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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This article previously indicated that Article 102 of the Federal Constitution had never been applied. This is wrong and has been corrected. Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has issued dire warnings about the implications should the 2021 budget fail, but several opposition MPs have pointed out …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, Nov.20 (The Straits Times / ANN) – Lead attorney Lee Suet Fern has been suspended for 15 months by the Three-Judge Court for handling the last will of her late father-in-law Lee Kuan Yew. In a written judgment issued on Friday (November 20), the highest disciplinary body of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Associated Liquor Merchants Association (ALMA) will form a subcommittee with its stakeholders to submit a proposal to the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) in light of its 2021 liquor license guidelines. The new directive, which will take effect on October 1 next year, stipulates that sundry …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Rubber glove makers Top Glove Corp Bhd, Hartalega Holdings Bhd and Supermax Corp Bhd were among Bursa Malaysia’s top winners in today’s morning trading in the hunt for bargains and as the Increase in the number of global Covid-19 cases reviewed investors’ optimism fueled by …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Children around the world and in Malaysia have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the government has been urged to make their access to education, health care and safety a priority. Suhakam Children’s Commissioner Datuk Noor Aziah Mohd Awal said the pandemic has had adverse …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The new liquor license guidelines issued by the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) are not intended to restrict the sale of liquor in the city but rather to regulate the availability of hard liquor in certain facilities, says the Kuala Lumpur Licensing Board. Special Taxes of the …

[ad_1] US President-elect Joe Biden has said that he and a group of top US governors agreed to a national mask mandate after he takes office in January, as the country is experiencing a surge in COVID- infections. 19. Speaking to a group of top US state governors on Thursday, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will soon make an upfront payment of RM94,000 to access a Covid-19 vaccine, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “The Cabinet decided on November 13 that Malaysia, through the Ministry of Health, will conclude its participation in the Covax facilities by signing the Optional …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY | The Covid-19 pandemic has surprised practically all nations without being prepared. The Global Health Security Alliance study in 2019 found that most nations’ pandemic preparedness plans fell woefully short. Nonetheless, the scientific community has risen to the challenge and made great strides toward understanding the SARS-CoV-2 virus. …

[ad_1] PARIS: The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no matter how severe their disease is, as it “does not have a major effect” on the chances of survival, the World Organization of the Health. Noting one of the few treatments that had shown any …