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Thailand’s Nattakan Chantam is about to become the Thai woman to be feature in the Women’s T20 Cricket Challenge. Nattakan will compete in the United Arab Emirates Women’s T20 Cricket Challenge. The  Women’s T20 Cricket Challenge is being held Nov 4 to 9, the organizing Indian cricket board (BCCI) said. The three-team cricket tournament is played alongside the men’s Indian Premier League. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is also hoping to launch a full-fledged women’s IPL in future. Opening cricket batter Nattakan, who was Thailand’s top scorer in this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, will represent the Trailblazers. They will be captained by India’s Smriti Mandhana, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement. All-rounders Deandra Dottin (West Indies); and Salma Khatun (Bangladesh); and left-arm England spinner Sophie Ecclestone are Trailblazers’ other three overseas players. India cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Supernovas. She won ... » Learn More about Nattakan Chantam to Be First Thai Women in T20 Cricket Challenge

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said the government will focus on maintaining economic stability following the relatively peaceful presidential and legislative elections on Wednesday. Multiple quick counts have shown that incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who ran with senior Muslim cleric Ma’ruf Amin, leads Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno. Prabowo, however, claimed victory on Wednesday, saying his camp’s internal quick count showed he was leading. “We are still waiting for the official counts from the General Commissions Election [KPU], although the market has already reacted to the quick-count results,” said Sri Mulyani in Jakarta on Thursday. “We will continue to [work to] maintain Indonesia’s economic stability.” The stock market appeared to have positively responded to the smooth election as the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) – the main gauge of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) – was up  0.61 percent to 6,521 during Thursday morning trade. Sri Mulyani said ... » Learn More about Govt to focus on maintaining economic stability after polls, says Sri Mulyani

SINGAPORE - While many of his peers were online to chat with friends or do research for homework, Daniel (not his real name) in 2017 was using the Internet for a sinister purpose. Only 15 years old then, he was already walking down the dark path of radicalisation - aligning himself to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group, which was spreading its propaganda through online channels. In September that year, he posted on social media images of President Halimah Yacob that he had defaced, and called on ISIS to behead her. It triggered an investigation by the Internal Security Department (ISD). The department learnt that the boy was introduced to pro-ISIS social media groups by a foreign online contact. Through these groups, he gained access to what he believed was exclusive ISIS content. It gave him a surge of confidence which boosted his self-esteem and sense of belonging. Recounting the case on Wednesday (Feb 3) in a release, the ISD said Daniel became ... » Learn More about Self-radicalised youth went from ISIS supporter to star student with rehabilitation: ISD

PETALING JAYA: Three out of four new Covid-19 clusters were related to the workplace, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Health director-general said the three new clusters were identified as Lagoon Selatan in Selangor, Jalan Firma Dua in Johor and Jalan Haji Malek in Melaka. He said the other cluster was linked to a community in Sarawak and named Bukit Tunggal. In the Lagoon Selatan cluster, 34 workers of a cleaning company located in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, were screened since Feb 27. So far, 12 of them had tested positive. In the Firma Dua cluster, the index case tested positive on March 4. The cluster involved factory workers in Jalan Firma 2/1, Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau 1. Out of the 139 people who were screened, 28 were positive. The third workplace cluster in Jalan Haji Malek involved a group of workers at a supermarket in Taman Kelubi, Jasin. “Out of 23 people who were screened, 11 of them were positive. “The index case for the community ... » Learn More about DG: New clusters in Selangor, Johor, Melaka and Sarawak

A HINDU temple in Johor Baru has opened a car wash to keep afloat after its income dropped drastically due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sri Subramaniar Temple Tampoi chairman K. Arumugam said the movement control order was a wake-up call for the 91-year-old temple to look at other ways to generate income. He said after two months of planning, the temple located at Jalan Dato Esa, Tampoi, opened the car wash on a piece of land located behind it. “We believe this is a first in Johor where a car wash is fully operated and managed by a Hindu temple. “This is a timely effort as we are planning to renovate next year, as Hindu temples usually undergo refurbishment every 12 years, ” he said after the launch of the car wash earlier this month. Arumugam said public donations had dropped by at least 60% due to the MCO. He added that besides conducting prayers and religious activities, the temple also carried out community outreach programmes to help the underprivileged, as well as health ... » Learn More about Temple starts car wash service to generate additional income

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be undertaking official visits to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates starting March 6. This will be Muhyiddin's first official visit to both countries since assuming office on March 1 last year, said Wisma Putra. The Prime Minister's three-day visit to Saudi Arabia will start on March 6 and from there, he will undertake a visit to the UAE starting March 9. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a small delegation comprising Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, and senior officials from the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry. "The official visit will be subject to strict Covid-19 preventative SOP as agreed upon by the Health Ministry, the National Security Council (NSC), and by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the UAE," said Wisma Putra in a statement on Friday (March 5). Among the SOP is for the Malaysian delegation to provide negative ... » Learn More about Muhyiddin to make official visits to Saudi Arabia and UAE

SEGAMAT: PKR lawmaker Natrah Ismail has lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over her allegations of being offered to switch sides. In a statement, the Sekijang MP said she lodged the report on Sunday (March 7) over an attempt to get her to support Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with promises of benefits. Natrah claimed that the incident happened on March 3 involving two individuals including a “Datuk Seri”. “I made the report based on Section 25 of the MACC Act 2009 over obligation to report an act of corruption and I do hope the anti-graft body would investigate the matter immediately. “I will like to reiterate once more that I have no interest in giving my support to Muhyiddin as I would not betray PKR, its leaders and most importantly, the voters in Sekijang constituency, ” she said in a statement. She also advised certain quarters who were still trying to lure PKR lawmakers and the Opposition in general, to stop. “Your minority ... » Learn More about PKR’s Sekijang MP lodges report with MACC over poaching allegations

SIBU: Sarawak detected two new Covid-19 clusters on Sunday (March 7). The clusters - dubbed as the Awang cluster and Kiba cluster - were found in Sibu district. It has a combined total of 74 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee, in a statement said a total of 42 detainees at Sibu Prison who included a woman, tested positive and were linked to the Awang cluster. "This cluster was identified from an active case detection exercise on March 4 involving all detainees of Sibu Prison. Of the 43 detainees who went for swab tests, 42 of them including the index case were found positive. One of them is a woman detainee," it said. The Kiba cluster involved a longhouse Rumah Berendam in Durin. "The index case for this cluster is a 53-year old local woman who had her swab test on Feb 27. She began to have symptoms on Feb 24. Following an active case detection involving 92 longhouse residents, 32 of them tested positive for Covid-19," it said. Fifty-five ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Sarawak records 201 new cases, two new clusters detected

PETALING JAYA: Four new Covid-19 clusters have been identified, with three linked to workplaces, says the Health Ministry. Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the other is a community-related cluster. The three work clusters are Lagoon Selatan in Selangor, Jalan Firma Dua in Johor, Jalan Haji Malek in Melaka, while the community cluster is in Bukit Tunggal, Sarawak. In the Lagoon Selatan cluster, workers of a cleaning company located at Jalan Lagoon Selatan in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya were screened since Feb 27. As of March 6, some 34 individuals were screened, with 12 testing positive. In the Firma Dua cluster, the index case for the cluster was tested positive for Covid-19 on March 4. The cluster involves factory workers at Jalan Firma 2/1, Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau 1 in Johor. As of March 6, a total of 139 individuals were screened, with 28 testing positive. The third cluster at Jalan Haji Malek in Jasin, Melaka, involves a group of workers ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Four new clusters identified, three linked to workplaces

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Nigerian variant B1.525 of Covid-19 has important mutations in its spike protein but they do not affect the ability to detect or trace a person infected with the variant, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) . The Health director-general said this is because existing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits use multiple targets to detect variants even though that person can be asymptomatic. "Currently, no data suggests that this variant is of more virulence or causes increased fatality, ” he said in a media statement Saturday (March 6) in response to questions on the Nigerian variant. From laboratory study reports, Dr Noor Hisham said, mutation E484K which was also seen in other variants, including the South African (B.1.351) and Brazilian (P.1) variants, had been associated with some level of resistance to neutralising antibodies which were needed to confer protection. The resistance means a possible reduction in the effectiveness of natural ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Nigerian variant does not affect ability to detect, trace infected persons