[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The decision to revoke the cabotage exemption for foreign-flagged vessels that repair submarine cables does not prevent the employment of foreign vessels, says the Malaysian Shipowners Association (Masa). Its president Datuk Abdul Hak Md Amin (Photo) said it mainly means helping and enabling Malaysian companies to …
Read More »“ Are government parliamentarians immune to Covid-19? ”, Asks the parliamentarian about Kitingan’s quarantine status
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Sepanggar MP Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman has questioned the Health Ministry on his sandals on the Covid-19 standard operating procedure for MPs. This was after Keningau MP Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan’s (Photo) The quarantine status was questioned in Parliament on Tuesday (November 24). Azis noted that MPs …
Read More »Russian two-shot Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will cost less than $ 20 per person
[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will cost less than $ 20 per person in international markets and Moscow is aiming to produce more than 1 billion doses domestically and abroad next year, its sponsors and developers said. Tuesday (November 24). The Sputnik vaccine is given in two injections, …
Read More »Will the vote on the federal budget be delayed?
[ad_1] The budget vote may not take place in Dewan Rakyat as expected on Thursday, November 25. PETALING JAYA: The vote on the federal budget, scheduled for Thursday, would likely be delayed until December 1, as about half of the ministries have yet to address the issues raised in the …
Read More »BN ministers and vice ministers pledge their full support for Muhyiddin’s leadership
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The ministers and vice ministers of Barisan Nasional have pledged their full support to the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in implementing the plan for economic recovery and people’s health. In a joint statement by 20 members of the government administration, they said …
Read More »Assemblyman offers discounted rate for Covid-19 test
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Playing his role in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, Bukit Gasing Assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran (pix) offers public coronavirus screening at a discounted rate of just RM 70. The test using Rapid Test-Antigen Kits (RTK-AG) typically costs RM 150-180 in private healthcare facilities. Rajiv said yesterday that as for …
Read More »Top Glove Buys More Shares; total amount spent since September increases to RM1.08b
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 24): Top Glove Corp Bhd continued to buy its own shares for the eleventh consecutive trading day today, even as it is dealing with a large number of Covid-19 cases within its workforce. The glove maker revealed in an exchange filing that it repurchased 6.23 million …
Read More »40 producers in the creative industry get 13.9 million ringgit from Finas
[ad_1] Some 40 production companies have received offer letters for funds totaling RM13,927 thousand from the Digital Content Fund (DKD) of the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) under the Creative Industry Immediate Economic Action Plan ( Pelaksana). Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said that DKD aims to help …
Read More »Ismail Sabri: 131 people fined for not wearing masks
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Despite nine months of “new normal”, there are still those who remain indifferent to following standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Chief Minister (Security) said police arrested 329 people on Monday (November 23) for violating standard …
Read More »Only a negative Covid-19 test is needed for Sabahans to travel out of state, no more than 14-day quarantine
[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans now only have to prove negative on a Covid-19 swab test taken within three days and no longer have to undergo a 14-day quarantine before they are allowed to travel to other states of Malaysia. Sabah’s Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Masidi Manjun said …
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