KUALA LUMPUR: The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at the Bentong Prison in Pahang and the Taiping Prison in Perak and their staff quarters has been extended another 14 days until Feb 22, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. (pix) He said the EMCO, originally due to end tomorrow, was extended…...
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In Cross River State, magistrates, who protested for several days at the governor's office over two years' unpaid salaries, say it's been difficult to feed their families.According to a Punch report, their leader, Solomon Abuo, said the judges live on loans and family and friends' money. He said, "Throughout these two years of the non-payment…...
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A local court has dismissed the case against a journalist and a union organizer who were charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives last December. Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Judge Monique A. Quisumbing-Ignacio of Branch 209 dismissed the case against Lady Ann Salem, editor of alternative media outfit Manila Today and Rodrigo Esparago, who…...
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The reasons the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to ban trading on cryptocurrency in the country seems to be getting clearer.The apex bank had warned local financial institutions against having any transactions in crypto or facilitating payments in cryptocurrency exchanges.According to a report from Thisday, the Federal Government and the CBN were warned by…...
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Updated 6 hours ago · Published on 7 Feb 2021 9:20PM · A Palestinian protester waves Palestine flag as he seek cover from tear gas, during clashes at Tayaseer checkpoint as they try to cross the checkpoint to reach the Jordan valley, near the West Bank city of Tubas on November 24. – EPA pic, February…...
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BOSTON (AP) — A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment firm with U2′s Bono agreed to plead guilty in connection to the college admissions bribery scheme.William McGlashan will plead guilty to a single count of wire fraud and honest services wire fraud stemming from allegations that he paid $50,000 to have someone correct…...
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The grieving family of a young motorcyclist who was killed in a horror crash in Townsville have been targeted by scammers.Jennifer Board, 22, had just finished a group ride when she collided with a Holden Statesman sedan that was allegedly chasing a stolen car on Ross River Road, Thuringowa Central on Friday night.Her family have…...
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In many parts of the world, travelers must show a negative Covid-19 test before catching a flight, but a number of recent arrests suggest the results won’t all be authentic. Authorities in Indonesia, France and the U.K. say they have arrested the purveyors of falsified coronavirus tests. “As long as travel restrictions remain in place…...
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Life in an Irish prison has become very difficult for Romanian man Albert Gimy Linul. It is hard enough for anyone to serve a prison sentence in a foreign country. It is now even tougher in this time of Covid. But what's most difficult of all for the 29-year-old inmate is that he has been told he is in danger. Albert Gimy Linul received a threat in prison last Monday and is taking it so seriously that he…...
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Crypto currency investments are high risk, SA financial authority warns, as it prepares to regulate the sector.Image: 123RF/sashkin7The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is assessing how to regulate crypto asset investments, warning SA consumers of both high risks and scamsters in this space. The authority said it is receiving a large number of complaints from local…...
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