The Transport Ministry’s current approach of blaming the driver for the tragic accident involving two LRT trains on Monday has courted flak. One of them is Ridza Abdoh Salleh, a former CEO of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, who said stalled or “timed-out” trains had to be driven manually, but only

[embedded content] PETALING JAYA: Prasarana chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has confirmed that police will be questioning him over not wearing a face mask during a recent press conference. Tajuddin said he decided to wear a face shield as it would be easier for the press to hear him. “I was

The Covid-19 vaccination programme is getting closer to its target of injecting 150,000 doses per day in June. However, it seems that many who have registered to get vaccinated are still missing their appointments. In a social media update today, the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating Prasarana chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman for violating the movement control order standard operating procedure. Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said they opened investigations after viewing a video that showed Tajuddin not wearing a mask during his press conference after visiting

Police will question Prasarana boss Tajuddin Abdul Rahman for not wearing a face mask during a press conference. Dang Wangi district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said this is part of an investigation on a viral video showing Tajuddin not wearing a mask yesterday during his press conference on the

KUALA LUMPUR: Three passengers involved in the collision of two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains on the Kelana Jaya Line near the KLCC LRT Station on Monday are currently warded at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) Intensive Care Unit due to brain haemorrhage. HKL director Datuk Dr Heric Corray(pix)

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights * Negligence blamed for LRT crash * Prasarana head defiant * Athletes and sexual harassment Negligence blamed for LRT crash Preliminary findings attributed Monday night’s LRT collision in Kuala Lumpur to a negligent driver. The driver had driven an out-of-service

Shocked by reports that nearly 10,000 Kelantanse folk have missed their Covid-19 vaccination appointments, Ketereh MP Annuar Musa made a heartfelt plea for people in the state to participate in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Contrasting with the situation at his home state, he said people in other states

KOTA BHARU (Bernama): Unfamiliarity with the MySejahtera application has been cited as the reason senior citizens in Kelantan fail to show up for their appointments in the second phase of the state-level National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. State Health Director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin told reporters when met at his office

KUALA LUMPUR: Two passengers who were injured in the collision between two LRT trains on Monday (May 24) evening have undergone brain surgery, with a third needing cerebral resuscitation treatment, said Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) director Heric Corray. The crash, which occurred near KLCC station, injured more than 210 passengers,

KUALA LUMPUR: Negligence is the likely cause behind the train collision in the tunnel between the KLCC and Kampung Baru LRT stations, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. “We will investigate all possibilities and angles. We have our SOP, and those involved in the investigations are not

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has detected 13 new Variant of Concern (VOC) cases of Covid-19 – 12 South African and one Indian variants, according to the Health Ministry. Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sole Indian variant case was detected in Labuan involving a Malaysian while the South

TAIPEI (Reuters): Millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses are on their way to Taiwan, the health minister said on Tuesday (May 25), as he extended virus-related restrictions until the middle of June even though the trend in new infections is falling. Having spent months keeping the virus at bay with life

PETALING JAYA: Medical workers at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) acted quickly to treat victims of the crash that occurred on the Kelana Jaya LRT line, despite already spending long hours caring for other patients including those with Covid-19. The hospital’s consultant emergency physician, Dr Alzamani Mohammad Idrose gave an

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s leading economic index, which provides a signal on the direction the economy is going, jumped significantly to 17.3% year-on-year in March, but the full impact of MCO 3.0 will only be known later, said economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed. He said the Statistics Department

KUALA LUMPUR: Preliminary investigations into the head-on collision between two LRT trains has indicated that driver negligence was the cause of the accident, said Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on Tuesday (May 25).  The collision, which occurred near KLCC station on Monday evening, injured more than 210 passengers, with

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Millions of COVID-19 vaccines are on their way for Taiwan, the health minister said on Tuesday, as he extended virus-related restrictions until the middle of June even though the trend in new infections is falling. Having spent months keeping the virus at bay with life relatively normal compared

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections yet, at 7,289 cases on Tuesday (May 25). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor topped the list of states with the highest number of cases, at 2,642, followed by Johor at

Bernama file photo shows a woman receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre,  KUCHING (May 25): Sibu and Bintulu divisions will be allocated more Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the current AstraZeneca opt-in programme will remain limited to

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged the public to prepare for the worst in facing the current Covid-19 wave following an exponential trend indicated by the Covid-19 graph in this country. “The rise in cases started from April 1 and could trigger a vertical surge. We need to prepare

PETALING JAYA: A preliminary investigation has found that the collision of two LRT trains on the Kelana Jaya line is due to negligence, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said that the investigation found that the accident was due to the negligence of the driver who

PUTRAJAYA: The second round of the AstraZeneca opt-in vaccine programme will be opened to those under the age of 60 at noon on Wednesday (May 26), says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic). The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said the vaccines will be administered at PPVs (vaccine centres) in Kuala Lumpur,