Rachel pumped up to play in big tournament
PETALING JAYA: To go where the world’s best are based at is an opportunity not to be missed for Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold. Wee Wern and Ivan are waiting patiently for the Malaysian government to give them the go ahead as their travel permits have yet to be approved. Rachel said it would be great to compete in a tournament, where Egypt’s world No. This is the first time that I’m playing in a big tournament (platinum) after a long time, all the top players will be there, ” said Rachel. The opponents for others in the first round are Aifa vs Hollie Naughton (Can); Wee Wern vs Mayar Hany (Egy); Sivasangari vs Sana Ibrahim (Egy).
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 23:26 UTC
Podium finish in Valencia sweeter than in Portugal, says Adam
KUALA LUMPUR: Adam Norrodin (pic) is happier with his performance in the CEV Moto2 Europe Championship at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Spain, on Sunday than the earlier race in Portugal although he was on the podium on both occasions. The 22-year-old Liqui Moly Intact SIC Junior Team rider said things had improved a lot in his third-place finish in Valencia compared to one of the two races in the season opener in Estoril, Portugal two weeks ago. I am super thankful for my result and of course, there’s still a lot more to improve on in the next race in Barcelona, ” said Adam. Meanwhile, the Malaysian outfit’s rider Mohd Sharul Ezwan Sharil in the European Talent Cup category was disappointed after securing only 20th place in Race 1 and 16th in Race 2 yesterday. In the Moto3 category, Mohd Azman Syarifuddin had to be satisfied with 12th and 19th places respectively in Races 1 and 2.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 23:15 UTC
Consequences dire if you take virus precaution for granted, say M’sians in India
JOHOR BARU: Malaysians in India are seeing with their own eyes how people are paying the price for not taking Covid-19 precautions. Chinnappan and his wife K. Kandymathi, 62, went to India last year. Chinnappan said the Covid-19 situation was bad, especially in the town areas. Vanaja and her cousin went to India on March 10 and were due to return on March 20. Vanaja said the situation in Bangalore now was dire with neighbours at the place where she had stayed having contracted the disease.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 22:52 UTC
Dow Jones Industrial index hits record high again, USD languishes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.69%, while the S&P 500 edged down 0.11%, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.5%. The buoyancy in the Dow was mirrored in stock markets elsewhere, with Europe's STOXX 600 index also inching up to an all-time high, as mining stocks leapt on record copper prices. By midday, the dollar index had pared earlier losses but still held at a 2-1/2-month low of 90.153. The focus now shifts to US consumer price data due on Wednesday, which will help investors determine whether they need to scale back their inflation expectations even further. In the cryptocurrency market, ether rose to a fresh record above US$4,000 and was last up 6.3%.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 18:22 UTC
Motor racing-Hamilton hopes new contract can be sealed by August
(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes to agree a new contract with Mercedes before the sport's August break. The 36-year-old Briton is out of contract at the end of this season, after his latest one-year extension was announced only in February, but has said he plans to continue. It ruined my whole winter and I’m sure it wasn’t helpful for Toto’s," said the championship leader, referring to team boss Toto Wolff. We still have 19 races to do but it would be great to get something in place before the break." Wolff said on May 1 that he hoped to start contract talks soon after Hamilton, now 14 points clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, signalled he was keen to continue racing.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 17:37 UTC
Soccer-Uruguayan Cavani extends Man Utd stay with one-year deal
(Reuters) - Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani has signed a one-year contract extension at the Old Trafford outfit having hit a purple patch in recent matches, the Premier League club said on Monday. "Over the season, I've developed a great affection for the club and everything it represents," Cavani said in a statement https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/Manchester-United-extend-Edinson-Cavani-contract?utm_campaign=ManUtd&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter. "I feel a deep bond with my team mates and the staff who work behind the scenes here. As a player, this belief gives you the perfect opportunity to play your best football and I want to thank him for that. I've not yet been able to play in front of the Old Trafford crowd and that is something that I cannot wait to do."
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 16:07 UTC
As lockdown returns, Malaysians face another bleak Eid
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Mohd Rezuan Othman would normally travel from Kuala Lumpur to his hometown in southern Malaysia to spend Eid al-Fitr with his family, but the country's latest nationwide Covid-19 lockdown has scuppered his plans for the second year in a row. Under measures announced on Monday, just days before Eid, he and millions of others are being forced to stay apart from loved ones during the annual celebration because of strict restrictions on travel. Malaysia was among the earliest countries in the region to impose a strict lockdown last year to keep the epidemic contained. But beyond the disruption of social lives, the repeated lockdowns have become a threat to the livelihoods of Mohd Rezuan and many others in Malaysia. One moment it's open, one moment it's closed," said Mohd Rezuan, speaking during a break from his work at a restaurant in a normally busy suburb of Kuala Lumpur, now unnaturally quiet.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 15:11 UTC
Wan Junaidi's political sec lodges police report against two news portals
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie, the political secretary to the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, has lodged a police report against two news portals for falsely linking him to the approval of a ministry grant to his wife’s company. He said the police report was made against Malaysia Chronicles and Sarawak Report for spreading fake news and defaming him and Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said the grant was approved by SME Corp four years ago and that they only joined the ministry in 2020. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Mohamad Zainal Abdullah confirmed receiving the report. The portals alleged that Syed Hamzah and Wan Junaidi were involved in approving the grant to Azzahra Product in 2017.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 12:45 UTC
Selangor digital grant deadline extended
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Following the imposition of the Movement Control Order 3.0, the Selangor state government announced a deadline extension on applications for the Selangor Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Digitalisation Matching Grant. The deadline for the grant, which was originally due on May 15, 2021, has since been extended to June 15, 2021. Selangor Chief Minister Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari launched the grant programme on April 12 this year to help SMEs in the state with their digital transformation efforts. “We also note there are sometimes differences in MCO standard operating procedures as between the Selangor state and federal governments. Selangor-based SMEs may apply to receive the digitalisation grant across five digitalisation areas: e-commerce, HR and payroll, cloud accounting, digital marketing, and electronic point of sale (e-POS) and payment gateway.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 09:45 UTC
Coffee Break: Winning the vaccine lottery
The lottery I meant was the chance to get one of the 268,000 AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccination slots that had been up for grabs for KLites and Selangorians on May 2. That fatefuI day, I woke up to find several of my WhatsApp chat groups sharing the link for the voluntary opt-in of the somewhat controversial vaccine. But, back to the AZ vaccine. But, in all honesty, I was really okay about getting any vaccine — yes, even the made-in-China one. Now, I have to wait for the next round of the AZ lottery, as promised by our vaccination minister.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 09:11 UTC
Unused shots pile up as mistrust mars Hong Kong vaccinations
(May 10): There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, so many shots are languishing that the government has warned people that some will expire in September. The situation is making Hong Kong a conspicuous global outlier. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue said the city’s low vaccination rate could make international firms question whether to set up base here. A travel bubble with Singapore scheduled for the end of the month will also only be opened to vaccinated Hong Kong residents.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 06:00 UTC
Ideas on Business and Economy: Many Malay small businesses are still run without basic accounting practices
Business people know well that keeping accounts when doing business is essential. Certainly, they had no account of their paddy business. But I suspect that many Malay small businesses keep no record of what they spend and what they make from their business. And of course, the money that they earn in the course of doing business must be recorded. But if it becomes a habit to record the money earned and spent, the person would become aware when he is overspending.
Source:The Edge Markets
May 10, 2021 05:48 UTC
Do you charge a fellow doctor when they consult you?
When I started private practice in 1994, I felt that it was an honour if a colleague or another doctor chose to consult me. If the doctor had medical insurance and the procedure was covered by insurance, I would then charge for the procedure in full. I rarely charge hospital staff for outpatient consultations, not even the ultrasound fee. You must understand that just because you did not charge a doctor for your services once, the doctor is not indebted to send patients to you forever. A colleague who runs his own IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) centre, once asked me how I charge doctors who consult me for IVF treatment.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 04:52 UTC
Only Miti approval letter and either employers' letter or workers' tag needed to travel for work, says Miti
PETALING JAYA: Those who need to travel interstate or inter-district for permitted economic activities do not need police approval but must have an approval letter from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) and either a letter from their employer, or their worker’s tag. “For your information, inter-district/state travel for work purposes does not require a letter from the police. “A letter from Miti and an employers' letter OR workers pass (two items) are sufficient. Miti also noted that it has informed the police and National Security Council (MKN) of the work travel criteria. Among them was inter-district and interstate travel for work purposes for permissible economic activities.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 04:52 UTC
MyKad applications for 12-year-olds can now be made online
PETALING JAYA: MyKad applications for children who reach age 12 may now be submitted online. In a tweet, the National Registration Department (NRD) said applications for the ICs can be made by scanning the QR code provided on NRD’s social media. Applications can also be submitted by visiting the site https://web12tahun.jpn.gov.my/indexi.php, but users are advised to disable pop-up blockers before accessing it. Applicants must also first register as users of the MyGovernment portal at https://www.malaysia.gov.my/portal/register.
Source:The Star
May 10, 2021 04:03 UTC