The Election Commission confirms the Sabah state election will see 73 seats contested this time around. Parliament passed a bill last year to increase the number of seats there by 13.
2. Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional confirms it will contest all 73 seats in Sabah, with negotiations for seat allocations within the party expected to be completed within two weeks. Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin also confirms he will contest in the Lamag state seat.
3. Sabah PKR is working on its candidates' list for the upcoming state election, which will be submitted to Parti Warisan Sabah once finalised. State PKR chairman Datuk Christina Liew assures any candidate proposed will be more stringently vetted.
4. Meanwhile, Warisan Permanent Chairman Datuk Liew Vui Keong told BFM News, the Pakatan Harapan-friendly parties had already expected these developments since former Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman was cleared of his corruption charges.
5. Liew is also confident the defection of several assemblymen to support former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman, would not impact the results of the upcoming snap election.
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Starbucks Malaysia operator Berjaya Food Bhd has recorded a net loss of RM29.76 million in the third quarter ended March 31, 2024 from a net profit of RM15.94 million the same period last year.
Its revenue also almost halved to RM138.65 million in the quarter under review.
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BFood has registered a net loss of RM53.31 million for the first nine-month period of the year versus a net profit of RM86.13 million in the previous corresponding period.
Its revenue also dropped 28.96% to RM599.74 million from RM844.22 million over the same period.
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The company attributes the drop in revenue and pre-tax loss to the ongoing boycott due to the conflict in the Middle East.
It adds that the one-off loss arising from the disposal of the group's entity equity interest in Jollibean Foods Pte Ltd also played a part.
1. Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor will face temporary scheduled water supply disruption from 9am on 5 June, due to maintenance and replacement works.
"These works are expected to be completed by 7pm, 5 June," said Air Selangor.
2. Water supply is expected to be restored in stages at 3am on 6 June (Thursday) after maintenance and replacement works are completed and the main water supply distribution system has been stabilised.
"The full recovery time is expected to be at 12pm, 7 June (Friday)," it said.
3. Air Selangor will be mobilising water tankers to affected areas by giving priority to critical premises such as hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers and funerals.
It also advised affected consumers to keep adequate water supply and use water prudently during the disruption.
2. Lawyers representing the claimants believe some of the cases could be worth up to £20 million in compensation.
Taxpayers will cover any potential settlement because of an indemnity deal AstraZeneca struck with the Government during the height of the pandemic.
3. Jamie Scott, a father of 2, filed the first case last year after experiencing permanent brain damage from a blood clot and brain bleeding following vaccination in April 2021.
His case is among 51 currently in the High Court seeking damages totaling around £100 million.
1. QSR Brands Holdings has temporarily suspended operations of 108 KFC outlets across Malaysia as of April 27, after about 6 months of boycott movement, reports Nanyang Siang Pau.
2. Kelantan is said to be the worst-affected state with nearly 80% or 21 outlets halting operations, followed by 15 stores in Johor, and 11 in Kedah.
Selangor has reportedly temporarily closed 11 branches, 10 of which are located in Malay-majority Shah Alam.
3. According to Nanyang Siang Pau, other affected states include Terengganu with 10 suspended stores, Pahang (10 stores), Perak (9), Negri Sembilan (6), Perlis (2), Melaka (2), Penang (5) and KL (3).
In East Malaysia, 2 stores suspended operations in Sarawak, and 1 in Sabah.
1. Too many children are not learning sufficiently in Malaysia despite concerted efforts to improve learning, says a World Bank report.
"While the average child spends 12.5 years in school in Malaysia by his/her 18th birthday, he or she learns the equivalent of only 8.9 years."
2. The report said the average child in Singapore spends 13.9 years in school and learns the equivalent of 12.8 years.
"In Korea, the average child spends 13.6 years in school and learns the equivalent of 11.7 years. Such success is not limited to highincome countries," it said.
3. The report also said 58% of students in Malaysia are proficient in reading by the end of Standard 5.
"However, the percentage of non-proficient students at the end of Standard 5 (42%) is higher compared to countries with similar gross national income (GNI) per capita (34%)".