Monday, September 7th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA LONG-TERM pass holders from 23 countries which have recorded more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases are barred from entering Malaysia effective today (Sept 7). According to a list issued by the Immigration Department on its official Facebook account, the countries include the United…
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EPF extends compulsory contribution date for employers
Monday, September 7th, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA / pic by TMR FILE THE Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will be extending the date for employers to remit their mandatory contribution for the months of September to December this year, from the 15th of the month to the 30th of each month, respectively….
Two factory workers remanded over river pollution
Monday, September 7th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA THE Selayang Magistrate’s Court today ordered two factory workers to be remanded for six days for investigation into the pollution of a river by discharged effluents that disrupted piped water supply to 1.2 million people over the past four days. Magistrate Nik…
RON95, RON97 petrol prices down 1 sen per litre, diesel remains unchanged
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by TMR FILE PIX The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol will be reduced by one sen per litre while that of diesel remains unchanged for the period of Sept 5 to Sept 11. According to a statement from the Finance Ministry today, based…
Water supply to be restored in four days – Air Selangor
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Water supply in several areas in the Klang Valley which has been disrupted since yesterday will be restored within four days, Air Selangor said today. Its chief executive officer Suhaimi Kamaralzaman said the four water treatment plants can only resume operations when…
COVID-19: 11 new cases, with three from new cluster – Health DG
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA A total of 11 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported today, of which three were detected from a new cluster at the Semenyih 2 Immigration Detention Depot, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the index case from…
No play, no pay: Asian Tour golfers suffer while rest of world swings
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , Sports Those in coronavirus hotspots such as India face a bleak outlook HONG KONG • While the world’s top golfers play for an almost obscene US$45 million (RM186.61 million) prize fund at the PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta today, many of their fellow pros in Asia will not have…
The most exciting new timepieces at Geneva Watch Days
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , Life & Art Brands big and small gathered to showcase new wares, with record-breaking slim movements and bold new designs By MARK BERNARDO IN A normal year, Switzerland’s watchmaking capitals would have already hosted at least two large wristwatch-industry trade fairs — one in Basel, the other in Geneva….
New York Museums reopen with masks, sanitisers and no crowds
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , Life & Art Even at 25% capacity, 2,000 people an hour can visit the Met By KATYA KAZAKINA Tenenbaum and Lee at the March 9 opening of ‘Photography’s Last Century’. The former lost her parents to Covid-19 (pic: Bloomberg) AFTER more than five months in hibernation, the museums of…
French monuments top list of most-saved places on Google Maps
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , Life & Art Buckingham Palace also figures large in the plans of Google Maps users at No 10 (pic: AFP) IN SPITE of the ongoing pandemic, many people are still dreaming of France. According to data provided by the giant of Mountain View, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre…
A chef recreates Chandler’s grilled cheese in ‘Friends’ — and it’s great
Friday, September 4th, 2020 at , World Could it be any more delicious? By KATE KRADER THE year 2020 was supposed to be a big one for fans who had reached capacity on reruns of the hit show “Friends”. A much-hyped live reunion was slated for March as a drum roll to help launch HBO…
Malaysia records 10 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , News by NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / pic by BERNAMA Malaysia has seen an increase of 10 new local cases from transmissions within three clusters, namely Tawar, Telaga and Bentend LD and four new import cases from Singapore and the Philippines. Health DG Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…
Rapid aims to attract more bus riders with new look
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , Business | News by HARIZAH KAMEL / pic by RAZAK GHAZALI PRASARANA Malaysia Bhd through its subsidiary, Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd, hopes to increase ridership following the revamping of its light rail transit (LRT) feeder buses. According to Prasarana, the average daily passenger number of LRT feeder bus is…
Pejuang eyes kingmaker role in GE15
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , News By ALIFAH ZAINUDDIN / pic by RAZAK GHAZALI TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pejuang Tanah Air is eyeing at least 30 parliamentary seats alongside its allies in Sabah in the next national polls, as it looks to be the kingmaker in what is expected to be a highly…
Defence in Isa Samad’s graft trial closes case after calling six witnesses
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA THE defence in the case of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (picture), who is facing nine corruption charges amounting to RM3 million in connection with the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) by Felda Investment Corporation…
Ekuinas to share RM120m of its gains via PNB for benefit of Bumiputera
by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA PRIME Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin witnessed the presentation of RM120 million of Ekuiti Nasional Bhd’s (Ekuinas) gains to Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputera (YPB) for the benefit of its Bumiputera unitholders of trust funds managed by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) here today. Ekuinas was represented by its chairman Raja Tan…
BNM urged to tighten conditions for opening of bank accounts
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , Money | News by BERNAMA / graphic by MZUKRI BANK Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged to tighten conditions for individuals to open bank accounts to address the issue of online scam, which is on the rise in the country. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said said…
Malaysia in no rush to purchase COVID-19 vaccine
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA MALAYSIA is in no hurry to get the COVID-19 vaccine as it is of paramount importance to ensure that the vaccine is effective and safe for use, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (picture). For the moment, he said the…
Corporate results: LKL International, MQ Technology, MGB and PropertyGuru Group
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 at , Markets | Snap News LKL International bags RM78.49m contract to supply nitrile gloves LKL International Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary LKL Advance Metaltech Sdn Bhd had secured a sales contract worth US$18.96 million (RM78.49 million) to supply nitrile gloves to a China-based company, LKL exchange filing yesterday stated. MQ Tech to…
COVID-19: Six new cases including one involving MV Glen cluster
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Six new COVID-19 cases were reported today including one case involving MV Glen cluster in Selangor, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said with the development, the overall total COVID-19 cases in Malaysia stands at 9,360 with 153…