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[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Police and protesters clashed in the Indonesian capital on Thursday on the third day of protests and strikes against a new polarizing jobs law passed in Southeast Asia’s largest economy earlier this week. Hundreds of protesters gathered near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, shouting and …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Many Malaysians were shocked by news reports that 600 pupils at an elementary school in Penang were forced to undergo hyssop tests and self-quarantine at home after one of their teachers tested positive for Covid-19. The teacher, who is 40 years old, is the wife of a …

[ad_1] First introduced to the world last month alongside the fourth generation Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE and iPad Pro, the new eighth generation iPad is now available for purchase in Malaysia. The new model offers improvements in terms of performance through the new A12 Bionic processor. AD …

[ad_1] It seems that many are choosing to stay away from 1 Utama Mall for now. This morning, Chinese publications Sin Chew Daily and China Press reported that another case of Covid-19 was confirmed at the mall. Source: Facebook This time, the employee who tested positive for the deadly virus …

[ad_1] Airport staff work alongside a Malaysia Airlines plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on July 22, 2019. – Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, October 8 – Malaysia Aviation Group has offered its pilots, cabin crew and front-line employees affected by the Covid-19 pandemic a rehabilitation and refinement plan …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Any decision made by the Ministry of Education on the closure of schools due to Covid-19 will be based on an in-depth investigation of the available data, says Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (Photo) He said. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (October 7), the Education Minister …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people’s mental health with 44% of Malaysians saying their mental well-being has been affected since the pandemic began, according to a global survey conducted by Ipsos. The survey found that 37% of respondents felt depressed part of the time, while 7% felt …

[ad_1] The aviation sector, having enjoyed years of global tourism growth, was unprepared for the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequent economic impact. Since the start of the ongoing global outbreak, airlines around the world have been forced to cancel scheduled flights. In recent months, there are more planes on the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A vaccine for Covid-19 may be ready by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, but that has hardly made a dent in glove makers who continued to trade resiliently in Bursa Malaysia. Glove manufacturers were unmoved by the news and this …

[ad_1] Top Glove says that all information about its reimbursement to foreign workers has been sent to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). (Photo by Bloomberg) PETALING JAYA: Top Glove Corp Bhd has confirmed that it will refund its retroactive hiring fees to its foreign workers. “Top Glove is …