COVID-19: Singapura catat lebih 5,000 kes harian
SINGAPURA: Singapura melaporkan lebih 5,000 kes COVID-19 harian baharu pada Rabu (27 Okt), jumlah tertinggi direkodkan sejak ia mula dikesan tahun lalu. Daripada 5,324 kes baharu, Kementerian Kesihatan (MoH) republik itu berkata 4,651 kes adalah kes tempatan, 661 di asrama pekerja asing, dan 12 kes import. “Kadar pertumbuhan jangkitan mingguan adalah 1.15,” kata kementerian itu […]
Worst is over for Genting
PETALING JAYA: The worst is over for Genting Malaysia Bhd as recovery continues to take place amid increasing vaccinations and the gradual return to normalcy. RHB Research, in a report to its clients, said that its team recently visited Resorts World Genting (RWG) and “were encouraged by the crowd.” “While visitor levels have yet to reach the […]
‘Fortress New Zealand’ outlines plans to reopen border
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Thursday unveiled plans to tentatively reopen its borders amid growing pressure from Kiwis stranded overseas by some of the world’s toughest pandemic travel restrictions. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said arrivals from a handful of tiny Pacific island states would be granted quarantine-free travel from next month and other low-risk countries […]
98 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday (27 Oct)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 98 deaths due to Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 28,674. Based on data shared on CovidNow and GitHub, of the total, 32 were brought-in-dead (BID) cases. Sarawak logged 29 deaths over the past 24-hours, followed by Perak (11) and Kelantan (10). Johor and Sabah both registered nine deaths […]
MOTAC bincang laluan pelancongan vaksinasi dengan Singapura
KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Pelancongan, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri akan berbincang dengan wakil kerajaan Singapura esok, mengenai laluan pelancongan vaksinasi antara kedua-dua negara. Nancy berkata, perbincangan itu dijangka diadakan bersama Menteri Perdagangan dan Industri Singapura, Gan Kim Yong bagi melancarkan perancangan Malaysia untuk membuka pintu sempadannya kepada pelancong dari republik itu. “Hasil perbincangan akan dibawa ke […]
Visa beats profit estimates on travel and online spending boom
BENGALURU: Visa Inc’s quarterly profit topped Wall Street expectations, as a recovery in travel and an improving global economic picture drove volume growth at the world’s largest payment processor. But cross-border travel was still well below pre-pandemic levels, Visa said, with regions such as the Asia-Pacific remaining closed. “Our business has been on a recovery […]
Israel moves ahead with thousands of settler homes despite US opposition
JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israel moved forward on Wednesday (Oct 27) with plans to build some 3,000 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, defying the Biden administration’s strongest criticism to date of such projects. A senior Palestinian official said the decision showed that Israel’s new government, led by far-right politician Naftali Bennett, was “no […]
BN issued RM10,000 compound notice for violating SOP during WTCKL gathering
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional was slapped with a RM10,000 compound notice for organising a mass gathering at the World Trade Centre KL that violated Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP). The Health Ministry posted a photo of the compound notice on Facebook on Thursday (Oct 28), which showed the notice being addressed to Barisan’s executive secretary […]
