Union: Tell us whether the Subang Airport deal is on or off
THE Malaysia Airports Workers Union (Mawu) wants the government to clarify whether the deal to privatise management at the Subang Airport to a private company is off the table. Mawu chairman Hussin Shahar said there has been no clarification since the controversial deal, that was supposed to get Cabinet approval in June, was apparently put […]
Grab partners Adyen to offer PayLater payment options in Malaysia, Singapore
Grab has deepened its partnership with payments platform Adyen by enabling more merchants to offer PayLater payment options to consumers and address increasing consumer demand for deferred payment methods starting in Malaysia and Singapore. Grab financial group managing director and head of GrabPay Chris Yeo, said the company would offer PayLater to businesses, starting with […]
Maybank launches Islamic wealth management solutions
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Islamic Bhd has launched its comprehensive Islamic wealth management (IWM) solutions encompassing wealth creation, accumulation, protection, purification, and distribution. Under the IWM solution, the bank will provide a single touchpoint for its customers’ wealth management requirements as they progress through life. From shariah-compliant accounts and fixed deposits services, investment products, takaful, zakat […]
Penang entrepreneur distributes 900kg of sacrificial meat to the needy
GEORGE TOWN: An entrepreneur has taken the initiative to bring festive cheer to some 100 underprivilaged people here by distributing about 900kg of sacrificial meat to them though the Kurban Tanda Cinta programme. Hajamydin Shahul Hamid, 51, said through the programme which was held in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration, his team also […]
Azalina: AG should answer questions in Parliament, time for lawmaker to hold the role
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — Malaysia’s attorney general should be a member of Parliament to enable the government’s top legal adviser to be present in parliamentary sittings and answer questions from lawmakers, Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said urged today. Azalina made this suggestion when asking Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin […]
India reports 3,998 Covid-19 deaths after state corrects its data
MUMBAI, July 21 — India reported its highest death toll in a month today — at nearly 4,000 — after its richest state reconciled its death count with 3,509 previously unreported fatalities, the health ministry said. Maharashtra, home to the financial capital of Mumbai, has reported 130,753 of the country’s 418,480 coronavirus deaths, and added […]
Haj pilgrims in Mina use sanitised pebbles for stoning
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims cast sanitised pebbles Tuesday as they took part in the “stoning of the devil”, the last major ritual of this year’s hajj which is again under tight coronavirus restrictions. From first light, small groups of pilgrims made their way across the Valley of Mina near Mecca in western Saudi Arabia […]
Health minister says 14.6pc of population completed two-dose Covid-19 vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — A total of 4,769,909 individuals or 14.6 per cent of the country’s population have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccine as of 11.59pm last night. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said 10,301,905 individuals had received the first dose, which saw the total number of vaccines administered nationwide so […]
COVID-19 menular dalam kem Arsenal
LONDON: Perancangan pramusim Arsenal berdepan masalah selepas coronavirus menular dalam kem pasukan itu sekali gus menjejaskan hasrat mereka ke Amerika Syarikat (AS). Mereka sepatutnya terbang ke Florida pada minggu ini namun beberapa pemain dan kakitangan mereka dilaporkan dijangkiti virus itu. Ujian yang dilakukan pada Isnin menunjukkan kes positif dan mereka akan diuji sekali lagi sebelum […]
