Author: Bernama

Meeting next week to discuss vaccination guidelines during Ramadan

SEREMBAN: The Special Meeting of the Muzakarah Committee of the National Council on Islamic Religious Affairs will discuss the guidelines for taking vaccines during the month of Ramadan for Muslims. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said the guidelines would be announced

Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to start in March

KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to members of the public is expected to kick off in March and this will be on a volunteer basis, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said there are five ways for the public to sign up for the vaccine, including

Digitalisation enables Christy Ng to penetrate global market

KUALA LUMPUR: Starting her trade from humble beginnings as a flea market shoe seller, Christina Ng, chief executive officer of Christy Ng Sdn Bhd, made her debut on the international scene by adopting a digital transformation strategy and shifting to an e-commerce platform. Christina’s entrepreneurial journey began at the tender

Association wants hotels allowed to take guests, no interstate travel ban

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (Maho) is seeking the government to allow hotels to take guests for room accommodation and for meetings. Its president, Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong, in a statement today, also hoped the government would lift the ban on inter-state and inter-district travel to

PM is first recipient of Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month. This was confirmed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is also the coordinating minister for the

Petronas scholarship lifted husband and wife out of poverty

KUALA TERENGGANU: Sazali Selamat grew up in poverty. His clothes were hand-me-downs from neighbours, so he never knew the joy of wearing new clothes. He never dreamed that the son of a village labourer would rise to the position of oil production division manager at Petronas Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn Bhd,

One-off payment for MOH Covid-19 frontliners starting March 1

SERDANG: The one-off payment of RM500 to 140,000 healthcare frontliners, will start being paid on March 1, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said eligible staff can start applying for the payment claim beginning this month. “This one-off assistance is in addition to the Covid-19 special allowance

Malaysian-made armoured vehicle unveiled

KUALA LUMPUR: Mildef International Technologies Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company providing automotive services for the defence industry in the country, has developed a four-wheel-drive (4×4) high mobility armoured vehicle.  The company said the development of the vehicle, currently referred to as Mildef HMAV 4×4, was an initiative to resolve the

KLCI futures ends firmer

KUALA LUMPUR: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract (FKLI) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the half-day trading higher today, in sync with the underlying cash market. Spot month February 2021, March 2021 June 2021 all gained 2.5 points at 1,598, 1,589 and 1,585.5, respectively, while September 2021