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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC) is appreciative of the government’s decision to include foreign workers under the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme which provides free vaccine. Its secretary-general Matthew Law said the vaccine will definitely assist in combating Covid more aggressively compared to the implementation of stricter standard operating…

New polling has revealed a post-vaccine bounce for the government, with the Tories now leading Labour by five points. The Opinium poll has Boris Johnson’s Conservatives at 42 per cent and Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour on 37 per cent. Read more: Covid-19: Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ lockdown can be eased soon…

Talking over Zoom, you get the sense that Miss Grit lives and breathes music. Before the interview, she was producing music. Afterwards, she’ll continue to work on music. Formerly a backup guitarist for bands, she is currently a music technology student at NYU. She can make pedals, play cello and…

KOTA BHARU: The Federal Territories Ministry will make it compulsory for every employer to inform about the accommodation that they will be providing for the foreign workers that they will be hiring in order to obtain the development order approval. Its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pix) said this is…

by Patrick Day-Childs , posted on 29 January 2021 / 2,353 Views Happy end of January! We’ve already seen two revolutions: a new vaccine is in the third phase of testing and I got a new TV. In terms of video game releases, Hitman 3 was probably the most notable…

We are still waiting for that expected Brexit deal – it will need to be ratified by MPs, with hardline pro-Brexit Tories insisting they will scrutinise every detail. Labour though are likely to support it. Share on FacebookShare Share on TwitterTweet Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppEmail…

Dear reader,  As we near the end of 2020, I find myself reflecting on how dramatically our lives have changed in a matter of months. The many challenges we have shared have highlighted what we value, and what needs to change for the good of our collective well-being.   2021 will…

SINGAPORE — Singapore and Vietnam have agreed to "expeditiously conclude ongoing discussions" on a "green lane" agreement for essential business and official travel, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday (Dec 15). MFA's permanent secretary Chee Wee Kiong and Vietnam's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung have…

MUMBAI: The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted leading Indian manufacturers in automobile, metals, mining and heavy engineering to increase the representation of women on shop floors. In the last six months, Tata Motors has increased the number of female employees on shop floor to 11% from 4%. The company aims to…

Barack Obama delivers “frank confessions of his uncertainties and doubts” in an account of his rise to power and the beginning of his presidency. Australian-born Carmen Callil challenges Britain’s “snotty imperial delusions” in a sweeping and heartfelt family memoir. And Bernhard Schlink, author of The Reader, creates another “study of…