Author: Bernama

Opposition gathering, a futile attempt to convene parliament

KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition Members of Parliament who marched to Parliament Building despite knowing that the Special Sitting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament has been postponed, were making a futile attempt when they knew their action would not change the decision. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Human Ecology

Covid-19 cases slide to 15,764 today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of daily COVID-19 cases dropped today, with 15,764 reported compared to 17,150 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Facebook post today, he said this brought the cumulative total of positive COVID-19 cases in Malaysia to 1,146,186. He said Selangor remained

EC to display Q2/2021 electoral rolls at 822 locations from tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is conducting a Q2/2021 Draft Supplementary Electoral Rolls (RDPT) display for 14 days, starting tomorrow until Aug 16 at 822 selected locations nationwide. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said the Q2/2021 RDPT contained 44,321 new voter registration applications from eligible Malaysian citizens and 21,567

Olympics one of hardest, most unbelievable things I’ve done

KUALA LUMPUR: National artistic gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi has competed in various tournaments in the past decade, including in five World Championships, but nothing beats the thrill of her first Olympic outing in Tokyo. The 27-year-old said that competing in the Olympics had been one of the hardest and

Special sitting of parliament was to jointly seek Covid-19 solutions

KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Sitting of Dewan Rakyat last week should be made as a platform by Members of Parliament to jointly seek solutions for the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Unfortunately, it became a battlefield to create trust deficit on the government and to garner support for themselves, said

All teachers expected to receive first vaccine dose before September

KOTA TINGGI: Some 85,000 teachers in schools nationwide, are expected to receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before the school session begins this September. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the Ministry of Education (MOE) has given the full list of names to the Covid-19

Aaron-Wooi Yik hit Olympic paydirt six years after pairing up

TOKYO: The bronze medal success of national men’s badminton doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (July 31) is also their highest achievement since they were paired up in 2015. Heading into the world’s biggest multi-sports Games here, not many would have given them much

Dewan Negara special sitting postponed due to Covid-19 risk

KUALA LUMPUR: The special Dewan Negara sitting scheduled from Aug 3 to 5 has now also been postponed until further notice. According to a notice dated today issued by Dewan Negara secretary Muhd Sujairi Abdullah to Senate members, the office of the Dewan Negara president was notified by Prime Minister