Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has urged critics of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to be careful with the words and not enable the anti-vaccination movement. In a statement today, Nurul Izzah (above) said there are frustrations and justified criticisms of the weaknesses in the

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had pledged at the United Nations General Assembly to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All (Icerd) based on recommendations made by then foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah. This was according to former deputy defence minister Liew Chin Tong’s latest book titled

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Five Indonesian warships and a helicopter are scanning the waters off the resort island of Bali on Thursday (April 22) for a submarine with 53 crew which went missing during naval exercises. The last spot where the submarine was detected was 23 nautical miles north

PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case has defended the trial judge’s grounds of judgment that led to the conviction of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, which it said came “under attack” by the defence. Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk Seri V. Sithambaram told a three-man panel at

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India on Thursday reported more than 300,000 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, the highest daily global total, while COVID-19-related deaths also jumped by a record. India’s daily jump in cases of 314,835 surpasses the previous highest one-day rise in the world of 297,

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has claimed alternative efforts to bring in approved Covid-19 vaccines are being stalled. This was amid what he claimed was the slow progress of the vaccination exercise. “There are talks that other quarters are trying to bring in vaccines approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s manpower ministry said authorities were investigating the possibility of Covid-19 reinfections among residents in a migrant workers’ dormitory, after finding more positive cases in the facility. Authorities had conducted Covid-19 tests on all residents at Westlite Woodlands Dormitory after a 35-year-old worker was found positive on April

Girls in multiple schools in Malaysia have to undergo “period spot checks” where they are told to physically prove they are on their period through means which violate privacy, according to current students and those who left school up to 20 years ago. The measures include showing their blood-soaked sanitary

PETALING JAYA: Egos set in and ministerial “turf wars” began as soon as Pakatan Harapan came into power, says Liew Chin Tong. The former deputy defence minister said detractors pitted former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad against DAP ministers during Pakatan’s rule, adding that the top leadership focused

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was told that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had turned a blind eye to the millions of ringgit that entered his personal bank accounts. Instead of enquiring where the money came from, the Pekan MP had “immediately utilised” the money by issuing cheques

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights * Yeo’s aborted sacking * Putrajaya dips into petroleum fund * Coercing social media ‘likes’ Yeo’s aborted sacking Senator Liew Chin Tong, in his latest book, revealed that then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had wanted to sack DAP’

A student activist who sat for her SPM exams two months ago has questioned whether the Education Ministry has plans for 2021’s Form 5 students – amid a pandemic that threatens to destabilise schooling for yet another year. Nurul Rifayah Muhammad Iqbal, 18, asked whether this year’s SPM-takers would

PETALING JAYA: Schools with as few as one confirmed Covid-19 case will now be ordered to close for at least two days, says Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon. The Deputy Education Minister said the affected students, following school closure, will switch to online learning until physical classes resume, reported Sin

Any school that reports even one case of Covid-19 will be closed for two days, under a new directive from the Education Ministry. Deputy Education Minister Mah Hang Soon (above) said the directive – which takes effect today (April 21) – was decided in a meeting chaired by minister Radzi Jidin. “Schools

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt, the Indonesian military chief told Reuters. The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry denied that its minister had ordered ministry employees to “like” and “share” his social media accounts and the accounts of his deputy. “The ministry wishes to deny this allegation. The minister issued no such order regarding this matter…

PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak had intentionally overlooked the source of funds that were deposited into his bank accounts and had no qualms about spending them, the Court of Appeal heard today. Ad hoc prosecutor V Sithambaram said that even when the source of the funds in his accounts became the subject

PUTRAJAYA: There have been no cases of deaths caused by Covid-19 vaccines among health workers, the Health Ministry (MOH) has clarified. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the ministry is aware of social media posts claiming that there are deaths of MOH staff that are linked

CLICK TO ENLARGE PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has 2,340 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (April 21), the Health Ministry reported. This is the seventh consecutive day that the number of cases remained above the 2,000 mark. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s coordinating minister for COVID-19 immunisation programme Khairy Jamaluddin dismissed accusations that the federal government has stonewalled attempts by state governments to procure vaccines. In a statement on Wednesday (Apr 21), Mr Khairy said claims by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim that Selangor had “waited for months” for

PETALING JAYA: Muhyiddin Yassin became prime minister in March last year, with Azmin Ali named as senior minister days later. However, the idea of a Muhyiddin-Azmin combination was mooted as early as 2016, some four years before the Sheraton Move which saw the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government, according

Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook page found various messages from the

KUALA LUMPUR: Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix), with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic), with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR: The special Asean Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta this Saturday is significant as it will determine the possible reconciliation between Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) and the civilian government, said former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar. (pix) The meeting will also help chart the road map for the