Malaysian travel agent hopes for boost in tourism with Covid-19 vaccination roll-out
Kuala Lumpur-based tour agent Nicky Ng, 42, has been in high spirits since Feb 21, the day Malaysia’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines touched down at KL International Airport. While waiting for the travel and tourism industry to pick up, travel agent Ng has learned to use social media to improve her food delivery business. Photo: The Star/Samuel OngIn the first phase, Covid-19 vaccines are allocated for 300,000 medical frontliners and 200,000 non-medical frontliners, including politicians. I believe Malaysia will see a huge boost in the local tourism industry by mid-2022, ” said Ng, who's worked in the industry for 24 years. People are restricted from travelling overseas, which has caused an enormous impact on the travel industry.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 05:09 UTC
Are you or someone you know a sociopath?
I read that people who do not wear masks when they go outside have some sociopathic tendencies. In general, someone who is a sociopath cannot understand someone else’s feelings or empathise with others. There is a range of sociopathic symptoms, and some people merely have certain tendencies and traits, but are not completely sociopathic. I know some people who have some tendencies like that, but they are not extreme enough to have warranted arrest or sacking from the job. Some people who have sociopathic tendencies can also be quite “cold”.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 04:52 UTC
AirAsia expects Choi to add value to its digital business devt in China
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group expects businessman and M&A specialist Stanley Choi Chiu Fai, who joined the low-cost carrier group as a strategic shareholder to add value to its digital business development in China. Its executive chairman Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said Choi brings an impressive track record and solid reputation as a business powerhouse to the group. Kamarudin said AirAsia Group was confident Choi would add value to its digital business development in China through his vast experience and network with top digital players in the country. Choi emerged as a substantial shareholder in AirAsia Group via his wholly-owned entity Positive Boom Ltd on Feb 18. In 2013, he obtained a Doctoral Degree of Business Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 02:37 UTC
Ikea partners with European luxury brand to offer 13 limited edition scented candles
Lighting scented candles at home works wonders in creating a relaxing ambience and fostering a calm mood. Now, a special range of limited edition scented candles is available at Ikea at affordable prices. Featuring 13 scented candles, the collection is designed to evoke different emotions while reflecting the ever-changing moods of the home. “These unique candles will allow more Malaysians to discover the correlation between smell and their homes. The triangle-shaped marking on each pot depicts the top notes, middle notes and base notes of a fragrance.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 02:02 UTC
US cops overcome distancing hurdles, connect with teens through online gaming
Officers in DeKalb County, Georgia, have taken their outreach efforts to a new, socially-distant arena: online video games. A total of 50 logged into their computers or gaming consoles for a chance to win cash prizes and bragging rights. It was the second year for the Gaming with a Cop event, but the first for virtual gameplay. Recently, the units’ officers took the offerings of a department-wide shoe drive to area extended-stay hotels. I have feelings – even in the midst of maybe talking a little junk.”Taking the gaming tournament virtual this year allowed it to grow.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 02:00 UTC
Another face of a predator
TEN years after the term was first coined in 2010, experts across the academic world have yet to reach a consensus on what constitutes a “predatory journal”. BJK’s assertion about wealthy publishing corporations being ruthless exploiters of authors and researchers is nonetheless an open secret. The said article is authored by two Czech researchers who based their findings on a Jeffrey Beall’s list. For the record, Beall, a librarian, compiled his list of predatory journals based on criteria that were widely said to be lacking transparency and best known only to Beall himself. Allow me to end with an uncharacteristically less diplomatic note: The next time you are hungry, do yourself a favour.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 00:56 UTC
Family of bedridden accident victim needs financial help
THE wife of an accident victim is pleading for financial assistance to cover daily expenses of caring for her husband and family. Homemaker Lai Choon Wan, 41, said her husband Chan Wah Heng, 52, the family’s sole breadwinner, was left bedridden following the accident last June. Lai, from Taman Menglembu Impiana Adril, said the family’s monthly expenses was about RM2,000. She said family and friends raised about RM10,000 last year but the money is almost gone. Shan De Charity Home chairman Foong Chee Seng, who visited the family and donated RM2,350, said they were trying to collect funds to help the family.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 00:38 UTC
Man in shock over 64 charges
KLANG: Apparently shocked at the number of charges levelled against him, a 42-year-old man, accused of incest and rape, queried the Sessions Court here about it. The father of five was slapped with a total of 64 charges for committing incest with his biological daughter and raping her friend, both aged 14. However, no one replied to his question he asked after being charged with 55 counts of committing incest. Soon after the charges were read, he was levelled with another nine charges for raping his daughter’s friend. The man, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of his daughter, claimed trial to all 64 charges.
Source:The Star
February 25, 2021 00:36 UTC
Negri goes all-out on vaccination programme
SEREMBAN: All 37 government health clinics in Negri Sembilan will be turned into vaccination centres under phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. Aminuddin said state authorities also identified 16 halls which would be used as vaccination centres under phase two and three of the programme. “We will have halls in every district to make it easier for the people to get their vaccinations, ” he said. He said a state-level operations centre chaired by state secretary Datuk Dr Razali Ab Malek would also be set up to monitor the programme. Aminuddin was however unable to say how many doses the state received yesterday or the number of frontliners to be vaccinated under phase one of the programme.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2021 23:50 UTC
Sugarbook founder charged over sugar baby post
SHAH ALAM: The founder of a “sugar baby” dating site, which published a post boasting about sugar babies from 10 local universities, has been charged in court. The founder of the site Sugarbook is accused of allegedly using a website, http://technave.com, to publish a post entitled “Top 10 Sugar Baby Universities in Malaysia” with the intention to cause fear or unrest to the public at 10am on Feb 10. During the initial investigation, the suspect confessed to being the founder of Sugarbook. On Feb 15, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blocked access to the Sugarbook website for allegedly breaching the law on the use of network facilities or services. Sugarbook matches “sugar daddies” to “sugar babies”, or older and generally more well-off men to young women in a largely financial arrangement.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2021 23:24 UTC
Proud to be among first vaccine recipients
The driver of the district health office here said he was proud and ecstatic to get vaccinated shortly after Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Francis was among four health frontliners to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab as part of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Together with Muhyiddin and Dr Noor Hisham, the four were vaccinated at the Putrajaya health office. “I am proud to be among the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccination and hope the programme will help to control the pandemic successfully, ” she said. Khairy Jamaluddin, the coordinating minister of the immunisation programme, said health frontliners were chosen based on their varied backgrounds.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2021 23:18 UTC
U.N. aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock urged Gulf states to step up next Monday when the world body seeks to avert a large-scale "man-made" famine in Yemen by raising $3.85 billion for humanitarian operations in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country for 2021. The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the people in need. In 2018 and 2019, the United Nations prevented famine in Yemen due to a well-funded aid appeal, which included large donations from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, Lowcock said. In 2020 the United Nations only received just over half the $3.4 billion it needed, which Lowcock said was largely due to smaller contributions from Gulf countries. "This is an entirely man-made famine," Lowcock said.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2021 17:37 UTC
2021 National Career Generator Carnival to offer over 10,800 job opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): The 2021 National Career Generator Carnival organised by the Human Resource Ministry conducted online is offering 10,802 job opportunities. "From the total, 3,701 are fresh graduates, 5,427 unemployed individuals while 110 candidates are persons with disabilities (PwD),” the statement read. According to Socso, the majority of participants who registered, are youths aged between 22 to 25 years comprising 4,585 people. Meanwhile, Socso urged Malaysians who are looking for jobs or those who wish to explore other job opportunities to participate in the carnival by registering at http://careerfair.perkeso.gov.my. Job seekers are also advised to register at the National Job Service portal, MYFutureJobs at https://www.myfuturejobs.gov.my where over 150,000 job opportunities await, in addition to assistance on job matching.
Source:The Edge Markets
February 24, 2021 16:18 UTC
Zico Holdings MD Chew claims 2014 agreement he signed with Zaid was drafted in haste and not binding
In fact, Chew in his affidavit in reply to Zaid's discovery application said the 2014 agreement they signed was of no effect. “It was drafted in haste to reflect the discussion between he and I, and it is not a binding document. Chew maintains no agreements executedA case management of Zaid's discovery application was held today before High Court deputy registrar Maslinda Selamat. Chew in his affidavit to oppose the discovery application maintained that the 2014 agreement he signed with Zaid never proceeded. The former Minister further maintained in the affidavit that Chew entered the 2014 agreement on clear terms that he would hold Zico Holdings shares as trustee for the benefit of Zaid.
Source:The Edge Markets
February 24, 2021 11:18 UTC
Khairy: Over half a million already registered for Covid-19 vaccination via MySejahtera
PUTRAJAYA: With the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme now officially underway, members of the Malaysian public can start registering themselves using the MySejahtera app. Khairy also said those who had not updated or downloaded the MySejahtera app could do so now and to turn on push notifications. "Once you have updated the app, the 'Covid-19 Vaccination' logo will appear. Besides the MySejahtera app, Khairy said the public can also register on the government's Covid-19 special portal at vaksincovid.gov.my or its hotline starting March 5. With this, children can register their parents who do not have the MySejahtera app to receive their vaccines," said Khairy.
Source:The Star
February 24, 2021 09:33 UTC