Latest incident calls for full investigation
He said it was a genuine mistake by the vaccinator, and described it as “an on-duty mistake or human error”. If one examines the video carefully, it can be clearly seen that besides picking up the wrong syringe, the vaccinator did not press the plunger. Saying that it was a mistake seems to be a convenient way to avoid a full-scale investigation into what could be the tip of an iceberg. It is therefore incumbent upon ProtectHealth, which conducted the investigation and advised the health authorities, to do a complete investigation to assuage the troubled rakyat. It calls for a full investigation and for the findings to be made public.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 21:56 UTC
Hoping for more sterling performance in the future
MALAYSIANS, especially sports fans, are justifiably elated by the wonderful performance of the country’s badminton team in reaching the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. After all, the Indonesian team was a star-studded outfit, with players who have won various top-notch tournaments over the years, including the Olympics. That our players were able to upset the form book and upstage the Indonesian team 3-2 in the quarter-finals speak volumes of their perseverance and exemplary team spirit. Kudos to our young team for rising to the occasion and for exhibiting a very high level of professionalism in all their matches during the tournament. Even though Malaysia were beaten by Japan in the semi-finals, our team had surpassed all expectations by getting to that stage.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 21:56 UTC
A treatment deemed unkind
She refused and appealed to animal protection societies and the city’s disease control and prevention centre to spare her pets. “I don’t understand why human beings can get treatment, but not my cats. Some people have argued that pets, especially cats and dogs, do not fall into any of these two categories. The residential community workers explained that unlike human beings, there was no facility or treatment for coronavirus-positive animals. “There will be transmission risk in the family if the cats keep carrying the virus, so the treatment process needs great caution,” he said.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 21:56 UTC
Six killed in clashes during Indian farm protest
LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Six people were killed when violence broke out in India's Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to a federal minister ran over two farmers taking part in a protest against controversial farm laws. Farmers alleged the car was owned by the son of Ajay Mishra, who serves as India's junior home minister. The two farmers who were hit were killed, they said. In subsequent clashes, three members of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, a driver and two other farmers were killed, according to party and police officials. In India's longest-running agricultural protest, tens of thousands of farmers have camped for months on major highways to New Delhi to oppose the three laws.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 19:07 UTC
Time for interstate travel drawing closer, says PM Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Interstate travel which Malaysians have been long awaiting is in sight, following the increase in the Covid-19 vaccination rate of the adult population in the country. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he understood the feelings of the people who wanted to return to their hometowns to visit their parents and that the good news would be announced once the vaccination rate reached 90% for adults. He was confident that unrestricted interstate travel is fast approaching as the percentage of the adult population fully vaccinated is further increasing and has reached over 86%. The Prime Minister also explained that the government's move to increase the adult vaccination rate from 80% to 90% before allowing unrestricted interstate travel was aimed at ensuring that no state was left behind once it was announced. "It depended on interstate travel... as long as it is not allowed, tourism cannot be restarted and the tourism sector cannot be reopened," he said.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 15:54 UTC
Experian Malaysia temporarily pauses CCRIS related services and reports
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Information services provider Experian Information Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Experian Malaysia) has temporarily paused its Central Credit Information System (CCRIS) related services and reports. According to Experian Malaysia, this comes after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on Sept 30 communicated the temporary suspension of access to CCRIS for all credit reporting agencies (CRAs) including Experian Malaysia, following the potential cyberthreat. “Experian Malaysia adheres to the strictest security procedures and conducts regular checks and audits of our information security. “We are committed to advance data security standards and safeguards to protect the information and interests of Malaysian consumers and businesses,” said Experian Malaysia CEO Dawn Lai. Apart from Experian, CTOS Digital Bhd has also temporarily halted its CCRIS related services and reports.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 12:40 UTC
Langkawi tourism bubble project a great success, says LADA
ALOR SETAR (Oct 3): The tourism bubble pilot project in Langkawi has been a great success, since it was implemented two weeks ago on Sept 16. Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) chief executive officer Nasaruddin Abdul Muttalib said tourist arrivals under the travel bubble until Sept 30 had generated RM15.97 million in revenue for the Langkawi tourism industry. Meanwhile, in KUCHING, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the success of the Langkawi tourism bubble pilot project was very motivating and inspiring for the ministry. Nancy said the government is also considering Langkawi as the first international travel bubble destination for the country. “In the coming week, I will have a discussion with my counterparts from other countries and we are arranging for that (travel bubble).
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 10:05 UTC
Social media buzz: Giuliani, ‘Sopranos’ prequel, Roth retires
(Oct 3): What’s buzzing on social media on Saturday:MSNBC reported Rudy Giuliani said in a deposition that he based his claims of election fraud partly on information he saw on Facebook. Rudy Giuliani admits under oath that he got some of his 'evidence' of alleged election fraud from Facebook. — Alberta Hunt (@Albertahunt1950) October 2, 2021MSNBC: Rudy Giuliani, under oath, reveals baseless origins of Trump Big Lie claimsFormer Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth announced his retirement at age 66. “I’m throwing in the shoes,” he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in what the newspaper called “more a spoken-word performance than interview”. Out and about last night in Charlotte, NC— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) September 30, 2021Sopranos prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” hit theaters and streaming service HBO Max yesterday, and the title generated more than a million searches, according to Google Trends.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 09:22 UTC
Elephants damage crops in Gua Musang village, resulting in RM200,000 in losses
GUA MUSANG (Oct 3): Residents in Kampung Sungai Bayu Baru, here, claimed to have incurred almost RM200,000 in losses when their crops were damaged by three wild elephants that have been roaming around the village over the past two months. In the latest incident which happened early Saturday (Oct 2) morning, the villagers’ oil palm, coconut, durian and watermelon trees were damaged by the animals. The residents have also expressed worry when the elephants were frequently seen wandering around areas near their homes. Farmer, Mohd Faizul Isma Che Adam, 36, said he suffered huge losses because all his crops that were destroyed were already fruiting. “We were shocked to see our oil palm, coconut and banana trees destroyed by the elephants…many villagers are now afraid to go to their farms,” he told Bernama.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 08:25 UTC
ASNB implements single mobile number policy to all account holders
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) has announced the implementation of a single mobile number policy to all account holders in its latest initiative to provide better protection on personal data and privacy. ASNB chief executive officer/executive director Mohammad Hussin said that in the past, ASNB used unit holders’ mobile phones primarily as a means of communication and not to authorise transactions. “This single number policy will enhance security for all users,” said Mohammad. Upon doing so, ASNB will activate the one number one account rule, and nullify the usage of the same mobile phone number in all other ASNB accounts. For more information, unitholders may reach out to the ASNB Customer Service Centre at 03-7730 8899 or email [email protected].
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 08:03 UTC
Berliners are angry about housing. And so is much of Europe
Voters backed a radical proposal to nationalize big landlords, a bid to get rents under control and fix a housing crisis in the city. The housing divide is often split along generational lines, with the young locked out of the market. At the same time, house prices rose faster than inflation in all 27 European Union countries in 2020, a trend not observed in at least two decades. In Germany, where nearly 50% of households are tenants, an average person spends just over a quarter of their disposable income on housing. Average housing costs are about 40% of disposable income, twice the EU average, and 37% are in arrears on mortgage, rent or utility bills.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 05:15 UTC
Europe’s power crisis is moving north as water shortage worsens
(Oct 3): As the frontier of Europe’s energy crisis moves north, dwindling water stocks are exacerbating the squeeze in the Nordic region. Nordic power prices were five times higher in September than a year ago. Europe’s northern corner can’t hide from the global shortage of natural gas and coal, with dwindling water reserves curbing the region’s most important source of electricity. Britain and Ireland are arguably the hardest hit by the global gas shortage and are starved of power. That could help ease a strained power balance in the south, where Uniper SE’s oil-fired power plant ran at full throttle regularly in September.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 04:41 UTC
Hitler teen fanatic arrested in France for planning terror attack
PARIS (Oct 3): A Hitler teen fanatic in France was arrested for planning to attack a high school and a mosque, Anadolu Agency citing media reports said Saturday (Oct 3). The paper said Simon planned the attack for April 20, Hitler's birthday, and before the second round of presidential elections in France. The teen planned a much larger attack than the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton in the US state of Colorado on April 20, 1999, said Le Parisien. It said Simon planned the attack because he was repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed by classmates at a young age and he had a list of 30 people targeted. Simon also accused the government of not fighting “radical Islam” adequately in his plea to police, said the report.
Source:The Edge Markets
October 03, 2021 03:10 UTC
Niro Ceramic aims to go public by 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Niro Ceramic Group plans to list on the local stock exchange by 2023 in a bid to elevate its profile as a prominent ceramic tile player in Asean. "I would want to achieve this for the company and make Niro Ceramic Group a public company. I would like to see it within our three-year growth plan and for us to achieve a good result by the end of 2024,” he said. On the challenges within the tile industry, he opined that the pandemic is not the only attributable factor. Moving forward, he foresees Malaysia’s tile industry to expect some level of consolidation even as demand gradually returns.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 02:48 UTC
87.2% of Malaysia's adult population fully vaccinated as of Saturday (Oct 2)
PETALING JAYA: A total of 44,145,505 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Malaysia as of Saturday (Oct 2). According to figures put out by the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) on its Twitter account on Sunday (Oct 3), a total of people 23,736,676 (or 94.3% of the adult population) have received their first dose while 20,511,444 (or 87.2% of the adult population) had both doses. It also said that a total of 211,517 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered on Saturday where 89,695 individuals had received their first doses while another 121,822 people completed their second dose.
Source:The Star
October 03, 2021 02:03 UTC