Miti: Non-essential companies in EMCO areas can’t operate; new CIMS 3.0 letter only for essential firms
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Companies that are not listed as essential services and are located in enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas cannot operate at all, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) clarified today. Miti said only companies listed as essential services in the National Security Council’s (NSC) standard operating procedures (SOP) […]
Israel’s new government fails to extend controversial citizenship law
Israel’s parliament has failed to pass an extension to a controversial law barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank or Gaza who marry Israelis from being granted citizenship rights. After a debate that lasted through the night, the vote was tied 59 to 59. It was the first major political test for Prime Minister Naftali […]
Contact lost with passenger plane in Russia’s Far East, 29 on board
MOSCOW: Contact has been lost with a passenger plane carrying more than two dozen people in Russia’s Far Eastern peninsula of Kamchatka, local officials said Tuesday. The An-26 was flying from Kamchatka’s main city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana when it disappeared and failed to land as scheduled, Valentina Glazova, a spokeswoman for […]
MIDF unveils platform to enable Malaysians trade on NYSE, Nasdaq
KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd has today unveiled its online investment platform, MIDF Invest, to give Malaysians direct and secure access to stocks and ETFs listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq competitive rates. Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) group managing director Datuk Charon Wardini Mokhzani said in recent […]
Health Ministry gets RM24mil allocation for mental health programmes, says Dr Adham
PETALING JAYA: Efforts will be taken to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 at psychiatric wards so that those with mental illnesses are not further burdened, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pic). The Health Minister said he was concerned about reports of an increase in Covid-19 cases in psychiatric wards nationwide, saying that the government […]
Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, says US firm’s CEO
WASHINGTON, July 6 — Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centreed on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said yesterday. Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company’s CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday’s attack because those […]
One dead, 33 injured from Bangkok factory explosion
BANGKOK: An explosion near Bangkok’s international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 33 people as rescue workers struggled to extinguish the blaze hours later. Heavy plumes of black smoke could be seen rising to the sky from the city’s downtown 35 kilometres (21 miles) away, and by […]
Forestry Dept: Durian farmers using delay tactics to slow down enforcement in Raub
RAUB: Enforcement officers involved in the operation to clear illegally-planted durian trees at Batu Talam permanent forest reserve here were faced with unexpected “hurdles” while executing their duties. The durian farmers operating at the site were believed to be responsible for the “setbacks” to delay the enforcement team from entering the farms and cutting down […]
Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 28, with 117 still missing
SURFSIDE (Florida), July 6 ― The death toll from a collapsed Miami-area condominium rose to 28 yesterday with the discovery of an additional body, officials said, after the Sunday night demolition of the remainder of the building enabled rescuers to expand their search. Another 117 people remained missing 11 days after the 12-story residential building […]
