Author: Bernama

First hour of special sitting filled with questions on no debate, voting

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

Food aid must be sincere, not based on ethnic differences

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

Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate its people

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

Private hospitals not using Ivermectin for Covid-19 patients

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

Gov’t decides not to advise Agong to extend emergency

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

Samsung to unfold latest mobile innovations on Aug 11

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

MyCC engages with stakeholders over food price hike

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has actively engaged with relevant stakeholders to obtain further information following the recent public complaints about the imposition of exorbitant commission fees and the price of food and beverages by the services of food delivery platform companies. MyCC chief executive officer Iskandar Ismail