Australia introduces contentious religious anti-discrimination legislation
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday introduced contentious religious anti-discrimination legislation to parliament that if approved would allow faith-based organisations to prioritise the hiring and enrolment of people from their faith. Religious freedom has been in the spotlight in Australia for years amid concern from some that the likes of churches, schools, and workplaces are […]
Genting Plantations Q3 net profit rises
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Plantations Bhd’s net profit for its third quarter ended Sept 30, 2021, surged to RM102.22mil from RM61.38mil in the previous corresponding period, while revenue increased to RM732.82mil from RM645.56mil a year earlier. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Genting Plantations said earnings were buoyed by the stronger performance of the plantation segment, […]
Telcos to be offered less than 20 sen per gigabyte under national 5G plan, says Finance Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunications companies will be offered less than 20 sen per gigabyte under the national 5G rollout plan, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. The Finance Minister said that this will be done so that the price offered is fair and geared towards development rather than profit, adding that the pricing has been […]
Kek bulan berlogo halal ada DNA babi
KOTA KINABALU: Majlis Ugama Islam Sabah (MUIS) mengesahkan produk makanan kek bulan keluaran sebuah syarikat yang beroperasi di sini adalah tidak halal, berikutan terdapat asid deoksiribonukleik (DNA) babi yang dikenal pasti di dalamnya. Setiausaha MUIS, Ramlan Awang Ali, berkata ini dibuktikan melalui keputusan ujian makmal daripada Jabatan Kimia Malaysia bertarikh 1 November yang menemukan DNA […]
Maradona is dead, long live Maradona! World honours ‘Golden Kid’
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 25 — The world will on Thursday mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona, regarded by some as the best player of all time and a man adored in his home country Argentina despite, or perhaps because of, his human flaws. Argentine club matches are to mark a minute […]
Germany’s Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000
FRANKFURT, Nov 25 ― More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced today. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, and recorded 351 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 100,119, according to […]
Dyson dumps Malaysian supplier ATA over labour concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Dyson has terminated its relationship with supplier ATA IMS Bhd following an audit of the Malaysian company’s labour practices and allegations by a whistleblower, the firm famed for its high-tech vacuum cleaners told Reuters. ATA, which is already being investigated by the United States over forced labour allegations, did not […]
Bus tickets from one company for Singapore-Malaysia VTL trips sold out in 20 minutes ahead of Nov 29 border reopening
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — A bus company offering trips from Singapore to Malaysia under the land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) scheme sold out of all such tickets for the next 30 days in just around 20 minutes when it opened sales online this morning. The land VTL scheme, set to start in four days […]
