1,314 kompaun merokok di tempat awam dikeluarkan
KUANTAN – Sebanyak 1,314 kompaun telah dikeluarkan di bawah Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Hasil Tembakau 2004 (PPKHT 2004) oleh Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pahang bagi individu yang merokok di tempat awam di negeri ini dalam tempoh 10 bulan pertama tahun ini. Pengarahnya, Dr Nor Azimi berkata, kompaun itu melibatkan nilai keseluruhan RM328,500. Daripada jumlah itu, 643 notis atau bagi […]
[PARLIMEN] Kad OKU tidak perlu diperbaharui setiap tahun
KUALA LUMPUR: Kad orang kurang upaya (OKU) tidak perlu diperbaharui setiap tahun bagi membolehkan mereka mendapat bantuan kewangan secara bulanan. Sebaliknya, Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd. Yusoff, berkata, kad tersebut hanya perlu diperbaharui jika terdapat perubahan kategori atau subkategori OKU. “Pemegang kad juga boleh membuat penukaran kad jika ingin […]
FamilyMart Malaysia’s factory to be completed by first quarter of 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — FamilyMart Malaysia’s new factory with a total investment of about RM100 million will be completed by the first quarter of 2022 (1Q 2022) which will enable the convenience store operator to supply more stocks to its retail stores. QL Resources Bhd executive director Chia Lik Khai said the new factory would be located […]
Chinese city offers cash for clues in Covid ‘people’s war’
BEIJING, Nov 9 — A Covid-hit Chinese city is offering thousands of dollars for anyone giving clues in tracing the source of its latest outbreak, as part of a “people’s war” to stamp out one of the country’s largest resurgences in months. China reported 43 local cases on Tuesday in a Delta-driven surge that has […]
UK to add Sinovac, Sinopharm, Covaxin to approved vaccine list
LONDON, Nov 9 — The United Kingdom (UK) will add China’s Sinovac and Sinopharm and India’s Covaxin vaccines to the country’s approved list of Covid-19 vaccines for inbound travel, the government announced Monday. “From 4am Monday 22 November, Covid-19 vaccines on the WHO (World Health Organisation) EUL (emergency use listing) will be recognised and all under-18s […]
Malaysia chalks up 5,403 new infections today, almost 1,000 more than yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases saw a massive jump today with 5,403 new fresh infections reported over the last 24-hours. This is almost 1,000 cases more than yesterday’s 4,543 cases, with an upward trend observed over the last two days. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new […]
Agong attends discussion session on Islamic affairs issues at Istana Negara
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah attended the Munaqasyah on the Management of Islamic Religious Affairs in States Under the Auspices of His Majesty, at di Istana Negara here. The states are Pahang, the three Federal Territories, Penang, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak. The King arrived at the […]
Baldwin calls for police to watch guns on set after ‘Rust’ death
LOS ANGELES: Police officers should be stationed on all film productions where guns are being used, Alec Baldwin said Monday, weeks after he fatally shot a crew member in a tragic on-set accident in New Mexico. The US actor and producer fired a Colt .45 he had been told was safe on the set of […]
Thousands protest Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building known as the Beehive. About 3,000 people, most not wearing masks, made their way through the capital’s city centre, including dozens of motorcyclists in biker gang regalia performing burnouts. Some […]
