India reduces import duty on crude palm oil
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI: The Indian government has reduced its import duty on crude palm oil (CPO) from 15 per cent to 10 per cent amidst the high domestic edible oil prices. The new tax rate will be effective from June 30 to Sept 30, 2021, according to a notification on Tuesday. The effective […]
India launches new app on International Yoga Day
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new application “M-Yoga” on the occasion of 7th International Yoga Day on Monday. According to Xinhua, the theme of this year’s International Yoga Day is “Yoga for Wellness”, which focuses on practicing Yoga for physical and mental wellbeing. In his televised address, Modi said the new […]
Indian man who headed ‘world’s largest family’ dies
NEW DELHI: Indian man from the northeastern state of Mizoram who is believed to have headed the world’s largest family, with 38 wives and 89 children, died Sunday at the age of 76, officials said. According to Anadolu Agency (AA), Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga announced the death of Ziona Chana, who was a resident of […]
Black fungus epidemic triggers new challenge in India
NEW DELHI: As India battles a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a large number of cases of a deadly fungal infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, has triggered a new health challenge in the populous South Asian country. Mucormycosis, which mainly affects people with weak immune system and could lead to the loss of […]
Singapore rebuts news report from India on “Singapore variant” of Covid-19
SINGAPORE: There is no “Singapore variant”, says the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in response to several news reports in India claiming of a new variant in Singapore. “The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated in India. Phylogenetic testing has shown this […]
Catholic church collecting donations for India
KUCHING: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh has announced that the church’s collection (money contribution) in the Kuching Archdiocese starting Sunday (May 16) will go towards helping India which is facing a Covid-19 crisis. He said public donations would be collected until May 22 and then be given to the Malaysian Catholic […]
Quarantine for passengers from India via HADR, repatriation flight extended to 21 days
KUALA LUMPUR: The 14-day mandatory quarantine period for all passengers from India arriving in Malaysia via the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission on May 12 and repatriation flight on May 13, has been extended to 21 days. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the decision was made after seven of […]
No Covid contamination detected in meat from India
PUTRAJAYA: No Covid-19 contamination in meat products from India has been reported so far, said Veterinary Services Department (DVS) director-general Datuk Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor. He said the department had conducted laboratory tests on 400 food and livestock product samples since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country and the results turned out negative. “We have […]
Cargo flights only to and from India since April 28
PUTRAJAYA: Only cargo flights were permitted to and from India since April 28, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said since that date Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) passenger flights from and to India had been prohibited from entering Malaysia and this was following a National Security Council meeting chaired by Prime […]
Another 30 variants of coronavirus detected
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has detected another 30 Covid-19 variants of concern (VOC) in Malaysia — 27 of the South African variant (B.1.351) and three of the United Kingdom (UK) variant (B.117). Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the cases were detected through 59 whole-genome sequencings conducted between April 24 and yesterday […]
