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Singapore welcomes first giant panda cub at river safari

SINGAPORE on Saturday welcomed its first giant panda cub at River Safari, the offspring of two iconic pandas — male panda ‘Kai Kai’ and female panda ‘Jia Jia’ — on Aug 14. According to Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), the gender of the cub weighing 200 grammes is yet to be

Public parks in Phase 1 states to reopen Aug 16

KUALA LUMPUR: All public recreational parks in the states under Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will be allowed to reopen for leisure activities to ensure the well-being of the people and reduce mental health stress, effective tomorrow (Aug 16). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said, however,

11 economic activities allowed to resume under Phase 1

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will allow 11 types of business activities in the trade and distribution sectors to resume operations under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) effective tomorrow, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The business categories are namely car wash services; electrical and electronics stores;

Pensioner decorates house with hundreds of Jalur Gemilang

KUALA PILAH: It has been the norm for Mohamad Latif Atan since 12 years ago to express his love for the nation by putting up hundreds of Jalur Gemilang flag in the compound of his house in Kampung Tanjung Ipoh near here, each time the month of independence arrives. The

CPL Ehsan’s death leaves wish to welcome firstborn unfulfilled

KUCHING: Cpl (U) Mohamad Ehsan Sehamat had planned a thanksgiving ceremony for his first child who is due to be born soon, but it was not to be as the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) member was killed in a shooting incident yesterday. “He once said that after his wife

Students need to be vaccinated before schools reopen

SERI ISKANDAR: Students, especially those between the ages of 12 and 17 must be vaccinated before the reopening of schools, scheduled on Sept 1, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. She said the move was urgently needed because children and teenagers were also at

Nesly cried longing to meet his mother before shooting incident

By Ibrahim Mahsen SIBU:   One of the four Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel who was killed in the shooting at RMAF Camp in Kota Samarahan yesterday morning, Aircraftman Luk Nesly Nabau cried as he was longing to see his mother three days ago. According to the victim’s elder sister,

New Covid-19 cases dip to 20,670 today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,670 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a slight drop compared to 21,468 recorded yesterday. According to the latest Covid-19 infection data shared on his Tweeter site, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new development brings the cumulative cases

Covid-19 pandemic a wake-up call for public health

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for the public health system and an urgent change should happen now to avoid similar catastrophic events in the future, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Covid-19 crisis had shown that it was possible to

Covid-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this was based on the fact that vaccinations in Labuan and Sarawak had managed to reduce hospital admissions, intensive care unit