MELAKA: A firefighter's experience with parenting helped him execute a swift and efficient rescue of a mother and child who were locked in a house at Bukit Beruang here. "When I arrived at the scene, the baby, who is about 18 months old, was crying loudly, probably due to hunger and coldness. "My colleagues asked me to find ways to pacify the crying child. "My focus at that moment was to stop the baby from crying by singing a lullaby. The mother was then rushed to Melaka Hospital, while the baby was handed over to a relative.

PETALING JAYA: Police netted drugs with a street value of RM3.89mil following arrests of members of two drug syndicates. "Out of the seven suspects arrested, aged between 26 and 48 years old, five had prior police records. In the second round of arrests, narcotics police arrested 10 suspects following raids in Ampang and Penang. "Seven cars with a total value of RM495,000 were seized, along with RM346,180 from bank accounts," he said. Seven of the suspects were found to have prior police records, but Comm Arjunaidi said both groups had no links to one another.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) encourages its customers to book appointments on a new online appointment booking service, TNBtemujanji, to reduce the waiting time with better crowd control at Kedai Tenaga during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief retail officer Datuk Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan said the online medium to book in-store appointments would help customers better plan their schedule instead of waiting in a queue for their turn. "While we have been digitising relevant in-store interactions onto the myTNB platform in providing better support to our customers, we also understand that some customers still prefer in-store engagements with us,” he said in a statement today. "It’s convenient and user-friendly, empowering customers to manage their account anytime, anywhere,” he said. Since it was first introduced on June 28, 2021, TNBtemujanji has received over 4,600 appointments with Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor being the top three states to receive appointment applications.

“I have met with the senior civil servants, the armed forces, the police and the Attorney General and discussed matters after I’m no longer the prime minister. I don’t like that sort of thing to be put on my shoulder, but as the prime minister, I have to bear it,” he said. Muhyiddin said he was aware that many had wanted this “Abah” to stay and not resign (as prime minister) but unfortunately, their wish could not be granted. It’s very touching, I wish I could do that but under the parliamentary democracy, the post of Prime Minister is based on the provision in the Constitution. Nevertheless, Muhyiddin also expressed hope that the new government would continue ensuring the wellbeing of the people amid Covid-19.

Anti-TrustBeijing is trying to shrink the market power of its largest private sector companies in technology and real estate, updating its anti-trust regulations to cover Internet services. By contrast, the private sector is being welcomed to take part in vocational colleges that teach practical skills. While Beijing wants regulations to bind low-level officials, the top level of the ruling Communist Party has no independent check on its power. China’s anti-monopoly efforts have mainly targeted the private sector, while it has promoted the ever-larger state-owned companies in sectors such as steel and railways. That may be the case in areas dominated by the private sector.

WhatsApp has released a slew of new features and updates to its Android and iOS smartphone apps. Here are the top four new features that you should be paying attention to on WhatsApp. Joinable callsThis new WhatsApp feature allows users to jump into a voice or video call after the calls have begun. You can use the service on multiple PC and laptop computers without having to mirror from your smartphone, and use WhatsApp Web without your phone being connected to the Internet. All of these features, except for the last, are now available on the WhatsApp app on both Android and iOS.

KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has teamed up with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) to support its mobile vaccination drive to speed up the national Covid-19 immunisation programmed (PICK). Maxis contributed funds to MRCS to cover the deployment of the home-to-home vaccination initiative, which goes towards the whole set up of vehicle, ambulance, medical equipment and manpower. Maxis is also the connectivity provider for MRCS’s Hotline numbers, via sponsorship of Hotlink Unlimited mobile lines, pre-bundled with monthly internet. Under Maxis’ internal vaccination drive #VaccinateTogether, over 95% of the company’s employees have already signed up to be vaccinated through PICK and various other initiatives. All Maxis employees are also given additional time-off to receive their vaccination doses.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar today as political uncertainties weighed on market sentiment, said an analyst. At 9 am, the local note stood at 4.2370/2400 versus the greenback compared to Monday's close of 4.2350/2390. "The ringgit looks particularly vulnerable as Malaysia's political crisis deepens and oil prices remain soft,” said OANDA Asia Pacific senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley. The ringgit was, however, slightly better against the euro at 4.9886/9922 compared to 4.9893/9940 yesterday and appreciated against the British pound to 5.8623/8665 from 5.8680/8736 previously. - BernamaArticle 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

With this spirit of cooperation, we have implemented various economic stimulus packages, measures and policies at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), said Tengku Zafrul. Tengku Zafrul was first appointed as the Finance Minister on March 9, after Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the country’s 8th Prime Minister. Tengku Zafrul along with the rest of the Cabinet resigned on Monday. Under the MoF, Tengku Zafrul was also in charge of the recovery plan, Economic Stimulus Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana). Tengku Zafrul, who is an independent senator, prior to his appointment was the group chief executive officer and executive director of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR: The local stock market edged up in early Tuesday trade, with chip makers and tech stocks taking the lead again, as investors hoped for a quick resolution to the country’s political situation after the resignation of the Cabinet on Monday. At Bursa on Monday, foreign funds were net buyers at RM20.8m and retailers at RM97.5m but local funds net sellers at RM118.3mOn the outlook for the local stock market, Maybank IB Research said the political woes in the country will continue to weigh on market sentiment. However, Rrakuten Trade was more optimistic after the KLCI recovered from its low late Monday as bargain hunting activities emerged. "It is also interesting to note that foreign funds were net buyers despite the uncertainty on the political front. Nestle was the top gainer, up 50 sen to RM133.80 and Heineken 22 sen to RM22.60.

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Research is forecasting a wider core net loss for Genting Malaysia Bhd as it projects a delay in the reopening of Resorts World Genting to November 2021 following the recent surge in new Covid-19 cases in the country.The research house, which had initially predicted a resumption of operations at end-August, said its new timeline for a reopening coincides with expectations that the country will achieve herd immunity in October.However, it maintained its view that Genting Skyworld will open in December to coincide with the school holidays. "We cut FY21E RWG visitor arrivals to 5.0m from 8.5m and widen FY21E core net loss by 52%," it said while trimming Genting Malaysia's target price to RM3.32 from RM3.38.At the new target price, Maybank IB kept its "buy" call on the stock, which last traded at RM2.83 apiece on Monday.Moving forward, the research house reiterated its Genting Malaysia profit forecasts for FY22 and FY23 based on expected Resorts World Genting visitor arrivals of 24.2 mllion and 26.2 million respectively.It noted that in the US, where half its population has been fully vaccinated, Las Vegas strip gross gaming revenue hit pre-Covid-19 levels way earlier in April 2021. "May 2021 Las Vegas Strip GGR even exceeded the May 2019 figure by 27%. Therefore, we are of the opinion that our FY22E/FY23E assumptions and estimates are not without basis," it said.Covid-19 vaccinations in Malaysia have surged to over 400,000 a day as the country takes delivery of over 15 million vaccine doses, putting it on track for herd immunity in October, according to the government.

Asia Pacific University (APU) aims to increase the number of meaningful and sustainable startups amongst students with the formation of the Enterprise@APU programme. This initiative aims to create entrepreneurial mindsets and anti-fragile characteristics through a series of weekly and monthly webinars and online events that engage entrepreneurs and start-ups to share real-life experience. The programme covers three stages of a students entrepreneurial phases – seed, cultivate and nourishing. “An entrepreneurial skillset combined with an anti-fragile mindset would see them (students) thrive in the competitive and disruptive global business environment. Heavy-hitter adviceIn the many webinars conducted, some standout entrepreneurs and industry leaders have shared nuggets of wisdom.

THE demand for home self-test kits is overwhelming due to the rise in Covid-19 cases. The Covid-19 self-test kits available at the pharmacy. “We have the Salixium Rapid Antigen Test Kit, Gmate Saliva Antigen Rapid Test Kit (Home Use), BERIGHT Antigen Rapid Test Kit, ALLTest Antigen Rapid Test Kit and Longsee 2019-nCoV Antigen & Influenza Rapid Co-Detection Kit. “The prices of the self-test kits are between RM28.90 and RM41. Ngu also said it takes less than 30 minutes to get the results using a home self-test kit.

FOR a market that serves the most densely populated suburb on Penang island, the Paya Terubong market complex leaves much to be desired. Paya Terubong resident Fatimah Mohamed Yusoff, 54, feels that the lukewarm reception to the market in her own neighbourhood is because residents still prefer the decades-old Ayer Itam Market. She stays opposite Paya Terubong Market, but she still goes to the Ayer Itam Market about 2km away. “It is definitely cheaper there and there many types of fish, prawns and vegetables,” said the kindergarten teacher, who stays at the flats opposite the Paya Terubong Market. “People are still afraid of crowds and even the Ayer Itam Market has fewer customers compared with previous days due to Covid-19,” he said.

I would prefer to spend my energy creating a virtual world of Malaysians with the right values, right intelligence and right attitudes that would rebuild this country. So I would now like to create a virtual Malaysia. I will turn 60 next January, God willing, and I vow not to spend any more energy trying to “reform” or “reset” this country. My first act would be to create a new virtual university. Ready Citizen One!