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Alabama executes prisoner with new nitrogen asphyxiation method

Alabama executes prisoner with new nitrogen asphyxiation method

Kenneth Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder-for-hire was a rare prisoner who had already survived one execution attempt.
Fri Jan 26 2024
Motor racing: Verstappen takes Red Bull's 11th win in a row

Motor racing: Verstappen takes Red Bull's 11th win in a row

The unbeaten Red Bull equalled McLaren's 1988 record run of 11 victories in a row.
Mon Jul 10 2023
Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into US custody

Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into US custody

Abu Agila was accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people after it blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988.
Mon Dec 12 2022
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant:  Researchers

Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Researchers

As well as being the oldest, the patient has also had HIV the longest, having been diagnosed in 1988.
Thu Jul 28 2022
Amend Act 588 to impose heavier penalties against individuals mocking PWD - Ras Adiba

Amend Act 588 to impose heavier penalties against individuals mocking PWD - Ras Adiba

The government has been asked to amend Section 233 (1) (b) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 (Act 588) to impose heavier penalties against individuals who humiliate PwDs.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Amendments to Act 342 postponed to next Parliament sitting

Amendments to Act 342 postponed to next Parliament sitting

Amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) which were to be discussed and decided today have been postponed to the next Parliament sitting.
Mon Dec 20 2021
I was nervous when signing Act 342, says Dr Adham

I was nervous when signing Act 342, says Dr Adham

Dr Adham Baba today revealed that he was really nervous when he had to sign the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) in March 2020 in order to implement the MCO.
Wed Nov 03 2021
COVID: Gov't to focus on one general SOP, nine guidelines - Hishammuddin

COVID: Gov't to focus on one general SOP, nine guidelines - Hishammuddin

The government will focus on one general COVID-19 SOP that can be enforced through the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), and nine guidelines.
Mon Oct 18 2021
Anti-military protests in Myanmar on anniversary of 1988 uprising

Anti-military protests in Myanmar on anniversary of 1988 uprising

Protests against Myanmar's military government broke out across the nation today.
Sun Aug 08 2021
Not updating health status on MySejahtera isn't an offence, compounds cancelled  - Ismail Sabri

Not updating health status on MySejahtera isn't an offence, compounds cancelled - Ismail Sabri

Failing to update one's health status on the MySejahtera application is not an offence under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) and should not be compounded.
Mon Jun 07 2021
Government amends National Trust Fund Act

Government amends National Trust Fund Act

Amendments to the National Trust Fund (KWAN) Act 1988 (Act 339) allows funds from KWAN to be used for the procurement of vaccines and any expenditure incurred in relation to the vaccines.
Wed Apr 21 2021
Imprisonment for SOP violators among amendments to Act 342 under review

Imprisonment for SOP violators among amendments to Act 342 under review

The Emergency Management Technical Committee will amend several provisions in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 or Act 342.
Thu Feb 04 2021
MOH submits draft amendments to Act 342 to AGC

MOH submits draft amendments to Act 342 to AGC

Act 342 which was gazetted in 1988 needed to be amended including the maximum compound of RM1,000 and below under this act, in accordance with current needs.
Sun Jan 31 2021
Police have no power to cancel compounds issued under Act 342

Police have no power to cancel compounds issued under Act 342

Police have no power to cancel the compounds issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 432), Perak Police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said.
Mon Jan 18 2021
Quarantine violation: Cops to call up S'gor MB to give statement

Quarantine violation: Cops to call up S'gor MB to give statement

The police will call up Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari to Bukit Aman soon to give a statement on the claim that he breached a self-quarantine order to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Sat Oct 24 2020
Zii Jia pulls out of Swiss Open due to injury

Zii Jia pulls out of Swiss Open due to injury

Malaysia's men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has withdrawn from next week's Swiss Open due to a recurring right ankle injury.
Thu Mar 13 2025
MCMC probes man for uploading fake content on social media

MCMC probes man for uploading fake content on social media

A 47-year-old Malaysian man is being investigated for allegedly uploading fake content that touches on the 3R (religion, race and royalty) on social media.
Thu Mar 13 2025
KPDN calls on public to help report bottled cooking oil shortage

KPDN calls on public to help report bottled cooking oil shortage

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has urged the public to be the eyes and ears of the ministry and report shortages of bottled cooking oil in their areas.
Thu Mar 13 2025
ICJ to hold public hearings on Israel's obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

ICJ to hold public hearings on Israel's obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings next month on Israel's obligations towards Palestinians, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
Thu Mar 13 2025
Anwar: Sapura Energy's rescue plan excludes former shareholders

Anwar: Sapura Energy's rescue plan excludes former shareholders

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Sapura Energy Bhd's (SEB) former major shareholders are no longer involved in the company's management as part of its restructuring efforts.
Thu Mar 13 2025
Intel names Lip-Bu Tan as new CEO

Intel names Lip-Bu Tan as new CEO

Intel Corporation (INTC.O) has appointed semiconductor Malaysian-born industry veteran and former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO.
Thu Mar 13 2025
Ismail Sabri at MACC HQ to give statement

Ismail Sabri at MACC HQ to give statement

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here today to give his statement
Thu Mar 13 2025
The Economy with Ibrahim Sani: Law Reform | More enforcements must come with more recourse

The Economy with Ibrahim Sani: Law Reform | More enforcements must come with more recourse

Datuk Nitin Nadkarni, Consultant at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, discusses the need for stronger legal recourse alongside increased enforcement in Malaysia’s legal framework. How can reforms balance regulation and fairness?
Thu Mar 13 2025
Cyber threats are evolving – Are you ready? | A Talk with Danny Kim

Cyber threats are evolving – Are you ready? | A Talk with Danny Kim

Cyber threats are evolving at lightning speed, are you keeping up? Join cybersecurity expert Danny Kim, Founder and CTO of Full Armour, as he breaks down the latest threats and how to stay ahead in this ever-changing digital battlefield.
Thu Mar 13 2025
Duterte could face up to 30 years or life imprisonment if convicted by ICC - Malacanang

Duterte could face up to 30 years or life imprisonment if convicted by ICC - Malacanang

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte could face up to 30 years or life imprisonment if convicted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Thu Mar 13 2025