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Hotel Equatorial Penang throws in the towel, to cease operation by March 31 Posted by: superadmin - 01-26-2021, 11:03 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies GEORGE TOWN, Jan 25 — The five-star Hotel Equatorial Penang is set to close down effective March 31 this year. In an internal circular to employees, general manager Alan Ong said the directors of the hotel made the announcement of closure today due to the adverse business conditions caused by Covid-19. He wrote that the last day of business to the public is yet to be decided but it will be before March 31. “Until we officially cease operations, all of you shall remain as employees of the hotel and we remain committed to upkeep the strong heritage and name of Hotel Equatorial Penang,” Ong said in the letter with today’s date. Ong said the company has suffered huge losses but will still pay severance benefits to hotel employees, the details of which will be announced later. He said the company will strive to meet all obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of employment for all employees. A hotel employee, when contacted, confirmed receiving the letter from Ong today. The hotel, which is about 30 years old, is located 250 feet above sea level at the southwest district of the island near to the industrial zones and the Penang International Airport. It is a convention resort with 413 guest rooms catered primarily to business travellers, meetings, banquets and conventions. It has two large column-free ballrooms that can accommodate up to 2,600 people and 21 function rooms. Source: Malay Mail   MP SPEAKS | What is Malaysia if we fail to celebrate inclusivity? Posted by: superadmin - 01-25-2021, 11:14 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MP SPEAKS | Ever since my debating days, I’ve always been proud whenever I travelled with the Malaysian contingent. We marched proudly in our colourful traditional attires. When people asked about Malaysia, the first thing we talked about was our fundamental strength, our diversity. What is Malaysia if we fail to celebrate inclusivity? When I first read about the cancellation of Thaipusam public holiday by Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, I was really disappointed. Even worse was when he made a comment of “mabuk todi populariti” (drunk on the toddy of popularity). The sheer disrespect and insensitivity behind the comment from the state’s highest official were mortifying. - More -   Environmentalists, industries are trying to find a methane solution Posted by: superadmin - 01-25-2021, 04:47 PM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies   Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020 Posted by: superadmin - 01-25-2021, 09:07 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies History made: Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020 New York (CNN Business)Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual report from Ember and Agora Energiewende. The report, which has been tracking EU's power sector since 2015, found that renewables delivered 38% of electricity last year, compared to 37% delivered by fossil fuels. The shift comes as other sources, such as wind and solar power, have risen in the European Union. Both sources have nearly doubled since 2015, and as of last year accounted for one-fifth of electricity generation in EU countries, the report found. It's also the reason why coal power declined 20% last year, making up only 13% of electricity generated in Europe. - More -   MP SPEAKS | Questioning emergency does not make one a traitor Posted by: superadmin - 01-24-2021, 05:35 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MP SPEAKS | Emergency, by its very nature, would create a bad impression, irrespective of how noble the government's intention is to have it in the first place. For sure, it manages to accumulate all the negative repercussions. It scares and bewilders everybody, especially current and future investors. In the Malaysian context, it denotes the suspension of the Constitution and, by extension, the rule of law. Covid-19 has been here for some time now and the government has been introducing some measures such as the movement control order (MCO), the enhanced MCO and even a total lockdown. Partial emergencies were also implemented in some places with the sole aim of containing the spread of this virus. And nobody objected to such measures taking place. - More -   Hamzah set ‘support PN and we’ll approve Muda’ condition, claims Syed Saddiq Posted by: superadmin - 01-24-2021, 02:06 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: In an explosive claim in a court affidavit, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman revealed that home minister Hamzah Zainudin had “enticed” him to support the government if he wanted his new party Muda’s registration to be approved. The former youth and sports minister said this happened in the Dewan Rakyat during the Budget session when he brought up the matter with Hamzah since the Registrar of Societies (RoS) came under his purview. “He told me that I had never voted in support of government bills as an MP,” Syed Saddiq said in his affidavit in support of obtaining leave for a judicial review application over the refusal of the RoS to register Muda. Syed Saddiq said the minister went on to say that even if he opposed government bills, he should stay away from the Dewan Rakyat when voting took place. - More -   Putrajaya mulls total economic shutdown after Feb 4 if Covid numbers don't improve Posted by: superadmin - 01-24-2021, 12:06 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies Putrajaya mulls total economic shutdown after Feb 4 if Covid numbers don't improve, Eurocham Malaysia tells its members KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Putrajaya is set to announce a total economic shutdown after February 4, should the number of Covid-19 cases in the nation continue to not show any improvement, the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Eurocham Malaysia) said in a letter issued to its members. A source linked to the organisation confirmed the authenticity of the letter with Malay Mail. The letter detailed a summary of Eurocham Malaysia chief executive Sven Schneider's meeting with the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti), which mentioned that the Ministry of Health (MOH) “has made a clear stand on the matter of a complete shutdown of the economy”. “Should the infection rate not decrease, the Malaysian government will announce a shutdown/strict lockdown immediately after February 4, 2021. This is the current situation we are facing and Miti is appealing to all companies, foreign and local, to join the effort of reducing infections, breaking the chain, to keep the economy open for business,” the letter further read. - More -   Wuhan returns to normal as world still battles deadly Covid pandemic Posted by: superadmin - 01-24-2021, 11:05 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies Life has largely returned to normal in the city of 11 million, even as the rest of the world grapples with the spread of the virus’ more contagious variants. Efforts to vaccinate people for COVID-19 have been frustrated by disarray and limited supplies in some places. The scourge has killed more than 2 million people worldwide. Wuhan accounted for the bulk of China’s 4,635 deaths from COVID-19, a number that has largely stayed static for months. - More -   Big gatherings vs faith and good judgment Posted by: superadmin - 01-24-2021, 09:41 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies The huge Friday prayer congregation at a mosque in Seremban last week could and should have been avoided. Understandably, it is not easy to maintain the sense of spiritual connection when one must change the way one worships. But it doesn’t make one any less faithful to have both faith and good judgment. The horror of seeing a video clip that went viral showing a massive crowd in the compound of the mosque in Kampung Sentosa reflects something deeply callous about collectively fighting a pandemic. The lockdown is not going as planned, to put it mildly; leniency and arbitrary decisions have shredded Covid-19 safety guidance. Blindness to the rules is what makes some people act selfishly while others are more responsible. Yet the government seems to have given leeway to its public relations battle while at the same time imposing stringent measures to protect the community. While this column respects Friday prayers at mosques, this is a pointed reminder that large assemblies of people at a single place means the virus will find its way into the community and cause much damage. Large gatherings during the movement control order period are disallowed. No exceptions. - More -   Coronavirus: UK variant 'may be more deadly' Posted by: superadmin - 01-23-2021, 09:30 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. However, there remains huge uncertainty around the numbers - and vaccines are still expected to work. The data comes from mathematicians comparing death rates in people infected with either the new or the old versions of the virus. The new more infectious variant has already spread widely across the UK. Mr Johnson told a Downing Street briefing: "In addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant - the variant that was first identified in London and the south east - may be associated with a higher degree of mortality. "It's largely the impact of this new variant that means the NHS is under such intense pressure." - More - Pages (1322): « Previous 1 … 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 … 1322 Next » Jump to page: