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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 determined and will be announced […]

Malaysia’s births drop, deaths increase in second quarter of 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The number of births recorded in the second quarter of this year in Malaysia declined by 4.4 per cent to 111,573 births compared to 116,688 births during the same period in 2020, the Demographic Statistics reported today. Commenting on the report in a statement today, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said […]

Birth, death registration permitted up to 90 days after MCO ends

PUTRAJAYA: Registration of births and deaths can now be made within 90 days after the movement control order (MCO) period ends said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the Home Ministry in making the decision had also agreed to waive any late registration penalty. Ismail Sabri said as for cases of lost identification cards which […]