KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is working together with the Ministry of Transport to come up with a 10-year plan to lower the number of fatalities involving motorcycle riders in road accidents in the country. Its director of road user behaviour, Azhar Hamzah said motorcycle accidents
Two siblings, both more than a century old, believe that their practice of fasting for three consecutive months until Ramadan since they were young is the reason for their good health and long life. Sisters Munah Yunus, who claimed to be 115-years-old, and Pah Yunus, 111, of Kampung Rengas, Tok Bok, Machang, Kelantan said they are grateful
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,307 Covid-19 new cases were reported in the country today (Sept 9), with Sarawak still recording the highest number of daily cases with 3,118. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his Twitter and Facebook posts said the number of new cases had brought
PUTRAJAYA: The number of unemployed persons in Malaysia increased slightly by 1.2 percent in July this year to post a total of 778,200 persons compared to 768,700 persons in the previous month. According to Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, July 2021 report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court, in a landmark decision today, declared that children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. Counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar when contacted by Bernama said Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir ruled
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliament should be free from the grip of any quarters, Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said. He said it is also high time for Parliament to decide its own financial rules and expenditures. “This is also full jurisdiction of Parliament,” he said at the swearing-in
KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Institution (IPT) Student Vaccination Programme will enable the Covid-19 vaccination rate to be accelerated to form safe campus bubbles and achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus. National Student Consultative Council (MPPK) president Muhammad Amir Asyraf Mohd Sabri said under the programme, IPT students who have
BY SAKINI MOHD SAID & KURNIAWATI KAMARUDIN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year, clusters linked to the workplace have been the chief contributors to the hike in cases in Malaysia. In fact, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported that to date, workplace clusters comprised
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of diesel and RON95 petrol will remain unchanged at RM2.15 dan RM2.05 per litre from tomorrow to Sept 15, while the retail price of RON97 petrol will go up by one sen per litre from RM2.72 to RM2.73. Ministry of Finance in a statement today
SEPANG: Those who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of assistance from the Social Welfare Department (JKM) are encouraged to apply online instead of going to the district social welfare office (PKMD). Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said the
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