BY BALKISH AWANG KUALA LUMPUR: Experts lauded the Drug Control Authority’s (DCA) approval for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 and above but urged the government to speed up the vaccination process for them. They said children should also be included in the high-risk group as
PUTRAJAYA: The proposal for parliament sessions to reconvene in September or October, in the third phase of the National Recovery Plan, is appropriate as the country is still in the emergency period until Aug 1, said Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said in the third phase, the
KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will keep faith in head coach Tan Cheng Hoe to continue to guide the Harimau Malaya in the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers next year. National team manager Datuk Yusoff Mahadi feels that Cheng Hoe’s performance was not as
PUTRAJAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) hopes that domestic tourism activity will revive after the government considered allowing interstate travel in the fourth phase of the National Recovery Plan, which is expected in November. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was also subject to the low number
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 2 sen per litre from RM2.65 per litre to RM2.67 per litre while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged at RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively from tomorrow until June 23. The Ministry of Finance in
SIBU: Covid-19 vaccination for individuals with special needs should be held at their care centres throughout Sarawak to prevent those in the category from being left out of the immunisation programme. State Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said individuals with special
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 5,150 new cases of Covid-19 over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The number was lower by 269 cases as compared to the 5,419 cases reported from noon Monday to noon Tuesday. Dr Noor Hisham in a Twitter
KUALA LUMPUR: Industry players welcomed the government’s four-phase National Recovery Plan as it provides a clear framework that Malaysia needs to ensure a progressive economic revival within a realistic timeframe. Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) said the plan balances social economic welfare and imperatives in paving the way for the
KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is expected to complete its contractual obligation of supplying 12 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses to the federal government by next month, sufficient to cover some 18 per cent of Malaysia’s population. Group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the vaccine has been approved by
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should consider channelling monthly assistance in the form of e-wallet credit to the targeted group throughout the National Recovery Plan period in an effort to stimulate the economy, according to an economist. Universiti Putra Malaysia School of Business and Economics associate professor, Dr Anuar Shah Bali
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