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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:47:53 +0800
Deputy minister: HR Ministry receives many complaints on employers not allowing workers to work from home
ALOR SETAR, June 27 — The Human Resource Ministry has received 3,737 complaints on various labour issues, especially those related to Working from Home (BDR) through the ‘Working For Workers’ (WFW) application, which was launched last May. Its....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:42:24 +0800
Police to summon Fahmi Reza next week over poster of Perak MB on Facebook, Twitter
IPOH, June 27 — The police will call graphic designer and activist Fahmi Reza next week to record his statement on a poster uploaded on Facebook and Twitter regarding Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad. Perak police chief Da...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:27:49 +0800
Rina Harun: Putrajaya working to improve vaccination rate of pregnant women
PETALING JAYA, June 27 — Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said today several ministries are in discussions to improve Covid-19 vaccination for pregnant women.  One of the ways being discussed was ...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:13:33 +0800
Daily Covid-19 cases stay above 5,000 as PM announces extension of Phase One curbs
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported 5,586 new Covid-19 cases today, still far from the threshold that would lift certain restrictions needed to get the economy back on the recovery path. This is....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:06:53 +0800
First two train sets under KLAV27 project begin operations
KUALA LUMPUR June 27 — The first two out of the 27 new train sets under the Kuala Lumpur Additional Vehicles 27 (KLAV27) project for the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) line began operations yesterd...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:02:20 +0800
Man seen in viral video wearing sundress while riding motorbike in Petra Jaya under probe for flouting MCO SOP
KUCHING, June 27 — A man who was seen in a viral video wearing a sundress while riding on a motorcycle at a housing area in Petra Jaya is currently being investigated by the police for flouting the movement control order (MCO) standard operating...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:09:01 +0800
Finance minister: ‘Time is right’ to reintroduce moves like EPF withdrawal schemes, loan moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Putrajaya will extend the i-Sinar and i-Lestari programmes as well the loan repayment moratorium, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today as the government extended Phase One of the National Recovery....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:56:50 +0800
Police seize drugs worth more than RM6 million from Bentley at Gopeng roadblock, arrest two men
IPOH, June 27 —  Two men were arrested after police found 128.78 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine drug, worth RM6.439 million, in the car they were travelling in at a roadblock at the Gopeng Toll Plaza last Wednesday. Perak police c...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:51:10 +0800
Health minister: Over 7.2 million doses of Covid vaccine administered as of Saturday
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — A total of 7,226,949 doses of Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to the people nationwide as of Saturday (June 26) compared to 7,039,072 doses on Friday, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, He said the number....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:49:47 +0800
Melaka police fine woman RM5,000 for crossing district without permission
MELAKA, June 27 — Police have clarified that a woman who was arrested at a roadblock in Melaka Tengah district on June 13 was compounded RM5,000 for making inter-district travel without a valid reason. Melaka Tengah district polic...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:34:54 +0800
Bandar Kuching MP: Govt should prepare clear exit strategy, SOP to allow reboot of economic activities
KUCHING, June 27 — The government should prepare a clear exit strategy and standard operating procedures (SOP) to allow a safe and sustainable reboot of economic activities in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:16:22 +0800
PM: Malaysia to stay in Phase One of recovery plan, more assistance will be announced by Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The first phase of the National Recovery Plan due to expire tomorrow will be extended as the country’s Covid-19 infection numbers have not met the threshold set, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. National news agency...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:43:41 +0800
Khairy’s aide rebuts Selangor official’s claim that state will run out of Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Selangor has enough Covid-19 vaccines to last a week at its current usage, a minister’s aide said after a state official alleged online that some of its vaccination centres (PPV) will run dry in days. The advisor to...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:27:11 +0800
With ‘total lockdown’ extension looming, SME group says two in three members have given up on 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — With a looming extension to the ongoing third movement control order (MCO 3.0), two out of three small and medium enterprises (SME) in the country have expressed zero hope for any recovery in 2021, an interest group...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:12:52 +0800
Selangor health exco claims several state PPVs could run out of Covid-19 vaccines in ‘days’
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Some vaccination centres (PPV) in Selangor will be forced to stop operations in “days” unless their supply of Covid-19 vaccines was urgently replenished, Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud asserted this morning. The Selangor Public.....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:22:08 +0800
Police in Penang shoot suspect dead in farm raid
GEORGE TOWN, 27 Jun — A suspect in a criminal case was shot dead by the police in a raid at a farm in Air Terjun Bayan Lepas near here early today. Barat Daya district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the raid was conduc...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:13:06 +0800
Economists: Threshold indicators, mass vaccinations way out of Covid crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Transmission level in the community, capacity of public healthcare system, and vaccination rate of the population should be Malaysia’s guiding principles before entering into another phase of the...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:33:27 +0800
A day before ‘total lockdown’ due to expire, Malaysia’s Covid-19 infections projected to stay above 4,000
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The effective reproduction number (Rt) of Covid-19 infections has fallen to 0.97, indicating the pandemic was being suppressed but at a rate that would not allow the country to begin the next recovery phase after tomorrow...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:40:03 +0800
‘Provision of PPVs in various industrial sectors can boost economic rebound’, says Kuching housing association chairman
KUCHING, June 27 — The setting up of vaccination centres (PPVs) by various sectors would help enable the economy to operate again upon the implementation of the government’s exit strategy towards a rebound from Covid-19 pandemic, said Sarawak...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:37:07 +0800
Batu Danau records close to 70pc of rural folk receiving first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
LIMBANG, June 27 — Sixty-seven per cent of rural residents in Batu Danau have received the first dose of the vaccine throughout the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) for the state constituency, which kicked off.....

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:33:48 +0800
Special programme arranges first-dose vaccine jabs for 160 OKUs in Miri, more to be listed
MIRI, June 27 — The Welfare Department has been working with Miri Health Office and also Malaysia Games (Sukma) Paralympic physiotherapist and volunteer, Dominica Ado, in gathering individual with special needs (OKUs) to have their Covid-19...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:19:02 +0800
Report: 54pc of Tebedu folk have received first dose
KUCHING, June 27 — The Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) at Tebedu Community Hall has administered the first dose of vaccine to 7,727 people or 54.1 per cent of the population in Tebedu District within two weeks since it began operations on June...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:17:25 +0800
Sukun, Tiong Hua, Tong Sang zones possible first stops of Sibu’s vaccination bus, says Dr Annuar
SIBU, June 27 — Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said that Sukun, Tiong Hua and Tong Sang zones may be the first stop for the ‘Vaccination Bus’ once it is in operation. During his Facebook live...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:00:12 +0800
How a Malaysian company born during the pandemic is championing harvest-to-table in Kuala Lumpur
PUCHONG, June 27 — The vegetables we eat and where we get them from can be a quagmire of questions: Is it organic? Local or imported? Is it safe? Is it fresh? Getting your daily intake of healthy greens shouldn’t be this stressful, I...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:57:24 +0800
Bukit Aman looking for man who insulted royalty, govt on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Police are tracking down a local male suspect after he made a seditious, racist and insulting statement against the royal institution and the government, which went viral on social media yesterday. Bukit Aman Criminal...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:49:12 +0800
Dr Noor Hisham goes to the ground to administer Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — In an effort to help ensure that the process of administering the Covid-19 vaccine continues to be extended to every citizen, Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, went to the ground today to serve as a.....

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:25:55 +0800
Kampung Muhibbah, Penawar internet problems fixed, says MCMC
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has successfully fixed the problem of poor Internet access in Kampung Muhibbah, Penawar, Kota Tinggi, Johor, which had caused difficulties for a student to...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:16:33 +0800
Higher Education Ministry to set up another 19 Covid-19 vaccination centres at IPTs
JOHOR BARU, June 26 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is planning to add another 19 Vaccination Centres for Institutions of Higher Learning (IPT PPV) in an effort to help the country achieve herd immunity as soon as possible. Higher...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:12:46 +0800
JKJAV: Beware of unofficial vaccination registration forms
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Members of the public have been advised to be wary of fake news circulating about Covid-19 vaccination registration forms. The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV), in its official Facebook...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 21:56:00 +0800
Thai police: Malaysian businessman in Bangkok found dead in car
BANGKOK, June 26 — A Malaysian businessman was found dead in a car parked by the roadside near a temple in Bang Phli in Samut Prakan province, with evidence at the scene pointing towards suicide. Deputy investigation chief at Bang Phli police...



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