Manufacturing loses steam on Covid-19 restrictions
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian manufacturing sector lost considerable momentum at the end of Q2’21, as rising Covid-19 infections led to a return to stricter containment measure leading to the highest moderation of output and incoming orders since the pandemic’s initial outbreak in April 2020, according to the IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). It noted […]
Approximately 1,000 evacuated as Canadian fires engulf town
VANCOUNVER: About 1,000 people were evacuated in western Canada, authorities said Thursday, as fires raged amid an unprecedented heat wave, charring most of at least one town. The province of British Columbia has recorded 62 new fires in the past 24 hours, premier John Horgan told a press conference. “I cannot stress enough how extreme the […]
Kelantan allows Aidiladha sacrificial rites at set locations
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan has allowed the implementation of sacrificial rites in conjunction with Aidiladha under the Phase One of the Movement Control under the National Recovery Plan (PPN) by following a few guidelines set by the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK). MAIK President Tengku Tan Sri Mohamad Rizam Tengku Abdul Aziz said the […]
Yayasan PETRONAS sumbang 735 tablet
CHUKAI: PETRONAS menyumbang 735 tablet untuk pelajar mengikuti Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran di Rumah (PdPR) negeri ini. Pengurus Besar PETRONAS Wilayah Timur, Che Ahmad Tarmizi Abd Rahman, berkata sumbangan program CERDIK melalui Yayasan PETRONAS itu diagihkan kepada pelajar melalui Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Kuala Nerus, Besut, Kemaman, Marang, dan Dungun. Beliau berkata, sumbangan itu tanggung jawab sosial […]
Boost and Lazada help MSMEs shift businesses online
KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Homegrown e-wallet Boost is bringing merchant solutions at zero cost to further support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) shift online via the Go-eCommerce Onboarding Campaign. The campaign is an initiative under the Budget 2021 digital adoption programme by the Ministry of Finance and Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC). Chief executive […]
Russia’s daily Covid-19 deaths hit new pandemic high
MOSCOW, July 1 — Russia reported 672 coronavirus-related deaths today, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began, amid a surge in cases that authorities blame on the Delta variant. The government coronavirus task force also confirmed 23,543 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the most since Jan. 17, including […]
Increased shopping activity in PJ but residents refrain from panic buying ahead of EMCO
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Despite the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) covering parts of the city here and Selangor tomorrow, residents have not engaged in the panic buying of food and essentials. At Petaling Jaya’s Jalan Othman Wet Market today, shoppers gathered outside as early as 7am as supervisors remained very strict in controlling […]
Kesilapan pemain punca JDT tewas – Mora
JOHOR BAHRU: Pengendali Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), Benjamin Mora mengakui kesilapan yang dilakukan pemainnya menjadi punca utama kekalahan 0-2 kepada Pohang Steelers pada aksi pusingan kedua saingan Kumpulan G Liga Juara-Juara Asia (ACL) di Stadium Rajamangala, Bangkok, Thailand, malam tadi. Malah beliau juga tidak menafikan anak didiknya terpaksa berdepan corak permainan keras yang dipamerkan skuad […]
Pembelian panik menjelang PKPD mukim di Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk dalam mukim yang dikenakan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Diperketatkan (PKPD) di Selangor, pagi ini bergegas membeli pelbagai barangan keperluan menjelang penguatkuasaan perintah itu yang akan berkuat kuasa mulai tengah malam nanti. Seawal jam 7 pagi, tinjauan mendapati penduduk di Bandar Bukit Sentosa dan Bandar Bukit Beruntung dalam Mukim Serendah, Hulu Selangor, berbaris panjang […]
