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Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in ‘major’ Australian emergency

Melbourne (AFP) – Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday.   A major flooding emergency was unfolding in Victoria — Australia’s second most populous state — where rapidly-rising waters forced evacuations in the Melbourne suburb of […]

Taiwan to scrap Covid quarantine for travellers in October

TAIPEI: Taiwan will fully reopen its borders by ending mandatory Covid quarantine for arrivals next month, the government said Thursday. The island has largely kept its borders closed and implemented strict quarantine rules throughout the coronavirus pandemic, keeping infection numbers low at the expense of being internationally cut off. The government started to move away […]

Malaysians allowed to travel abroad without MyTravelPass from tomorrow

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to allow Malaysians who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 to travel abroad without MyTravelPass (MTP) of the Immigration Department effective tomorrow, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the decision to abolish MTP was among others to reunite family members and spouses who were separated from […]

Good Samaritan donates 160 rice bags

KUCHING: A good Samaritan, Kueh Joo Hong, recently donated160 rice bags to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Batu Kitang. The donation was received by Batu Kitang candidate, Liu Thian Leong, for distribution to the needy in the area. “To date, PSB has provided food assistance such as rice bags and food baskets to some 4,000 families […]

Guan Eng gives police statement on alleged quarantine breach

GEORGE TOWN: Police have recorded a statement from DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in connection with reports that he had allegedly violated a home-quarantine order by attending the Penang State Legislative Assembly sitting on Sept 2. Penang police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said Lim, the Air Putih state assemblyman, gave his statement to […]

Food aid for quarantine-hit residents

ASAJAYA: Residents undergoing quarantine at Kampung Moyan Laut recently received assistance in the form of fresh food supply and nutritious snacks from the village’s Tanah Perkuburan dan Wakaf (burial and wakaf) committee. Committee chairman Sariee Suot said that the assistance is an addition to the food baskets which have been prepared by the district office. […]

PM in quarantine as Covid-19 close contact

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob began self-quarantine today for having been a close contact of a Covid-19 patient and is unable to attend the swearing-in of ministers. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that Ismail Sabri will not attend the swearing-in of ministers and deputy ministers today before […]

Families under quarantined get food aid

By Petronella Langita Felix   KUCHING: A total of 18 families that are under quarantined under one roof at Tabuan Dayak here received food assistance from Hope Place on Monday (Aug 23). The food items include milk formula for children who are among the 55 people quarantined until Sept 2 after two persons were found […]

Govt to ease travel, quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is easing restrictions related to quarantine and travel for fully vaccinated individuals throughout the country effective Tuesday (Aug 10), with the relaxation applicable to all phases of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said with this relaxation, fully vaccinated married couples who are living apart are […]

Union donates food to staff under quarantine

KUCHING: The Sarawak Medical Services Union (SMSU) donated food and beverages to civil servants and support service staff who are undergoing quarantine at Sentosa Hospital Quarantine Centre. SMSU deputy president Omar Bahrain Unin said the staff were subjected to the quarantine order following the detection of the Sentosa Hospital Covid-19 cluster. “We felt their pain […]