KUALA LUMPUR: “It’s not beneficial and unhealthy.” That was diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri’s reaction to all the negative comments against national athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old, who is on a quest for her first Olympic medal in Tokyo, Japan, said national athletes need their support, especially
KUALA LUMPUR: The first hour of the Special Sitting of Parliament today was heated up by questions and intrusions from over 15 parliamentarians from the opposition who mostly referred to the Standing Order over the absence of debate and voting on matters tabled by the ministers. Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie
JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar said food assistance for the needy should be distributed sincerely and should not be based along racial lines. The ruler said in the current situation people regardless of religion and race have fallen on hard times after losing their jobs
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried out in
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said they are not using the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients. Its president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said private hospitals have been treating Covid-19 patients since January using treatment protocols that are approved with evidence-based guidelines by the Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided it will not advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to proclaim an extension of the ongoing emergency after its scheduled end on Aug 1, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the government anticipated that most states will move into Phase Four or the final phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by October at the earliest. In his briefing on the NRP at the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat today,
KOTA BHARU: The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Medical Alumni Association (PADU) welcomed the cabinet’s decision in agreeing to offer contract medical and dental officers, as well as pharmacists, a two-year service contract after they completed their compulsory service. Its president, Prof Datuk Dr Jafri Malin Abdullah, in a statement, said
KUALA LUMPUR: Samsung will be unfolding its latest mobile innovations at the Galaxy Unpacked event on Aug 11, 2021. In a statement today, it said the event would be streamed live at www.samsung.com/my, Samsung Malaysia YouTube, Samsung Malaysia Facebook and https://news.samsung.com/my/ at 10pm (Malaysia time). “We live in a time
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will announce the continuation of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) and fine-tune the other economic recovery measures during the tabling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and Budget 2022. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the 12MP is expected to be tabled in the Dewan
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