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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on track to earn a total amount of RM82mil in estimated economic impact and RM35mil in visitor expenditure from the 12th Malaysia Gifts Fair 2022, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (pic). The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said she hoped the success of this event would bring a positive impact for local premium gift industries to manufacture Malaysian products linked to the nation’s cultural heritage. "Based on this, I am confident that we are ready to embark on global campaigns built on partnerships promoting cultural gifts using the Malaysia Gifts Fair platform. "This will enable our cultural gifts to be explored beyond what is possible and help accelerate prominence internationally,” she said in her speech at the event on Wednesday (June 22). She added that the ministry had approved uplifting budget allocations aimed at benefiting international delegates, event organisers and industry stakeholders. "This was carried out through the Malaysia … [Read more...] about Nancy: Malaysia Gifts Fair ideal platform to promote country’s gifts and premium industry

Malaysia: * World Bank economist: Malaysia's economy doing well * Sabah’s Covid-19 cases back to three digits * Paxlovid to be available soon in private hospitals, says association * Johor forms special committee to map out RTS Link passenger routes * PM: Govt still retaining RM4bil subsidy for cooking oil * Coexisting with elephants: Palm oil plantation groups sign agreement to protect endangered species * Factory worker nabbed for stabbing teen in face with car key * Johor on alert after first monkeypox case detected in Singapore Singapore: * Survey: S’pore workers worried four-day week will mean longer hours for them * Singapore-Desaru ferry services to begin operating from July 7 * Jail for S’porean who was student of top UK university when he admitted to making voyeuristic videos * Jailed - woman who failed to stay home while on MC amid Covid-19 outbreak * Singapore's new Covid-19 cases jump to 7,109, weekly infection rate up slightly at 1.23 * … [Read more...] about Asean News Headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (June 22)

ROME, June 22 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases are again surging in Italy, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, fueling fears of a fresh wave of the pandemic during the summer tourist season. The government reported on Wednesday nearly 54,000 new infections over the previous 24 hours. A day earlier, there were 62,704 new infections. Accordingly, the past two days produced the highest back-to-back figures in the country since late April. Italy's seven-day case count is set to increase for the third consecutive week after eight weeks of decline. The daily infection figures are still far below the peaks of more than 200,000 cases registered in January. The country recorded 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 62 on Tuesday. Despite the recent increase in infections, health officials said they do not expect mortality or intensive-care patient rates to shoot higher given that Italy's vaccination campaign has been largely successful. As of Wednesday, 90.1 percent of … [Read more...] about Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise

Despite the Supreme Court’s negligence and legal malpractice , as evidenced by the release of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade , abortion is still legal in California (where I work) and just 20 other states where abortion is “ likely to remain legal .” But that doesn’t mean we oasis state abortion providers aren’t already scrambling to navigate a swirling stream of patient care chaos. This morning, I awoke to a flood of emails from colleagues in nearby states, desperately trying to finish caring for patients already in the process of obtaining abortions. Yes, that’s right–patients who have already scheduled appointments, taken time off work, paid for childcare for their kids at home, and even planned surgeries in the operating room, are suddenly unable to proceed with that care and have nowhere to go. The chaos, in part, looks like this: with sudden and immediately enforced trigger laws popping up all over the country today, providers, advocates, … [Read more...] about People Fleeing Abortion-Ban States Are Desperate for Our Help