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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:42:39 +0800
In Kuala Lumpur, Syed Saddiq settles bail payment of RM250,000 for corruption case
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is facing charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) of  funds belonging to a political party amounting to RM1 million and misusing RM120,000 in donations ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:37:32 +0800
MPs, officials given Covid-19 self-test kits by Health Ministry, says deputy speaker
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has provided the saliva-based Covid-19 self-test kits to all Members of Parliament (MPs) attending the special sitting of Dewan Rakyat today. Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat Datuk Mohd Rashid...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:21:48 +0800
Cops say helicopter that landed in Ipoh to fetch ‘Nasi Ganja’ has permission to cross state borders
IPOH, July 26 — The Bell 505 helicopter which landed at the Padang Ipoh last Friday to collect the city’s famous nasi kandar known as Nasi Ganja reportedly has permission to travel interstate. The permission letter was granted by the Selangor...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:47:49 +0800
#HartalDoktorKontrak: In pictures and videos
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — At the stroke of 11am today, hundreds of contract doctors nationwide participated in a walk-out as part of a “hartal” to pressure the government to provide job security for tens of thousands of their colleagues. Despite....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:34:02 +0800
After record high yesterday, Malaysia reports 14,516 new Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysia recorded 14,516 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, having hit a record high of 17,045 cases yesterday. The places with the highest number of cases today are Selangor with 6,508 cases, followed by Johor at...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:12:33 +0800
Final suspect in Bill Kayong murder case released on police bail
MIRI, July 26 — The fifth and final suspect in the murder of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Miri secretary Bill Kayong five years ago was today released on police bail. Magistrate Md Syafique Md Hilmie allowed the 40-year-old suspect to be released...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:58:35 +0800
Masidi: Ex-Sabah health director's transfer order nothing to do with state's nod for dine-in
KOTA KINABALU, July 26 — Former state Health Department director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi’s transfer to the Health Ministry’s headquarters has nothing to do with the issue of allowing ‘dine-in’ in Sabah. State Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:52:35 +0800
Johor Sultan admonishes Skudai grocery store over alleged food aid discrimination
JOHOR BARU, July 26 — Johor Ruler Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim today spoke out against racial discrimination after a viral video clip showed a grocery store in the state allegedly offering food aid according to race. He stressed that food aid...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:49:38 +0800
Any other govt facing same Covid-19 setback as Malaysia would’ve resigned, says Dr Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Perikatan Nasional should respectfully resign as the current government of Malaysia, for failing to properly handle the Covid-19 pandemic and reduce the number of new infections, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:31:16 +0800
Anwar, Azmin clash in Parliament as Miti’s ‘backdoor approvals’ accused of fuelling Covid-19 disaster
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Tempers flared between Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali today when the former claimed high numbers of Covid-19 infections came from the manufacturing sector. Anwar, who is also the....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:23:30 +0800
PM Muhyiddin claims Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate population
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:12:22 +0800
Malaysian private hospitals deny using Ivermectin for Covid-19 patients
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said they are not using the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients. Its president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said private hospital...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:08:53 +0800
Statistics Dept: Malaysia’s gross fixed capital formation shrunk 14.5pc to RM281.1b in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysia’s Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), the second largest component of gross domestic product (GDP) with 20.9 per cent share to the total economy, contracted 14.5 per cent to RM281.1 billion (co...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:03:02 +0800
Police to probe contract doctors’ ‘hartal’ at Hospital Kuala Lumpur over prohibition on public gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — A police investigation paper will be opened in relation to the walkout staged by junior doctors and medical officers at Hospital Kuala Lumpur earlier today, amid restrictive measures imposed on mass gatherings during the...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:55:11 +0800
In Johor, anti-graft investigators nab govt dept engineers and contractors in bribes-for-projects probe
JOHOR BARU, July 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained six people, including a district engineer and two assistant engineers from the Public Works Department (JKR) here, for allegedly accepting kickbacks from...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:36:36 +0800
PM Muhyiddin: Govt to announce NRP continuation, fine-tune economic recovery measures during 12MP, Budget 2022 tabling
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The government will announce the continuation of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) and fine-tune the other economic recovery measures during the tabling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and Budget 2022....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:33:56 +0800
Most states expected to move into Phase Four of NRP in Oct at the earliest, says PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the government anticipated that most states will move into Phase Four or the final phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by October at the earliest. In his briefing on the NRP at....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:54:40 +0800
Dewan Rakyat Speaker calls on party leaders to rotate attendance of MPs on Covid-19 concern
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat today began with Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun calling for all party leaders to decide on the attendance of their representatives in the august hall even though no limit has been...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:19:08 +0800
Clad in black, hundreds of contract doctors brave ministry, cops’ warnings with ‘hartal’ in support of career stability (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Hundreds of junior doctors and medical officers in public hospitals in several hospitals nationwide staged a walkout today to express dissatisfaction with the government’s recent announcement of improved benefits and...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:10:08 +0800
Takiyuddin: Emergency won't be extended, laws already revoked on July 21
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The government has decided not to extend the period of Emergency and its accompanying Ordinances post-August 1, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said today. The de facto law minister revealed in Parliament that the six...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:05:57 +0800
Abang Johari: Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre to conduct study on those fully vaccinated against Covid-19
KOTA SAMARAHAN, July 26 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) will undertake a longitudinal serology study on vaccinated individuals in Sarawak as its immediate project. He said.....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:33:21 +0800
Dr Adham: Over 17 million Covid-19 jabs administered as of yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — A total of 17,317,553 vaccine doses have been administered nationwide under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme since it started last Feb 24 until yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba , throu...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:19:39 +0800
Unvaccinated Sarawakians barred from attending funerals at longhouses, villages under Phase Two of NRP
KUCHING, July 26 — Unvaccinated individuals are not allowed to attend funerals at the longhouses and villages, according to the latest Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for funerals during the current Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:17:56 +0800
Opposition bench open Special Parliament Sitting with blitz against Speaker, accuse him of ‘treason’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Opposition lawmakers opened today’s Special Parliamentary Sitting by launching a verbal onslaught against the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, hurling accusations that included allegations of treason for failing to facilitate debate....

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:34:10 +0800
Speaker: Two MPs, 12 Parliament staff found Covid-19 positive during last week’s screenings
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Up to eight MPs have been forced to sit out the first day of the Special Parliamentary Sitting today, two for testing positive and the rest for being close contacts. This was revealed by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:21:58 +0800
Covid-19 vaccination: Trypanophobia — Dealing with the fear of needles
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — While it is heartening that Malaysia has ramped up its Covid-19 vaccination drive in its endeavour to attain herd immunity soon, people who have an aversion to needles are having a hard time overcoming their fear and...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:11:26 +0800
Melaka Health Dept: Elderly, disabled folk can now walk in to any vaccination centre to get Covid jab
MELAKA, July 26 — All public vaccination centres (PPV) in Melaka are allowed to accept “walk-in” among senior citizens and people with disabilities (PwDs) who have not received their vaccination appointment to receive the vaccine, effective...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:59:57 +0800
Here’s what to look out for as Malaysian MPs return to Parliament after seven months
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Federal lawmakers will finally be able to return to Parliament from today to carry out their key duties of debating laws and policies, and holding the government accountable for its actions and how it spends public funds....

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:52:28 +0800
Police probe group for CMCO SOP violations at hotel in Glenmarie
SHAH ALAM, July 25 — Police are investigating the actions of a group of individuals who were believed to have violated the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) while attending a course involving a...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:41:43 +0800
Maritime Network donates container to store Covid-19 bodies to Shah Alam Hospital
SHAH ALAM, July 25 — Recognising the urgent need for a storage space for Covid-19 bodies, a company has come forward to donate a fully renovated container with freezer system worth RM42,000 to the Shah Alam Hospital today. The 3.71 square metre...



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