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Tourist guides in Malaysia struggle to cope amid MCO and travel ban
With travel at a standstill once again, tourist guides in the country are feeling the pinch despite the recent Permai assistance.
Roundup: Mideast countries pin hopes on vaccination, strict measures as COVID-19 infections top 8 mln
CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 infections in the Middle East have surpassed the 8-million mark on Saturday as many countries in the region resort to vaccination and strict preventative measures to curb the spread of the virus.
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (AP): Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
It’s time to rally behind our students
FINALLY, or so we hope, the 2020 cohort of students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and all other public exams can fully concentrate on their preparations.
The flying prisoner and the cruel sun
IN the weeks to come, The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education (Star-NiE) programme will present a collection of stories donated by The Straits Times newspaper of Singapore for use by teachers and students in the classroom.
Lengthy jail terms given to men involved in Vietnamese truck deaths
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters): Four men were given long jail sentences late on Friday (Jan 22) for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death in a stifling, airtight shipping container in October 2019 as they were being smuggled into Britain.
Poison pen letters and verbal punches in Umno
THE gregarious Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi makes friends easily but he recently made the mistake of picking the wrong enemy.
WHO says Pfizer deal could allow poor countries to start vaccinating in February
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and should be able to start delivering vaccines to poor and lower-middle income countries next month under its COVAX programme.
‘Ghost nets’ choking sea life
Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand snip through discarded nets tangled around a reef – a new initiative helping protect marine life and aiding the fight against coronavirus.
