PETALING JAYA: MySejahtera users can now get assistance regarding their appointments, including how to cancel or reschedule vaccine appointments through a new option – the app’s helpdesk feature. The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) also gave a visual tutorial on its Twitter account on Saturday (June

The Dewan Bandaran Teluk Intan vaccine administration centre (PPV) will improve its procedures following allegations of ‘queue jumping’ yesterday. Following an investigation into allegations that had gone viral on social media platforms, Perak Health Department director Dr Ding Lay Ming said two cases of non-compliance with procedures have been found

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry, through the Social Security Organisation (Socso), has extended its social security protection coverage to domestic workers effective June 1. Socso chief executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said this extension, under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) and the Employment

MELAKA: An eatery owner has come up with a creative banner “Please Support Us!! Going To Die Already…” with an image of a prawn lying upside down. It has managed to attract foodies to her outlet along busy Jalan Tengkera here and the picture of the banner has gone viral

PETALING JAYA: Many companies are looking into making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for employment, even in the post-pandemic era. However, a labour lawyer has questioned the legality of such a requirement and whether it would be discriminatory against unvaccinated job seekers. Malaysian Employers Federation president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman

PETALING JAYA: Just days after reports emerged of a spat between senior ministers over the lockdown, a Facebook posting by health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Covid-19 cases at the workplace has sparked fresh speculation. In a Facebook posting, Noor Hisham shared a news report of 299 workers of

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a new milestone in its vaccination drive when 117,563 doses of vaccine jabs were administered in a single day yesterday, the highest number since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) was implemented 100 days ago. The figure is a clear indication that the vaccination programme

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will only compel liquor shops to close during the 14-day “total lockdown” period which began on June 1, but other retailers are free to sell liquor or alcoholic beverages. In a statement today, DBKL clarified that the sale of alcohol is still allowed for convenience

* UPDATED 10.58PM | Included a clarification by deputy minister Rosol Wahid on alcohol sale restrictions. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Rosol Wahid has come forth to correct his earlier statement about a blanket ban on alcohol sales during the total lockdown period. In a statement tonight, he clarified

PETALING JAYA: Liquor is allowed to be sold on premises such as convenience stores with licences to sell liquor and are allowed to operate during the lockdown, says Datuk Rosol Wahid. The Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said the ban by the National Security Council is only on

SINGAPORE (Bernama): A 17-year old Malaysian is among the 45 new Covid-19 cases reported on June 3 here in Singapore, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). Labelled as Case 64000, she is a student in Malaysia and has been in Singapore since September 2020 to visit her

Five months after Parliament was suspended due to the emergency, Putrajaya is now looking into how it can hold “hybrid” Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara sessions. In a statement today, de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan said the government has agreed “in principle” to the concept. The decision came after…

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 117,563 doses of vaccine jabs were administered yesterday (June 3) – the highest number of daily vaccination since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) was implemented 100 days ago on Feb 24. The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) said that of

SHAH ALAM: Police have confirmed that the detainee who died in custody at South Klang police headquarters had tried to escape before he fell from the second to the first floor. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed (pic) said the incident occurred at about 1.50pm on Thursday (June

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – The Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge in overall infections forced the South-east Asian nation into a strict lockdown. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin declared a two-week “total lockdown” from June 1 to

PETALING JAYA: Conditional registration has been approved for AstraZeneca vaccines produced in Thailand, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Health director-general said this was decided at the meeting of the Drug Control Authority (DCA) which took place on Friday (June 4). “The meeting has decided to grant approval

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is mulling the idea of taking legal action against the anti-vaccine group in the country if they were found to have incited public opinion against the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin(pix) said the government had, in fact, asked the Covid-19

This is a weekly round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from May 29 up to noon today. In Malaysia, case numbers are nearing 600,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 172 million people and caused over 3.7 million deaths. More than 216 countries

PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) has been told by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to study making vaccinations mandatory. Bernama quoted Muhyiddin as saying this needed to be considered if the number of registrations for vaccinations remains low and fails to meet the government’s

Klang MP Charles Santiago has slammed Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin, who said yesterday that elected representatives who support migrant rights should work to get papers for undocumented migrant workers. “There is a reason as to why you need to think before you speak. When you don’t, you end up

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government is mulling the idea of taking legal action against anti-vaccine groups in the country if they were found to have incited public opinion against the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government had, in fact, asked the Covid-19 Vaccine

China has rejected Malaysia’s complaints about its air force’s activities, saying on Wednesday that its warplanes had been conducting routine training in accordance with international law. “This is a routine training activity carried out by the Chinese air force in waters south of the Nansha Islands [China’s

KUALA LUMPUR: Brickfields police inspected a business premises selling alcoholic beverages in the district and instructed it to be closed for violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP). Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Anuar Omar (pic) said police received information, which had gone viral on social media, that a premises was

Samling Group has refuted allegations of wrongdoing in managing two logging concessions in Sarawak – the Gerenai and Ravenscourt forest management units (FMUs). This comes after local communities lodged formal complaints to the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) about an alleged lack of transparency. MTCC is an organisation that operates a

SANTIAGO: Chile’s health ministry on Thursday said it would raise the minimum age of men approved to receive the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to 45 from 18, and suspend administering second doses until authorities complete an investigation into a man who had a blood clot after his first shot. Chile,