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DoSM: Malaysia’s inflation rises 4.4pc y-o-y in May 2021 Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 04:27 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 123.1 in May 2021 versus 117.9 in May 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In a statement today, chief statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase in the overall CPI was due to the lower base effect last year. He said the transport index recorded the most significant growth at 26 per cent, followed by housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (3.2 per cent), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (2.1 per cent) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.5 per cent).   Citing the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report, he said in May 2021, the global Food Price Index increased 39.7 per cent y-o-y to 127.1 and 4.8 per cent compared to the previous month. -  More -   MP SPEAKS | Malaysia will never win the war against Covid-19 if… Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 01:07 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Lim Kit Siang MP SPEAKS | I was shocked and dumbfounded to read the Malaysiakini report on what Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa had said at the HarakahDaily forum on the Covid-19 pandemic. He said it is an indicator that the government has succeeded in managing the pandemic when the people are no longer afraid of Covid-19. Annuar said: "We are having a problem where the people are not afraid of Covid-19. So when the people are not scared, it means that some think this is not an outbreak.” He continued: "To me, this is an indication that we have successfully controlled this outbreak, that it is no longer being considered as such by some people. That shows success." - More -   Canada makes another 'horrific' discovery of hundreds of indigenous children's remain Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 11:04 AM - Forum: International News - No Replies CALGARY, ALBERTA (NYTIMES) - The remains of 751 people, mainly Indigenous children, were discovered at the site of a former school in the province of Saskatchewan, a Canadian Indigenous group said on Thursday (June 24), jolting a nation grappling with generations of widespread and systematic abuse of Indigenous people. The discovery, the largest one to date, came weeks after the remains of 215 children were found in unmarked graves on the grounds of another former boarding school in British Columbia. Both schools were part of a system that took Indigenous children in the country from their families over a period of about 113 years, sometimes by force, and housed them in boarding schools, where they were prohibited from speaking their languages. - More -   Drug production spike in S-E Asia calls for new approach to end trade: UN Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 10:58 AM - Forum: International News - No Replies WASHINGTON - Close to 1.2 tonnes of heroin and methamphetamine were discovered by the Thai authorities last Friday (June 18). The drugs had been hidden in fruit containers in a mangrove forest in the southern province of Satun, to be picked up during high tide and transported to Malaysia. The find made evident that instead of abating, the tsunami of methamphetamines flooding the region is growing. A report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that was released on June 10 confirms that roughly 170 tonnes of methamphetamine were seized in the region last year - a 19 per cent increase over the 142 tonnes seized in 2019. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam accounted for 71 per cent of total seizures. But seizures are the tip of the proverbial iceberg; all they make clear is that despite tighter border controls on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, transnational organised crime groups thrived in 2020. - More -   Pressure to convene Parliament increases as states act Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 10:52 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A political analyst sees the push for state assemblies to reopen as placing added pressure on the federal government to convene Parliament. Former academic Azmi Hassan said the government might feel forced to call soon for a Parliament session now that some sultans have given their consent for state assemblies to go ahead. He pointed out that several states were seeking mainly to discuss Covid-19 matters in their assemblies. He also noted that MPs from DAP and Barisan Nasional had promised not to table a no-confidence motion. - More -   No Umno-PKR pact on the horizon? Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 10:43 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: An analyst sees it as unlikely for Umno to have a pact with PKR, at least until after the next general election. Commenting on a recent renewal of talk about such a pact, Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya told FMT it did not look possible in the immediate future because of the disunity in Umno and its political weakness. “There are too many factions in Umno now and it is at its weakest,” he said. Any suggestion of a pact, he added, would be met with objections, especially from Umno members serving as ministers and deputy ministers. He said those opposing the pact would want to protect their positions or interests. - More -   Perak Health Dept receives donation of 36 oxygen concentrators Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 08:51 AM - Forum: Inspiring Stories - Replies (1) IPOH, June 25 — The Perak state Health Department received 36 units of 5L Oxygen Concentrator machines totaling RM140,400 for use at hospitals in the state yesterday. The department posted a statement on its official Facebook account stating that the donation was received from Malaysian Fo Guang Buddhist Light Association (BLIA) and Yayasan Sin Chew. "The medical equipment will be used for patient management and those who require respiratory support, especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic,” the statement read. The donation was presented by Master Hooi Hsing, BLIA Ipoh Chapter chairman, Lei Fook Choy and his team to Perak state health department director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming, Raja Permaisuri Bainun Ipoh Hospital specialist cum Perak state medical services chief and state health (medical) deputy director Dr Norisah Mahat Nor. - More -   YOURSAY | Political crisis: No way out for Malaysia Posted by: superadmin - 06-25-2021, 08:47 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Poppy: If you look at the World Health Organization chart yesterday, you will find only about a dozen of nations reporting more positive cases than Malaysia out of the 222 nations, especially those nations that are much bigger and more populated. Where have we gone wrong? If the figures are real as recorded, it clearly shows the incompetence of the present administration. What had emergency done in order to help this administration to fight the virus? Nothing. It is a common fact that this was to sustain the administration of Muhyiddin Yassin politically. It may have secured the position of Perikatan Nasional (PN), but at what price? Over 3,000 dead and hundreds of thousands affected. Millions are in financially dire straits. A compromise should have been made between the political parties to work together to solve the Covid-19 first. We need a unity government in place at this time. Select ministers according to their competency and not according to parties. We have to leave this wise decision in the hands of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as he is the sole authority to decide the fate of the 33 million citizens. Their future and their children's future now lie on his heavy shoulders. We need to clear the first hurdle of clamping down on this virus and moving the vaccination at a faster pace. Next, we need to open the local economy by removing the travel ban across districts and states. As to the other changes that we need will be left to the voters to decide as to who they think will be the leader capable of rebuilding this nation. Justice: By all means, political analyst Wong Chin Huat, have structural, institutional, policy and legislative reforms; the sooner the better. But with the same elites, opportunists, greedy and corrupt political leaders in the government who greatly benefitted from the failed system we currently have which they manipulated to the best of their ability, they will never allow any changes or reforms that could stop their corrupt acts or which will threaten their position in government. It’s like asking a thief to agree to put CCTVs as well as security guards in the house which he intends to break into. Will there be any positive changes if we have a new prime minister? As far as those in the PN coalition are concerned, the answer is no! This is because either they themselves are corrupt or unable to unshackle or decouple themselves from their corrupt buddies whom they derive their political and financial support, and/or their political ideologies are of the old school which drove our country into the mess we are presently in. Their trademark of political horse-trading and even “frogging” among themselves to keep them in power is obvious for all to see. To me, real positive changes and reforms can only happen if and only if a fresh, young, and brave set of leaders with progressive ideals rise up from among Malaysians of all races, and in particular from among the Malays. - More -   Likely link between rare heart inflammation in young people after Covid shot Posted by: superadmin - 06-24-2021, 06:31 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies CDC safety group says there’s a likely link between rare heart inflammation in young people after Covid shot There have been more than 1,200 cases of a myocarditis or pericarditis mostly in people 30 and under who received Pfizer’s or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. Roughly 300 million of the shots had been administered as of June 11, the agency said. For both vaccines combined, there were 12.6 heart inflammation cases per million doses. A CDC safety group said there’s a “likely association” between a rare heart inflammatory condition in adolescents and young adults mostly after they’ve received their second Covid-19 vaccine shot, citing the most recent data available. There have been more than 1,200 cases of a myocarditis or pericarditis mostly in people 30 and under who received Pfizer’s or Moderna’s Covid vaccine, according to a series of slide presentations published Wednesday for a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle, while pericarditis is the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart. “Clinical presentation of myocarditis cases following vaccination has been distinct, occurring most often within one week after dose two, with chest pain as the most common presentation,” said Dr. Grace Lee, who chairs the committee’s safety group. CDC officials are gathering more data to fully understand the potential risks, how to manage it and whether there are any long-term issues, she said. - More -   Half of suppliers to essential businesses cannot operate Posted by: superadmin - 06-24-2021, 05:45 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies PETALING JAYA: About 55% of the companies supplying goods and services to companies deemed to be essential during the lockdown have had their applications to operate denied by the international trade and industry ministry (Miti), says a business group. In a statement today, Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) also said 11% of businesses under the essential list who have applied for approvals from Miti are still waiting for a response. - More - Pages (1217): « Previous 1 … 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 … 1217 Next » Jump to page: