‘No worry chicken curry’ director turns to vegetable gardening to survive
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably affected many in various sectors including those in the glamorous and high-flying line such as the filming industry. And it is because of this that Shunmugam Karuppannan or better known as Shan had to temporarily leave his job as a film director and script writer when the film […]
Much still needs to be done before endemic phase
KUCHING: More needs to be done to prepare Sarawak for its transition from the Covid-19 pandemic to the endemic phase. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii added that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) must be transparent and inform the public about their plans — short term or long-term […]
General take on everyday life amid pandemic
By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Sarawakians are generally vigilant against Covid-19 and part of that vigilance is translated into maintaining their cleanliness at all times. While this is admirable, the constant pandemic news in the media can be exhausting for those who try to keep up with the latest information and finding helpful ways to […]
Focus on pandemic instead of playing politics
KUCHING: The decision by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to resign as prime minister is an effort to ease the political crisis in the country, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that the move however would hamper the country’s recovery plan and the mission to achieve herd immunity by October. “It is hoped […]
Civil service to continue to run smoothly
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must perform their responsibilities, and work to ensure that all government management and administration runs smoothly as usual, said Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. He said the changes in the current political landscape should not affect the civil service delivery system. He added that the […]
Covid-19 pandemic a wake-up call for public health
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for the public health system and an urgent change should happen now to avoid similar catastrophic events in the future, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Covid-19 crisis had shown that it was possible to make wide and large-scale changes […]
Agong calls on Malaysians to be guided by spirit of Hijrah in fight against pandemic
PUTRAJAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah tonight called on all Malaysians to be guided by the spirit of the Hijrah in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. In his message in conjunction with Maal Hijrah tomorrow, His Majesty urged Malaysians to comply with the four-phase National Recovery Plan, which is a strategy to […]
New Covid-19 cases drop to 14,516 today
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases reported in the country dropped to 14,516 today, following a record high of 17,045 cases yesterday. Health director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his post on Facebook said the new confirmed infections brought the cumulative number of cases to 1,027,954. Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor still recorded the […]
Covid-19 cases breaches 1 million mark
Another record of 17,405 new cases nationwide today KUALA LUMPUR: A record high of 17,045 Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new cases topped yesterday’s figure of 15,902, which was […]
Massive rise in use of gadgets, screen time among children
By Soon Li Wei A WORRYING “side effect” of the ongoing movement control is the growing addiction to smart devices among children and adolescents. Although there is a lack of data as no studies have been carried out on this issue in Malaysia, psychiatrists are seeing more cases of young patients who are hooked on […]
