Emkay Group founder Mustapha Kamal passes away
KUALA LUMPUR: Emkay Group founder Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar died this morning due to old age. The corporate figure died at 7.45am at the National Heart Institute (IJN) and would be laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery, Astro Awani reported. Mustapha founded Emkay in 1983 and was behind Damansara Perdana and […]
Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows
MIDPINES, United States: A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat. More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park, the California Department of Forestry and […]
Lowest number of daily Covid-19 cases recorded in last 10 days
KUALA LUMPUR: The country clocked 2,720 fresh cases on Sunday – the lowest number of daily cases in the last 10 days. Active cases, that recorded a steady rise since last Monday, have now declined to 48,252. The country currently has only 16 active clusters, including one new educational cluster that was detected at the […]
118 majikan ingkari perintah gaji minimum
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 118 majikan didapati tidak mematuhi Perintah Gaji Minimum 2022 sehingga 30 Jun lalu, susulan aduan yang diterima Jabatan Tenaga Kerja Semenanjung Malaysia (JTKSM). Menteri Sumber Manusia, Datuk Seri M Saravanan, berkata sebanyak 157 aduan diterima JTKSM pada Jun dan majikan diberikan nasihat untuk mematuhinya. “Sekiranya gagal, tindakan perundangan akan diambil ke atas […]
MAHB signs MOC with UTM to enhance airport operational excellence
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) with the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) last week to enhance airport operational excellence. MAHB said the collaboration involves 15 focus areas within the fields of airport operations, engineering and technology for the continuous improvement and creation of capacity-building opportunities in managing its network of […]
Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 hit a record of about 5,450 on Monday, official data showed, as the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants strains the healthcare system nationwide. The figure has grown since late June, as the BA.4 and BA.5 strains became dominant since they can […]
Monkeypox: Monitor, report via MySejahtera if symptoms occur
PETALING JAYA: All travellers coming from countries reporting monkeypox cases must complete a card in the MySejahtera app and will receive pop-up messages daily, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Health Minister added in a statement on Monday (July 25) that the pop-up message will remind them to monitor themselves for symptoms of monkeypox and their general […]
