KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Sabah and Sarawak has worsened with an increase in the number of evacuees, while the opposite situation is reported in Johor, Pahang and Kelantan this evening. A check at infobanjir.water.gov.my this afternoon found Sungai Padas in Beaufort, Malihah in Kuching; Sungai Jelai in Lipis…
PETALING JAYA: AE Multi Holdings Bhd is eyeing a business turnaround this year as its new engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) business is banking on providing turnkey solutions to the growing number of new entrants into glove manufacturing. The group expects the EPCC segment to deliver a significant order…
Malaysia sudah berada di bulan kesepuluh penguatkuasaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sejak Mac yang lalu. Kerajaan telah berjaya mengawal penularan gelombang kedua wabak Covid-19 menjelang Mei 2020. Akan tetapi gelombang ketiga wabak ini menerpa setelah pilihan raya negeri (PRN) Sabah berakhir tidak lama dahulu dan menjadi semakin tidak terkawal menjelang…
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines Bhd menawarkan fleksibiliti kepada penumpang untuk menempah semula perjalanan mereka dengan perbezaan tambang sekali dan pengecualian yuran perkhidmatan, berikutan penguatkuasaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) di enam negeri serta larangan rentas negeri yang dikenakan kerajaan. Syarikat itu dalam kenyataan berkata, tempahan semula perlu dibuat pada atau sebelum…
MUMBAI/TOKYO: Asia's chicken farmers are confronting the region's worst bird flu outbreak in years, with the deadly virus affecting farms stretching from Japan to India, roiling some poultry prices and showing no signs of easing. More than 20 million chickens have been destroyed in South Korea and Japan since November.…
JANUARY 14 — With trepidation, my first national Emergency column. Though firsts matter less these days as Malaysia’s choked by firsts. Above all the firsts for the year — or previous year — the prime minister scrambled an Emergency proclamation; trades “distracting” politicking for calm to fight the Covid-19 scourge.…
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan -- Sebanyak 17 jawatan bakal dipertandingkan pada pemilihan Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) bagi penggal 2021-2025 yang akan diadakan di sebuah hotel di Petaling Jaya, 13 Mac depan. Jawatan berkenaan melibatkan satu kerusi Presiden, Timbalan Presiden (dua), Naib Presiden (empat) serta 10 kerusi Exco (termasuk…
GEORGE TOWN: Aspen (Group) Holdings Ltd’s subsidiary, Aspen Glove Sdn Bhd, has entered into a US$100 million (RM406 million) medical-grade examination glove sales and distribution agreement with an unnamed third-party distributor. In a statement today, the Penang-based property group said the distributor will offtake its entire 2021 production of approximately…
LABUAN: Seorang lelaki berusia 26 tahun maut akibat terkena renjatan elektrik berhampiran sebuah jambatan kayu di perkampungan setinggan atas air Saguking di sini lewat malam tadi (12 Jan). Lelaki itu, seorang penduduk tetap Malaysia, ditemui tidak sedarkan diri oleh seorang penduduk kampung yang lalu di jambatan…
PARIS: European retail giant Carrefour has received a surprise €16.2 billion (RM79.9 billion) takeover approach from Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, sending its shares soaring on Wednesday. Couche-Tard said it had submitted a non-binding offer for the French grocery group at €20 per share, largely in cash, though it gave…
Ibu Menteri Kanan Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli, 90, meninggal dunia di kediamannya di PJ Heights, Petra Jaya di Kuching pada 6.30 petang tadi.Fadillah berkata jenazah ibunya akan disolatkan di Masjid Ikhwanul Islam, Taman Sukma pada 9.30 pagi esok sebelum dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam…
KUALA LUMPUR: Landmarks Bhd said The Andaman, a resort owned by the company in Langkawi, Kedah, has stopped its operations due to a major fire incident. "The Andaman’s operation for safety reasons and ascertainment for reinstatement of the fire damage will be ceased for the time being," the company said…
Airbnb will cancel reservations in the Washington, DC metro area during the inauguration week. — AFP picWASHINGTON, Jan 13 — Aibnb said today it will ban bookings in Washington around the time of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after local authorities asked people to stay away following the attack on the…
SEREMBAN, 14 Jan -- Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman mendahului senarai 272 penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang dan pingat sempena Hari Keputeraan ke-73 Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, hari ini. Beliau dianugerahkan Darjah Seri Setia Negeri Sembilan Yang Amat Cemerlang (SNSS) yang membawa gelaran…
LONDON: Vaccines and fresh economic stimulus promised by US President-elect Joe Biden will give the global economy a chance to put the coronavirus pandemic behind it in 2021, policymakers and industry leaders told the Reuters Next conference. Their optimism came despite a resurgence in Covid-19 cases that has prompted the…
LAHAD DATU: Police are in the midst of tracking down the owner of a Facebook account which uses the name ‘Respati’, who is believed to have posted a statement with elements of insults and threats against the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Immigration Department regarding the Movement Control Order…
BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU: Chipmaker Intel Corp said on Wednesday it would replace chief executive officer Bob Swan with VMware Inc CEO Pat Gelsinger beginning Feb 15. The company's shares were up more than 8% in morning trading. Intel, long the world leader in chip-making technology, has lost its manufacturing edge in…
Kerajaan Perikatan Nasional perlu bertanggungjawab terhadap dakwaan silap langkah yang menyebabkan peningkatan mendadak kes Covid-19 sebelum pengisytiharan darurat, kata NGO hak asasi manusia antarabangsa.Timbalan Pengarah Human Rights Watch (HRW) Asia, Phil Robertson berkata kegagalan kerajaan Malaysia dalam soal kesihatan pekerja asing adalah antara sebab mengapa negara ini berada dalam keadaan…
Manchester United's Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring a goal against Burnley January 13, 2021. ― Pool via ReutersLONDON, Jan 13 ― Paul Pogba says he and his Manchester United team-mates must remain relaxed despite being in the unaccustomed position of topping the Premier League when they travel to champions Liverpool…
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan -- Permohonan cap dagang bagi jenama 'Harimau Menangis' oleh Syarikat Noor Khan Enterprise masih di peringkat pemeriksaan, kata Ketua Pengarah Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia (MyIPO) Datuk Mohd Roslan Mahayudin. Justeru, beliau berkata jenama yang dimohon pemilik syarikat itu, Noor Kartini Noor Mohamed belum diluluskan MyIPO dan menjadi hak eksklusif beliau. …