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[ad_1] Dr. Sim Kui Hian KUCHING: Mocking domestic quarantine is now a punishable offense under the Sarawak Health Protection Ordinance, after Public Health Protection (Measures on Conducting Activities in Infected Local Areas) (No. 2) Order 2020 was published today. The Minister of Local Government and Housing, Dato Sri Dr Sim …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as tensions from the chairman of the US Federal Reserve. USA They aggravated fears of a delay in economic recovery due to the increase in coronavirus cases in countries that alleviate blockades. The top three US stock indices USA They …

[ad_1] Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, May 3, 2019. – Photo by Reuters GENEVA, May 14 – The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said yesterday, warning against any attempt to …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Department of Road Transport (JPJ) will resume full counter operations, including those of the Pos Malaysia branches, on Monday (May 18), says Transport Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Wee Ka Siong . “Right now, JPJ staff across the country are making final preparations for full operations to …

[ad_1] Special temporary licenses may be given to school bus operators to ferry factory workers and act as shuttle buses from public transport hubs. PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said today the government is drawing up a special recovery package to help school bus drivers who have been …

[ad_1] A patient has his temperature checked before a dental appointment at a dental office in Paris on May 13 (AP photo) GENEVA: The coronavirus may never go away, and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization warned, as …

[ad_1] HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has made a total effort to save the life of its most serious novel coronavirus patient, a British pilot who works for Vietnam Airlines, the national airline. Through aggressive testing and a massive centralized quarantine program, the Southeast Asian country has kept its coronavirus case …

[ad_1] BUKIT MERTAJAM: Fresh chicken in the wet markets here now costs RM9.50 per kg, almost 50% more expensive than in March. Traders claimed that the high price was caused by an increase in production costs. They said suppliers were charging more due to lack of supplies from the farms. …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (May 14) that the ruling government has limited next week’s parliamentary session to a real speech most likely because it does not have the confidence to command a majority in the camera. His comments came amid a chorus of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s decision to disallow debates during an upcoming one-day Parliament meeting on May 18 reflects Perikatan Nasional’s anger over the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, says Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu. “Clearly, this decision reflects …