KUALA LUMPUR: Ministry of Transport is in the midst of carrying out a feasibility study on the application of the latest technologies including the use of sensors in driving tests in the country. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said it would improve the learning process and integrity of
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped below 15,000 today, at 14,990 cases compared with 15,759 reported yesterday. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his tweet, said the latest development brought the total number of cases nationwide to 2,142,924. Selangor recorded the highest number of cases
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM593 million has been spent on emergency procurement of additional hospital equipment for Covid-19 treatment over the past two years, the Dewan Rakyat was told today (Sept 22). Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the procurements made in 2020 and this year (2021) had been distributed to health
KUCHING: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has requested its member hospitals in Sarawak mainly in Kuching to assist the government in managing the rising numbers of Covid-19 patients in the state. APHM President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said, as of yesterday (Sept 21), there were 3,724 positive Covid-19
BY NINA MUSLIM Severe cases among unvaccinated younger people are outnumbering cases among vaccinated elderly people, which may be possibly linked to vaccine hesitancy, according to doctors in a Covid-19 hospital in Klang. This comes as more than 55 percent of the population in Malaysia are fully vaccinated and almost
KUALA LUMPUR: There are approximately 28 million users of social media in Malaysia as of January 2021, according to Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. He said the figures showed that Malaysians were among the most active in social media. In fact, he said the number
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Members of Parliament (MPs) today raised the issue of the implementation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) which, in their view, needs to be expedited and not be just political rhetoric. One of the MPs, Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS-Sibuti), said it was time for the government to
KUALA LUMPUR: The effectiveness of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method among school students is at a moderate level, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). The ministry, in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat today, said this was based on the Home-Based Learning Effectiveness Implementation Study conducted
KUCHING: The highest daily death toll of 20 cases recorded in Sarawak yesterday was due to a backlog in cases and did not reflect the real situation in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the 20 deaths reported, 11 of them were recorded on
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Members of Parliament today urged the government to immediately table the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill in Parliament to protect women’s interests and safety. Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim (GPS-Batang Lupar) said although there were provisions in the Penal Code, the Employment Act 1955 and the Communications and Multimedia
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