COVID-19: 10,959 kes baharu hari ini, terendah sejak Julai
KUALA LUMPUR: Angka jangkitan baharu COVID-19 dalam negara terus menunjukkan trend penurunan dengan mencatatkan 10,959 kes dalam tempoh 24 jam lalu. Ini merupakan angka terendah dalam tempoh lebih dua bulan, sejak Julai lalu. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah melalui ciapan di laman Twitternya memaklumkan, tambahan angka itu menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan kes […]
Negeri Sembilan wujudkan makmal ujian COVID-19
SEREMBAN: Perbadanan Negeri Sembilan (NS Corp) akan membuka makmal perubatan khusus untuk ujian RT-PCR, Antibody Test, RTK Antigen dan kesemua berkaitan COVID-19 di Pusat Perdagangan Paroi, di sini. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bertindak Perindustrian, Keusahawanan, Pendidikan dan Modal Insan negeri, Datuk Mohamad Rafie Abd Malek, berkata makmal berkenaan dijangka dapat memulakan operasi pada November depan. Katanya, projek […]
OCBC Bank unveils solar panel loan plan for residential homes
KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has rolled out a solar panel financing plan for residential homes as part of green thrust to make sustainable practices accessible to consumers in the country. OCBC Malaysia said residential homeowners may apply for either its solar panel financing plan or easy payment plan, paving the way for quicker […]
Pan Malaysia Corp to acquire 51% stake in A&W Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: Confectionery and cocoa-based biscuits maker Pan Malaysia Corp Bhd (PMC) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Inter Mark Resources Sdn Bhd to acquire a 51% stake in A&W (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM21.04 million. Inter Mark is the master developer and exclusive franchisee of the A&W franchise for Malaysia and […]
Malaysia’s DuitNow, Singapore’s PayNow to link in 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plan to begin a phased linkage of Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow real-time payment systems. BNM said the first phase of the DuitNow-PayNow linkage would be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022 and would allow customers of participating […]
Axiata to dispose of 5% stake in XL
KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd’s subsidiary Axiata Investments (Indonesia) Sdn Bhd has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to dispose of 533,409,349 shares or a 5% stake in PT XL Axiata TBK to Ferrymount Investments Ltd for IDR1.44 trillion (RM423.5mil). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group said the disposal consideration of IDR2,700 or […]
Phuket tourism sandbox scheme does not include Malaysian and Indonesian tourists
MALAYSIAN and Indonesian tourists are not allowed to visit Thailand under its Phuket tourism sandbox scheme, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The Phuket sandbox scheme allows fully vaccinated foreign tourists to visit the island without quarantine and they can also visit some other provinces in Thailand after spending at least seven days in […]
New Zealand to begin letting people isolate at home as it looks to ease border curbs
WELLINGTON, Sept 27 — New Zealand is to begin allowing small numbers of vaccinated travellers to isolate at home instead of in state-run quarantine facilities as part of a phased approach to re-opening its borders, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. The pilot project starting next month will be open to 150 people, who […]
Sydney gets ‘blueprint for freedom’ as virus cases fall
SYDNEY: Vaccinated Sydney residents will finally emerge from a lengthy Covid lockdown by mid-October, Australian officials said Monday, outlining a “blueprint for freedom” as case numbers fell in the city. Stay-at-home orders are set to be lifted in Sydney and surrounding New South Wales when the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70 percent, with state premier Gladys […]
