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DAVAO CITY: Physicians here urged the public on Monday to learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to save lives, especially out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. In a press briefing, Dr. April Anne Rivamonte-Delola, a consultant at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), said at least one person in households must know CPR as cardiac arrests may happen at home. She said SPMC recorded 32 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in June and only 22 percent survived. ‘I don’t have the statistics on how many people have undergone CPR but based on the data, around 30 percent have performed

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit opened almost flat against the US dollar on Monday, however, the short-term outlook for the local currency remained promising as the anticipation of a United States rate cut gained momentum, an economist said. At 8 am, the ringgit stood at 4.6550/6610 against the greenback from last Friday’s close of 4.6550/6605 . Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said that the anticipation of the US rate cut was fuelled by market projection ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 30-31. “We should see further support for the ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR, Local institutions bolstered Bursa Malaysia last week with a net purchase of RM256.4 million, following two weeks of selling, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF). In its weekly fund flow report, the investment bank said the local retailers also ended their three-week net selling streak by buying RM167.0 million last week. Conversely, foreign investors reversed their three weeks of net buying, selling RM423.5 million worth of domestic equities. “Tuesday was the only day with a net foreign inflow, totalling RM151.1 million, while the rest of the week saw foreign funds exiting the market,” it said. The

GUA MUSANG, Climbing up a limestone cave wall or opting for the via ferrata trail and then “flying” over a distance of 130 metres not only promises satisfaction to extreme sports enthusiasts but also gets their adrenaline pumping. This combination of two activities is available at the newly-opened Muse Ecopark, located in the middle of the Gua Musang-Kuala Krai road, in the vicinity of Masjid Buluh Gua Musang, Kelantan. The park is an ideal recreational spot for those who are daring and love challenges. Muse Ecopark coordinator Mohd Ruzuke Abdul Aziz said the park’s strategic location makes it easily accessible

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday clarified that there is no definite plan yet to close the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal. MIAA acting General Manager Eric Ines told the Philippine News Agency that closing the terminal is unlikely to happen at the moment, but added there was an initial thought of shutting it down and expanding the Runway 13/31. “As we speak, the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has not informed us if such a plan would push through. They initially thought of closing the Terminal 4 to expand the Runway 13/31,” he said. SMC leads