UK retailers see record growth in sales since 1995 as shops reopen
LONDON (July 13): British retailers have reported a record annual increase in sales in the three months to the end of June, reported Reuters.
Daily vaccination rate breaches 400,000 doses
KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Malaysia’s daily vaccination rate shot up to 419,650 doses on Monday (July 12) — the highest number so far since the country started its vaccination programme in late February, compared with 291,217 doses administered on Sunday.
T-Rex cheers up frontliners at vaccination centre
KUCHING (July 12): Frontliners and members of the public at the Kuching Covid-19 vaccination centre had an amusing surprise when a special guest – T-Rex – showed up for his jab on July 11, reported Malay Mail.
Public portion of Haily Group’s IPO oversubscribed by 38.81 times
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Haily Group Bhd, a building contractor of residential and non-residential buildings, saw 8.
Hong Kong’s New World to demolish two towers of The Pavilia Farm after construction defects detected
HONG KONG (July 12): Hong Kong-based property developer New World Development’s (NWD) has decided to tear down and rebuild two of the seven blocks of its hottest-selling project –The Pavilia Farm, in Tai Wai after discovering serious construction defects, reported Nikkei Asia.
Covid-19: Compulsory for factory workers in Selangor EMCO areas to be tested twice a week — MITI
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has made it compulsory for workers employed by manufacturers within Selangor enclaves placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) to be tested twice a week using the Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) to determine early if workers have contracted the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the Covid-19 pandemic.
Najib fails in bid to obtain documents related to Goldman Sachs, Zeti's family and Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak has failed in his bid to obtain a court order to compel the prosecution to supply him with documents relating to Goldman Sachs in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore criminal trial.
Genting Malaysia unit among 10 highest-spending lobbying entities in New York
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s indirect 100%-owned subsidiary Genting New York LLC has been named among the 10 highest-spending lobbying entities in the US state of New York after the casino and hotel operator was reported to have spent US$1.
Malaysia’s daily vaccination rate dropped to 291,217 on July 11 — lowest in one week
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Malaysia’s Covid-19 daily vaccination rate dropped to 291,217 yesterday (July 11) — the lowest in one week — after delivering over 300,000 daily doses previously.
Sydney anticipates extended lockdown due to increasing Covid-19 cases
SYDNEY (July 12): The largest city in Australia is expected to extend the current lockdown due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases caused by the highly infectious Delta variant, reported Reuters.
