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India’s Go First airline files for bankruptcy, blames Pratt & Whitney engines

BENGALURU: Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First filed for bankruptcy proceedings on Tuesday, blaming “faulty” Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its fleet. The move marks the first major airline collapse in India since Jet Airways filed for bankruptcy in 2019, and underscores the fierce competition in a sector dominated by IndiGo […]

FMM group not in favour of proposed increase in EPF contributions

PETALING JAYA: Mandating all employers to provide a higher Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution rate will be detrimental, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that make up 97% of businesses, say business owners. The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said the group was not in favour of the […]

Ex-cop remanded for seven days over robbery

MELAKA: A former policeman has been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigation into a robbery case in Taman Bukit Cheng last Saturday (Apr 29). The remand order until May 9 (next Tuesday) was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman today (May 3). The 35-year-old suspect, along with a friend, is alleged […]

Agong, Raja Permaisuri hadiri istiadat pertabalan Raja Charles

Putrajaya: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah dan Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah berkenan mengadakan lawatan khas ke London, United Kingdom (UK) bermula hari ini hingga 14 Mei. Menurut Kementerian Luar (Wisma Putra), lawatan khas itu atas undangan Raja Charles III sempena Istiadat Pertabalan di Westminster Abbey pada 6 […]

Kes denggi minggu lalu menurun

KUALA LUMPUR: Jumlah kes demam denggi pada minggu 22 hingga 29 April lalu menurun 5.4 peratus atau 102 kes kepada 1,775 kes, berbanding 1,877 kes pada minggu sebelumnya. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, berkata dalam tempoh sama, tiada kematian akibat komplikasi demam denggi dilaporkan. “Sehingga kini, kumulatif kes demam denggi yang […]

Bainun bersalah dua pertuduhan abai, aniaya Bella

KUALA LUMPUR: Pengasas Rumah Bonda, Siti Bainun Ahd Razali didapati bersalah atas dua pertuduhan mengabai dan menganiaya seorang remaja sindrom Down dikenali Bella. Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen, Izralizam Sanusi, memutuskan perkara itu selepas pembelaan Siti Bainun bukan saja tidak boleh dipercayai dan diterima mahkamah, malah gagal menimbulkan keraguan munasabah terhadap kes pendakwaan. Susulan itu, hakim memberi […]

Semua orang berisiko terkena serangan strok haba – Pakar

KUALA LUMPUR: Strok haba berisiko untuk terjadi kepada semua orang sekiranya seseorang itu terdedah kepada persekitaran panas melampau, tanpa mengira tahap kesihatan diri seseorang. Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Kementerian Kesihatan Dr Norlen Ahmad berkata golongan warga emas, kanak-kanak dan mereka yang mempunyai penyakit kronik seperti kencing manis, darah tinggi dan obesiti, bagaimanpun lebih berisiko mendapat […]

MAHB gearing up initiatives to increase passenger traffic

SEPANG – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) had earlier announced an encouraging recovery momentum in passenger movements at its network of airports, especially the main gateway Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).  For the first quarter of 2023, domestic passenger movements have reached 81.2% of 2019 levels. Meanwhile, international passenger movements were at 78.4% of 2019. MAHB […]

MAHB lakukan transformasi untuk tingkatkan trafik udara

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) telah memulakan proses transformasi yang melibatkan penyampaian perkhidmatan dan infrastruktur untuk rangkaian lapangan terbangnya di seluruh negara. Pengarah Urusan MAHB, Datuk Iskandar Mahmood berkata langkah itu penting untuk membawa lapangan terbangnya terutamanya Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) kembali ke kedudukan teratas di peringkat global. “Beberapa penambahbaikan operasi […]

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