KJ: Not true that The Mines staff got vaccinated
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin refuted a claim that employees of The Mines Resort have been vaccinated with the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine.
He was responding to a viral tweet yesterday from an anonymous Twitter account, which claimed that their friend who works at The Mines Resort had received the Sinovac vaccine.
“I have checked with the.
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KUALA LUMPUR: With the AstraZeneca vaccine opt-in exercise off to a smooth start, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says Phase Three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which is set to start this month, may be delayed.
Wednesday, 05 May 2021 06:44 PM MYT
Malaysian ringgit notes are seen among US dollar bills in this photo illustration taken in Singapore in this August 24, 2015 file photo. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 The ringgit snapped two days of losses to end higher against the greenback today, supported by firmer Brent crude oil prices, a dealer said.
At 6pm, the local currency strengthened to 4.1150/1200 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.1200/1260.
Bank Islam chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the greenback, however, remained strong as the US Dollar Index (DXY) had been on the rise amid the positive US economic data points such as the ISM Manufacturing Index which continued to hover around 60 points in May.
Ringgit ends higher against US dollar 05 May 2021 / 19:22 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit snapped two days of losses to end higher against the greenback today, supported by firmer Brent crude oil prices, a dealer said.
At 6pm, the local currency strengthened to 4.1150/1200 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.1200/1260.
Bank Islam chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the greenback, however, remained strong as the US Dollar Index (DXY) had been on the rise amid the positive US economic data points such as the ISM Manufacturing Index which continued to hover around 60 points in May.
He said that the US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s remark that the US interest rates would need to go up in order to avoid an overheating economy could weaken the ringgit, which had slid against the greenback from last week.