Total number of cases goes over 51,000
WEEKLY ROUND-UP KUALA LUMPUR: Starting with just three positive cases that were reported on Jan 25, Malaysia’s cumulative Covid-19 cases have now gone past the 51,000 mark while active cases have reached a new high of over 13,000. Yesterday, 1,290 new cases were recorded, bringing the nation’s total Covid-19 infections to 51,680 and active cases […]
Celebration theme appropriate for Malaysia
KUCHING: The theme of ‘Ummah Rabbani Negara Harmoni’ for this year’s Maulidur Rasul celebration is very appropriate in view of Malaysia’s multicultural and multi-religious society, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He urged the Muslims to continuously develop their minds, faith, attitude, morals and knowledge in line with religious teachings. […]
Will Malaysia consider postal voting due to covid-19?
BY NINA MUSLIM KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh off the state election in Sabah, Malaysia is now dealing with a third wave of Covid-19 cases, blamed on the carelessness and complacency that marked the campaign period. Admitting previous containment measures were inadequate to contain the spike in cases following the Sabah state election, the government has […]
Ongoing efforts to foster better ties
MALAYSIA AND TAIWAN KUCHING: Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem met the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office’s head of mission Anne Hung in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night (Sept 22). According to a statement by Riot, the meeting was the second one after […]
M’sia, S’pore seal pact
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia and Singapore today agreed to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS), with leaders of the two countries meeting at the midpoint of the Johor Causeway as a sign of the agreement. Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, accompanied by several ministers from their […]
Tally back at single digit
PUTRAJAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia returned to a single digit today, with eight new cases reported to take the overall tally to 8,964, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Of the eight cases, three were imported cases involving two Malaysians and one foreigner allowed into the country. “The imported […]
Aug 31 more than just a public holiday
BY BALQIS JAMALUDIN KUALA TERENGGANU: For many of us, August 31 might be just another public holiday, one more reason to spend the much-needed quality time with families at home. But for Y. Harshine, 22, it is the day that reminds her to always be grateful for the independence and freedom the country enjoyed by […]
Four new clusters identified
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) identified four new Covid-19 clusters yesterday involving the Pitakwa person under investigation (PUI), Shirala PUI, Kuching Medical Centre and Jupiter, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the index cases for the four clusters comprised two Malaysians and two non-citizens. The Pitakwa PUI cluster index case […]
Five new cases recorded nationwide: DG
KUALA LUMPUR: Five new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia yesterday, four of which are local transmissions and one imported case. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure of cases to 8,734, with the number of active cases with infectivity now stood at 86. He said the imported case […]
Not easy to get citizenship
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is a sovereign country that will not give citizenship easily, including to stateless children, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said being born in the country does not entitle a person to automatically obtain Malaysian citizenship. The citizenship status of an individual is determined on the basis of the […]
