KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Government will continue to provide assistance to families so that they can proceed with their lives in the post-pandemic era.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said various aids have been given particularly to affected families.“Assistance in the form of food and monies have…
KOTA KINABALU: The state capital is set to have its own rapid transit system with the proposed deal involving four firms, including a subsidiary of the Sabah State Government’s investment arm, Qhazanah Sabah Bhd (QSB).The company – WHSB Ventures Sdn Bhd (WVSB) – has teamed up with Vizione Construction Sdn…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob should speak on issues that affect the nation rather than lecture the people on the use of Bahasa Melayu in the workplace, says a former minister. “Our national language is important, but this is an old issue and these are modern times where…
PETALING JAYA: The low-income B40 community cannot afford mental health support, despite being one of the biggest groups that suffer from mental health issues, say experts. “The pandemic has significantly shifted income brackets, particularly in urban populations making mental healthcare resources even less affordable,” said Vinorra Shekar, lecturer and Head…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah believes that the days are numbered for PAS in Kelantan because of the party’s “horrible” track record in governing the state for more than 30 years. He said PAS had been in power since 1990, but failed to do much, with even basic…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno advisory council chairman Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has warned Barisan Nasional against being overconfident about its landslide win at the Melaka state polls, in pushing for a general election to be held soon. The Umno veteran said the party must not be “deluded” as many Melakans did…
PETALING JAYA: The country’s largest employers’ group has lauded the various initiatives in Budget 2022 to tackle unemployment, saying it will help ease the burden and stress faced by those without jobs. MEF president Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the initiatives would not only help improve their financial situation but…
PETALING JAYA: The recent attacks on DAP Sarawak head Chong Chieng Jen by PKR and PSB prove that certain parties are more interested in their “respective power grabs” rather than the wellbeing of Sarawak and its people, said a Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leader yesterday. “These people have no qualms…
Oleh Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, 29 Nov -- Thailand sedang mempertimbangkan untuk membatalkan rancangan menggunakan kit ujian pengesanan pantas semasa ketibaan, memandangkan semakin banyak negara mengesan varian Omicron dan akan mengenakan sekatan perjalanan baharu bagi mencegah penularan varian itu. “Ujian RT-PCR mungkin terus digunakan. Bagaimanapun, Kami akan terus menyemak situasi itu,”…
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Nov -- UMW Holdings Bhd mencatatkan kerugian bersih RM47.9 juta pada suku ketiga (S3) berakhir 30 September 2021 daripada untung bersih RM83.87 juta dalam tempoh yang sama pada 2020. Hasil berkurangan kepada RM2.02 trilion daripada RM2.66 trilion sebelumnya, terutama disebabkan oleh jualan yang lebih rendah dalam segmen automotif serta…
Pemuda MIC Sungai Siput hari ini membuat laporan polis terhadap seorang wanita yang sebelum ini mendakwa menerima gangguan seksual daripada ahli parti itu.Timbalan ketuanya M Chandra Segaran membuat laporan di Balai Polis Sungai Siput Utara, beberapa hari selepas wanita tersebut membuat laporan polis berhubung dakwaan itu.Dalam laporan itu, Chandra Segaran…
Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (Mosti) sedang dalam proses menjalankan dua ujian klinikal terhadap vaksin yang dihasilkan dalam negara melalui penubuhan Institut Genom dan Vaksin Malaysia (MGVI), kata menterinya Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.Beliau berkata dua vaksin itu ialah vaksin kanser kepala dan leher atau “nasopharyngeal cancer” dan vaksin kolera,…
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Nov -- Presiden Kuala Lumpur (KL) City FC Tan Sri Annuar Musa yakin dengan kemampuan barisan pemain skuad The City Boys yang bakal berentap dengan Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) pada final Piala Malaysia 2021 di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil malam esok. Annuar yang juga Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia…
PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd posted a net profit of RM1.36 billion in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2021, 2.3% lower than the RM1.39 billion in the same quarter of the previous year, attributed to lower investment income due to the unfavourable market conditions, lower fee income and other…
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York September 28, 2016. — Reuters pic NEW YORK, Nov 29 — Gains in heavyweight technology stocks drove Wall Street indexes higher today as investors rushed to take advantage of…
PETALING JAYA: The rental expectation gap between landlord and tenant narrowed in the first half of 2021 as the landlord’s median asking price decreased by 2.25% compared with that in the same period last year, according to Speedhome’s report on Klang Valley Rental Supply and Demand for the first half…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has the second-highest number of unsold properties in Malaysia with 4,683 completed housing units worth RM3.66 billion. State Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said Johor ranked first with 6,509 unsold properties worth RM4.89 billion. The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur…
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rebounded by almost 5% on Monday to US$76 a barrel as some investors viewed Friday's slump in oil and financial markets on concern about the Omicron coronavirus variant as overdone. The World Health Organisation has said it could take weeks to understand the variant's severity, although…
PETALING JAYA: 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd, via its 75%-owned subsidiary Caring Pharmacy Retail Management Sdn Bhd, has entered into agreements for a proposed joint venture with PT Era Prima Indonesia to distribute, market and sell pharmaceutical products in Indonesia. According to the group’s filing with the exchange, the joint venture…
KUALA LUMPUR: 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (SEM) has team up with a listed company on the Jakarta Stock Exchange to set up a retail pharmacy chain in Indonesia. SEM, in a filing today, said its 75% owned Caring Pharmacy Retail Management Sdn Bhd has entered into a joint venture with…
