[ad_1] (Reuters) – The combative self-made billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who built the world’s largest casino empire and used his fortune to nurture conservative politicians and politicians in the United States and Israel, has died at 87. The American casino mogul, raised in a poor Jewish immigrant family in Boston as …
Read More »OLS 2.0: what you can and can’t do this time
[ad_1] KINIGUIDE | With the implementation of the renewed Covid-19 restrictions as of midnight tonight, several states and federal territories will return to the strict restrictions of a full-blown motion control order. Meanwhile, other states will see changes to the conditional MCO and recovery MCO imposed on those states. This …
Read More »Business allowed only from 6 a.m. M. At 8 p. M.
[ad_1] Restaurants will not be able to have customers for dinner and even their takeout business must stop at 8 pm, says the chief minister. PETALING JAYA: While companies and services in the areas under the motion control order will be able to operate, they can only do so at …
Read More »Azmin: essential services in MCO states must operate with strict SOPs
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The economic sectors and essential services will continue to operate in all states under the motion control order (MCO), since these are the main drivers of the country’s economy, says the Minister of Industry and International Trade (Miti) Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (Photo). He said that the …
Read More »Panic, confusion and frustration about the second confinement
[ad_1] On the first anniversary yesterday that China confirmed its first death from Covid-19, a pulverized Malaysia was poised to enter its second lockdown amid vague and confusing messages. An uninspiring speech to the nation by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin conveyed a sense of panic, again. A speech that was …
Read More »Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Announces a Tightening of COVID-19 Curbs, 5 States and 3 Federal Territories Again Placed Under MCO
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will tighten COVID-19 restrictions starting on Wednesday (January 13), Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a renewed effort to combat the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. In a televised speech on Monday, Muhyiddin said that five states, including Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor, and …
Read More »CN Asia falls for the second day in a row
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): CN Asia Corp Bhd continued its sharp decline in trading this morning, making it Bursa Malaysia’s second biggest loser as of this writing, after its digital banking plans they failed to enthuse investors. As of 10.15 am, the stock had fallen 41 sen or 24.7% …
Read More »Avoid panic shopping, sufficient food supply
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The public has been warned against panic buying as it can lead to a shortage in the supply of essential products in the market. The Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, said in a statement today that the supply of goods on …
Read More »Interstate and interdistrict travel bans may return to peak in Covid-19 cases, says Health Minister
[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: Inter-state and inter-district travel could be restricted to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba (Photo). The Health minister said that in addition to tightening travel restrictions, the ministry also recommended to the National Security Council that it carry out …
Read More »PCA expansion to include M’sian workers who have S’pore PR as of January 11
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Malaysian citizens with permanent resident (PR) status working in Singapore are now eligible to apply for the Periodic Travel Arrangement Program (PCA), according to the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore. “The PCA application process for this category will begin on January 11, 2021,” the High Commission said on …
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