Soccer-Guardiola says Super League format goes against principle of sport
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said a European Super League in which 15 clubs cannot be relegated was not sport and has called on those behind the project to explain themselves. City, along with Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, are the six Premier League clubs signed up for the new 20-club league announced on Sunday. "Sport is not a sport when the relation between the effort and the success, the effort and the reward, doesn't exist. "That's why I said many times I want the best competition as strong as possible, especially the Premier League," he said. Guardiola said he had only been told of the European Super League a few hours before it was announced.
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April 20, 2021 14:03 UTC
MCO violation: Perak govt appeals for lower fines against matriculation students
BATU GAJAH: An appeal is being made to lower the fines slapped on six Perak Matriculation College students in Gopeng, says state health committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin. He said his office is now assisting the students to have the fines reduced and would even pay on their behalf. "We are aware of the incident and are now in the process of pleading for lower fines. My office is willing to help the students pay for the fines," he told reporters when met at the Ramadan bazaar at Dataran Orkid here on Tuesday (April 20). Mohd Akmal also urged the public to trust the officers who are working hard to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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April 20, 2021 09:56 UTC
As climate change thaws mountain tops, risks of rockfalls surge
The orbs barrel down the Swiss mountain, toppling beech and spruce trees as they pick up speed. These "test rocks" – the heaviest weighing 3,200 kilograms (7,000 lbs)– are part of research aimed at understanding the growing risk of rockfalls around the world. As climate change warms high-altitude mountain regions, boulders and rocks long frozen into place are being loosed and tumbling downslope. Scientists do not have much data on rockfalls, partly because they often happen in remote regions where few people live. On the lower slopes of Switzerland's Meretschihorn mountain, one couple had to be evacuated five times last year.
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April 20, 2021 08:25 UTC
Coffee Break: Ranting about low rents
Overheard at a restaurant: “Rents are so low now that I should just sell the place. Would I continue to accept rental income if I could get a higher yield by selling the property and putting that money in FD, even at 1.75% to 2%? The remaining one-third difference could yield different benefits, depending on what it is spent on: education, vacations or the finer things in life. There are merits to home ownership and not everyone wants to live in neighbourhoods where property prices are north of RM1 million. That does not mean it is no longer important for policymakers to make sure there is enough supply of affordable housing.
Source:The Edge Markets
April 20, 2021 08:03 UTC
Court fixes May 10 for decision on Zaid Ibrahim’s discovery application, seeks submissions on two more matters
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The High Court has asked for additional submissions on two more matters in the discovery application by former de-facto Law Minister Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim against his old law firm and two former partners. On that same day, Justice Ahmad will hear a striking out application by the firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, to dismiss the suit filed by its namesake and founder. Nik Norzrul and Chew, in opposing the discovery application, claimed that the agreement drawn up in 2014 was not executed and is not legally binding. He further claimed that the law firm in continuously using his name is legally wrong and that he is entitled to the tort of “passing off” for allegedly an unregistered trademark. Read also:Zaid sues Zaid Ibrahim & CoZico Holdings MD Chew claims 2014 agreement he signed with Zaid was drafted in haste and not bindingZaid Ibrahim files discovery application against his law firm
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April 20, 2021 05:03 UTC
Singapore keeps dorm migrants segregated even as Covid-19 abates
(April 20): It’s been a year since migrant workers in Singapore were confined to dormitories to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 in their ranks from spreading across the island. Like others who form the poorest and least advantaged parts of society around the world, the migrants in Singapore bore the brunt of the pandemic. The government said in parliament in February that the migrant workers were considered a priority group for vaccinations. Seeking workAs in other rich nations that rely on imported cheap labour, Singapore’s migrant workers have always lived with more restrictions than citizens and white-collar expats. “The workers we’ve seen are all in positive spirits,” said Dipa Swaminathan, founder of It’s Raining Raincoats, a local volunteer group that workers with migrants.
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April 20, 2021 03:56 UTC
Super League uproar not mirrored in racism fight: Leeds' Bamford
(Reuters) - Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford said he is amazed by the outrage sparked by the proposed breakaway Super League but rued the fact there was not similar energy direction into the fight against racism in football. Premier League clubs Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have also signed up to the plans. "From what I've seen on Twitter, I haven't seen one football fan who's happy about it," Bamford told Sky Sports when asked about the breakaway league. Bamford said that while the Super League plans were a major talking point off the pitch, the players did not give it much thought during games. Liverpool midfielder James Milner said he had plenty of questions about the breakaway league, adding: "My personal opinion is I don't like it and hopefully it doesn't happen."
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April 20, 2021 03:55 UTC
Court allows Convent Bukit Nanas to challenge govt’s land lease decision
PETALING JAYA: The High Court has granted an application for leave for judicial review by Convent Bukit Nanas to challenge the government’s decision to not extend the school’s land lease. The application for judicial review was filed on April 7 on behalf of the Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, the corporate entity operating the Convent Bukit Nanas school. In the judicial review application sighted by The Star, the Federal Territories Lands and Mines director was named as the sole respondent. According to the document, the school had written to the Lands and Mines office on Oct 4, 2017, to seek an extension of the land lease. The lease is due to expire on Sept 6, 2021, and the school is seeking a stay against the authority’s decision.
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April 20, 2021 00:17 UTC
PJ City coach Maniam full of praise for youngster Ruventhiran
PETALING JAYA: He’s only 20 and already V. Ruventhiran (pic) is making heads turn with an impactful performance for Petaling Jaya City in the Super League. A sterling show against Penang at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Sunday has even got coach P. Maniam enthusing about the potential of the talented winger. After coming in for D. Kugan, Ruventhiran had the ball in the net in the 39th minute for the Phoenix to take the lead. He has already played five games with us and we can see that he is learning from every game, ” said Maniam. “PJ City played well and we did not do enough to earn a win but still I believe we are doing the right things.”Penang are fourth in the league with 16 points while PJ City are seventh with 11 points.
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April 19, 2021 23:18 UTC
Elderly take jab like champs
Elderly folk turned up in droves at vaccination centres nationwide to get their first Covid-19 vaccine doses in the first eight states to roll out Phase Two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Most of the elderly were accompanied by their children, while some came with walking sticks or in wheelchairs. The second round of the vaccination programme focuses on senior citizens, persons with disabilities and those with chronic diseases. Tamby, 84, was among 924 senior citizens to get the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Indoor Stadium yesterday. Maybe the effect has not set in yet but I assume it will not seriously affect my health, ” she said minutes after her jab.
Source:The Star
April 19, 2021 23:15 UTC
UEFA chief's quiet rage ahead of 'fight to the end'
But despite all the signals to the contrary, the lawyer from Ljubljana insisted there was "nothing personal" for him about the bitter row. The UEFA president had laughed off such opinions and indeed when he was re-elected to his position in 2019 he heralded their connection as a guarantee against a club breakaway ever occurring. At that congress, Ceferin boldly declared that there would be no Super League while the pair were in their respective positions. "We are sure that we are right and we will fight to the end. If we don't have to fight, if some people come to their senses then I will be the happiest person.
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April 19, 2021 19:18 UTC
Britain to add India to COVID-19 travel red-list - health minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will add India to its travel "red-list" on Friday after detecting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the country, health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday. "We've made the difficult but vital decision to add India to the Red List. This means anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen cannot enter the UK if they've been in India in the previous 10 days," Hancock told parliament. The move was taken as a precaution while the variant first identified in India was assessed. Asked whether vaccines being rolled out in Britain worked against the variant, Hancock said he could not give that assurance but was looking to establish an answer as soon as possible.
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April 19, 2021 16:47 UTC
New investment policy will be tabled to Cabinet this week, says Azmin Ali
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): A Cabinet paper on the country's new investment policy will be tabled on Wednesday (April 21), says Senior Minister cum Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said the new policy was to attract more high-quality investors in an effort to make Malaysia a high-income nation, and it was expected to be implemented immediately. In fact, even during my recent working visits to South Korea and Japan, they welcomed the implementation of the new investment policy," he said. Mohamed Azmin said the new policy was also in line with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. On the latest investment in the country by global technology giant Microsoft, he said this was proof that foreign investors were still confident of investing in Malaysia.
Source:The Edge Markets
April 19, 2021 16:41 UTC
Danske CEO bows out over Dutch ABN money laundering inquiry
The Dutch bank also said it had reached a €480 million (US$577 million) settlement over systematic failures to tackle money laundering. And Danske's former CEO, Thomas Borgen, stepped down in September 2018, also over money laundering missteps. While the prosecutors did not name the three individuals, they said they had been identified as suspects "effectively responsible" for breaking the Dutch money laundering act. Prosecutors in September 2019 alleged it failed to spot accounts involved in money laundering, end relations with suspicious clients, and report such transactions. Since ING's fine, leading Dutch banks have invested heavily in increasing their capacity to detect money laundering.
Source:The Edge Markets
April 19, 2021 13:18 UTC
Court: Waytha Moorthy's suit against Ibrahim Ali to continue after mediation fails
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The defamation suit filed by former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy against Datuk Ibrahim Ali will proceed, as both parties failed to settle the case through a mediation process at the High Court today. The suit was related to the Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) president’s speech at the party annual general meeting, three years ago. “The defence will be calling four witnesses, including my client (Ibrahim) to testify, while only Waytha Moorthy as the plaintiff, will testify. “But it is subject to any addition of witnesses depending on the necessity,” he said, adding that the mediation process was conducted via Zoom before deputy registrar (Mediation Division) Ahmad Solihin Abd Wahid. On March 14, 2019, Waytha Moorthy, 54, filed the suit after claiming that Ibrahim, 70, who was named as the defendant, had slandered him while making a speech at the meeting organised on Dec 2, 2018.
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April 19, 2021 10:52 UTC