[ad_1] CYBERJAYA: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to implement a significant change in its operating model and people culture, centered on the call for transparency, accountability and integrity. This comes after Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah’s New Years message of “Moving Forward to …
Read More »Start filing claims, CAP tells pothole victims
[ad_1] The Bar Association says the law allows government agencies to be sued for failure to maintain roads, railroads, bridges and bridges. (Image for illustration only) GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Consumers Association (CAP) has welcomed the court decision to award damages to a man injured in an accident involving a …
Read More »Waiting for a better year ahead
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their hope that the arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine could flatten the pandemic curve and break the chain of virus transmission in Malaysia. The Comptroller of …
Read More »Explainer: How does AstraZeneca’s vaccine compare to Pfizer-BioNTech?
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve the UK’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca, adding an easy-to-administer injection to a desperate nation’s arsenal for alleviating the pandemic. Still, scientists – and regulators in Europe, following the Brexit divorce – are skeptical, …
Read More »Muhyiddin outlines five top priorities for 2021
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The nation will prioritize five areas while tackling Covid-19 and at the same time nurturing the economy, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (photo). In his New Year’s speech aired last night, he said the first priority was to improve public health through the procurement of …
Read More »EU seeks to rebalance China’s ties to investment deal
[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Union and China agreed on Wednesday (December 30) an investment agreement that will give European companies greater access to Chinese markets and help repair what Europe sees as unbalanced economic ties. The deal has been in the works for nearly seven years and is likely to …
Read More »A fully digitized judiciary is our goal in 2021, says Chief Justice
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The MCO during the Covid-19 pandemic had been a blessing in disguise for the judiciary as it forced it to opt for digitization without compromising the administration of justice, says Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (Photo). In his New Year’s message, which was 20 pages …
Read More »BNM launches a policy document on licenses for digital banks and sets the deadline of June 30 for the submission of applications
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 31): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) issued the policy document on the licensing framework for digital banks following a six-month public consultation, setting June 30, 2021 as the deadline for the Submission of applications to the central bank for those who wish to conduct digital banking business. …
Read More »Prime Minister Outlines Five Priorities in Covid-19 Fight During New Year’s Address
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The war on Covid-19 is far from over, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo)as he set out the five priorities in the national fight against the pandemic in his New Year’s speech in 2021. First, Muhyiddin said that the government aims to improve public health …
Read More »India May Have Covid-19 Under Control By February, Says Leading Scientist
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (The Straits Times / ANN): India is experiencing a minimum of six months of daily Covid-19 cases even as several Indian states have imposed restrictions to ensure New Year celebrations do not erode these achievements. India, the second most affected country in the world by the pandemic …
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