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Dine-in still allowed in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government stands by its decision to allow dine-in in restaurants, eateries and hotel restaurants in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor. He said the state government’s directive allowing this effective June 29 following the implementation of Phase One of the National Recovery Plan

Sarawak studies threshold levels for NRP transition

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is reviewing and analysing the thresholds for the state to transition into the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said they are now reviewing the number of new infections recorded daily, bed capacity

1MDB, M’sian govt sue KPMG for $5.6 billion

KUALA LUMPUR: The government of Malaysia, Minister of Finance Inc (MOF Inc), 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and four of its subsidiaries have filed a suit against 44 partners of accounting firm KPMG, seeking $5.6 billion for alleged breach of contract and negligence in auditing 1MDB’s financial statements for the financial

Jendela map can now be accessible through Jendela Portal

KUALA LUMPUR: The Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) map is now readily accessible via a new website called Jendela Portal, under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) website. Chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek said that in general, Jendela Map has three main functionalities which include coverage map, users’ feedback,

Ibraco bags RM169 mln construction project

KUALA LUMPUR: Ibraco Bhd has bagged a turnkey contract worth RM169 million for the engineering, construction and commissioning of 738 housing units in Kuching, Sarawak. The group said its subsidiary Ibraco Construction Sdn Bhd has accepted the letter of award from Bumia Sdn Bhd for the affordable housing project which

Telcos must resolve customers’ complaints or pay fine

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has said that telecommunication companies (telcos) could be penalised if they do not respond to customers’ complaints within the mandatory standard of quality and service. Chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek said the usual penalties imposed for service providers would be

Malaysia hits new daily record with 9,180 Covid-19 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded the highest number of new daily Covid-19 cases today, at 9,180, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 817,838. The previous highest number of new daily cases recorded was 9,020 on May 29. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his tweet, said that

Labuan’s new cluster Titian 2 originated from refugee settlement

LABUAN: The newly emerged Titian 2 Covid-19 cluster started from a group of community in the Filipino Refugee Settlement Scheme in Kampung Muslim here. At least 37 cases have been reported as of yesterday from this cluster out of the 870 people screened. Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari

Pfizer-BioNTech asks US government to approve booster shot

CHICAGO: Drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech announced late Thursday that they are asking the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their new Covid-19 booster shot, which they say would increase protection against the virus. According to Anadolu Agency (AA), the companies started researching the effectiveness of a third booster shot

Tokyo holds ceremony for arrival of Olympic flame

TOKYO: The welcoming ceremony for the Olympic flame began on Friday at the Komazawa Olympic Park Athletic Stadium in Tokyo, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Governor Yuriko Koike opened the ceremony and accepted the report on the flame’s arrival in the Japanese capital region. “Last March, this flame was delivered from