“When we have reached a certain degree of population-level immunity, which needs to be demonstrated, we should see an equilibrium emerging between the virus and the population’s ability to fight the virus. The government had previously announced that the country would begin transitioning to the endemic phase by the end of October. Dr Awang Bulgiba said people should be able to work remotely, the living conditions for workers need to be improved, and research into zoonotic diseases should be increased. We know the daily cases, but what is the prevalence of the Delta variant as the cause of Covid-19 cases here? “If the virus is... still a threat to a particular group, then these measures would still be relevant.

Malaysia play 14 time winners China tomorrow and Canada next to complete the fixtures. “We’ve told them to be bold and fight without fear against the favourites,” he added. Group D: Japan, Malaysia, Canada. UBER CUPGroup A: Japan, Indonesia, Germany, France. Group D: China, Denmark, Malaysia, Canada.

SAO PAULO/NEW YORK: India may be the only country able to fill a looming global supply gap for sugar as the Brazilian crop ends, making the world's sugar market grateful for the Asian country that was once viewed as a threat to the market's stability. "Without India filling this gap, from November to March or April, the global sugar market would have a serious problem," said Paulo Roberto de Souza, the Chief Executive of Alvean Sugar SL, the world's largest sugar trader. Sugar prices are near their highest since early 2017 mainly due to poor production in top grower Brazil following drought and frosts. Souza says sugar prices will have to increase further to attract enough Indian selling to fill the market's gap. He says Indian sugar export parity -- the equivalent to domestic prices -- is currently around 21 cents per pound, already above New York futures.- Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police in northern Mexico discovered more than 600 Central American migrants hiding in three long cargo trucks headed to the United States late on Thursday, in one of the biggest round-ups of U.S.-bound migrants by Mexican authorities in years. Almost 200 of the 652 migrants found in the non-descript white refrigerated trucks were unaccompanied children and teens, the police said in a statement. A security source told Reuters the migrants found in the trucks were almost 90% Guatemalans and had been transported to a nearby migrant center in Tamaulipas where their legal status would be reviewed. On Friday, the migrants were given COVID-19 tests and at least nine came back positive, though most have only mild symptoms, officials said. Four other individuals were arrested by police, but it was not clear if they were suspected of being the smugglers.

In May, authorities put Medvedchuk, the Kremlin's most prominent ally in Ukraine, under formal suspicion of treason as part of a crackdown on his circle that has fuelled tensions between Kyiv and Moscow. In a statement, the party accused President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government of trying to "divert people's attention from their catastrophic failures." During the prosecutors' briefing, they played recordings of telephone conversations in which people with voices supposedly similar to those of Medvedchuk, Russian officials and separatist leaders, discussed coal supply schemes. Prosecutors accused Medvedchuk of colluding with state officials to block coal purchases from the international market. Venediktova said prosecutors would ask the court to arrest Medvedchuk or set bail of 1 billion hryvnias ($38 million).

ZAGREB (Reuters) -Croatia acknowledged on Friday that its police officers had participated in a violent pushback of migrants on the border with Bosnia, and Greece promised to investigate reports of similar action by its officials. Several European media outlets reported this week that Greek and Croatian officials were illegally and sometimes violently pushing back migrants. Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said on Friday he had told EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson that the claims would be investigated. Johansson earlier said EU countries needed to protect the bloc's external borders, but that they also had to uphold the rule of law and fundamental rights. Twelve migration and interior ministers from Austria, Denmark, Greece and eastern European countries wrote on Thursday to the European Commission calling for new tools to avoid, rather than have to deal with, overburdened migrant systems.

(Reuters) -Saudi Arabian human rights group ALQST accused the Premier League of being driven only by money and employing 'profoundly inadequate' criteria for assessing human rights considerations in the wake of Newcastle United being acquired by a Saudi-led consortium. While fans are hopeful that the takeover will help turn the Premier League club's fortunes around, several human rights groups have questioned the Premier League for allowing the move to go through, pointing to Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record. For the Premier League... they are effectively inviting other abusive leaders to follow suit," ALQST acting director Nabhan al-Hanashi told Reuters. Human Rights Watch described the takeover as a wake-up call for fans, broadcasters and players. The Premier League and PIF did not immediately respond to requests for a comment.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will organise a UP (Urban Poor) Socso Golden Jubilee Career Carnival which offers more than 7,000 job vacancies to job seekers on Saturday (Oct 9). “Unlike the UP Career Programme series which was implemented physically before, this Socso Golden Jubilee UP Career Carnival is conducted entirely online with the participation of 71 employers in six States namely Perlis, Penang, Selangor, Johor, Terengganu and Sabah and two Federal Territories, namely Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya,” according to the statement. The statement said registration for the interview session at the UP Socso Golden Jubilee Career Carnival is free and is open to all job seekers. Socso hopes that job seekers from the urban B40 group will use the opportunity to get jobs to sustain their living. Interested job seekers can register on the National Employment Portal, MYFutureJobs via the link www.myfuturejobs.gov.my or call the SOCSO Careline number 1-300-22-8000 or 03-8091 5300.

PETALING JAYA: The appointment of a 26-year-old performing arts graduate into Universiti Malaya’s board of directors has kicked off a controversy. Azalina has rebuked the allegations in a statement, stating that she was unaware of the appointment, until it had been announced. The appointment of Danesh Raj was also defended by Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 5). "At this time, KMUM fails to see the benefits of the appointment of Mr Danesh to the board of directors. "We also question his political involvement, having held youth positions in MIC, and we believe that higher education institutions must be free from any political influence or hold," it said.

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Health Ministry (MOH) on Friday (Oct 8) successfully carried out sports activities in conjunction with the National Sports Day (NSD) 2021 celebration to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who spearheaded the sports activities, said NSD's mission was to cultivate sports among the people as a way of life, which directly helped MOH's Malaysian National Health Agenda (ANMS). He said MOH as the ministry responsible for public health, should be an example to other ministries and the people on a healthy lifestyle. NSD 2021 at MOH level was implemented in a hybrid manner and in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP), which involves "combat wellness" and "virtual run" activities. Khairy said NSD could be held this year due to the improving Covid-19 pandemic situation.

Saya telah minta laporan di buat terhadap @khalids kepada PDRM & MCMC atas penyebaran berita palsu berkenaan vaksinasi COVID-19. My late father did not pass away from the vaccine. The data was taken from social media, no family members were asked then they assumed my father died from the vaccine. It is too much," the social media user posted.In response, Khairy said a report will be lodged with the authorities against the original poster for spreading the fake news. Enough lies," he said in a tweet referencing the post on Friday (Oct 8).The user, who originally claimed that a man died due to the Covid-19 vaccine, has since deactivated his account.

PETALING JAYA: Tropicana Corp Bhd is seeking to recover possession of the premise of St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (Tropicana Petaling Jaya Campus). In a statement, Tropicana Corp said its subsidiary Tropicana Education Management Sdn Bhd, being the lessor of the premise, has granted much indulgence on rental payments as its efforts to support the school's operator, Lasallian Asia Partnership for International Schools Pte Ltd (Lapis). "Currently, nine months of rental are in arrears amounting to more than RM10mil," said the statement. As a corporation, we take things seriously and we owe duties to our shareholders to collect rental investment income. It is disheartening that we have to repossess the premises," said Tropicana group CEO Lee Han Ming.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Southeast Asia's Sea Ltd, plans to launch online sales in Spain via its website and local apps, according to a social media account run by the company. The Shopee Spain account on Instagram carried a post on Friday that said Singapore-headquartered company would offer free shipping in the European nation. A source at Sea confirmed to Reuters that the Instagram account was authentic without elaborating. A localised Shopee website has not yet been launched. It launched in Poland in September, has ramped up activities in Latin America and is planning a launch in India.

KUCHING: Sarawakians must continue to observe Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) even as inter-district travel restrictions have been lifted, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. He said while people were now free to move around, it was in their best interest to take protective measures. On the thanksgiving event organised by the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor), Uggah said it reflected Sarawak's inclusiveness, harmony, stability and progress. He added that Unifor, which was set up in 2017, was an agency to promote interfaith dialogue, understanding and cooperation. Article type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 46 Cxense type: free User access status: 3Join our Telegram channel to get our Evening Alerts and breaking news highlights

KUALA LUMPUR: igloocompany, the Singapore-based smart access solutions provider, has announced establishment of a United States team and office. Despite the looming effects of the pandemic, they aim to propel growth by three-fold, targeting a slice of the US$46 billion smart home market over the next few years. "igloocompany is at a very exciting stage of growth which brings us a step closer to our vision of A World without Keys. igloocompany has 13 regional offices including in Texas, United States. - BernamaArticle type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 46 Cxense type: free User access status: 3Join our Telegram channel to get our Evening Alerts and breaking news highlights