COP29 Azerbaijan operating company awarded ISO 20121 certification
Azerbaijan is the first country in COP history to receive ISO 20121 Certification for Sustainable Event Management and Delivery.
Tue Nov 19 2024
Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon
With the probe's successful departure, China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the moon.
Tue Jun 04 2024
Malaysia becomes first country to complete all E-Haj system contracts
The E-Haj encompasses services and facilities such as accommodation tents, air conditioning, food and drink, transportation of pilgrims.
Tue May 14 2024
Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says
The new vaccine is reported to protect against the five major strains, unlike the initial vaccine that works against only one strain.
Mon Apr 15 2024
French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right
France becomes the first country in the world to offer protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.
Tue Mar 05 2024
Malaysia first country to get approval to run health centre for haj pilgrims
Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said the Tabung Haji health centre in Madinah passed the strict screening and inspection.
Tue May 30 2023
Scotland becomes first country to provide free sanitary products
The law will have a significant effect on reducing "period poverty," the inability to afford sanitary products, and help many women.
Mon Aug 15 2022
Malaysia hopes to be first to enact tobacco generational endgame
Malaysia hopes to be the first country in the world to enact a tobacco generational endgame when a proposed landmark legislation is brought to Parliament next month, said Khairy Jamaluddin.
Sat Jun 11 2022
UK becomes first country to approve anti-COVID pill
The antiviral, called molnupiravir, works by decreasing the ability of a virus to replicate, thereby slowing down the disease.
Fri Nov 05 2021
UK: 'Genocide' clause to China trade deals narrowly defeated
If the proposal passed, Britain would become the first country in the world to allow genocide cases to be considered in domestic courts.
Wed Jan 20 2021
Swiss to get Moderna vaccine in tranches until mid-year: Blick
Staner said Switzerland would not get privileged treatment because it was the first country to chose Moderna as a supplier.
Sun Jan 17 2021
Malaysia becomes first country outside China to conduct Phase 3 Clinical Trial Study of COVID-19 vaccine - PM
Phase 3 Clinical Trial Study of the COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted starting January 21.
Mon Jan 11 2021
Indonesia grants emergency use authorisation to Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine
It became the first country outside China to give the regulatory greenlight to the vaccine.
Mon Jan 11 2021
Explainer: How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?
Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine.
Thu Dec 31 2020
Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
Wed Dec 30 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024