PETALING JAYA: A medical group has warned the government on the dangers of making quarantine exceptions for ministers or business travellers. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) said it was troubled by the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Exemption) Order 2021, which exempted ministers returning from overseas from…
GEORGE TOWN: Several hotels in Penang have expressed their interest in turning into low-risk Covid-19 centres (LRCCs) or workers’ hostels as the hospitality industry is on the brink of collapse during the movement control order. State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said with many hotels struggling…
PETALING JAYA: While small and medium enterprises (SMEs) look forward to restrictive travel measures being eased, the Prihatin Special Grant (GKP) 2.0 has enabled them to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic. SME Association of Malaysia president Michael Kang said the grants helped SMEs to sustain their businesses although many…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has laughed off Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s claim that the latter had not interfered in the country’s judiciary, and given his own version of what had happened when Umno was deregistered in 1988. “Ha..ha..ha! For Mahathir to say Umno’s deregistration was proof that he…
KOTA KINABALU: The amount of blood raised from donors during the movement control order in Sabah has been very low, with only 468 pints last month against the state’s need of 5,833 pints a month. Chairman of the Sabah branch of the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) blood donation programme Leslie…
BANGALORE: Apple Inc has partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to develop micro OLED displays, which it plans to use in its upcoming augmented reality (AR) devices, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday. Apple is collaborating with TSMC, the sole supplier of iPhone processors, as micro OLED displays are far thinner,…
PETALING JAYA: Seventeen-year-old Chan, an Ipoh-based student, is getting ready for the SPM examination, doing much of his studies online but he says he is ill-prepared. The reason? The teachers have gone missing. “I had three teachers – for Bahasa Melayu, Sejarah and Chemistry – who skipped classes,” he said.…
PETALING JAYA: Business groups have urged the government to allow shops to open for Chinese New Year sales during the movement control order. In a joint statement, the groups called for standard operating procedures that enabled all businesses, especially those selling apparel, accessories and shoes, to reopen and for eateries…
WHILE the concept of ESG, which stands for environmental, social and governance, is relatively well established, its significance here came to the fore recently. Two particular developments led to this. One was the Top Glove Corp Bhd saga. After it was revealed that the glove making giant had paltry workers’…
Repairs being done to the bridge and road By Raychel L. Sorudim KOTA KINABALU: Road users will be happy to know that the bridge at Kampung Mook Kinarut has been repaired. Limbahau Community Development Leader Datuk Johnny Mositun said the repair works was carried out by the concessionaire. “I brought…
Feb 03KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Vice President Datuk Johnny Mositun calls on the state and federal governments to consider opening all sectors of businesses in the country and state.Mositun was of the opinion that stricter Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) and enforcement during the Movement Control Order (MCO) that…
PETALING JAYA: Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh is demanding transparency over some millions in allocations for community programmes in her constituency. In a Facebook post, the DAP MP said she has lost all allocations previously given by the federal government to each MP following the “Sheraton Move”, which led to the…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s tourism industry will likely take a longer time to recover compared with other states, said state tourism, culture and environment minister Jafry Ariffin. Jafry said this was due to the industry’s heavy dependence on flights to bring in guests. With the state’s borders closed until Covid-19 is…
KUALA LUMPUR: The December trade report provides some optimism for a manufacturing-led rebound in 2021, even as Malaysia continues to battle a second wave of the virus, Moody’s Investors Service said. The ratings agency said the data provided optimism that external demand would cushion the downturn in the first quarter…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians who initially suspected University Malaya Medical Centre’s (UMMC) Lazada fundraiser to be a scam are curious to find out why it is asking for donations after finding out that it is real. First circulated by user zt000tz, the twitter thread linking the fundraiser page called “Pusat Perubatan…
PETALING JAYA: The medical community has called for improvements in manpower and resources as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to remain high despite the reintroduction of movement control order restrictions. After more than two weeks into the latest MCO, 4,094 new Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday bringing the active…
PETALING JAYA: Former health director-general Dr Ismail Merican disagrees with what he described as a “last-minute decision” to ask private hospitals to help alleviate the worsening Covid-19 situation, saying the government should have been open to collaboration with them from the onset. Ismail, who held the position from 2005 to…
PETALING JAYA: After 16 days of the second movement control order (MCO 2.0), Najib Razak has questioned its effectiveness in containing the Covid-19 pandemic as case numbers remain high. “Did the government force the people to waste 16 days in implementing an MCO which isn’t so effective when many rules…
NEW YORK: The U.S. oil industry is seeking to forge an alliance with the nation's corn growers and biofuel producers to lobby against the Biden administration's push for electric vehicles, but is so far meeting a cool reception, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The effort to promote…
Dua sahabat ini memuat naik video pertama di Youtube pada Ogos 2019. Ketika itu, antara tujuannya adalah untuk mempromosikan perniagaan penjaja di sekitar mereka.Beberapa bulan kemudian, wabak Covid-19 pun melanda, disusuli dengan perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) yang amat memberi kesan kepada pendapatan warga Malaysia.Justeru, dengan tapak yang sudah tersedia, saluran…