PETALING JAYA: The two trains involved in the collision on the Kelana Jaya line have successfully been removed from the crash site, three days earlier than scheduled, after the Recovery Rapid Rail Team worked round-the-clock on three non-stop shifts, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Transport Minister said

BERLIN: German researchers on Wednesday said that based on laboratory research, they believed they have found the cause of the rare but serious blood clotting events among some people who received Covid-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson. The researchers, in a study not yet reviewed by

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Foreign Ministry is urging individuals as well as the owners of Instagram accounts @iesya_toh and @nurhelizahelmi to quickly come forward and provide information on “Dr Nur” who is allegedly a Malaysian being held by Israel. Wisma Putra in a statement on Wednesday (May 26) night

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said it viewed seriously the technical hiccups that occurred during the booking of the second-round opt-in AstraZeneca vaccine appointment slots yesterday afternoon. In a statement yesterday, CITF said it would take actions against relevant parties as it involves public and national interest.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is urging individuals as well as the owners of Instagram accounts @iesya_toh and @nurhelizahelmi to quickly come forward and provide information on ‘Dr Nur’ who is allegedly a Malaysian being held by Israel. Wisma Putra in a statement last night said any individuals with information

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysians have been urged to practise self-lockdown at home as a measure to break the chain of Covid-19 infections due to the increase in sporadic cases in the community. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said anyone could be infected or infect others unknowingly. “The

PETALING JAYA: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been summoned again to give his statement to the police on Thursday (May 27). The former youth and sports minister said that the police wanted to record his statement in connection with his Twitter post involving former Prasarana chairman Datuk

PETALING JAYA: The second phase opt-in for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was snapped up in an hour with a total of 956,609 slots taken up by Malaysians aged 18 and above, says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). CITF said this was in addition to the 275,208 slots

PETALING JAYA: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been called for questioning by the police again. This time, he said, it was over a Tweet questioning former Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman who was seen wearing a face shield without a face mask at a press

MADRID: Unai Emery (pix) will add to his already sparkling Europa League record if Villarreal beat Manchester United today but victory would also turn an otherwise mediocre first season in charge into a great one. Villarreal had just finished fifth in La Liga when they appointed Emery as coach last

KUALA LUMPUR – A key Umno leader, Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, has been removed as the chairman of state-owned public transport firm Prasarana Malaysia, a day after his controversial remarks at a press conference accelerated demands for his resignation. At the news conference, Mr Tajuddin sought to downplay his absence

GEORGE TOWN: For years, it has been a daily grind for Florence Lee, taking the train from Lembah Subang station to her office in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng in Kuala Lumpur, and back. And it was just another day when she took the 8.20pm train at the KLCC LRT

Malaysians vent anger, frustration over dismal AstraZeneca registration Raevathi Supramaniam Updated 10 hours ago · Published on 26 May 2021 7:01PM · Share this article × MALAYSIANS have taken to social media to vent their anger and frustration with the AstraZeneca vaccine registration this afternoon, with many comparing trying to secure an

The Health Ministry has found 12 Covid-19 clusters that are linked to Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations held on May 13. Its director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the figures are up to yesterday. “This figure is expected to rise and perhaps involve more states,” he said in a Facebook post

PUTRAJAYA (REUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia on Wednesday (May 26) reported 7,478 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily rise in infections since the start of the pandemic. With Malaysia once again registering a new record for daily Covid-19 cases, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah warned that the

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak says he has advised Prasarana chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman to apologise for his handling of a press conference on the May 24 LRT Kelana Jaya line crash. “I called the Prasarana chairman, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who is also an Umno MP. “He

KUALA LUMPUR: One million slots for the latest round of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine opt-in registration for Malaysians aged 60 and below were snapped up in 90 minutes, despite much technical hiccups due to high traffic after its opening at noon today. According to a tweet by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task

PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong should not be satisfied with blaming only the driver of the empty LRT train for negligence in manually controlling his train that caused the collision with the LRT carrying 213 passengers, Lim Guan Eng said today. The DAP secretary-general called for

Former Umno president Najib Abdul Razak claimed that Tajuddin Abdul Rahman will be apologising for his gaffes and being insensitive at a press conference yesterday on the LRT accident. He also said the Pasir Salak MP will be resigning as Prasarana chairperson at a later date to be determined by

PETALING JAYA: The registration for AstraZeneca vaccination slots has been closed, about one and a half hours after registration opened around 12.15pm on Wednesday (May 26). This was confirmed by the he Covid-19 Immunisation Taskforce (CITF) in a tweet on its official account. “Appointment booking for the second round

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