Pacific & Orient sells Ancom shares for RM58mil
PETALING JAYA: Pacific & Orient Bhd (P&O) and its subsidiary, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co, had disposed of 23.26 million Ancom Bhd shares for RM57.63mil. P&O said the shares were disposed of via the open market and direct business transactions from Oct 27 to Nov 10. “The proceeds from the disposal will be utilised to fund P&O group’s working […]
Philippines group seeks to bar Marcos Jr. from election for tax evasion
MANILA (Reuters) -A group opposing the candidacy of the son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos for next year’s presidential race will ask the election commission on Wednesday to bar him from running because he has been convicted for tax evasion. Called the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law, the group […]
Total of nine RMAF Hawk jets involved in crashes, accidents since 1996
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of nine Hawk fighter jets of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) have crashed or been involved in emergency landings since 1996, including the most recent crash at the Butterworth Air Base in Penang. The first incident in a timeline compiled by Bernama was on June 18, 1996 when a Hawk […]
Pekerja p-hailing wajib carum PERKESO sejak 1 Oktober lalu
KUALA LUMPUR: Individu bekerja sendiri yang terbabit dalam bidang p-hailing diwajibkan berdaftar dan mencarum dengan Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO) di bawah perlindungan Skim Keselamatan Sosial Pekerjaan Sendiri, berkuat kuasa 1 Oktober lalu. Ia selaras pewartaan Peraturan Keselamatan Sosial Pekerjaan Sendiri (Kadar Caruman bagi Orang yang Menjalankan Perkhidmatan Pengangkutan dan Penghantaran Barangan atau Makanan) 2021 melalui […]
McDonald’s Malaysia to add 200 new outlets within five years
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — McDonald’s Malaysia aims to open 200 additional outlets nationwide within the next five years to cater for the demand for its fast food. Managing director and local operating partner Azmir Jaafar said the new outlets would be opened at locations away from the 310 existing restaurants. “For that purpose, we are […]
Hong Kong Disneyland closes for one day as staff take Covid-19 tests
HONG KONG, Nov 17 — Hong Kong’s Disneyland will close for a day on Wednesday for staff to take compulsory Covid-19 tests after authorities found one person who visited the theme park over the weekend was infected with the coronavirus. Disneyland, majority-owned by the city government with Walt Disney holding a minority stake, said in […]
Health DG warns of rising Covid-19 infectivity rate even as more Malaysians get vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah yesterday warned Malaysia of another potential surge in Covid-19 infections in the coming weeks as the country sees an uptrend in new cases fuelled by a higher infectivity rate. The infectivity rate, measured as R0 or Rt, has been rising daily since […]
