Berjaya Food to expand Starbucks, other F&B outlets via RM300mil investment
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Food Bhd (BFood) will invest up to RM300 million in the next three years to expand its food business, according to its chief executive officer Sydney Quays. Quays told the New Straits Times that the expansion would help BFood’s revenue growth in the short term. He said most of the investment would […]
California police release bodycam footage of teen store shooting
LOS ANGELES: Bodycam footage of the “chaotic” police shooting of a teenager in a California department store was released Monday, as critics claimed officers were all-too-ready to open fire. Fourteen-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta was in a changing room when a stray bullet fired by a policeman came through the wall and hit her, killing her instantly. […]
17.1 per cent of total population received booster dose
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,577,262 individuals or 17.1 per cent of the total population, have received their booster jab as of yesterday (Dec 27). Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow data, to date, 78.4 per cent of the total population (25,589,542) are fully vaccinated comprising 22,841,604 adults and 2,841,584 adolescents. Yesterday, a total of […]
Sukarelawan diingat patuhi SOP, elak penyakit berjangkit
JEMPOL: Sukarelawan yang membantu mangsa banjir dinasihatkan lebih berhati-hati bagi mengelakkan penyakit berjangkit. Selain COVID-19, penyakit Leptospirosis atau kencing tikus antara penyakit yang kerap berlaku selepas banjir. Pegawai Latihan, Akademi Bomba Wilayah Timur, Terengganu, Penguasa Kanan Bomba II Zulkifli Che Noh, berkata risiko paling besar bagi anggota penyelamat dalam operasi selain lemas adalah penyakit berjangkit. […]
Barbados plans Jan. 19 snap election after becoming republic
(Reuters) -Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday called a snap general election for Jan. 19, just weeks after the Caribbean country became a republic and said goodbye to the British monarchy. A former British colony that gained independence in 1966, Barbados in October elected Sandra Mason as the country’s first-ever president to replace Britain’s […]
SC charges Serba dinamik, directors for submitting false statement
KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission (SC) has initiated several charges against Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd and its executives for submitting a false statement to Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd — under Section 369(a)(B) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. The SC is also on the lookout for Serba Dinamik group managing director and chief executive officer […]
Floods: Number of evacuees in Selangor drops, unchanged in four other states
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Selangor continues to drop on Tuesday (Dec 28) morning, while those in Pahang, Melaka, Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan remain unchanged. According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana portal, there are 20,026 evacuees from 6,136 families still housed at 130 PPS in […]
