Carnival celebrates data in daily life
KUCHING: A mini carnival themed “Statistics: The Pulse of Life” took place yesterday, to highlight the role of statistics in daily life and celebrating statisticians in Malaysia. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Sarawak organised the event, which attracted over 250 attendees, including officials from government departments, representatives from public universities, and members of the […]
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 […]
346,508 people have received first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as of March 16
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 346,508 people have received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of Tuesday (March 16), according to a graphic uploaded by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on his official Twitter account today. Selangor recorded the highest number […]
Number of new global covid-19 cases rises after long decline
MOSCOW: The number of new global cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has risen over the past week after a long decline, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a statement. “Over 2.6 million new cases were reported last week, a 7 per cent increase compared to the previous week, […]
Sarawak jungle casualties in 2020
56 men, 14 women lost in Sarawak’s jungles this year KUCHING: Seventy! That’s the number of people who went missing in the jungles of Sarawak throughout this year. One person missing is one too many for the family concerned because he or she is a loved one. For the state as a whole, it is […]
