PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in talks with the Defence Ministry on the setting up of field hospitals in Kelantan and Sarawak, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pix). He said there was a need to set up field hospitals to accommodate non-Covid-19 related cases so

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): There were 17 new coronavirus cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as at Monday noon (May 3), taking Singapore’s total to 61,235. Of these, 10 are from the community and none from foreign workers’ dormitories. Eight of the patients from the

PUTRAJAYA: The roll out of AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine will be expanded and maintained under the voluntary programme after all 268,000 appointment slots were snapped in just over three hours yesterday. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pix) said under the second roll out, the programme would

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has recorded a steady increase in daily Covid-19 cases for the past five weeks, a little over two months since the second movement control order was implemented. In a press conference today, Dr Adham Baba said his ministry had detected a daily average of 3,

Public confidence in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) has been boosted after the government removed the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and made it an opt-in choice for the public instead, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin referring to data on the matter. He said that the voluntary programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s trial at the High Court here over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund scandal and his appeal relating to SRC International Sdn Bhd case at the Court of Appeal has been deferred as one of his key lawyers was under quarantine for

PETALING JAYA: Acryl Sani Abdullah has officially taken over the role of inspector-general of police (IGP) today. The handing-over ceremony was witnessed by deputy home minister Ismail Mohamed Said at Bukit Aman. The minister, Hamzah Zainudin, was absent but the reason was not known. Acryl Sani replaces Abdul Hamid Bador,

Two Malaysians were among the 14 new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection reported in Singapore yesterday, according to the Health Ministry (MOH). In its full data released late last night, MOH said both linked to the existing clusters here. The first case involved a 27-year-old female Malaysian who works

PETALING JAYA: Should laws in the Federal Constitution that grant the home minister chairmanship of the Police Force Commission (PFC) be amended to shift such leadership to an apolitical official as suggested by outgoing Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) on Friday? National Patriot Association president Datuk

This article is in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day which is observed on May 3 every year. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s placing in the recently released 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) fell to 119 from 101 in 2020. The World Press Freedom Index,

Groups invite Hamid Bador to join fight for police reform Hailey Chung Wee Kye Updated 21 hours ago · Published on 3 May 2021 7:00AM · Share this article × ABDUL Hamid Bador should continue his fight to reform the police force and weed out corruption as an activist in civil society

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SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore have agreed on the procedures and entry requirements for compassionate and emergency visits between their peoples amid stricter border measures. The Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visits (DCEV) arrangement will be implemented from May 17, according to a joint statement issued yesterday by Foreign Minister Datuk

SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore have agreed on the procedures and entry requirements for compassionate and emergency visits between their peoples amid stricter border measures. The Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visits (DCEV) arrangement will be implemented from May 17, according to a joint statement issued yesterday by Foreign Minister Datuk

PETALING JAYA: The double mutant Covid-19 strain from India has been detected in the country, says the Health Ministry. It said it has identified the first case involving the B.1.617 strain. “The mutation has been detected from an analysis through whole genome sequencing (WGS), after screening was conducted

PETALING JAYA: The first case of the “double mutant” Covid-19 strain originating from India detected in Malaysia was a foreign worker who travelled to Mumbai, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “The case involves a travel history to Mumbai, India. “The person entered Malaysia with a work pass on

PETALING JAYA: More than half of Covid-19 patients at the intensive care units (ICUs) are facing breathing difficulties and require ventilator support, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “A total of 345 cases require treatment at ICUs, where 175 need ventilator assistance, ” he said in a statement on Sunday

KOTA BHARU: Heads of services in the government are advised to be more careful when speaking about the law and to refrain from making interpretations based on emotions, said law minister Takiyuddin Hassan. He said no one should arbitrarily interpret the provisions of the constitution because the law is clear.

SEREMBAN: A civil service free from the shackles of politics is the best form of governance, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Umno deputy president said government operations are the responsibilities of civil servants, and it is up to them to manage it. “Ideally, there should be no political interference

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry has detected another 30 new cases Covid-19 variants of concern (VOC) in Malaysia – 27 of the South African variant (B.1.351) and three of the United Kingdom (UK) variant (B.117). Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the cases were detected

SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore today agreed on the procedures and entry requirements for Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visits between the two countries amid stricter border measures. The arrangement will be implemented from May 17. This is according to a joint statement by foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein and his Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia has detected its first case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first identified in India, Health Minister Adham Baba said on Sunday (May 2), days after imposing a ban on flights from India. The variant, named B1617, was detected in an Indian national screened at the

KOTA BHARU: The government has given an assurance to implement Undi18 this year, says de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan. He said that currently, the Election Commission (EC) was still looking into several matters before finalising, and expected it to be implemented this July, thus enabling Malaysians aged 18 to

PETALING JAYA: Despite some initial glitches, all 268,000 AstraZeneca vaccination slots for residents of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor were snapped up in three hours and 20 minutes today. “All the AstraZeneca slots are fully booked. My apologies for the initial glitch and multiple refreshes,” Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the