But we have failed miserably in teaching our children what it means to have a civil service as the machinery to aid in making a decent and dignified living for all of us. In a democracy, the civil servant is the car, and we are the drivers who decide where to go and how fast we should get to our destination. Somehow, after more than 60 years of independence, the car – or the machinery – has begun to dictate life to us and we are not steering any longer. Thus, 50% of the marks will be by the people and not as practised today where the power to promote is held within the civil service itself. The three foundation stones are a civil service loyal and subservient to the people, a legislative that comes from the people, and royalty as guardians and advisors to the nation.

CYCLING is allowed but bicycle repair shops still cannot reopen under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). He said most of his customers are urban cyclists who ride bicycles to factories, offices or other essential purposes. “I cater to two main types of customers — urban cyclists who commute and recreational cyclists who do it as a sport. He said most of the dealers had closed their shops for now, including his own shop in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. Penang youth and sports committee chairman Soon Lip Chee said bicycle shops were not in the list to operate during Phase Two of the NRP.

Delivery rider Akhbar Dzulekaranain Abdul Ali, 42, was among the early ones to receive his vaccination under the Mobile PPV Outreach Programme on Friday. “I also enjoyed the experience of getting my first dose in a parked Rapid Penang bus,” he said when met at the school compound. Factory worker Ong Seoh Hoon, 48, who has high blood pressure, said she was relieved to get her first vaccine. “The mobile immunisation programmes at Tanjung Tokong, Batu Ferringhi and Kampung Melayu in Ayer Itam saw three buses each being used for the programme. A total of 420 residents at Kampung Melayu were given their first dose on Friday.

PETALING JAYA: Mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines does produce potent immune responses, says a co-developer of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Prof Dr Teresa Lambe said this was particularly true in the case of mixing and matching the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. The Oxford Covid-19 vaccine development principal researcher who is with Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, said from an immunologist’s point of view, data from combining doses of both vaccines have been encouraging. “That’s actually one of the areas that I’m working on in the lab and what we have done is give a third dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to a small number of people, in the hundreds. On neutralising antibodies decreasing against the VoC, Prof Lambe said this does happen with all vaccines they have tested but even so, there was still very good efficacy against the disease.

PETALING JAYA: Viktor Axelsen wept like a baby after ending Denmark’s 25-year wait for a men’s singles gold medal. The former world champion was a class above his 32-year-old opponent yesterday. Axelsen showed unwavering focus to crush his opponent with his powerful attacking and complimented it with an equally impressive defensive flair. At the last Games five years ago, Axelsen defeated Lin Dan of China in the bronze-medal playoff in Rio. They still had trust in me.”Despite Chen Long’s defeat, China were the biggest winners in the Games as they picked up two golds in the women’s singles (Chen Yufei) and mixed doubles (Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping).

PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to allow walk-in vaccinations has proven popular, with many leaping at the chance to quickly protect themselves and their loved ones against Covid-19. “Once the government said walk-in vaccinations would be allowed from Aug 2, I did not waste any more time,” said Zahariman, a consultant. Siti Hasnah Abas, 57, from Gombak, said she felt safer with the walk-in vaccination. “It was my son who told me that the government had announced walk-in vaccinations. Her son Mohd Firdaus Mohd Shah, 27, took her to the vaccination centre (PPV) at KLCC.

Two months later, Wooi Yik was paired up with Aaron for the first time and they impressed by finishing as the runners-up at the Malaysian International Youth Under-19 tournament. After Aaron, who is a year older, was promoted to the senior back-up squad, Wooi Yik resumed his partnership with Zi Heng. Wooi Yik was devastated but that was when Looi Badminton Academy stepped in to offer him a lifeline. Before the academy came to his rescue, Wooi Yik recounted how he had almost given up the sport. “I will not forget another important person, that’s Uncle Looi (owner of the Looi Academy), who offered me a chance to play badminton again.

The divestment is part of GFG's strategy to focus on growing its core platforms in Property Management and Property Technology (Prop-tech) business activities. The divestment of the room rental operation will result in an estimated net gain of RM32 million. "However, our strategic priorities include an increased focus and allocation of resources toward Property Management and Prop-tech. GFG has also extended its 1-Stop Rental Property Management services to Property Developers with Overhang inventory - turning unsold inventory into cash flow generation assets via rental returns. Today, GFG Group is Malaysia's Largest and Pioneer in Room Rental and Property Management business.

Kathy Griffin has revealed that she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer and her doctors are optimistic she "should be up and running around as usual in a month or less”. The comedian took to Instagram and Twitter Monday (Aug 3) to say her cancer was caught early and confined to her left lung. The surgery will result in half her left lung being removed. Well-wishers included Jane Lynch, who wrote on Twitter: "I’m beaming out to you all my love and vibes for good health,” and Ashley Nicole Black, who wrote: "Praying for you! Her sister, Joyce Griffin, died of cancer in September 2017 and her mother, Maggie Griffin, died in March 2020 after battling dementia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): About 3,600 to 8,000 vaccinations will be administered daily at the KL Convention Centre (KLCC) vaccination centre (PPV) to walk-in recipients in the Klang Valley from today to Aug 22. KLCC PPV3 manager Dr Zaisuria Azmi said the vaccination capacity depended on the number of people present during the operating hours from 2pm to 8.30pm daily. "If there is a need, we will increase the vaccination capacity and increase the number of staff, which currently consists of 231 health and non-health workers," she told reporters at the KLCC PPV here today. She said on the first day of the KLCC PPV opening at 2pm today, 500 vaccine recipients had already registered by 2.30pm. In Kepala Batas, Penang, a centenarian was happy and delighted to be vaccinated via walk-in at the Dewan Millenium PPV today.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Lamont Marcell Jacobs believes reconnecting with his estranged American father helped him make history by becoming the first Italian to claim Olympic men’s 100 metres gold on Sunday. It was a stunning run from the 26-year-old underdog, who was born in the United States to an American father and Italian mother. Italy is my country," Jacobs told Gazzetta dello Sport. "I did not hear from my father again until one year ago, when I decided to work with a mental coach. She told me that to run fast I would need to reconnect with the father I had never known.

Siti Hasnah Abas, 57, said she now feels safer with the vaccine protection that she got on Monday (Aug 2) through the walk-in vaccination. Her son, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Shah, 27, said he saw the announcement on Facebook and decided to bring his mother for the walk-in vaccination. “All my family members, including my seven siblings and my father, already received their vaccination here. “My mother has been waiting for her appointment for over a month already so we decided to come for the walk-in vaccination today,” the student from Sentul said. As at 2pm, Dr Zaisuria said more than 500 people had come for the walk-in vaccination.

seems appropriate for a single mother, after her four tonnes of durians for the day were snapped up in less than three hours. Durian seller Tengku Nor Amira Tengku Razaman, 31, said she decided to sell durians as low as RM1 per kilogramme (kg), after many people complained that they could not afford to buy durians because they were costly. "After receiving several complaints and grievances, I took the initiative to sell low-priced durians so that all levels of society could enjoy them. She also said that even though the durians are cheap, she still maintains the quality of the durians sold by ensuring that only good fruits are sold to avoid disappointed buyers. - 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

Ham Eun Ji, who finished seventh at the women's -55kg weightlifting, is a fan of the boy band The Boyz. BTS member V supported self-proclaimed BTS fan and teenage ping pong sensation Shin Yu Bin, the youngest member of the South Korean women's table tennis team at 17. V, apparently Shin's favourite member of the seven-piece act, has returned the love by posting a message of support for the Olympic athlete. Archer An San, 20, who won two gold medals at the mixed team and women's team events, is widely known as a hardcore fan of girl group Mamamoo. Swimming sensation Hwang Sun Woo, who broke Korean records at the men's 100m and 200m freestyle events in Tokyo, is another successful fan in the South Korean Olympic squad.

Billie was just a wee fella of two months when she was left at our neighbourhood security guard post. Over the next few days, Kumar diligently applied the medication and she seemed to be doing well. And for the next few days, Billie had to be on medication again, this time oral antibiotics. Now, after three years, she is a very healthy adult and is the darling of our neighbourhood. Billie has indeed lightened up the neighbourhood and I hope she will continue to do so for many more years.