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Agriculture Dept aims to have 500 contract growers this year

PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture Department aims to produce 500 contract growers through contract agreements with eight anchor companies in the field of agriculture this year, said Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (pix). He said the companies

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100 Series Live Pitching Season Two Going Global

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The flagship community-driven campaign by Brand 21 Asia that focuses on the young entrepreneurship landscape development in Malaysia, had successfully launched its season two at JDX By Smuz Concept Store, Quill City

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839 job applicants secure employment at Terengganu PenjanaKerjaya Carnival

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu PenjanaKerjaya Carnival 2021 which ended yesterday has helped 839 individuals secure suitable jobs, said State Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Micro Industry and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman. He said 3,665 job seekers were present

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Pfizer collaborates with DoctorOnCall to improve health literacy and patient care in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pfizer today announced its collaboration with DoctorOnCall to launch a digital therapeutics platform that focuses on three key therapeutic areas namely smoking cessation, vaccination, and heart health. Catering to an increasingly tech-savvy and

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Police bust online gambling syndicate raking in thousands of ringgit daily

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Penang police have managed to take down an online gambling syndicate that was raking in thousands of ringgit in profits daily after arresting four men in a raid at a luxury condominium in Jalan Casa Residensi here yesterday. Penang

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Covid: Only 30 percent of residents in Tawau EMCO areas have been screened – Health officer

TAWAU: Only 30 percent of residents in the four localities placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) here have undergone Covid-19 screening, said Tawau Health Department officer Dr G. Navindran. The four areas under EMCO in the Tawau district,

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Covid: 1,349 new cases, two deaths recorded on April 4

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,349 Covid-19 new cases and two deaths from the viral infection were recorded today, said Health director Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said from the number of new cases, 1,342 were local transmissions while

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Malaysia to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine

TUARAN: Malaysia will continue using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the incidents involving the vaccine are rare and that the benefits outweigh the risks, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. However, Dr Noor Hisham said Malaysia needs

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Radzi Jidin: Observe SOP for school session to continue safely

BANGI: Students, teachers and school staff are reminded to always adhere to the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure the school session can continue safely. Senior Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin, who is also Education Minister, said the students,

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Malaysia to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine

TUARAN: Malaysia will continue using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the incidents involving the vaccine are rare and that the benefits outweigh the risks, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. However, Dr Noor Hisham said Malaysia needs

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