Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:42 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin had previously claimed the Penang government had fallen for a scam after a man named Yong Chee Kong had offered to sponsor two million Sinovac vaccine doses to the Pakatan Harapan-led state. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 The direct supply of Covid-19 vaccines to states by interested sponsors does not have to go through the federal government, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.
He clarified that vaccine supplies through Putrajaya is just one of the options available, and that state governments could source their own as long as they are approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 10:04 AM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Chong Eng stressed that there should not be any delay in administering Covid-19 vaccine. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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GEORGE TOWN, May 18 Penang state exco Chong Eng has called for the procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine to be decentralised to speed up the rate of vaccination in the country.
The DAP Women’s wing chairman said the Health Ministry should allow respective state governments and the private sector to procure the Covid-19 vaccines that have been registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).
Some of the invited guests and participants posing with a banner before the start of the seminar at Penang Harmony Centre.
THE public, especially women, are encouraged to take a bold step in life by exploring available business opportunities around them.
This was raised during a seminar on Empowering Women on Entrepreneurship at Penang Harmony Centre in Scotland Road, George Town.
Participants listening intently to a talk at the Empowering Women on Entrepreneurship seminar.
Invited speakers author Boonsiri Somchit, Pertubuhan Kebajikan Sneham Malaysia founder and director Datuk Dr Florence Sinniah, and DeliverEat founder and chief operating officer Leong Shir Mein shared their success stories.
13 Apr 2021 / 16:29 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
GEORGE
TOWN: A total of 794 students from low-income families in Penang have received free personal computers (PC), all thanks to the state-initiated “E-Learning Computer Programme”.
In May last year, the Penang government announced the establishment of the “E-Learning Computer Programme” task force dedicated to developing the education sector in the new normal.
Chairman of the task force, Chong Eng today said that since last year, some 1,000 applications had been submitted.
“Our task force has provided refurbished PCs to 794 primary and secondary students in Penang under the programme while remaining applicants would be placed on the waiting list for this year’s batch of applicants,” she said at a press conference here today.