No Evidence That Shekau Received €5m Foreign Fund From An NGO

Leave a Comment / Technology / Rosaline Horlar

Boko Haram Terrorists Fact-checkers at HumAngle online newspaper have described a news report published on Opera News that Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram was in disarray after it received a donation of five mIllion euros from an “unidentified” international non-governmental organisation as false. The publication claimed that senior members of the group have also […]

No Evidence That Shekau Received €5m Foreign Fund From An NGO Read More »

NRD opens all ID-related transactions by appointment during CMCO

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle / adepoju

PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has opened its offices nationwide to assist the public with pending identification document (ID) transaction on an appointment basis. In a statement today, the NRD said most of its offices have been operating by appointment since the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on May 4, except

NRD opens all ID-related transactions by appointment during CMCO Read More »

Labourer found drowned in Lipis river

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle / adepoju

KUANTAN: The body of a labourer suspected to have slipped and fallen into Sungai Jelai in Lipis was found by rescuers today. Lipis district police chief Supt Azli Mohd Noor said the body of Asri Sallih, 47, was found at 8.45 am at a spot about eight kilometres from where he had fallen into the

Labourer found drowned in Lipis river Read More »

Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle / adepoju

KUCHING: A Covid-19 case detection operation is being conducted in Kampung Tabuan Lot here today involving more than 2,100 people from 423 houses, said Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the operation, the second such exercise in Sarawak, was being undertaken from 8.30am to 5pm to screen

Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people Read More »

Billions worldwide living with herpes

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show, highlighting the need to improve awareness and scale up services to prevent and treat herpes. About 13% of the world’s population aged 15 to 49 years were living with herpes simplex virus type

Billions worldwide living with herpes Read More »

Statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

The third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), took place on Thursday, 30 April 2020, from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST). Proceedings of the meeting Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by teleconference. Membership of the Emergency Committee was expanded to reflect the

Statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Read More »

Massive proportion of world’s population are living with herpes infection

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

Virus causing genital herpes may put millions of people at greater risk of infection with HIV About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show. Authored by staff at the University of Bristol, World Health Organization (WHO), and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar,

Massive proportion of world’s population are living with herpes infection Read More »

WHO calls for healthy, safe and decent working conditions for all health workers, amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the World Health Organization calls upon all governments, employers and workers organizations and the global community to take urgent measures for strengthen countries’ capacities to protect occupational health and safety of health workers and emergency responders respect their rights to decent working conditions, and develop national

WHO calls for healthy, safe and decent working conditions for all health workers, amidst COVID-19 pandemic Read More »

MCO: Malacca Zoo creates fund for food supply

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle / adepoju

MALACCA: The Malacca Zoo has created a special fund for donations to help pay for food supplies during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period. President of the Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) Shadan Othman said the Malacca Zoo Donation Fund was launched on April 4 and has so far collected about RM6,000. “The MCO

MCO: Malacca Zoo creates fund for food supply Read More »

Palm oil players in Sabah can resume operation, to adhere to state guidelines

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle / adepoju

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) have been diligently engaging with the relevant authorities in Sabah and putting relevant measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the palm oil supply chain. In a joint statement yesterday, both associations said they were also grateful to the

Palm oil players in Sabah can resume operation, to adhere to state guidelines Read More »