UOB survey: 69 per cent of M’sians buying more from local businesses to help economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Almost seven in 10 Malaysian consumers (69 per cent) are buying more from local brands to help these businesses bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UOB ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study. The survey has also found that 60 per cent of Malaysian consumers surveyed have spent more on […]
Lower electricity rate for domestic consumers next year as govt maintains tariff rate
ABOUT 7.5 million domestic electric consumers with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) accounts would see a bill reduction of between 3.6% and 9.2% next year with a two sen per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rebate, as the government maintained the electricity basic tariff rate at 39.45 sen per kWh for 2021. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr […]
Oil climbs as U.S. inventory draw, Brexit deal hopes boost risk appetite
TOKYO: Oil climbed for a second day on Thursday in light holiday trade as a drawdown in U.S. stockpiles of crude and gasoline raised demand hopes, while hints of an imminent Brexit deal raised investors’ risk appetite. Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.7%, to $51.58 a barrel by 0530 GMT, while U.S. West […]
MAHB to save RM50mil annually from upgraded cooling plant at KLIA
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is expected to save over RM50 million in operating cost a year at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). In a statement today, the airport operator said the cost-saving initiative would be underpinned by the upgraded cooling plant at KLIA from next year as part of its long-term […]
Kematian Maradona tiada kaitan dengan alkohol, dadah
Buenos Aires: Legenda bola sepak Argentina, Diego Maradona mengalami kerosakan di bahagian hati, ginjal dan jantung namun tiada sebarang tanda pengambilan alkohol atau dadah dalam laporan bedah siasatnya. Ketua pasukan yang membantu Argentina muncul juara Piala Dunia 1986 itu meninggal dunia akibat serangan jantung 25 November lalu pada usia 60 tahun. Pendakwaraya di San Isidro, […]
Steiner pertahan pemilihan Mazepin
LONDON – Ketua pasukan Haas, Guenther Steiner menyelar kritikan sesetengah pihak yang mempersoalkan perancangan mereka membawa masukan dua pelumba muda iaitu Mick Schumacher dan Nikita Mazepin. Pasukan Amerika Syarikat (AS) tersebut menerima kecaman hebat pelbagai pihak selepas menyingkirkan Romain Grosjean dan Kevin Magnussen semata-mata ingin membawa masuk dua pelumba rookie terutama Mazepin yang dikatakan berada […]
New coronavirus variant not out of control – WHO
GENEVA – The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization said on Monday. “We have had a much higher (contamination rate) at different points in this pandemic and we’ve got it under control,” WHO’s […]
BCL belum terbuka hati untuk bernikah lagi
JAKARTA: Selepas kematian suami tercinta, Ashraf Sinclair pada Februari lalu, penyanyi tersohor Indonesia, Bunga Citra Lestari belum terfikir untuk mengakhiri kehidupan sebagai ibu tunggal. Dalam jawapan ringkasnya, Bunga Citra Lestari atau lebih mesra disapa BCL berkata, buat masa sekarang keinginan untuk mencari pengganti Ashraf belum ada. “Sampai sekarang? Belum,” kata penyanyi itu ringkas sambil menggeleng kepala […]
Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against NSO
WASHINGTON — Tech giants including Microsoft and Google yesterday joined Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the Israeli firm’s tools were “powerful, and dangerous.” The brief, filed before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, opens up a new front in Facebook’s […]
