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Covid-19 cases breaches 1 million mark

Another record of 17,405 new cases nationwide today   KUALA LUMPUR: A record high of 17,045 Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new cases topped yesterday’s

30 percent of tourism frontliners vaccinated

PULAU PANGKOR: About 30 percent of frontline workers in the tourism sector have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said the ministry was doing its best to gather information on the vaccination level of industry players in tourist hotspots

Ex-Henry Gurney student shares experience on social media

TO have a record as a former trainee of Henry Gurney School in Telok Mas, Melaka, is not something to be proud of because once you have been admitted to the school, society will look at you negatively. This is because the school is well-known as an institution to ‘punish’

Indian cinema now into web series to survive the Covid-19 onslaught

KUALA LUMPUR: Film production companies in India, that have been going through tough times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the changing taste of the millennials, are finding creative and innovative means to keep their audience entertained and the industry afloat. With outdoor filming restricted and cinemas shuttered due to

SMEs need new ways to rebuild businesses in Covid-era

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s 907,065 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are living in very uncertain times — from day to day it seems almost impossible for them to predict what will come next. Businesses across the country have barely hung on after the arrival and persistence of Covid-19. In this regard,

Three MPs test negative for Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon and Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz have all tested negative for Covid-19. Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, however, is said to have tested positive for the virus

Majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: A large majority of the members of parliament (MPs) have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He said another 35 MPs had received at least one dose while four have yet to obtain any vaccine shots on certain reasons but

Olympics

Tokyo Olympics medal tally as at 11.30pm Saturday July 24

OLYMPICS-MEDAL TALLY Following is the Tokyo Olympics Medal Tally as at 11.30 pm local time (10.30 pm Malaysian time):  Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze 1 China 3 0 1 2 Italy 1 1 0 2 Japan 1 1 0 4 South Korea 1 0 2 5 Ecuador 1 0 0

Olympics

Aaron-Wooi Yik lift the gloom in Malaysian camp on Day 2

TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 DAY Two of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games proved to be quite underwhelming as far as Malaysia is concerned after the national athletes failed to make much of an impact in their respective events today. The shuttlers, who are being banked on to deliver medals at the