Civil servants have been instructed to utilise Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s legal name in government documents from now on. Perhaps unbeknownst to some, Muhyiddin’s name on his identification card is Mahiaddin Md Yasin. Officials were informed about this new directive in a June 3…

PETALING JAYA: Why delay reconvening Parliament until September or October when lawmakers have already been vaccinated against Covid-19, asks Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic). “I am not sure what the link is between 40% of the population getting two doses of the vaccine and only then

PETALING JAYA: The National Recovery Plan is a great disappointment and let-down as it offers no light at the end of the tunnel, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang(pix) said today. He gave five reasons for doubting Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s national recovery plan. “Firstly, it is

PETALING JAYA: The Malay rulers have a duty to go beyond personal interests and political lines to pick a leader with the stature and vision to lead the country out of the Covid-19 crisis, Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today. Tengku Razaleigh said Malaysia was in an unprecedented state

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The National Recovery Plan announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday (June 15) is timely in ensuring the government can implement a more structured plan to face the Covid-19 pandemic, says Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Fathi Yusof. The lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s

GEORGE TOWN: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has denied that it has a no-arrest condition for giving the government information on refugees for the purpose of vaccination against Covid-19. Commenting on home minister Hamzah Zainudin’s charge of insincerity on UNHCR’s part, a spokesman for the agency

KOTA BHARU (Bernama): A single mother who claimed she was raped by a police officer while in custody, was on Tuesday (June 15) charged in the Magistrate’s Court, here, with distributing and possessing drugs in a house earlier this month. The 28-year-old woman was jointly charged with her 29-year-old

The Japanese government will provide AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Japan to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, announced its Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu on Tuesday. According to the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia, the minister said the vaccines will be delivered from July, if various circumstances allow, and will advance

SHAH ALAM: A target of 165,000 daily Covid-19 vaccinations by August has been set for Selangor so that the state can achieve an 80% vaccination rate by September. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the strategy is to steadily increase the state’s capacity for administering

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 5,419 more Covid-19 cases and 101 fatalities, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday (June 15). This takes the country’s tally of infections to 667,876 and the death toll up to 4,069. In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 cases will continue to decrease with the increase in vaccination rates and existing public health measures, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said according to the experiences of other countries, increased vaccination rates have corresponded with significant reductions of daily Covid-19 cases.

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given his commitment that Parliament will reconvene in September or October, subject to strict standard operating procedures (SOP). In his special address on the National Recovery Plan on Tuesday (June 15), Muhyiddin said that his stand has been consistent and that

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday (June 15) unveiled a four-phase, post-pandemic exit plan for Malaysia, on the eve of a crucial meeting among the country’s monarchs that could decide on his political future. Tan Sri Muhyiddin, in a televised address, unveiled the National Recovery Plan, which

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled a four-phased exit plan for the nation with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic. Each phase is expected to take about two months, with social sectors – including schools – to reopen gradually during Phase Three, which is estimated to start in September.

KUCHING: Sarawak has welcomed the conditional approval given by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) of Malaysia for the CanSino Covid-19 vaccine to be used in the country. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the single-dose CanSino vaccine was more suitable for the state’s rural and interior areas,

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will make a special announcement on the National Recovery Plan later today. According to an infographic shared on his Facebook page, the Prime Minister is to make the announcement live on several television channels including (RTM) and Bernama TV at 5pm. The

Low testing contributes to low Covid-19 cases, say health experts Ravin Palanisamy Updated 10 hours ago · Published on 15 Jun 2021 2:23PM · Share this article × MALAYSIANS should not let their guard down with yesterday’s low number of Covid-19 cases as there was a parallel decline in the number

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. Malaysiakini understands that it is a pre-cabinet meeting which has been brought forward. These meetings are normally held on Wednesdays.

The People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) has denied that it had registered individuals as members without their knowledge and permission. This came after the uniformed body was criticised following complaints by many, who claimed that they had been made Rela members without registering for it. “Rela would like to stress

LONDON (Reuters): Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca offer high protection of more than 90% against hospitalisation from the Delta coronavirus variant, a new analysis by Public Health England (PHE) showed on Monday (June 14). Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a delay to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions

PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 vaccines administered reached a record high of 197,963 doses yesterday. The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) said 142,890 people got their first dose while 55,073 received their second jab yesterday. Just last week, on June 10, Malaysia managed

“Four years have passed, yet the pain doesn’t end. The grief of losing Nhaveen hasn’t lessened. It has been surreal, something seen only in movies. “Sweet memories of growing up yet all that lingers is the suffering he endured. The stark reality of a world capable of such

KUALA LUMPUR: A week or so ago, I received news that a former colleague at a Dubai-based newspaper I had worked for had died of Covid-19. He is the first person I know that has passed away from this disease. His death hits me close to home. Information from other

PUTRAJAYA: Vaccinating workers in factories and from the industrial sector in Malaysia is key to controlling the number of Covid-19 outbreaks at the workplace, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the Public-Private Covid-19 Industrial Immunisation Programme (Pikas) would start by vaccinating workers from the manufacturing sector.

A netizen is now feeling very frustrated because the MySejahtera system indicated that his 63-year-old aunt was not eligible for the ongoing national vaccination exercise, which aims to inoculate millions of elderly people aged 60 and above. Twitter user @kopihigh said the government cannot blame the rakyat for the low