[PARLIMEN] : Ahli Dewan Rakyat terima dos penggalak vaksin Covid-19 esok
KUALA LUMPUR : Dos penggalak vaksin Covid-19 kepada ahli Dewan Rakyat akan diadakan di klinik Parlimen kepada mereka yang belum menerimanya. Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon, berkata pemberian vaksin itu akan bermula 9 pagi hingga 1 tengah hari. “Ahli Yang Berhormat boleh menghubungi klinik Parlimen untuk mendapatkan maklumat lanjut dan membuat […]
Iconic completes construction of RM200mil PPE manufacturing facility
PENANG: Iconic Worldwide Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Iconic Medicare Sdn Bhd has completed its new RM200mil personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing facility for gloves and medical face masks here in Batu Kawan. In a statement Wednesday, Iconic said it obtained the Certificate of Completion and Compliance on Nov 9. The new manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan Industrial […]
France to build new nuclear reactors: Macron
PARIS: France will begin building new nuclear reactors “to guarantee energy independence,” President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday in a televised address. “We will, for the first time in decades, relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors in our country and continue to develop renewable energies,“ Anadolu Agency reported him said, without disclosing further details on the […]
7,601 postal ballots issued by EC for Melaka election
A total of 7,601 postal vote papers have been issued by the Election Commission to those eligible to vote by post for the Melaka state election. EC secretary, Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement today said the total covered 6,871 for Form 1A for Election Commission personnel and officers as well as police, armed forces […]
Lelaki maut dilanggar lori selepas kelar leher ibu
GURUN: Seorang anak tergamak mengelar leher ibunya selepas berlaku pertengkaran di antara mereka dalam kejadian di Batu 5, Jalan Jeniang dekat Gurun, awal pagi Rabu. Menurut Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Muda, ACP Adzli Abu Shah, kejadian dipercayai berlaku sekitar jam 6 hingga 7 pagi di mana suspek turut memotong cuping telinga mangsa, Sarah Jon, 70, […]
Ford Motor breaks green bond record
MICHIGAN: Ford Motor Co sold US$2.5bil (RM10.38bil) of bonds whose proceeds are aimed at benefiting the environment, the automaker’s first as it transitions to making electric vehicles and the largest ever such offering from a US corporation. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company’s green bonds are expected to mature in 10 years, according to a person with […]
US judge skeptical of Apple’s request for pause of ‘Fortnite’ antitrust orders
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10 — A US judge on Tuesday questioned whether Apple Inc needs a potentially years-long pause on orders she issued in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite creator Epic Games. Epic went to trial earlier this year over Apple’s practice of forcing developers to use its in-app payment system and to pay commissions to […]
Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of season, culling 143,000 chickens
TOKYO, Nov 10 — Japan has detected its first outbreak of bird flu for the 2021 winter season, with confirmation of a case of “highly pathogenic avian influenza” at a poultry farm in the northeast of the country, the agriculture ministry said today. About 143,000 egg-laying chickens are being exterminated at the farm in Yokote […]
CovidNow: 95pc of adult population in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Ninety-five per cent or over 22.2 million of Malaysia’s adult population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Based on the MoH’s data on the CovidNow portal, 97.6 per cent of the adult population, or 22.8 million individuals, have received at least one dose of the vaccine. A total of 116,642 doses of […]
