SMG teams up with Paramount for digital banking
PETALING JAYA: Star Media Group Bhd (SMG) and Paramount Corp Bhd have jointly applied for a digital banking licence from Bank Negara as part of a five-member consortium with the aim of accelerating their digital growth strategies. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, SMG said the consortium has submitted the digital banking application to the central bank yesterday. “We are excited to explore this new business opportunity together with Paramount and other members of the consortium, ” he said. Paramount Group CEO Jeffrey Chew said he hoped that through transformative technologies, Paramount would be able to bring innovative financial experience to Malaysia. In a separate filing, Paramount said the digital banking application is in line with the group’s five-year strategic plan of identifying new sources of earnings, particularly those in the digital space after the divestment of its education business and for long-term sustainability growth.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 23:37 UTC
Longer operating hours bring relief
THE Penang government is grateful that the operating hours for hawkers, vendors, eateries and restaurants have been streamlined. State local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the operating hours from 6am to 10pm allowed now made a lot of difference for both businessmen and customers alike. Jagdeep had recently raised the concerns of hawker stalls at public markets, who were earlier allowed to only start operating at 8am, while markets could open at 6am. He said though they were in the same premises, there was a difference in operating hours. He also called on everyone to cooperate with the authorities and follow necessary standard operating procedures to ensure cases fall below the 4,000 mark.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 23:37 UTC
MPK spends more than projected from January to May
KLANG Municipal Council’s (MPK) expenditure has overtaken revenue by about RM18.1mil for the first five months of the year, says its president. MPK, he said, collected RM95mil in assessment tax as at June 24, comprising RM78.6mil in current assessments for the first half of the year and RM16.4mil in arrears. “Compared to the year before, overall collection of assessment tax for the same period increased by 8%, amounting to RM6.7mil,” said Ahmad Fadzli. He said the second term assessment tax bills would be sent out in early July, urging ratepayers to settle their dues by Aug 31 to avoid an additional RM20 fee notice charge. “The public can still make payments online or at kiosks located at MPK headquarters,” he said.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 23:34 UTC
Regular donors conscious of their duty to help save lives
“The doctors asked me and my siblings if we could donate blood to our mother and we immediately agreed. The father of one admitted to having fear of the needle but that does not stop him from donating blood. Another regular blood donor, Bong Siew Chin, 55, started donating blood as soon as she reached 18 years old. Since then, donating blood has become a regular event for me,” she said. “I will send them photos of me donating blood to raise awareness and encourage them to do the same.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 23:26 UTC
Facing pain and anguish
“It was a heartbreaking sight as the woman was very sad she could not be with her husband. Apparently, the woman died one day after she was admitted to the hospital’s emergency ward,” said the 29-year-old mother of three. Heavy responsibility: Muhammad Syahril talking about his experiences as an ambulance driver. — BernamaAmbulance driver Muhammad Syahril Md Nazri, 33, also goes the extra mile to ensure the comfort of the patients he has to ferry to the quarantine centre or hospital. It has been a tiring affair for Muhammad Syahril, too, and he recalls an occasion when he had to slap his face to keep himself alert while driving his ambulance at 2am.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 23:15 UTC
Anti-vaxxer disinformation spreads in Asia, endangering millions
A video he found on social media of a woman claiming vaccines are being used for genocide helps explain why. In the Philippines, 68% of the people are either uncertain or unwilling to take the shots, according to polling company Social Weather Stations. Anti-vaccination propaganda is a big reason for that hesitancy, which has further slowed takeup in countries already struggling with limited supplies. “It is a polluted media landscape,” Melissa Fleming, the United Nations’ under-secretary-general for global communications, said at a virtual forum in May. “The biggest weapon the Covid-19 virus has against humans is one, vaccine hesitancy, and two, the lack of a coordinated worldwide response,” he said.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 30, 2021 21:56 UTC
Mohd Rashid admits to joining recent durian feast
JOHOR BARU: Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon has admitted to eating durians as shown in a video which went viral on social media. I’m sorry: Mohd Rashid said he will cooperate with the police over the matter. Mohd Rashid said that since last year and until recently, he had been receiving complaints from farmers as well as vegetable and fruit growers who had difficulty selling their crops following declining sales. Mohd Rashid said when he arrived at the orchard, the farmer served the king of fruit to them where he had a taste of the durian before discussing aid measures. Meanwhile, Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir lodged a report against Mohd Rashid at the Johor Baru South police district headquarters here yesterday.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 21:45 UTC
Father-son medic duo excited about Olympics duty
KUALA LUMPUR: A father and son are braving the Covid-19 pandemic to be at the Tokyo Olympics next month. Having worked at five FIFA World Cups since the 2002 South Korea-Japan edition, Gurcharan – fondly known as Dr Guru – certainly walks tall in his field. It was former Kuala Lumpur Mayor, the late Tan Sri Elyas Omar, who gave him his break. Elyas, the then Kuala Lumpur Football Association president, appointed Dr Guru as the team’s physician in 1983, and there was no turning back since then. He also said that with the Tokyo Olympics being held against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was going to be a very different experience this time.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 21:33 UTC
MB: Response to Selvax tremendous
PETALING JAYA: More than 50,000 companies have registered over two million of their personnel for vaccination under the Selangor state government’s vaccine programme (Selvax), says Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Amirudin said Selvax received an overwhelming response from the private sector, adding that those registered under the programme would be given CoronaVac (manufactured by Sinovac Biotech). “The response has been tremendous,” he said when launching the Selvax vaccination centre (PPV) at Tropicana Gardens Mall here yesterday. Amirudin said of the 2.5 million doses under Selvax, 500,000 had been allocated for the community and the rest for the industrial sector. “We have to think about everyone around us, the security guards, the cleaning ladies and the tea ladies,” said Ang.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 21:33 UTC
Olympics-Canadian boxer wins battle to compete in Tokyo
(Reuters) - Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold said on Wednesday that her dream to compete in the Tokyo Olympics was "intact" after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that qualification criteria must accommodate women who were pregnant or had given birth. The court ruled that the qualification criteria must include an accommodation for women who were pregnant or postpartum during the qualification period," Bujold said in a statement. She added: "It was one of the biggest fights of my career, but also the fight with the most meaning. I was standing up for what I believe is right and for the dream I had worked so hard for. What matters is the recurring pattern of gender inequality in sport," said Bujold.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 18:11 UTC
Agencies under Transport Ministry to resume counter services tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): All agencies under the Transport Ministry will resume counter services tomorrow with some guidelines set in line with the announcement by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali yesterday. According to the Ministry, all Road Transport Department (JPJ) counter services for transactions related to commercial and private vehicles would be available, except for services that could be conducted online through the public portal mySIKAP or the department strategic partners. For Sabah CVLB appointments, either call the hotline at 088-238244/245 or email [email protected]. For more information, contact the hotline at 082-412073/413303 or email [email protected]. The Transport Ministry also reminded those dealing with the relevant agencies to comply with the standard operating procedure, including wearing face masks and using sanitisers.
Source:The Edge Markets
June 30, 2021 17:15 UTC
Flying car's first inter-city flight hailed as 'new era' of transport
Its creators say the AirCar's new, pre-production model will be capable of cruising speeds of 300km/h and of flying distances of just over 965 kilometres. It opens a new category of transportation and returns the freedom originally attributed to cars back to the individual," AirCar inventor Professor Stefan Klein says. Michael Cole, the president and chief executive of South Korean car maker Hyundai's European operations, says that flying cars will be deployed in cities by the end of the decade. "If you'd asked me a few years ago were flying cars something that I would see in my lifetime, I wouldn't have believed it," he adds. – dpaArticle 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
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 16:30 UTC
Covid: Penang to start targeted mass screening programme on July 5
GEORGE TOWN (June 30): The State government will implement a targeted Covid-19 mass screening programme in the community, or Penang Covid-19 Screening (PSC-19), from Monday (July 5). Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the PSC-19, which will begin at the Penang City Stadium involving the State Assembly constituencies of Sungai Pinang, Padang Kota, Dato Keramat and Pulau Tikus, would be implemented in stages. “The PSC-19 programme is fully financed by the Penang government and it will use the RTK-Antigent method. “This is because every State has and is facing different case infection rates, which require a special consideration in deciding further strategies that need to be implemented,” he said. Meanwhile, Chow said Penang would receive 591,532 doses of vaccines from July 5 to July 28 under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
Source:The Edge Markets
June 30, 2021 14:37 UTC
Single mother flies white flag after three days of eating biscuits
KOTA BHARU (Bernama): Feeling helpless and depressed after three days of surviving on biscuits as she had run out rice, a single mother flew a white flag in front of her house, signifying that she needed help from others in her neighbourhood. "I installed the white flag as asked to do so by my younger sister after often telling her about my problems, so that people would come to assist me. "I actually did not know about the white flag (campaign) to seek help. Alhamdulillah (praise be to God) as after I flew the white flag, there were people coming with aid," she said when met at her house here on Wednesday (June 30). The mother of six said she was financially constrained as she was only depending on her small earnings from batik painting at RM2 per piece.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 14:15 UTC
HK star Gillian Chung had ‘scumbag’ ex-boyfriend who cheated on her with her best friend
Hong Kong singer-actress Gillian Chung recently appeared on a reality show and talked about some of her past relationships. Chung mentioned a relationship in which the man she was with was seeing another woman. ALSO READ: Taiwanese singer Ella Chen cuts son's hair in lockdownIf that isn’t bad enough, The Twins Effect star recalled an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her with one of her best friends. A fact Chung learned only because the so-called friend couldn’t resist the urge to tell her about it. While marriage is not out of the question, Chung also said she’s not actively looking for love.
Source:The Star
June 30, 2021 13:01 UTC