Unvaccinated Americans Whiter, More Republican Than Vaccinated

Americans who say they will definitely not get vaccinated against COVID-19 are overwhelmingly white and Republican, according to polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Meanwhile, the group that plans to wait and watch for problems is disproportionate…

WHO Calls for Urgent Action to Slow COVID-19 Spread in Africa

GENEVA – The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to stem the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Africa, which is being fueled by a surge of more contagious variants of the disease. Latest reports say COVID-19 cases in Africa have been r…

Extend six month moratorium to LPPSA borrowers – CUEPACS

The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) has recommended the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA) to also defer repayment of housing loans by civil servants for six months, as being done by financial institut…

Giving food baskets directly to MPs will expedite delivery to recipients

Giving food aid baskets worth RM300,000 directly to the Members of Parliament (MPs) could expedite delivery to the needy recipients, said Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.He said each parliamentary constituency had its own service c…

P&G continues to #ChooseEqual with new actions, accelerates progress toward gender equality

Procter & Gamble has announced continuing to #ChooseEqual with new actions to accelerate progress toward gender equality at home, at work and in society.As part of this expansion of their work, P&G is committing to spend US$10 billion with women-owned …

Sarawak recruitment proposal will overcome teacher shortage in three years

— Sarawak’s proposal of employing interested graduates as temporary teachers will overcome the shortage of teachers in the state within the next three years.Sarawak Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Research (MESTR) explained that under th…

Malaysia still in phase one of PPN – Ismail Sabri

— Malaysia is still in Phase One of the Movement Control under the National Recovery Plan (PPN) as the three key threshold value indicators have not been achieved yet.Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said transition to the nex…