PETALING JAYA: The infectivity rate for Covid-19 infections throughout the country has fallen below one on Monday (June 7), says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic). In a tweet on Tuesday (June 8), Dr Noor Hisham said the infectivity rate currently stands at 0.97

PETALING JAYA: Why doesn’t our RM70 million National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme’s (NIP) have data integration and appointment system basic data management capability? This question was posed by Bakri MP Yeo Bee Yin(pix) who pointed out that this process can be done with simple filter, sorting and

PORT DICKSON (Bernama) — Muhammad Haidir Rodzi still remembers his mother’s message clearly, that he should look after his four younger siblings, before being admitted to the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) due to Covid-19. Muhammad Haidir, 23, said it never crossed his mind that

SHAH ALAM: Several senior citizens who turned up for their vaccination appointments at the Setia City Convention Centre here didn’t want the vaccine offered to them and wanted others instead, says the centre’s spokesman. The spokesman of the vaccination dispensing centre (PPV) management here said those who wanted

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights Agong to meet political leaders The Yang di-Petuan Agong is expected to meet the leaders of major political parties beginning tomorrow. The move comes less than two months before the state of emergency is set to expire.

BEIJING – The crisis in Myanmar was high on the agenda at a meeting between the foreign ministers of Asean and China in the south-western Chinese city of Chongqing on Monday (June 7), with at least three ministers voicing their concern at the lack of progress in the peace process.

PETALING JAYA: Two opposition MPs have questioned immigration authorities over the use of a disinfectant spray on undocumented migrants, calling the practice “inhumane” and “degrading”. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii urged the authorities to explain the reason for the actions, captured in a video clip showing disinfectant being sprayed

Several health experts have taken to Twitter to condemn authorities for spraying disinfectant on undocumented migrants during a raid last night. This came after authorities purportedly sprayed Dettol disinfectant on immigrants arrested during the raid in Cyberjaya as well as Immigration Department officers participating in the raid. “This is completely

PETALING JAYA: Failing to update your health status in the MySejahtera app is not an offence but doing so is the responsible thing, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “While not updating the application of your status is not an offence, we must also have integrity and

KUALA LUMPUR: Some private hospitals in the country have started administering Covid-19 vaccine doses to the general public today following the government’s decision to allow private hospitals to be used as vaccination centres, in phases two and three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. In Penang, three

SINGAPORE: New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia fell for the fourth consecutive day to 5,271 on Monday (Jun 7), down from 6,241 cases on Sunday. This was the first time in 19 days that daily cases have dropped below 6,000. Malaysia passed the 6,000-mark on

KUALA LUMPUR – The heads of Malaysia’s nine royal households are set to hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday (June 16), to discuss the country’s Covid-19 crisis, according to senior political and royal household sources.  The sources said this session will be preceded by separate private discussions this

KUALA LUMPUR: Three police officers and a constable are believed to be among 32 people detained early yesterday on suspicion of being involved in a “wild party” at a hotel in Jalan Pinang here. Sources said one of the officers, an inspector, is with the Bukit Aman’s Department of

Khairuddin Abu Hassan, a member of the opposition’s committee lobbying for an end to the state of emergency, said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has finally agreed to a meeting. However, he said the meeting will be with the leaders of all political parties and not only with the

Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test. KUCHING (June 7): Sarawak recorded the second highest number of new Covid-19 cases in the country today with 703 cases, said Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Facebook post, he

IPOH: The police will propose the cancellation of compound notices issued to 29 workers from an oil and gas company in Kampung Acheh, Sitiawan, to the Manjung Health Department. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the Manjung OCPD will refer to the district Health Department to inform

SINGAPORE – A message that has been circulating on messaging app WhatsApp claiming that Covid-19 treatment protocols here have changed following a coronavirus patient autopsy is untrue, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (June 7). The message makes the false claim that following an autopsy, the authorities here

SINGAPORE: A message being circulated claiming that Singapore has performed an autopsy on a COVID-19 patient, as well as alleged changes in treatment protocols, is untrue, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Jun 7). “The content was attributed to the Ministry of Health, Singapore. This is not

The National Security Council (NSC) has intervened in an incident where police fined 31 workers for allegedly not updating their health status on the MySejahtera app. NSC director-general Mohd Rabin Basir said only those who travelled abroad or came in close contact with a Covid-19 patient need to

IPOH: Workers at factories that have Covid-19 cases need to declare their health status daily using the MySejahtera app as it is part of the manufacturing sector standard operating procedures (SOP). Perak Health director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming said this was part of the SOP to manage premises

TAIPEI (Global Times): As the Covid-19 resurgence on the island of Taiwan affects major chip packager King Yuan Electronics Corp and threatens the whole chip industry on the island, experts from the Chinese mainland said that Taiwan-based chip companies may partially shift capacity to the mainland to ensure

PETALING JAYA: An academic and an educationist have criticised Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for cancelling a talk by classical dancer Ramli Ibrahim, saying universities are meant to help students broaden their minds. On Saturday, UTM confirmed it had cancelled Ramli’s talk on how dance transcended race on the advice

PKR has questioned why the government was imposing different standards on the party with regard to the standard operating procedure (SOP) against Covid-19. This was after PKR was ordered to postpone its virtual national congress yesterday at the last minute…

Deputy National Unity Minister Ti Lian Ker said he was prepared to take criticism but not incitement masquerading as criticism. This was amid a row with the DAP after one of its members criticised the MCA leader for purportedly failing to safeguard the interest of funeral homes. Businessperson Danny Ng,

Acryl Sani said the letter was as proof to allow the workers to travel to and from their workplace. – Bernama file photo KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): Beginning Tuesday, the police will only accept approval letters issued by six ministries and certain agencies in allowing workers to pass through roadblocks. Inspector-