PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased last week by 10.9% to 15,739 from 14,195 the week before, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending June 25, Noor Hisham said the increase in cases also saw a rise in the number…
PETALING JAYA: A coalition of 24 health associations and eight doctors have called for the approval process for the procurement of medicines to be streamlined in view of the current shortage of certain over-the-counter drugs. The Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) said this was necessary to reduce the waiting period in…
PETALING JAYA: A retired judge has proposed that medical negligence cases be resolved through arbitration instead of being litigated in courts. Hamid Sultan Abu Backer said arbitration would help doctors maintain confidentiality and avoid the stress caused by defamatory allegations against them if it was heard in open court. “Medical…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has hit out at Ketereh MP Annuar Musa for warning that Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s removal from its Supreme Council will spark a crisis and cause a rift in the party. Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi told Annuar, the Ketereh Umno division chief, it was…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has urged Putrajaya to maintain the current ceiling prices for chicken and eggs and subsidies for bottled cooking oil, describing the removal of these measures as “half-baked and hasty”. PH’s cost of living committee urged the government to review the removals of the ceiling prices and…
PETALING JAYA: Only four whistleblowers have responded in eight years to an initiative to expose price-fixing cartels, according to a think tank funded by the Chinese business community. The Socio-Economic Research Centre said the government should provide rewards for informants, and ensure that whistleblowers get better protection. It said the…
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jun (Bernama) -- Buku bertajuk 'ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership and Post-Pandemic Future’ yang dilancarkan sempena ulang tahun ke-30 hubungan ASEAN-India, mengetengahkan bagaimana kedua-dua pihak boleh mengambil langkah seterusnya untuk membina dan mengukuhkan kerjasama dalam tempoh 10 tahun akan datang. Buku setebal 239 muka surat itu disunting oleh Prof Prabir…
Pasukan peguam Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hari ini memberi peringatan kepada bekas peguam negara Tommy Thomas agar tidak membuat kenyataan berkenaan kertas siasatan kes rasuah sistem Visa Luar Negara (VLN) yang kini dibicarakan di Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam.Pasukan peguam bekas timbalan perdana menteri itu, yang diketuai Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, kenyataan…
KUALA TERENGGANU, 23 Jun (Bernama) -- Sebanyak 1,620 unit hartanah dengan nilai keseluruhannya mencecah RM450 juta ditawarkan dalam Ekspo Hartanah Malaysia (MAPEX) Terengganu 2022 bermula hari ini hingga Sabtu di Kuala Terengganu City Centre, di sini. Pengerusi Persatuan Pemaju Hartanah dan Perumahan Malaysia (REHDA) Cawangan Terengganu Mohamad Hishamudin Muda berkata…
NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled around 3% yesterday as investors worried that rate increases by the Federal Reserve (Fed) could push the US economy into recession, dampening demand for fuel. Brent crude futures fell US$2.91, or 2.5%, to settle at US$111.74 (RM492.21) a barrel. The global benchmark hit a session…
Sebagai 'menyahut seruan' menteri besar supaya rakyat mencipta pekerjaan sendiri, Pemuda Amanah Terengganu memberikan beberapa peringatan kepada kerajaan negeri pimpinan Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.Ketuanya Zamir Ghazali berkata hampir 90 peratus pembangunan ekonomi Terengganu dipacu oleh kerajaan negeri bukannya pihak swasta dan usahawan setempat.Katanya, kesemua itu hadir sama ada melalui projek-projek melalui…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismall Sabri bin Yaakob said the fares should be people-friendly like what is offered by the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad electric train service (ETS) and not prohibitive as alleged in the social media. — Picture by Hari Anggara Thursday, 23 Jun 2022 6:48 PM MYT BENTONG,…
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jun (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) sedang menyiapkan dasar pengawasan untuk menangani syarikat penerima pelaburan yang gagal mematuhi piawaian tadbir urus alam sekitar, sosial dan korporat (ESG), kata Ketua Pegawai Strateginya Nurhisham Hussein. “Dalam erti kata lain, ia menangani tahap penglibatan dan tindakan yang KWSP ambil sekiranya seseorang tidak…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) have expanded their codeshare operations following Malaysia Airlines’ recent launch of new direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, Haneda beginning on Aug 14. This move reaffirmed the joint business partnership entered into by both Oneworld Alliance members in July 2020, to…
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) meraikan graduan pascasiswazah dan penyelia dalam satu Majlis Anugerah Pascasiswazah (MAP) 2021, di sini, hari ini. Dianjurkan Pusat Pengajian Pascasiswazah dengan kerjasama Pusat Luar UMS (PLUMS), MAP diadakan bersempena Majlis Konvokesyen UMS ke-23 pada 25-27 Jun 2022. Perasmiannya disempurnakan Naib Canselor UMS, Prof. Datuk…
KUALA LUMPUR: YX Precious Metals Bhd (YXPM), a wholesaler and manufacturer specialising in gold jewellery under Tomei Consolidated Bhd, made a flat debut on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia today, opening at 28 sen, the same as its initial public offering (IPO) offer price. The share closed at 27…
Gara-gara memuat naik video ugutan untuk menembak dan merogol ahli keluarga rakan senegaranya menerusi aplikasi Tik Tok, seorang tukang cat warga Pakistan didenda RM4,000 atau dipenjara dua bulan oleh Mahkamah Majistret di Kuala Lumpur.Majistret Fardiana Haryanti Ahmad Razali menjatuhkan hukuman itu ke atas Sheikh Bilal Ahmed, 25, yang mengaku bersalah…
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jun (Bernama) -- Pelapor Khas Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) mengenai situasi hak asasi manusia di Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, menyatakan penghargaannya terhadap usaha yang ditunjukkan kepimpinan Malaysia berhubung krisis di Myanmar. Bercakap pada sidang media sempena lawatannya ke Malaysia, di sini Khamis, beliau menggesa negara-negara Asia Tenggara lain mengambil pendekatan…
PETALING JAYA: Construction services company Tuju Setia Bhd is tendering for RM2.8 billion worth of projects to build high-rise and industrial buildings, as well as hospitals and healthcare facilities. Despite the higher prices of building materials such as steel and concrete, Tuju Setia managing director Wee Eng Kong said there…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Bhd is acquiring a 51% stake in kidney dialysis operator Aquahealth Sdn Bhd from Rinani Renal Bhd. Aquahealth is establishing a kidney dialysis centre in Gombak, Selangor, with the licence to operate the centre owned by the Malaysia International Islamic Chamber of Commerce. With…