Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM and C. ARUNOA TV series, Ultraman Tiga, has been removed from streaming sites in China following complaints that the show contained “violent elements”, Sin Chew Daily reported. Ultraman Tiga was one of the children’s series singled out by the unhappy parents. Ultraman Tiga is part of the Ultraman series which often features a hero fighting giant monsters. > Malaysia’s “King of Hakka hill songs” Qiu Hui Zhong passed away on Saturday at the age of 79, China Press reported. Hakka hill songs are rural tunes sung in the dialect.

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Malaysia plans to go into the endemic phase by the end of October, which is when it hopes 100 percent of its adults, or 71.6 percent of its total population, will be fully vaccinated. Many aspects of work, play, love, comfort and gatherings took place online and experts do not see much of it changing. “Now even the makcik and pakcik, our senior citizens, know how to use the (smartphone and go online),” he said. While it may be a more isolated life, experts say it does not need to be more lonely. He also said people should be fully vaccinated in order to return to society and those who decided against getting the vaccine should be prepared to be sidelined and refused service.

How do you build a bridge three times higher than the Penang Bridge, which is at 28m?” asked Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan. Sasedharan questioned if suspending the middle span of such a bridge at a height of 100m was possible. On the possibility of using a drawbridge mechanism at the middle span, Sasedharan said this was a “non-starter”. The bridge plan is expected to cost half the RM6.3bil cost estimate of the undersea tunnel. Many Penangites spoke about the ferry service, which they described as better than the proposed undersea tunnel or elevated bridge.

AFTER months of on-and-off lockdowns, the hotel sector is seeing some signs of life, with quite a number already receiving bookings especially for the school holidays. Of the 2,300 members in the Malaysia Budget Hotel Association, about half have closed down, while an estimated RM3bil in losses has been incurred by the budget hotel sector, said president Emmy Suraya Hussein. So far, Iconic Hotel Penang has incurred a loss of RM5mil. The year-end “holiday” mindset and pent-up demand will likely set the momentum for the domestic hotel sector after the restrictions over the last 18 months. How long can the hotel sector hold out is a big question now.

PETALING JAYA: Improve implementation of integrity and issues related to best governance under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to prepare the country for post-Covid-19 challenges, say experts. “We can entice back those who had left us and attract more FDIs through improvements in governance,” he said. Prof Antony Xavier said governance issues such as inter-agency coordination, centralisation and integrity could weigh down policy implementation. Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Zakariah Abdul Rashid said the 12MP must go hand in hand with the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030. “If we look at all the previous plans, including Vision 2020, it must be a continuation to that.

THE Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) is encouraging business operators to renew and pay for their business permits and licences online to reduce physical contact amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “This can be done through the Ezy MBSJ portal at https://ezy.mbsj.gov.my/,” said MBSJ Corporate and Strategic Management Department deputy director Azfarizal Abdul Rashid in a statement. “The online renewal is only for licences not deemed high-risk (such as healthcare centres or massage parlours).”The steps to renew a licence with MBSJ are as follows:> Visit https://ezy.mbsj.gov.my> Look for the licence category> Enter the licence/permit account number in the search field and press the search button> Press select to pay button> Check the amount to be paid and press the pay button on the cart> Review and confirm payment details by clicking on the proceed button> Complete payment through the selected payment medium> Print and keep the licence certificate (using white paper or any suitable colour)For renewal and payment of licences and permits under high-risk or temporary categories, Azfarizal said this could be done through the Ezy MBSJ portal only after the application documents were reviewed and updated by the city council’s Licensing Department. Those facing problems with their applications, renewals or need to submit documentation are required to make an appointment via https://bit.ly/3kmVufB before visiting the department’s office at MBSJ’s headquarters in USJ 5, Subang Jaya. For details, call 03-8026 3173 or ext 3176/ 3177/7418/4321/4048.

KUALA LUMPUR: Phase 3 of Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) Keluarga Malaysia payments will be credited in stages into recipients’ accounts starting tomorrow. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the payments, to benefit some 3.6 million households and also those whose appeals had been successful, were expected to be fully disbursed by Sept 30. In a statement yesterday, he said the phase 3 payments would involve an allocation of RM2.82bil. Payments are made according to marital status, total household income and number of children, he said. “Further details on the phase 3 of the BPR payments will be worked out by the Finance Ministry.

(Sept 27): Iceland’s claim of electing Europe’s first female-majority legislature was retracted due to a miscalculation after the centrist ruling coalition added to its majority. Predictions failed to pan out that Jakobsdottir’s coalition would struggle in the face of calls from the left for higher health-care spending and worries over climate change in the North Atlantic island nation. Instead, the grouping won a fresh endorsement from voters after getting the Iceland’s tourism-dependent economy through a pandemic-induced slump. Iceland is the only Nordic country that hasn’t bounced back to pre-crisis levels of activity after its economy plunged 6.6% in 2020. “I feel like those views have won in these elections and are part of my party’s great victory.“

PETALING JAYA: Information circulating online claiming that individuals aged 70 and up need to surrender their driving license to the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is false, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). “Actually, Section 30 of the Road Transport Act 1987 allows drivers to voluntarily surrender their license due to unsatisfactory health conditions which may endanger other road users,” said the Transport Minister in a Facebook post on Sunday (Sept 26). He added that denying senior citizens a driving license is the last resort and referred to a statement he made on Saturday (Sept 25). On Saturday, Dr Wee called for a holistic approach to be adopted to determine the driving ability of individuals, including the need for mobility and other socio-economic factors aside from the age factor alone. He added that it was also the responsibility of individuals with declining health to surrender their licenses and said that he hopes that all stakeholders will create an effective and inclusive plan for the public.

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Sunday they had arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of a female teacher found dead in a London park last week. Sabina Nessa, 28, left her home in south London on the evening of Sept. 17 to make the short walk through a local park to a bar where she was due to meet a friend. She never arrived and her body was found in the park the next afternoon. "A 38-year-old man [C] was arrested on suspicion of murder at around 03:00hrs on Sunday, 26 September, at an address in East Sussex," the police said in a statement. Her killing has highlighted again public anger over violence against women, coming six months after huge public outcry when a woman was abducted, raped and murdered in south London in March by a police officer.

(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was left frustrated after missing his stoppage-time penalty in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League defeat https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/fernandes-misses-last-gasp-penalty-villa-shock-man-united-2021-09-25 by Aston Villa but the Portugal international vowed to come back stronger. Kortney Hause's 88th-minute header put Villa in the lead but the defender's handball gifted United a chance to steal a point, only for Fernandes to blaze the ball high over the bar. Fernandes, who was United's top scorer last season, missed only his second spot-kick for the club as the team's unbeaten start to the league came to an end. "Nobody is more frustrated and disappointed than me for missing the penalty and the consequent defeat," Fernandes said on Instagram. After Saturday's shock defeat, United dropped to fourth in the standings on goal difference, with the top four sides all on 13 points.

Malaysian actor Nazrief Nazri said he was shocked when he found out that his two-month-old son had contracted Covid-19. Nazrief said he has no idea how baby Noah was infected. He has not seen anyone except for hospital staff during check up," the 29-year-old actor told mStar, The Star's Malay-language portal. Nazrief, his wife and Noah are in self-quarantine until Sept 30. 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

SEMPORNA (Bernama): An attempt by three foreign men to smuggle 1,156 packets of cooking oil to a neighbouring country failed when two of them were arrested while loading the supplies into three boats in Kampung Bangau-Bangau here Saturday (Sept 25). "Monitoring efforts found the three men transferring the cooking oil supplies from the kelong into the three boats. In the meantime, he said the MMEA was actively tracking down the suspect who fled, adding that the value of confiscated items, including the boats, was RM22,400. Norrimi said anyone with information relating to smuggling or other maritime criminal activities should lodge a report immediately to the Semporna Maritime Zone operations centre by calling 089-782619 or MERS 999. - 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

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): All parties, including social media influencers, must help ensure delivery of accurate information on the implementation of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) during the country's transition to the endemic phase of Covid-19, said Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pic). The Communications and Multimedia Minister said influential people are responsible for educating the public by presenting information with an accurate narrative on government initiatives in NRP. "Educating the public on the endemic phase is important because sometimes people still do not understand... we must convey in a simple way in communicating. "Dissemination of information can also be done by influencers who have many followers, if he (or she) also takes on the role to remind the people about the transition to the endemic phase as community empowerment," he said. Apart from the use of conventional media such as television and radio, Annuar said dissemination mediums including social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook could be used to disseminate information effectively, thus educating the public about the transition to the endemic phase.