Monthly Archives: February 2022
Ethiopian Airlines to resume 737 MAX flights after 2019 crash
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian Airlines yesterday operated the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed...
Public radio owner buys Sun-Times in big Chicago media deal
CHICAGO (AP) - The combination of two storied Chicago news brands has created one of the country’s largest local non-profit news organisations.
Chicago Public Media,...
City signs Álvarez to mark start of relationship with River
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Julián Álvarez, regarded as one of the hottest prospects in South American football, signed for Manchester City from River Plate...
Celebrants acclimatising to new norms
Lyna Mohamad
As the Chinese community ushers in the Lunar New Year (or Spring Festival), one of the most important events in the Chinese calendar,...
Finding the perfect match
Danial Norjidi
A business matching platform called ASEAN Access MATCH was launched on January 25 by ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...
Australia to end stimulus but holds rates despite inflation surge
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia’s central bank moved to end multi-billion-dollar pandemic stimulus yesterday, but kept interest rates at a record low despite rising inflation.
As...
Brown scores 29, Celtics run past shorthanded Heat 122-92
BOSTON (AP) - Jaylen Brown had 29 points, Jayson Tatum added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Miami...
MKM school for refugees produces four ‘tahfiz’
Fadley Faisal
The Brunei Council on Social Welfare (MKM) which runs a school for Rohingyan refugees in Bangladesh has produced four tahfiz Al-Quran.
The School, named...
Ex-president Zuma appeals ruling in corruption case
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma continued with legal proceedings to remove the prosecutor in his corruption case.
Zuma’s lawyers are...
Students receive incentives for academic excellence
James Kon
Seven former students of Chung Hwa School Kiudang (CHSK) received cash awards for their excellent performance in the Primary School Assessment (PSR) examination...