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Umno division chief tells Zahid to quit as party president
Paya Besar, Kuantan, division chief Ahmad Tajuddin Sulaiman said the leadership crisis within the party, especially among Supreme Council members, has been going on for a long time since the 14th general election (GE14) without any effort…
MCO begins in Perak with launch of ‘Ops Payung’
IPOH: Police have launched 'Ops Payung' by setting up umbrella beat bases at wet markets and shopping malls to ensure that members of the public do not flout the standing operating procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO).…
Top Glove launches recruitment drive for 9,000 employees
KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove has announced a year-long recruitment drive, which will provide employment to over 9,000 Malaysians as it meets increased global demand for gloves and other personal protective equipment.
It said in a statement…
Bursa Malaysia lags while global stock markets rally
PETALING JAYA: An economist says the movement control order and declaration of emergency have affected the performance of the stock exchange.
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak’s Barjoyai Bardai said that in the past month, the stock exchanges of…
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit retreated against the US dollar in opening trade today and was mixed against a basket of major currencies ahead of the weekend.
At 9am, the local currency inched down to 4.0300/0350 against the greenback, from…
COVID-19 assessment centre expected to start operations next week
PUTRAJAYA: The COVID-19 assessment centre is expected to start operations next week to coordinate and integrate the public and private hospitals in managing the pandemic cases in the country.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham…
Anfield is no more a fortress for Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Champions Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to lowly Burnley on Thursday, ending their 68 match unbeaten home record in the Premier League as their title defence continued to fade.
An 83rd minute penalty…
KLCI stays below 1,600-threshold, set to end week on subdued note
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): The main index at Bursa Malaysia remained below the 1,600-psychological threshold in early trade Friday and looked set to end the week on a subdued note.
At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI added 3.39 points to 1,598.19.
The…
Fire at world’s biggest vaccine manufacturing hub kills five
MUMBAI: Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world's biggest vaccine manufacturing hub in India on Thursday, but the company insisted the production of drugs to counter the coronavirus pandemic would continue.
Rescue…
Crack down on booking fee scam, say house buyers
PETALING JAYA: The National House Buyers Association has urged the housing and local government ministry to come down hard on property developers or their agents who collect booking fees, as this practice is illegal.
The association’s…