Setelah 90 peratus vaksinasi, rentas negeri tidak lonjakkan kes – Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: Kebenaran pergerakan rentas negeri tidak mengundang peningkatan kes COVID-19, sekiranya liputan vaksinasi dalam negara mencapai 90 peratus. Sebaliknya, Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin berkata, lonjakan kes penularan jangkitan dalam kalangan masyarakat berpunca daripada pengumpulan (congregation). “Kita telah membuat unjuran apabila kita mencapai 90 peratus vaksin, lebih kurang liputan untuk seluruh penduduk adaalh lebih 60 […]
NGO kemuka petisyen minta kerajaan tarik balik rayuan
KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Kebajikan Sokongan Keluarga Selangor & KL (Family Frontiers) dan seramai 20 ibu menyerahkan petisyen kepada Kabinet menggesa kerajaan menarik balik rayuan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang memberikan kewarganegaraan automatik kepada kanak-kanak dilahirkan di luar negara. Presiden Family Frontiers, Suri Kempe berkata, pihaknya menganggap rayuan difailkan kerajaan itu akan melengahkan keadilan bukan hanya kepada […]
Token percuma untuk individu tidak miliki telefon pintar
KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Teknologi Sains dan Inovasi (MOSTI) sedang membangunkan satu sistem token yang akan diberi secara percuma kepada golongan yang tidak mempunyai telefon pintar bagi membolehkan mereka ‘check in’ di sesebuah premis. Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar berkata, token itu boleh dibawa mana-mana pihak yang tidak mempunyai telefon pintar seperti warga emas […]
Avillion expects 80-90pc weekend occupancy rate once interstate travel allowed
KUALA LUMPUR: Avillion Bhd hopes to achieve an occupancy rate of at least 40 per cent on weekdays and between 80-90 per cent on weekends and public holidays for its resorts in Port Dickson, Pulau Pangkor, and Cameron Highlands. The projection is based on the assumption that the government will relax the restrictions on interstate […]
FedEx cuts earnings outlook
DALLAS: FedEx Corp cut its outlook for annual profit after missing analysts’ quarterly earnings estimates because of higher costs and stalled growth in shipments. The company said a tight labour market was a key drag on fiscal first-quarter profit, as a dearth of workers drove up wages, reduced network efficiencies and increased the need to […]
Petronas subsidiaries well-positioned to benefit from hydrogen production
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas’ subsidiaries such as Petronas Chemicals Group and Petronas Gas are well positioned to begin investing in natural gas-to-hydrogen production, which could diversify their revenue stream. In a note, AmInvestment Bank Research said support providers such as Dialog Group, which have built liquefied natural gas terminals in Pengerang and provide specialist and plant maintenance […]
Report: US FDA to authorise third dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for older Americans
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 ― The US Food and Drug Administration will authorise a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older and some high-risk Americans, a Bloomberg News report said yesterday. The move would pave the way for a quick rollout of the shots. An FDA spokesperson […]
Japan doubles Covid-19 vaccine donation pledge to 60 million doses
TOKYO, Sept 23 ― Japan will double its Covid-19 vaccine donations to about 60 million doses intended for needy countries, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a virtual summit today. The pledge adds to a previous agreement to provide 30 million doses and US$1 billion (RM4.2 billion) to COVAX programme, overseen by the GAVI alliance […]
US court orders Facebook to release records of anti-Rohingya content for genocide case
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 ― A US federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as “rich with irony”. The judge in Washington, DC, yesterday criticised Facebook for failing to hand over information to […]
