Toshiba to split business into three
TOKYO: Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, a report said Tuesday, after a series of crises at the firm including the ouster of the board’s chairman and a contentious buyout offer. The Nikkei business daily said the three units would focus on infrastructure, devices and semiconductor memory and are expected […]
Cybersecurity firm McAfee to be sold for more than US$14b
NEW YORK: US cybersecurity firm McAfee announced on Monday it will be sold to a group of investors for more than US$14 billion, just over a year after going public. The consortium led by Advent International Corporation and Permira Advisers will pay about US$12 billion in cash to acquire all of McAfee’s outstanding shares, with […]
Kedah flood evacuees reduced to 500 people
ALOR STAR: The number of flood victims in seven flood relief centres (PPS) in Kedah decreased from 530 yesterday to 500 people from 132 families this morning. Kedah Civil Defence Force Disaster Management Committee Secretariat chief, Major Mohd Muaz Mohd Yusoff said as at 8am today, the number of PPS in Pendang and Kota Setar […]
Students in five states to resume classes in rotation
KUALA LUMPUR: Students in Kedah, Perak, Perlis, Penang and Sabah will be attending school in rotation starting November 21 and 22. The Education Ministry in a statement today said boarding school students will get to return to school in full, instead of in rotation or in stages. The ministry said the school administrations will disclose […]
KSM teliti keperluan gubal undang-undang mengenai pekerja gig
KUALA LUMPUR — Kementerian Sumber Manusia (KSM) akan meneliti keperluan untuk menggubal satu undang-undang khusus bagi mengawal selia dan melindungi kebajikan pekerja gig memandangkan golongan itu tidak berada di bawah kawalan Akta Kerja 1955. Menterinya, Datuk Seri M Saravanan berkata, setakat ini pekerja gig hanya mendapat perlindungan sosial di bawah Skim Keselamatan Sosial Pekerjaan Sendiri […]
Gangguan bekalan air di 13 kawasan
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 13 kawasan di Kuala Lumpur mengalami gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual susulan insiden paip pecah di Plot 2, Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 2 (MRR2), dekat sini hari ini. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) menerusi aplikasinya memaklumkan, pihaknya terpaksa menutup bekalan air pada jam 11.30 pagi untuk melaksanakan kerja-kerja pembaikan. “Antara kawasan […]
Pecca shelves plan to diversify into healthcare
KUALA LUMPUR: Pecca Group Bhd will not pursue diversification into healthcare at this time after shareholders scrapped its proposed RM100mil stake purchase in Rentas Health Sdn Bhd. The vehicle leather upholstery manufacturer said it had rescinded the proposed acquisition of 51% equity interest in Rentas Health to seek different methods of collaboration by entering into a Mutual […]
UN experts urge Singapore to halt Malaysian’s execution
SINGAPORE (Reuters): A group of UN human rights experts have appealed to Singapore to halt an execution scheduled this week of a Malaysian who smuggled drugs into the city-state, on the grounds that he has intellectual disabilities. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 33, is scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday (Nov 10), but the court stayed his execution […]
Ismail Sabri arrives in Jakarta for three-day official visit to Indonesia
JAKARTA (Bernama): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday (Nov 9) for a three-day official visit to Indonesia, at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Ismail arrived at the Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport here in a government jet at about 10.10am, accompanied by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul […]
