[ad_1] MONTREAL / SYDNEY: Opposition from the aviation industry to requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigger a debate about its role in air travel. Airports Council International, which represents airports around the world, joined with most airlines in calling for a choice between …
Read More »Budget allocations for 11 ministries approved at committee level
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: After the approval of the 2021 Budget at the policy level, the allocation for 11 ministries was approved at the committee level in the fifth week of the Dewan Rakyat session after being debated, finalized and through a majority and block voting process . There are MPs …
Read More »Cannabis controls in Malaysia unaffected by UN measure, says Hamzah
[ad_1] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime agreed to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from the category of narcotics. (AFP photo) PETALING JAYA: Interior Minister Hamzah Zainudin says that controls on cannabis in the country are not affected by the reclassification of the drug by a United Nations (UN) …
Read More »Don’t intimidate the ‘budaks’ in Parliament, please
[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | “Calling Muar Syed Saddiq’s MP ‘budak’ is outrageously rude and disrespectful.” Speaker says Pasir Salak MP ‘budak’ coup against Syed Saddiq is ‘just a joke’ Mazilamani: A Yang Berhormat is a Yang Berhormat, whether the chosen member is young or old. Calling Muar Syed Saddiq MP …
Read More »DG Health: 11 new deaths are reported
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 11 deaths from Covid-19 in a 24-hour period, just one figure less than the daily record of deaths caused by this virus in the country. The highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in one day was recorded exactly one month ago, on November 3. Health Director …
Read More »Bersatu-PAS-Umno: a difficult triumvirate relationship
[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | “PAS does not fully trust Umno, so Bersatu is insurance against Umno.” Umno-PAS is company, three are crowd – Khaled Nordin Kelantan MB is interested in boosting the Bersatu-Umno-PAS cooperation Bravemalaysian: Umno doesn’t trust Bersatu because Umno members were “stolen” and will probably want to compete …
Read More »Tropicana’s purchase of Top Glove shares surprises
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Tropicana Corp Bhd, of which tycoon Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai is the chairman and a substantial shareholder, bought shares of Top Glove Corp Bhd worth RM78.47 million on the open market yesterday . Lim, who has an 11.07% stake in Tropicana, is also the …
Read More »Senior police officer faces action, dismissal
[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: A high-ranking police officer in charge of a district in the state and his staff could face strict action or dismissal after nine jail officials allegedly helped smuggle drugs into the center detention of the district headquarters. Illicit drugs are believed to have “fed” the habit of …
Read More »Stocks rise as Covid-19 cases tumble, vaccine news spurs economic recovery bets
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): FBM KLCI rose 29.54 points or 1.85% to 1,628.26 today, while trading volume in Bursa Malaysia surpassed 12 billion shares, as fund managers bought Shares of Malaysian companies seen as beneficiaries of an anticipated economic recovery following a double dose of good news about the …
Read More »South Korean Students Take College Exams Behind Plastic Barriers and in Hospitals Due to COVID-19
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Nearly half a million South Korean students nervously started a hypercompetitive college entrance exam on Thursday, with COVID-19 students taking the exam at the hospital and others separated by transparent barriers. South Korea is battling a third wave of coronavirus infections, forcing authorities to take stringent …
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