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New cabinet to be sworn in tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 31 ministers and 38 deputy ministers in the new Cabinet will take their oath of office, loyalty and secrecy at the Istana Negara tomorrow (Aug 30). The ceremony, to be held before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, is scheduled to

Abu Samah makes good of second chance

TOKYO: To become a person with disability (OKU) in the prime of one’s life is a huge setback which many are unable to accept. For national wheelchair tennis star, Abu Samah Borhan, 36, who became disabled after a road accident 15 years ago, it was the start of another phase

AIM executive chairman Lajim Ukin dies of Covid-19

KOTA KINABALU: Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) executive chairman Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin died of Covid-19 at the KPJ Specialist Hospital here this morning. The matter was confirmed by his wife Datin Seri Normilah Siong when contacted by Bernama and she said that Lajim, 66, died at 6.23 this morning. Meanwhile,

Hybrid CAC utilises IT system to manage Covid-19 patients

KUALA LUMPUR: The operation of the Hybrid Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) utilises the information technology system by maximising the use of the e-Covid system, developed by the Health Ministry (MOH) to manage Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

King, Queen congratulate Bonnie

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah congratulated national paralympic powerlifting athlete Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who won Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. In a post uploaded on Istana Negara’s

Prime Minister congratulates Bonnie

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated and thanked national powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for contributing the first gold medal for the Malaysian Family at the Tokyo Paralympics. He said in a post on his Facebook page that Bonnie’s success was a source of national

Bonnie clinches first gold for Malaysia

TOKYO: National powerlifting champion, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin pulled off an amazing feat when he won the first gold medal for Malaysia on the fourth day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games today (Aug 28). What was more impressive was that the Sarawakian, who was born in Serian, also broke the Paralympics

Nine women, two with new portfolio

KUALA LUMPUR: Nine women leaders have been appointed as members of the new Malaysian Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri, when announcing his cabinet line-up today, said five of them were appointed as ministers, namely  Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (Women, Family

Ismail Sabri announces new cabinet list

Putra Jaya: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced the list of his results-oriented Cabinet line-up which he described as a management team that will work with the people. Announcing the line-up at Perdana Putra, he said he formed the Cabinet, which is a reformulation based on the

New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia drop by more than 2,500

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,070 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop of 2,529 cases from yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his official Facebook account, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,662,913.