Indonesia’s Bio Farma Says Sinovac Vaccine Shows Up To 97% Efficacy

[ad_1] Workers carry a container containing Sinovac experimental vaccines when they arrive at Tangerang airport on Sunday. (AP Image) JAKARTA: Indonesia’s state pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said on Tuesday that provisional data on the trials it was conducting with vaccines produced by the Chinese company Sinovac showed an efficacy of …

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Fitch downgrades Petronas IDR ratings to ‘BBB +’ with stable outlook, projects dividends of $ 24-26 billion per year from 2022 to 2023

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 8): Fitch Ratings downgraded Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) long-term local and foreign currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) to “BBB +” from “A-”, with a stable outlook. The rating action followed an earlier downgrade of Malaysia’s IDR to “BBB +” from “A-” on December 4, with a …

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Covid-19: 1,012 new cases today

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country remains at four figures with 1,012 cases reported today, bringing the total registered in Malaysia to date to 75,306. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah in his statement today said that seven of the cases …

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Special tax on imported e-cigarettes from 2021

[ad_1] Users will have to pay more for their imported e-cigarettes and their vape gels or juices next year. PUTRAJAYA: Excise duties will be imposed on all imported e-cigarettes and vaping gel or juices, including non-nicotine types, but exceptions will be given to local manufacturers, Customs Director General Abdul Latif …

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Rare Earth Mining Poses Toxic Risks

[ad_1] COMMENT | We refer to Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s announcement last week that the state intends to mine rare earth elements (REE) that could be worth up to RM62 billion. REEs are mined from ores and minerals, as they are often not found concentrated in exploitable …

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Woman allegedly gang-raped, six suspects captured

[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: A woman is believed to have been gang-raped by six men, one of whom befriended through the WeChat app, at a house at Jalan Jambu Mawar 5, Taman Muhibah Saleng near Kulai, two days ago (December 6 ). Kulai District Police Chief Superintendent Tok Beng Yeow said …

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