus swept across the U.S., more than 1 million children, many of them in poor neighborhoods, failed to show up for public…
Malawi Receives First Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
BLANTYRE – Malawi has received its first consignment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines – a donation made by the United States under COVAX, a campaign to provide equitable access to…
Tokyo Olympics, at $15.4 Billion, Could Be Costliest
TOKYO – The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those…
US Averaging 107,000 New COVID-19 Cases a Day
The U.S. averaged more than 107,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first week of August, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Saturday. For comparison, on June…