China vaccine doses pass one billion mark - The Star Online BEIJING, June 20, 2021 (AFP): The number of Covid-19 jabs administered in China has passed the one billion mark, health officials said Sunday, more than a third of the doses given worldwide. The announcement by the National Health Commission comes after the number of shots administered globally surpassed 2.5
Former restaurant supervisor held for employee exploitation - PJ police - The Sun Daily PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a former restaurant supervisor believed to be involved in abusing and exploiting employees at a restaurant in Petaling Jaya, here, on Friday. Petaling Jaya District Police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said the 33-year-old man’s activities were uncovered through a Tamil-language video that
Zafrul: Strict MCO remains under phase two of NRP - The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: The second phase of the National Recovery Plan, to be implemented after the country has achieved the threshold values set, will still represent a stringent Movement Control Order (MCO) with social activities being barred and movement curbs enforced like in the first phase. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri
Najib: Muhyiddin makes it sound like Parliament convening for first time - Malaysiakini Ex-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was making it appear as if Parliament would be convening for its very first time. This was after Muhyiddin said a bipartisan committee will look into the reconvening of Parliament and whether it can be held in a hybrid mode
'Kelantan farmers lose up to RM400k daily from unsold veggies' - Malaysiakini Local farmers at Tanah Tinggi Lojing, Gua Musang, Kelantan, have repeated calls for the government to set up a vegetable collection and processing centre to help prevent losses from unsold produce. Covid-19 movement restrictions, including the ongoing “total lockdown”, have caused over 200 tonnes of vegetables to go unsold, say
Covid-19: Vaccination passport may be introduced for travel after more M'sians inoculated, says Health DG - The Star Online PETALING JAYA: Once more Malaysians are fully immunised, a form of “Covid-19 vaccination passport” may be introduced by the government as a requirement for interstate, inter-district and international travel, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham was optimistic about the rate of vaccination in the
Govt will involve opposition in hybrid Parliament plans - Muhyiddin - Malaysiakini Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government will involve the opposition in a committee to study the reconvening of Parliament and also whether it should be done in a hybrid mode – a combination of physical and virtual presence. This followed opposition complaints that they were excluded from the committee and
Electronics factory accused of exploiting migrant workers - Malaysiakini The largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider in Malaysia, ATA Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd (ATA IMS), has been accused of allegedly exploiting its migrant workers, by making them work excessive hours and forcing them to live in substandard conditions. The company made international headlines after a worker complained of having
Committee formed to look into reconvening of Parliament, says PM - The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A committee comprising government and opposition representatives has been formed to look into important aspects before Parliament reconvenes, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said the committee would consider whether it should be a physical or hybrid parliamentary sitting. “Whether it (the sitting) will be
Works Ministry: Report on scaffolding collapse at DASH construction site ordered - The Star Online PETALING: The Works Ministry has ordered the Malaysian Highway Authority and an independent consulting engineering firm to complete a report on the scaffolding incident on the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Highway (DASH) within a week. The ministry added that it has issued a stop-work order to DASH developer Projek Lintasan Damansara-Shah
Period spot checks: New committee to look into complaints procedure - MOE - Malaysiakini The Education Ministry is in the final stages of setting up an independent committee to look into existing procedures that addressed complaints on the practice of period spot checks in schools and other related matters. Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the recommendations of the committee would be used
PKR revives religious unit to provide alternative views on Islam - Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: PKR has decided to revive its religious affairs bureau in a bid to project alternative views on Islam each time such matters are raised in public. In announcing this at the party’s congress today, its secretary-general, Saifuddin Nasution, cited a statement by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang,
Anwar: Poor vaccine supply is PN govt's biggest failure - Malaysiakini PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, describing it as the biggest failure of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. Touching on the anxiety of the people over the political stalemate and economic woes affecting the country,
Concrete slab at highway construction site collapses, two workers injured (Updated) - The Sun Daily KUALA LUMPUR: Two Bangladeshi construction workers were injured after a concrete slab and metal reinforcements at a new highway construction site above the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), near here, collapsed, last night. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) chief, Norazam Khamis said both victims, in their 20s and 40s,
Covid-19: 164282 vaccine jabs given on Saturday (June 19) - The Star Online PETALING JAYA: Malaysia administered 164,282 doses of Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday (June 19). The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAVMY) said, in a tweet Sunday (June 20), that 128,400 people had received their first dose on Saturday while 35,882 had completed both doses. JKJAVMY
Vaccinations at Bukit Jalil stadium from tomorrow - The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: The Bukit Jalil National Stadium vaccination centre (PPV) is expected to start operations from tomorrow with a capacity to administer up to 10,000 doses per day, says Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. The Youth and Sports Minister said the large-scale PPV would enable more people, especially
We don't need any more useless G-7 summits - The Star Online THE latest Group of 7 summit was a waste of resources. If it had to be held at all, it should have been conducted online, saving time, logistical costs and airplane emissions. But, more fundamentally, G-7 summits are an anachronism. There was absolutely nothing at the G-7summit that could not
COMMENT | Muhyiddin, it's time to cut and cut cleanly - Malaysiakini COMMENT | Many will surely remember these words of US Senator Paul Laxalt to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos in the dying hours of his presidency that fateful night on Feb 25, 1986. “Mr President, I think you should cut and cut cleanly. I think the time has come,” Laxalt responded to
Govt studying to shorten AstraZeneca dose interval, says Dr Adham - The Star Online PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Health Ministry is studying whether the time interval for the second AstraZeneca vaccine dose can be shortened from 12 weeks to six weeks, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pic). He said this would depend on expert reports on the Covid-19 situation in the country,
Scaffolding at Dash highway collapses, two injured - Malaysiakini Scaffolding for the under construction Damansara Shah Alam Highway (Dash) collapsed this evening, injuring two people. The collapse occurred near the Kota Damansara exit of the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). Dash’s developer Prolintas in a statement tonight, said it has issued a stop work order at the site.
Portugal vs Germany live stream — how to watch Euro 2020 Group F game for free - Tom's Guide Portugal vs Germany Euro 2020 time, date, channel The Portugal vs Germany Euro 2020 game starts today (Saturday, June 19) at 5 p.m. BST / 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. In the U.S., it’s available on ESPN. In the U.K., you can watch on
Scaffolding collapse at DASH injures two workers - The Star Online PETALING JAYA: The metal scaffolding of a highway under construction along the Sungai Buloh – Kota Damansara stretch of the Damansara-Shah Alam Highway (DASH) collapsed, injuring two workers on site. The incident was reported at 7.14pm on Saturday (June 19) before a team from the Sungai Buloh Fire and Rescue
Indonesia to get Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from August as country confirms 12, 906 new cases as total nears 2 million mark - The Star Online JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters): Indonesia will receive 50 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine jointly made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE), with the first batch expected in August, a senior health ministry official said on Saturday. “Pfizer vaccines will start arriving from August, with shipments of between
Concrete slab collapses onto NKVE, two injured - Malaysiakini A concrete slab from an under-construction highway collapsed onto a Sungai Buloh-Kota Damansara stretch of the North Klang Valley Expressway this evening injuring two people. According to the Fire and Rescue Services Department, the slab fell from a height of 12m.
Singapore first Southeast Asian nation to vaccinate half its population - Free Malaysia Today SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government said more than half its population has received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot, the first Southeast Asian nation to cross this milestone in the battle against the pandemic. “Most happy this morning when I received an update that slightly more than 50% of our population
