Pak Lah is fine, rumours on death untrue
KUALA LUMPUR: The Office of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced that the former prime minister is in good health with his family. In a statement today (Nov 15), the office refuted the viral posts on Facebook belonging to ‘Mohd Hasni Izuwan’ and Saifulzaman Mahmood’ claiming that the country’s fifth prime minister, who is fondly known as […]
Huge spike as Sarawak records over 1,500 cases on Monday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an all-time high of 1,566 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Aug 16), a staggering increase compared to the 963 cases recorded the previous day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 88,572 and the state recorded one new fatality. Kuching District accounted for […]
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 […]
Singer Siti Sarah laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of singer Siti Sarah Raissuddin were laid to rest at 1.45pm, at the Kampung Sungai Pusu Muslim Cemetery, Gombak here, today. Earlier the final rites including dry purification (tayammum) and shrouding of the body conducted by hospital staff was assisted by her husband Shahmira Muhammad, better known as Shuib Sepahtu. The […]
RM10.3 mln channelled to next-of-kin under special aid of Covid-19 death management
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has channelled RM10.3 million to the next-of-kin of 2,061 individuals who have died from the coronavirus under the Special Assistance of Covid-19 Death Management, as of Friday (Aug 6). Nadma director-general Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim said a total of 3,618 applications had been received for the assistance […]
New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit record high of 15,902
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit an all-time high of 15,902 today, the second consecutive day of infections breaching the 15,000 mark, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative total for positive cases to 996,393 since the pandemic broke out early last year. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded 15,573 […]
Malaysia hits record high of 11,079 new cases today
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia breached the 10,000 mark when 11,079 cases were reported today, the highest ever since the pandemic hit Malaysia early last year, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. The previous record high was 9,353 cases registered on July 10. In a Twitter post, Dr Noor Hisham […]
State records 235 new cases, one death
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 235 new Covid-19 cases and one fatality yesterday (July 12). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said that 10 cases involved detainees at the Miri Central Prison, four immigration detainees in Kuching and one detainee at the Sri Aman Prison. Of the total, Kuching accounted for 88 new cases; […]
State records 270 new cases, one death
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (July 11) recorded 270 Covid-19 positive cases and one death. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 68,869 while the death toll was 432. The Kuching district accounted for 74 new cases; Meradong 36; Mukah 22; Sarikei 21; Samarahan 16; Miri and Sibu […]
Miri Hospital still probing death of woman after jab
MIRI: The Miri Hospital is still investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman who was reported to have died after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at the Miri Hospital on June 26. Sarawak Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed said the hospital was awaiting further test results. He revealed that a post-mortem was done […]
