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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition lawmakers have questioned why a Sabah MP was allowed to be present in the House following news that the lawmaker may have recently returned to the state. Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) said they made her understand that some MPs had just returned from Sabah and asked …

[ad_1] Jeffrey Kitingan should leave the Dewan Rakyat for now “just to be safe,” says Bandar Kuching MP, Dr. Kelvin Yii. KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition MPs today interrupted Dewan Rakyat’s proceedings to question whether Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR-Keningau) had undergone the mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival from Sabah to attend Parliament. …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The national conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) program will begin on December 1, says the Ministry of Health. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo) said that children born this year onwards (as of January 1, 2020) have the right to receive pneumococcal vaccine injections at …

[ad_1] Twenty-eight Top Glove factories in Klang will suspend production following a spike in Covid-19 cases among employees. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Shares of Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest manufacturer of rubber gloves, plunged in early trading today after the government said 28 of its factories in Klang, …

[ad_1] SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) confirms that one of its staff at its headquarters in Section 13, here, is positive for Covid-19 LZS, in a statement yesterday, said staff were confirmed positive on Sunday after undergoing a screening test on Thursday and had been sent for treatment …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A total of 28 Top Glove-owned factories in Kapar, Klang, will be closed in stages following an increase in Covid-19 cases linked to the Teratai cluster. “There are 1,067 cases just today (Monday). Factories will be gradually closed so that their workers can be evaluated, ”said Chief …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health is considering developing criteria and action plans for green areas to prevent Covid-19 infection from coming from red areas. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said such action plans would include guidance on the dos and don’ts to prevent the spread …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Health workers in Sabah who are fighting hard against the Covid-19 pandemic are screened from time to time for mental health problems to ensure their safety, says Sabah Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also the official spokesperson for the Sabah …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: When US President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office on January 20, don’t expect him to disappear from your Twitter account. Trump is likely to become even less restricted on social media, putting intense pressure on Twitter and Facebook to handle his most explosive and rule-breaking claims. Under …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) offers its customers subsidized airline tickets to domestic destinations in support of the government’s “green travel bubble” initiative. The group’s director of marketing and customer experience, Lau Yin May, said the airline remained optimistic that domestic travel and tourism would recover …