‘Marrakesh Treaty Will Enhance Access To Information for The Blind’

By Erda Khursyiah Basir This article is in conjunction with World Braille Day which falls on Jan 4 every year. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) — Malaysian disability rights activists have urged Malaysia to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to empower and facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind…

Braille Literacy Empowers the Blind

By Muhammad Faiz Baharin and Aimy Mohamed Yusoff KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) — S. Umashangari learned to “read” at age 7, and promptly fell in love with the written word. However, by age 8, she found that she had quickly run out of things to read. This is because…

Nora Anne’s Death Due to Misadventure, No One Involved – Coroner Rules

SEREMBAN (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia), Jan 4 (Bernama) — The Coroner’s Court here Monday ruled that Franco-Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin died due to misadventure. Coroner Maimoonah Aid in her verdict in the inquest of Nora Anne’s death said that after hearing all the relevant evidence, she held that there was no one involved in…

Malaysia: Efforts to Evacuate People Stranded in Kota Tinggi Floods Ongoing

By Nor Baizura Basri KOTA TINGGI (Johor, Malaysia), Jan 4 (Bernama) — Efforts to evacuate people stranded due to flooding in Kota Tinggi town centre by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) are ongoing. A Bernama check found that most parts of the town centre were…

68,000 Overseas Sri Lankans Await Repatriation Amidst COVID-19: Ministry

COLOMBO, Jan 4 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said, an estimated 68,000 Sri Lankans are awaiting repatriation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foreign Ministry said, it has been carrying out the task of repatriation for almost a year and to date 60,470 Sri Lankans, including pilgrims, students, officials…

COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, No Long-Term Side Effects – Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has stressed that the COVID-19 vaccine will not cause long-term harmful side effects on people’s health. Its deputy minister Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the vaccine had been clinically tested and would be regulated by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of the…

Eight People Die In South India’s Bus Accident

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people died and more than 40 others injured, when the bus they were travelling in had an accident, in India’s southern state of Kerala, yesterday, a local policeman confirmed to the media. According to media reports, there were about 70 people…

Bushfires Threaten Lives, Homes In Western Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Several large bushfires threatened lives and homes, in the state of Western Australia (WA) today, with warnings issued for state capital, Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued warnings for the Spectacles, Orelia, Medina, Naval Base, Postans, Kwinana Beach and Hope Valley.…

Death Toll In India’s Roof Collapse Rises To 23

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in a roof collapse at a crematorium, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, rose to 23, and nearly 20 others were injured, some of them seriously, local police confirmed. The accident took place, when the roof of a recently constructed…

Militants Kill 11 Labourers In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (NNN-APP) – Militants in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, killed 11 labourers of an ethnic minority, a spokesperson of the provincial government said, yesterday. The labourers, working with a private contractor on a project to extract coal from a mine in the district, were attacked in their camp,…
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