Adakah pengambilalihan Lapangan Terbang Subang membawa manfaat kepada pelan strategik?
PETALING JAYA: Menteri Pengangkutan, Wee Ka Siong sedang meneliti cadangan pengambilalihan ke atas pembangunan semula Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (LTSAAS) oleh Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon dan WCT Holdings Berhad (WCT). Adakah cadangan pengambil alihan LTSAAS akan membawa manfaat kepada Pelan Strategik Lapangan Terbang Kebangsaan (NASP) dan Pelan Induk Industri Aeroangkasa Malaysia […]
Hong Kong police arrest top Apple Daily columnist on security charge
HONG KONG: The lead editorial writer of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested under a powerful new national security law on Wednesday, days after police raided its newsroom, arrested five executives and froze its assets. Police said a 55-year-old man was arrested “on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security”. A […]
Almost half of Kelantan residents registered for Covid-19 vaccination
KOTA BHARU: Almost half of Kelantan residents have registered as recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Kelantan Health Department (JKNK) director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said it involved a total of 603,389 residents or 48.8 percent of the total 1.2 million population eligible to receive the vaccine in the state. […]
Tokyo 2020 organisers ban alcohol, defend allowing spectators
UALA LUMPUR, June 23 — With 30 days to go until the start of an Olympic Games dogged by the coronavirus pandemic and by controversy, Tokyo Olympics organisers decided on Wednesday against selling alcohol at venues while defending plans to allow thousands of spectators. Media reports that organisers were considering allowing alcohol consumption in Olympics […]
Astro’s Q1 net profit nearly doubles to RM141m
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s net profit nearly doubled to RM141.25 million in the first quarter (Q1) ended April 30, 2021, from RM73.84 million in the same period a year ago. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the pay-TV operator said the improved net profit was mainly due to the […]
Spain and Portugal risk early exits at Euro 2020, rainbow row overshadows Germany game
PARIS: Spain and reigning champions Portugal are at risk of a shock early exit from Euro 2020 on the last day of group matches on Wednesday, while UEFA’s refusal to allow Munich to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours has overshadowed a crucial game between Germany and Hungary. Germany need a draw to reach […]
New Zealand brings back curbs in Wellington after Covid scare from Sydney visitor
WELLINGTON, June 23 — New Zealand raised the Covid-19 alert level in its capital Wellington today amid concerns that the city may have been exposed to the highly infectious Delta variant that has triggered a fresh outbreak in neighbouring Australia. Wellington will move to the country’s ‘Alert Level 2’, one level short of a lockdown, […]
Another achievement unlocked as 250,529 Covid-19 shots administered in Malaysia yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Health workers administered another 250,529 Covid-19 vaccine doses yesterday, bringing the total number of individual vaccines to 6,301,727 as of yesterday. According to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Supply (JKJAV), of yesterday’s numbers, 190,244 received their first vaccine dose, while 60,285 received their second dose. In total, […]
Affin, Generali to form Malaysia’s second biggest general insurer with over RM2bil written premium
KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Bank Bhd and Generali Asia NV have teamed up to create Malaysia’s second largest general insurance business with a gross written premium (GWP) of more than RM2 billion. The two parties entered into an implementation agreement with Affin disposing of a 21 per cent stake in AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd (AALI) […]
