Sweden declares Covid-19 pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists
STOCKHOLM, Feb 10 ― Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions yesterday and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems remained high and some scientists begged for more patience in fighting the disease. Sweden’s government, which throughout the pandemic has opted against lockdowns in favour of a […]
New York latest to roll back mask mandates as US eyes normalisation
NEW YORK: New York on Wednesday joined a wave of Democrat-run US states to roll back mask mandates, a symbolic step towards restoring normal life in one of America’s early pandemic epicentres. The moves, sparked by a huge decline in coronavirus cases, come as US health officials increasingly talk about the country moving towards a […]
6 interesting places in Selangor suitable for a school trip!
School trips are very exciting and most-awaited by both primary and secondary school students. A program like this provides students with knowledge that is different from classroom lessons. Following the re-opening of school for 2022, check out these 6 interesting places which are suitable for a school trip! 1. Chocolate Museum, Kota Damansara Chocolate Museum […]
Air Liquide opens new head office for Malaysia operations
KUALA LUMPUR: Air Liquide, a French multinational company that supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers, has opened up a new head office for its Malaysia operations in 1Power House, Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In a statement on Feb 9, it said the new head office […]
CGS-CIMB: MAHB to benefit from border reopening
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — CGS-CIMB reiterated its “add” call on Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s shares (MAHB) as the airport operator may profit from new Malaysian aviation market entrants stimulating traffic through cheap promotional prices and price competition. The brokerage firm forecast MAHB’s domestic passenger traffic to recover to 70 per cent of the pre-pandemic 2019’s level this year, and […]
TNB’s fuel concerns still linger despite clearance of RM1.81bil tax dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) may have obtained a favourable court decision on its tax dispute for 2018, but the extremely elevated coal prices means concerns over the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism will continue to take centre stage, Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) said. Maybank IB said TNB presently had RM5.42 billion […]
i-City to invest RM10mil to enhance theme park with 3D metaverse
SHAH ALAM: i-City Malaysia is embarking on a RM10 million digital transformation plan to enhance its theme park with an immersive 3D Metaverse experience. i-City’s head of Leisure, Tang Soke Cheng said the project will be implemented together with China Mobile International (CMIM), which is currently building the technology platform for the infusion of Metaverse […]
More than 60,000 children given Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 62,809 children aged between five and 11 years, or 1.7 per cent of their population in the country, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday. They were given the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) which was launched last Feb 3 […]
Muda suspends Kedah chapter info chief for scathing attack on allies Pakatan, PKR
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia United Democratic Alliance (Muda) said today it is suspending the information chief for its Kedah chapter after a now-deleted Facebook post attacking its allies Pakatan Harapan (PH) and PKR. Its national information chief Luqman Long said the post, which insinuated both allies were partaking in corruption, was made without […]
