PUTRAJAYA: A total of 30 mobile vaccination trucks will be activated in People’s Housing Project (PPR) areas and construction sites in the federal capital to speed up the process of administering Covid-19 vaccines, said Khairy Jamaluddin (pix). The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister said the pilot mobile vaccination

Malaysia’s intensive care units are struggling to cope with a sharp rises in Covid cases, the health director general has warned, as the country prepares to enter a near total lockdown from Tuesday. Malaysia managed to avoid the worst of the pandemic last year, but has struggled to contain

Wong Chee Foong, 52, sustained serious head and spine injuries in the collision between two LRT trains last week. The father of four is still in the intensive care unit and has not regained consciousness. His family is now seeking…

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun says he is ready for Parliament to reconvene as he believes all the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are in place. According to Malay daily Utusan Malaysia, Azhar said the government is the one to decide whether Parliament can sit, as outlined

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s average Covid-19 test positivity rate of 6.89 per cent in the past week is higher than the threshold set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Health Minister Adham Baba on Monday (May 31). The positivity rate indicates the portion

PUTRAJAYA: Inter-district and interstate travel are allowed for those who have to attend vaccination appointments during the nationwide lockdown which begins on Tuesday (June 1), says Khairy Jamaluddin. He said permission was given for those travelling for this purpose and it had been made as part of standard operating procedure

PETALING JAYA: The government should provide a daily vaccination rate instead of only announcing the rate on the days when the numbers are high, former science, technology and innovation minister Yeo Bee Yin says. This comes after national Covid-19 immunisation programme coordinating minister, Khairy Jamaluddin announced that the vaccination rate

PUTRAJAYA: Mobile Covid-19 vaccination trucks will be used to vaccinate residents of Kuala Lumpur in certain areas, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said he had discussed this with Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. “The outreach programme for vaccination using mobile trucks will go

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Transport Ministry will issue new approval letters to allow companies registered under the SMILE system to operate during the first phase of the total lockdown as the previous approval letters are null and void. The Ministry, in a statement Monday (May 31), said the new approval letters

Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Noor today slammed the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) for neglecting the welfare of two villages in the constituency which have been put under quarantine due to the surge of Covid-19. In a statement, the BN lawmaker said Jakoa had neglected its duty by not

The Sarawak Malaysian Trade Union Council (MTUC) and Sarawak Bank Employees Union have called on the state government to enforce a total lockdown amid rising Covid-19 infections. Sarawak MTUC secretary Andrew Lo, who is also Sarawak Bank Employees Union chief executive officer, also called for essential service workers to be

KUALA LUMPUR: Three victims of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) mishap along the Kelana Jaya line on May 24 who are currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) are recovering well, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong(pix). “The

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision in prioritising media practitioners for Covid-19 vaccination is the right move to ensure they can carry out their duties with more confidence under the challenging pandemic situation, said Bersatu Information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan. He said that as many media practitioners braved

PETALING JAYA: All work permission letters for interstate and inter-district travel from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) are only valid until today. Starting from tomorrow, they are no longer applicable. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the letters could no longer be used effective June 1

PETALING JAYA: An estimated 200,000 people managed to bypass police roadblocks although interstate travel restrictions were put in place for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Senior Minister said even though travel restrictions were imposed, some people still managed to make balik kampung trips, causing

Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — There has been no system manipulation by SELangkah in the issue of AstraZeneca vaccine registration under the ImuniSel outreach campaign, as claimed by some parties. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister,

PUTRAJAYA: Approval letters to travel for work issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) will no longer be valid with the implementation of the first phase of the total lockdown from June 1-14. Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) said that, as such, applications for

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had since April updated its guidelines to advise against large scale sanitisation exercise as a Covid-19 prevention measure, infectious disease expert Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman said today. “Since the CDC guidance was mentioned… updated April 14, 2021,” said Adeeba on Twitter. She

PETALING JAYA: All construction work will not be allowed to operate during the nationwide total lockdown starting Tuesday (June 1), says Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. According to Fadillah, exceptions are however given to sectors deemed as “critical services”, such as maintenance and repair works. “These are jobs

IPOH: Messages of condolence have poured in for the family of the late Perak mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria. On his Facebook page, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said he was deeply saddened by the news. “We have just lost a distinguished cleric, a murabbi of the ummah who

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government said on Sunday (May 30) that all malls will have to be shut, while 17 essential service sectors will be allowed to operate during the impending two-week “total lockdown”. These sectors include healthcare, telecommunications and media, food and beverage, utilities as well as banking.  Advertisement

PETALING JAYA: The two-person per car limit can be increased to three people in the case of medical emergencies, seeking healthcare services and medical attention, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Senior Minister (Security) had said that only up to two people per car would be allowed to travel

PETALING JAYA: The two-person per car limit can be increased to three people in the case of medical emergencies, seeking healthcare services and medical attention, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Senior Minister (Security) had said that only up to two people per car would be allowed to travel

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government said on Sunday (May 30) that all malls will have to be shut, while 17 essential service sectors will be allowed to operate during the impending two-week “total lockdown”. These sectors include healthcare, telecommunications and media, food and beverage, utilities as well as banking.  Advertisement

Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has sent some ‘advice’ to Manchester City after their Champions League defeat. Man City lost the European showpiece 1-0 to Chelsea on Saturday night in Porto’s Estadio do Dragao, with Kai Havertz bagging the only goal of the contest. It was the first time