Bicara kes Ahmad Maslan gagal isytihar RM2 juta bermula Jun 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Perbicaraan kes Ahli Parlimen Pontian Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, yang didakwa atas dua pertuduhan gagal mengisytiharkan RM2 juta yang diterima daripada Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak kepada Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) dan memberi penyataan palsu kepada Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) akan bermula pada Jun 2022. Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd […]
Tiada ancaman tsunami di Malaysia – MET Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MET Malaysia) tidak mengesan sebarang ombak tsunami di perairan Malaysia susulan gempa bumi di Semenanjung Alaska, semalam. Ketua Pengarahnya, Jailan Simon, berkata pihaknya menafikan kejadian tsunami akan berlaku khususnya di Sabah disebabkan gempa bumi kuat bermagnitud 7.5 pada skala richter. “Sehingga kini tiada ombak tsunami dikesan oleh peralatan pemantauan ombak […]
Hospital USM wajibkan saringan COVID-19 kepada peneman pesakit
KOTA BHARU: Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) mewajibkan saringan COVID-19 kepada peneman pesakit bagi mengelakkan jangkitan daripada komuniti berikutan peningkatan kes baharu wabak itu. Pengarah Hospital USM Prof Datuk Dr Ahmad Sukari Halim berkata ia dilaksanakan berdasarkan penilaian situasi semasa jangkitan COVID-19 di Kelantan khususnya daerah Kota Bharu termasuk ancaman penyebaran varian Delta yang merebak […]
Westports Q2 profit surges amid busy container operations
KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Holdings Bhd reported higher earnings in the second quarter on higher container volume. “The company expects a single-digit container throughput growth for 2021,” Westports said. Net profit surged by almost a third to RM178mil from RM134mil a year ago. Revenue climbed to RM505mil from RM431mil previously. Westports has declared an interim dividend of 8.5 […]
Maxis posts higher service revenue, net profit in 2Q of 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd reported higher service revenue in the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 while normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and also profit after tax showed firm growth. In a statement on Friday, Maxis said its service revenue rose 3.1% on-year to RM1.98bil while it reported strong normalised Ebitda growth of […]
Penang picked for Korean semiconductor company Simmtech’s US$120 million investment
GEORGE TOWN: South Korea’s Simmtech Holdings Inc, one of the global leading players in printed circuit board (PCB) and packaging substrate for the semiconductor industry, has chosen Penang for its first large scale factory in Southeast Asia. Via its Malaysian subsidiary, Sustio Sdn Bhd (Sustio), Simmtech will invest US$120 million (about RM508 million) under the […]
Renault forecasts 2021 profit despite global chip shortage
LONDON, July 30 — French carmaker Renault said on Friday it expected to post a full-year 2021 profit despite a worsening semiconductor chip shortage and rising raw materials costs. Renault said it now expects the chip shortage to lead to a production loss over the course of 2021 of 200,000 units, up from its previous […]
Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta spread
MANILA, July 30 — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday approved the imposition of lockdown measures in the capital region, in a bid to contain the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant and to shield the country’s medical system. The Manila capital region, an urban sprawl of 16 cities home to more than 13 million […]
Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency said. However, Riyadh did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usually attracts millions of […]
