Non-Covid-19 patients refused care as cases surge in Indonesia
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Non-coronavirus patients are grappling with concerns that hospitals might refuse to treat them due to a recent surge of Covid-19 cases that has pushed the country’s healthcare system to the limit. All the hospitals she visited said they could not treat her mother, primarily because they were already full because of Covid-19. “Hospitals need to make space for Covid-19 patients in their emergency units, maybe that is why the non-Covid-19 patients, whether it is an emergency or not, are being neglected, ” Tri said. “What often happens is that hospitals reject [non-Covid-19 patients] because they have a small capacity and cannot treat more patients, ” Lia said. She did not immediately respond to the Post’s follow-up questions on hospitals that have refused to take in non-Covid-19 patients.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 12:05 UTC
Taiwanese actor Jeff Wang bitten by dog on Instagram Live
Taiwanese actor-host Jeff Wang, who left Singapore in 2010, was bitten by his dog while on an Instagram Live chat with his fans on Sunday (July 11). The dog snapped at him before running off, while Wang exclaimed: "Why did you bite me?" He explained that he was feeding his dog before the live stream and the dog then went into his room and put his head on the table. When Wang reached out to stroke his pet, the dog thought more food was coming. I knew that I was going to get bitten," said Wang.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 12:01 UTC
Zuraida applies to strike out Saifuddin Nasution's defamation suit
KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Housing and Local Government minister Zuraida Kamarudin has filed an application to strike out a defamation suit against her by former Cabinet member and PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Saifuddin had filed the suit in July last year over a statement by Zuraida that alleged he practised corruption. “The impugned words must be read in light of the then power struggle between PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his former deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. Zuraida was known as a vociferous supporter of Azmin, while I am Anwar’s supporter,” he said in his suit. Saifuddin claimed the statement by Zuraida, who is also Ampang MP, was uploaded to a Facebook page called “Friends of Azmin Ali”, and was subsequently shared on her own Facebook page.
Source:The Edge Markets
July 14, 2021 10:30 UTC
Gearing towards a circular economy
This was the key message threading through the different sessions of day one of the Circular Economy Conference (CEC) 2021. In order to facilitate other businesses keen to tap into opportunities in the circular economy, CEC 2021 will also be inviting industry players to share their case studies and experiences. Day one highlightsDespite the potential positive impact of a circular economy, the world is far from being circular, said Lim. It also held two panel discussions, namely a session titled Investments and Innovations and another titled Reshaping the Industrial Ecosystem with the Circular Economy. Join the free live virtual conference to understand the benefits and importance of implementing and incorporating circular economy policies into business practices.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 10:18 UTC
UTP hosts the sixth World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress virtually
SERI ISKANDAR: More than 1,000 experts of diverse fields of research, innovation and commercialisation from around 30 countries gathered for Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) sixth World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress (ESTCON) 2020. The sixth edition of the congress with the theme “Science, Technology and Humanities: Reinventing the Future”, encompasses a wide range of fields in engineering and technology innovation as well as in humanities. A UTP flagship event, ESTCON2020 is the largest congress in the world with nine international conferences held concurrently. The conferences are International Conference on Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology (ICOGET2020), International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (ICCOEE2020), International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability (ICPER2020), International Conference on Earth Resources (ICER2020), International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials (ICPEAM2020), International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced System (ICIAS2020), International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCOINS2020), International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences (ICFAS2020), International Conference for Management, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICMeSH2020). The non-presenter fee for ESTCON2020 is RM200 per person – with registrations accepted up to the day of the congress.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 09:22 UTC
‘Never Have I Ever’ star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan wants to visit her family in Malaysia soon
The Tamil Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan who stars in the leading role of Netflix hit series Never Have I Ever tells StarLifestyle that she has an aunt and cousins in Malaysia. “My great grandma actually, she was from Malaysia, " shares Maitreyi during a video interview to talk about Never Have I Ever's second season. So yeah, a couple of family members from Malaysia,” continues the 19-year-old, whose parents moved to Canada from Sri Lanka. New episodes from the second season will be out tomorrow (July 15, 3pm). Second season continues with her dealing with the pain, now with the help of her mum (Poorna Jagannathan).
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 07:52 UTC
Mural in English football star Rashford's hometown becomes anti-racism symbol
Through the pens and pencils of children, England is fighting back against racism. Children in Manchester rose to Rashford's defense, filling spaces on the wall with messages of support, encouragement and consolation. "I hope you won’t be sad for to (sic) long because you are such a good person,” wrote nine-year-old Dexter Rosier. Nicola Wellard said her children went to bed crying after England’s loss dashed hopes of a European championship this year. On Tuesday afternoon her son, 11-year-old Dougie, proudly pasted his own message on the mural.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 07:41 UTC
Rising above hard times
They don't seem to have an inch of guilt when it comes to keeping Malaysia as a country, safeguarding lives and livelihoods amidst difficult, trying times. Such a headline will trigger panic, restlessness and anxiety among the public who are already badly hit by the pandemic. Do they think that by carrying such negativity, they will be helping to ease the situation in the country? Won't such a headline make people - Selangor residents in particular - more restless and angrier with the authorities than before? With all these government’s efforts and measures, through resilience, patience and indomitable Malaysia cooperative spirit, we will all rise above these hard times, God-willing.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 07:18 UTC
OPPO curates and shares meaningful moments in life
KUALA LUMPUR: Smart device brand, OPPO has announced the results of its 2121 Future Photography Project, a global competition for people to capture and share the memories of this year they want to share with future generations. Furthermore, OPPO has awarded selected participants $400 to be used to travel and reconnect with far-away friends, family members or longed-for destinations. “But we also want to leave the memories of the good stuff; the silly moments, the moments we were able to get together. The competition sparked creativity and contemplation in thousands of people, allowing the power of Find X3 Pro to reconnect people and create advocates for the planet. Find X3 Pro places the richest, most colourful experiences in the palm of your hand, bringing photos to life like never before thanks to the industry-leading 10-bit full-path colour management system, which delivers billion colour pictures.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 05:15 UTC
Giving ex-offenders a second chance in society
“I couldn’t have done it without my leader (at the rehab centre), Jeremiah Pandian, whom I got in contact with through Malaysian Care. The project aspires to motivate and rebuild the lives of ex-offenders by encouraging society to give them a second chance and a helping hand to earn an honest living; and enable them to reintegrate well into society. “Society doesn’t seem to think that criminals deserve a second chance, ” says Wong whose rehabilitation centre currently has 10 ex-offenders aged between 22 and 60. Malaysian care has been working with prisoners and ex-offenders for 40 years and hopes to remove stigma about ex-offenders, says Dr Wong. Giving backThe biggest challenge, is convincing employers and society to give ex-offenders a second chance, says TYP’s Lim who has been with Malaysian Care since 2009.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 02:00 UTC
Factbox: ECB to launch digital euro project
An electronic equivalent of banknotes and coins, the digital euro will likely be a digital wallet that euro zone citizens can keep at the ECB. Here's what we know so far:WHAT IS A DIGITAL EURO? Work on a digital euro accelerated after Facebook unveiled plans to create its own currency in 2019, a potential threat to central banks' core business. It will also seek legislative changes, as a digital euro was not foreseen by EU treaties. If other central banks launch digital currencies, however, payments to and from the euro zone could become cheaper and safer.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 00:11 UTC
Centenarian sisters happy to get vaccinated
Munah Yunus, 114, and her sister Pah, 111, from Kampung Rengas Labok, were accompanied by their children to the vaccination centre on Monday. She and her sister were vaccinated on the same day. — BernamaSiti Mariam Taib, 64, said her mother Munah was really excited to get vaccinated as she was worried about the Covid-19 situation. “My mother was in good spirits because her sister was also getting vaccinated at the same time. Mohd Ramli Ismail, 63, son of Pah, said he was grateful that there was no problem after his mother was vaccinated.
Source:The Star
July 14, 2021 00:00 UTC
UTAR boys come out tops in international finance challenge
THREE Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) students have won first place in the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) Riga Finance Challenge 2021. Calling themselves the “Golden Trio”, UTAR Business and Finance Faculty’s Bachelor of Finance students Ong Seong Lik and Lau Hou Chun along with Bachelor of Economics student How Chao Xun won €700 (RM3, 481) in cash prizes. The teams were challenged to complete a range of tasks on corporate finance, financial reporting and analysis, valuation, investment banking and portfolio management. How said the experience from a different competition he took part in earlier had helped in winning the Riga Finance Challenge. The joint organisers were SSE Riga iFund, SSE Riga Student Association, Capitalia and Financial Modelling World Cup.
Source:The Star
July 13, 2021 23:55 UTC
Family seeks whereabouts of missing senior citizen
JOHOR BARU: A bank officer is seeking the public’s help to find a family member who went missing three weeks ago after going for a walk. Koh Soh Chin said her father-in-law Lai Heng Chong (pic), 84, was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. “I last saw him at around 6.30pm on June 26 after accompanying him to see his friends. “When we returned to our home at Bayu Tasik 2 Condominium in Cheras, my father-in-law wanted to go for a walk at a park behind our apartment, which is part of his normal routine,” said Koh, 48. “It was just for a few minutes and he wanted to go alone.
Source:The Star
July 13, 2021 23:24 UTC