Experts say: COVID-19 vaccines not linked to fertility issues
WASHINGTON, May 20 – One of the most common misleading rumours regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is that it will impact fertility, which experts say is not based on fact and has been repeatedly debunked, Xinhua news agency quoted Fox News on Wednesday. It is believed that the false report first surfaced on social media and […]
6,806 kes baharu
PUTRAJAYA: Jumlah kes harian COVID-19 di negara ini terus melonjak dengan 6,806 kes dilaporkan hari ini. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, berkata Selangor kekal mencatat kes harian tertinggi dengan 2,277 kes baharu. Ia diikuti Kuala Lumpur dengan 655 kes, Johor (615) dan Sarawak (608). “Putrajaya menunjukkan peningkatan hampir empat kali ganda […]
MKN bincang pilihan PKP penuh esok
KOTA BHARU: Pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) penuh (total lockdown) di seluruh negara merupakan antara langkah-langkah drastik yang sedang dipertimbangkan kerajaan bagi mengekang penularan pandemik Covid-19. Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Undang-undang) Takiyuddin Hassan berkata, pilihan itu akan dibincangkan lanjut ketika Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) bersidang bersama Perdana Menteri dan wakil-wakil kerajaan negeri, esok. “Itu (total […]
Bitcoin, ether plunge to 3½-month lows as sell-off smashes crypto sector
NEW YORK/LONDON: Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Wednesday to 3½-month lows, on track to post their largest one-day loss since March last year, in the wake of China’s move a day ago to ban financial and payment institutions from providing cryptocurrency services. At one point during the meltdown, nearly US$1 trillion (RM4.13 trillion) was wiped off […]
SD Plantation’s Q1 jumps 20pct to RM562mil on higher CPO, palm kernel prices
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s (SD Plantation) net profit surged 20.1 per cent to RM562 million in the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2021 from RM468 million recorded in the same quarter in 2020. SD Plantation, in a statement today, said its upstream performance had improved to a pre-tax profit of RM543 million […]
Tuju Setia confident of winning more projects
PETALING JAYA: Tuju Setia Bhd is confident of winning more projects for the financial year ending Dec 31,2021. The construction services group is currently bidding for RM3.8bil worth of works in constructing high-rise buildings, as well as design and construction of hospitals and healthcare facilities. Year to date, Tuju Setia has bagged four new contracts […]
CM: Mass Covid-19 testing for Penang factory workers to start next week
GEORGE TOWN, May 20 — Mass Covid-19 testing for the manufacturing sector in Penang using the on-site pooled saliva RT-PCR screening method will start next week. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the mass testing will be implemented under the ‘Penang S.A.F.E’ programme, a collaborative effort between the state government and the Penang branch […]
Floods in four districts in Sabah, 206 victims placed at relief shelters
KOTA KINABALU: Some 206 flood victims have been housed at five temporary shelters in four districts in Sabah as of noon Thursday (May 20), following intermittent downpours that started on Tuesday (May 18). The state Civil Defence Force, which issued the update as the state disaster management committee secretariat, said it expected an increase in […]
Kawal tekanan darah elak terdedah jangkitan Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: Kementerian Kesihatan menyarankan supaya rakyat di negara ini mengawal tekanan darah khususnya bagi mengelak terdedah kepada jangkitan Covid-19. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, pihaknya mendapati, pesakit-pesakit yang mempunyai komorbiditi seperti hipertensi atau tekanan darah tinggi, kencing manis dan penyakit jantung adalah lebih terdedah mendapat kesan yang lebih mudarat sekiranya […]
