Slight decrease in number of flood victims in Perak
IPOH: The number of flood evacuees in Perak decreased slightly to 193 from 241 in two districts, as of 9am today. A Perak Disaster Management Committee spokesperson said that the Larut, Matang and Selama (LMS) district recorded 22 flood victims from seven families, while the Kerian district recorded 171 victims. “A total of 22 flood […]
‘Doraemon’ cheers up frontliners, public at Kuala Nerus vaccination centre
KUALA NERUS (Bernama): The appearance of a young woman wearing a Doraemon costume stole the spotlight at the University Sultan Zainal Abidin integration vaccination centre (PPV) here on Thursday (Aug 26). Siti Nor Shahira Mohd Dhali, 21, said she decided to wear the costume of the popular Japanese animated character on her vaccination day to […]
42.4 per cent of Malaysia’s population fully vaccinated : JKJAV
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 42.4 per cent of the country’s population or 13,842,928 individuals have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV). An infographic shared on the committee’s official Twitter showed as of yesterday, 18,792,979 individuals or 57.5 per cent have received […]
Heineken posts RM25.2mil profit in Q2
PETALING JAYA: Heineken Malaysia Bhd posted resilient second quarter (Q2) earnings but noted that the operating environment remains challenging amid a number of developments, including the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “The lockdowns continue to have an impact on consumer sentiment. And we are going through one of the toughest periods (in history). “For this year, by mid-August we […]
Cash rewards await 2020 Paralympics medal winners from Perak
IPOH: Cash incentives await the Paralympic athletes from Perak who bring back a medal from the games in Tokyo. State Youth, Sports, Communication and Multimedia committee chairman Khairul Shahril Mohamad said four athletes are competing at the games. He said a gold medallist would receive RM25,000, a silver medallist RM15,000 and a bronze medallist RM10,000. […]
UK says it has evacuated over 11,000 people from Afghanistan
(Reuters) – The United Kingdom said on Wednesday it has evacuated more than 11,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the evacuation process will run as long as the security situation allows and that no firm date had been set for the end of evacuation flights. British foreign minister Dominic Raab said earlier that the deadline […]
Lebih 300 Jalur Gemilang hiasi PPV di UTM
JOHOR BAHRU: Pusat Pemberian Vaksin (PPV) di Dewan Perpustakaan Raja Zarith Sofiah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), di sini, dihiasi lebih 300 Jalur Gemilang sempena sambutan Hari Kebangsaan ke-64. Pendaftar UTM, Abdul Razib Shahuddin, berkata malah bagi menyemarakkan penghayatan sambutan tahun ini, penerima vaksin dihiburkan dengan tayangan pelbagai video bertema patriotisme sementara menunggu giliran mereka diberi […]
PM tiba di Istana Abdulaziz, dijangka persembah senarai Kabinet
KUANTAN: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob hari ini menghadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, dipercayai bagi mempersembahkan cadangan senarai Kabinet kepada Seri Paduka di Istana Abdulaziz, di sini. Kenderaan membawa Ismail Sabri tiba di Istana Abdulaziz, sebentar tadi dengan diiringi tiga kenderaan lain dan kawalan polis trafik. Ismail Sabri […]
Covid-19: Vaccination rates must go up before considering booster shots, says Health DG
PETALING JAYA: The country’s vaccination rates must increase before a booster dose can be considered, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic). The Health director-general said this was because the administration of a booster shot to those who have been vaccinated would not help to curb the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. […]
