SYDNEY, 21 JAN – Protein yang terdapat dalam darah tiram Australia dilaporkan dapat membantu melawan bakteria yang kebal terhadap antibiotik, menurut kajian yang diterbitkan hari ini. Dalam kajian terbaharu oleh pasukan dari Southern Cross University (SCU), protein dalam darah tiram Sydney rock oyster didapati mampu membunuh bakteria dan meningkatkan keberkesanan beberapa antibiotik terhadap pelbagai jenis bakteria. Ujian makmal menunjukkan protein itu berkesan membunuh Streptococcus pneumoniae dan Streptococcus pyogenes, bakteria penyebab radang paru-paru dan sakit tekak. Apabila digabungkan dengan antibiotik, protein itu meningkatkan keberkesanan antibiotik antara dua hingga 32 kali ganda terhadap bakteria Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Penyelidik mendapati bahawa protein itu tidak toksik dalam sel manusia, menunjukkan potensi untuk menghasilkan antibiotik selamat daripada darah tiram. Kajian itu menyokong penggunaan produk semula jadi daripada tiram untuk merawat jangkitan bakteria. Bakteria yang kebal antimikrob (AMR) termasuk bakteria, virus, kulat dan parasit yang tidak lagi bertindak balas terhadap antibiotik telah dikenal pasti...

The Rotary Club of Bandar Seri Begawan, in collaboration with Bright World Optics, held an eye screening campaign at Pai Yuek School, Temburong District, recently. The initiative saw 61 students screened, with 20 identified as requiring further vision care attention. The comprehensive screening session, which commenced at 9am, marks a significant step towards enhancing student healthcare in the Temburong District. “The initiative represents our ongoing commitment to community health services, particularly in addressing vision care needs among school-age children,” stated the Rotary Club of Bandar Seri Begawan. “Early detection of vision issues is crucial for implementing timely interventions and ensuring optimal academic performance.” The free eye-screening programme exemplifies the Rotary Club’s dedication to serving the community through practical health initiatives.  – James Kon ABOVE & BELOW: Photos show the eye screening taking place. PHOTO: ROTARY CLUB OF BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PHOTO: ROTARY CLUB OF BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Source link

Oleh Yusrin Junaidi BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 21 JAN – Berikutan dengan video buli melibatkan beberapa orang remaja dan seorang mangsa yang tular baru-baru ini, Unit Siasatan Jenayah Penderaan Wanita dan Kanak-kanak (USJPWKK) Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei (PPDB) sedang menjalankan siasatan mengenai kejadian tersebut. Kejadian berkenaan telah dilaporkan oleh pihak polis pada 19 Januari lalu di Balai Polis Kuala Belait. Pihak polis segera mengumpulkan maklumat dan siasatan sedang dijalankan. Kes tersebut disiasat di bawah seksyen 323, Kanun Hukuman Jenayah Penggal 22 iaitu menyebabkan dan mendatangkan kecederaan. Menurut kenyataan PPDB, video-video menunjukkan seorang remaja lelaki (mangsa) telah dipukul menggunakan tangan serta kaki tanpa sebarang objek lain oleh beberapa orang remaja lelaki (suspek). PPDB menegaskan kepada orang ramai terutamanya pelajar-pelajar sekolah agar menghindari daripada kelakuan membuli kerana ia boleh menjurus kepada perbuatan jenayah. PPDB juga ingin mengingatkan ibu-bapa agar sentiasa memantau dan prihatin atas tingkah laku dan pergaulan anak-anak. Polis sedang jalankan siasatan...

Several immigration offences were detected during ‘Operasi Panyap 2025’, a series of enforcement raids conducted by the Immigration and National Registration Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs across multiple locations. The operations targeted violations under the Immigration Act and Regulations, as well as the Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons Acts, Chapter 230 and Chapter 229. At Pasar Tani Setenaga, Mukim Sengkurong, four foreign nationals were detained. Three were found working for employers other than those stated in their work permits and in roles different from those approved, violating Regulation 15(2) and 15(3) of the Immigration Regulations, Chapter 17. Another individual was arrested for overstaying after their immigration pass had expired, an offence under Section 15(1) of the Immigration Act, Chapter 17. Immigration enforcement officers during the inspection at one of the targeted locations. PHOTO: INRD At business premises in Mukim Berakas ‘A’ and a lodging facility in Mukim Kianggeh,...

HAI PHONG, 20 JAN – Pulau Cat Ba di Daerah Cat Hai, berhampiran bandar pantai Hai Phong, di Vietnam telah pulih sepenuhnya selepas dilanda Taufan Yagi. Selain memulihkan kawasan yang terjejas, pemulihan itu juga membuka peluang untuk membangunkan pulau indah itu secara mampan. Terletak di timur laut Vietnam, kira-kira 165km dari Hanoi, Pulau Cat Ba dikenali sebagai ‘Mutiara Teluk Tonkin’. Pulau itu merupakan lokasi beberapa tarikan utama termasuk Monumen Nasional Kepulauan Cat Ba, Taman Negara Cat Ba, Teluk Lan Ha – antara teluk tercantik di dunia – serta Rizab Biosfera Dunia Kepulauan Cat Ba. Pada September 2023, Teluk Ha Long – Kepulauan Cat Ba secara rasmi diiktiraf oleh Unesco sebagai Tapak Warisan Semula Jadi Dunia. Namun, kepulauan itu mengalami kemusnahan besar akibat Taufan Yagi pada 2024. Ribut kencang tersebut mengakibatkan hutan menjadi gondol, pantai musnah, dan kerosakan teruk pada struktur penahanan hidupan laut akuakultur. Selepas hampir lima bulan, pulau ini...

BANGKOK (BERNAMA) – Authorities have advised Bangkok residents to stay indoors as poor air quality and high pollution levels are forecast until Tuesday. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesperson Aekvarunyoo Amrapala said PM2.5 pollution levels are expected to reach the “orange” level, deemed harmful to health, across extensive areas in the city. He urged government agencies, private sector organisations, and residents to work from home (WFH) during this period to reduce traffic congestion. “Over 80 fire hotspots were reported daily between January 11 and 15, and PM2.5 levels in 35 or more districts are expected to reach the ‘orange’ threshold. “Implementing WFH measures is anticipated to reduce traffic and consequently, air pollution levels in Bangkok,” he said in a statement posted on the official BMA Facebook page on Monday. Skyscrapers are seen amidst high air pollution levels in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP PM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometres or...

MANCHESTER, 20 JAN – Ruben Amorim membuat pengakuan mengejutkan bahawa Manchester United pimpinannya adalah pasukan terburuk dalam sejarah kelab selepas kekalahan suram 3-1 menentang Brighton kelmarin. United tewas kali keenam dalam 11 perlawanan Liga Perdana sejak Amorim tiba dari Sporting Lisbon untuk menggantikan Erik ten Hag yang dipecat. “Kami mungkin pasukan yang paling teruk dalam sejarah Manchester United,” kata Amorim selepas persembahan buruk di Old Trafford. “Saya tahu awda mahukan tajuk utama tetapi saya berkata demikian kerana kita perlu mengakuinya dan mengubahnya. (Jadi) Ini dia: tajuk utama awda.” Skuad Amorim kini terperosok di tangga ke-13 dan walaupun berada 10 mata di atas zon penyingkiran, dan dengan persembahan kelmarin menunjukkan mereka masih bergelut. Yankuba Minteh membuka jaringan awal untuk Brighton sebelum Bruno Fernandes menyamakan kedudukan dengan sepakan penalti sebelum separuh masa. Tetapi gol separuh masa kedua daripada Kaoru Mitoma dan Georginio Rutter menyebabkan United bergolak. “Cuba bayangkan apa makna (persembahan) begini...

BAYTUNYA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick crowd when they at last arrived in the West Bank at 2 am Monday. After the doors opened, women hugged their relatives and cried tears of joy while throngs of people chanted, waved flags and climbed atop the vehicles. Others lit fireworks in the normally quiet suburb of Beitunia. Bushra al-Tawil, a Palestinian journalist jailed in Israel in March 2024, was among the first batch of prisoners to be released in the truce. Over the next 42 days, around 1,900 Palestinians are due to be freed in exchange for 33 Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Tawil began her journey at 3 am the day before, when she was taken from her prison to another nearer the separation wall. There, she was grouped with other inmates awaiting...

WELLINGTON, 19 JAN – Tiga ekor paus pilot mati hari ini, termasuk seekor yang dibunuh secara belas kasihan oleh sukarelawan, selepas sekumpulan 30 ekor paus dari pelbagai peringkat umur dan saiz terdampar semula berhampiran di bahagian hujung utara Pulau Selatan New Zealand, yang ketiga terdampar di kawasan itu dalam tempoh dua bulan lalu. Sukarelawan dari Jabatan Pemuliharaan (DOC) dan projek Jonah, pertubuhan yang melindungi dan memulihara ikan paus, ikan lumba-lumba dan anjing laut, cuba memulihkan ikan paus yang tinggal selepas 30 ikan paus pilot ditemui datang ke pantai berhampiran Pakawau di Golden Bay pada Sabtu. Pengurus operasi Doc Golden Bay Andrew Lamason memberitahu radio New Zealand bahawa keadaan berangin membuatkan keadaan menjadi sukar. Projek Jonah menyeru penduduk tempatan untuk membantu ikan paus kembali ke laut. Paus yang tinggal mungkin perlu dibunuh secara belas kasihan selepas tidak banyak kemajuan dibuat oleh pasukan penyelamat. Minggu lalu, seekor ikan paus paruh juvana terkandas...

SHAH ALAM (BERNAMA) – Police have uncovered a drug-processing laboratory, believed to be masterminded by an international syndicate, following the arrest of 12 individuals and the seizure of drugs and firearms worth MYR120 million in three separate raids across Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Khaw Kok Chin said those arrested in the raids, carried out on January 16, comprised a local man, 10 foreign men and a foreign woman, aged between 20 and 50. He said that the first raid on a warehouse in Puncak Alam, at about 2.20pm, led to the arrest of eight foreign male suspects who were processing drugs believed to be intended for both domestic and international markets. “An inspection of the premises uncovered drugs, such as Erimin 5 weighing an estimated 306 kilogrammes (kg) and ecstasy (183.7kg), along with drug-processing equipment and various chemicals, which we believe...