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Online fashion giant Boohoo today revealed a 41% surge in sales it raked in huge sims on the back of the online shopping boom during lockdown with Britons spending millions on lounge and sportswear while stuck at home. The retailer, founded by billionaire Mahmud Kamani, said revenues jumped to £1.74 billion in the year to February 28 2021 from £1.23 billion in the previous year.  The fast fashion retailer, which recently bought Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis and was rocked b...

KUALA LUMPUR: City police will increase compliance operations after several districts in Selangor were placed under a movement control order starting Thursday (May 6). Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said while Kuala Lumpur is still under conditional MCO, it borders Selangor. "We cannot afford to let our guard down. "We have 89 compliance operation teams involving 433 officers and personnel. They will be deployed more as we step up operations. "So far, the number of roadblo...

The Senior Minister (Security) said this was following a hike of Covid-19 cases in the areas. The localities are - Johor Baru, Kulai and Kota Tinggi - in Johor, Taiping, Larut Matang and Selama in Perak and parts of Terengganus Besut district. Ismail Sabri said that for the three districts in Johor, the number of active cases there was high, with most cases being sporadic within the community. He said the three districts have been classified as red zones with more than 150 cases reported while ...

KOTA BHARU (Bernama): The Kelantan government has submitted a report on the critical Covid-19 situation in the state to the National Security Council to seek its advice, says Datuk Ahmad Yakob. The Menteri Besar said the state government was waiting for the councils response after handing them the states Special Security Committee report several days ago. "Among the things mentioned in the report is of the high rate of infections involving the South African B.1.351 variant in Kelantan, while th...

KUANTAN: An elderly man in Raub has been fined thousands of ringgit for breaking quarantine while two others were similarly penalised for failing to comply with Covid-19 standard operating procedures. Raub OCPD Supt Kama Azural Mohamed said the first man, who was supposed to be under quarantine at home, was out and about even though he was wearing the pink wristband. "The excuse given was that it was too hot at home and he wanted to go for a walk. "Such an excuse is highly unreasonable and can ...

SHAH ALAM: One of the options to counter the increasing number of Covid-19 infections in Selangor would be to implement a movement control order (MCO), says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Mentri Besar said the state government’s suggestion for an MCO was based on factors such as the high number of patients admitted to hospitals in the state. “Several hospitals have reached up to 70% of their capacity in the admission of Covid-19 patients. “In addition, individuals who had come in...

PETALING JAYA: Those living in areas under the movement control order (MCO) in Selangor will be allowed inter-district travel to get their Covid-19 vaccination, said Khairy Jamaluddin.

A From fish farms bobbing in the Straits of Johor to industrial warehouses and the rooftops of hotels downtown, urban farming is all the rage in Singapore. Covid-19 has given the country, which produces only a tiny fraction of what its people eat, a big scare. Dependence on neighbors for sustenance is a huge vulnerability the government says its determined to rectify. Developing agriculture almost from scratch doesnt come easy. Obstacles include a shortage of labor, competition from lower-...

PUTRAJAYA: The National Security Council (NSC) has released standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. For areas under the movement control order, Hari Raya visits are allowed only on the first day with not more than 15 people at one time depending on the size of the house. For those celebrating in areas under the conditional MCO and recovery MCO, visits are allowed for the first three days of Syawal. In areas under the conditional MCO, the hosts can...

A jury on Friday awarded more than $7.1 million in damages to three former service members from Kentucky and Georgia in the first "bellwether trial" of a massive and complex lawsuit against the company. If the verdict stands — and if similar verdicts are reached in more bellwether trials — 3M could pay out millions to service members who used the Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2). 3M and its subsidiary Aearo Technologies sold the earplugs to the Department of Defense from 2003 ...