[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,168 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Nov 7), and Sabah continues to record the highest number of cases with 616. Tan Sri Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three deaths, bringing the total deaths to 282. Malaysia also discharged 1,029 …
Read More »Family members play an important role in protecting the family and the community against Covid-19
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Family members play an important role in protecting their families from the dangers of Covid-19, as well as being responsible for slowing the spread of the disease in the community, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix). He said that the responsibilities and challenges faced by …
Read More »CMCO in most states November 9 – December 6
[ad_1] The government will implement the conditional motion control order in most states from November 9 to December 6, following a spike in Covid-19 cases. Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the order will be enforced in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Terengganu. He also said that …
Read More »Medical groups give a lukewarm response to the budget
[ad_1] Welcoming the budget allocation for Covid-19, some medical experts say that it should not be done at the expense of funding other diseases such as cancer. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Medical groups have half welcomed the 2021 budget, saying they appreciate the government’s commitment to supporting the healthcare …
Read More »Lee Lam Thye: Budget 2021 Shows Government Cares About People
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Budget of $ 322.5bil for 2021 is a reflection of an attentive and people-centered budget to address the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis facing our nation. The President of the Alliance for Safe Community, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (Photo) said that such a budget …
Read More »Joy for Hired Doctors as Government Announces Salary Increase
[ad_1] The government plans to send local doctors to England and train as medical specialists. KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to implement a salary adjustment for contracted medical officers from grade UD41 to UD43, Health Minister Dr. Adham Baba said. At a press conference after the presentation of Budget …
Read More »‘The allocation is not enough to empower the tourism industry’
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Local tour operators have described Budget 2021, which they expected to revive the sector severely affected by Covid-19, as not living up to their expectations. Malaysian Tourism and Travel Agents Association (MATTA) Chairman Datuk Tan Kok Liang said the allocation under the Budget was “inadequate to boost …
Read More »The biggest spending in Malaysian history
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has shown the world that it can run its economy in various circumstances, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. Presenting the first national spending plan of the Perikatan Nasional government, Tengku Zafrul presented in the Dewan Rakyat a budget with an expenditure …
Read More »Salary adjustment for contracted physicians from UD41 to UD43
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government has an agreement to implement a salary adjustment for medical officers hired from grade UD41 to grade UD43, said Health Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Adham Baba. Speaking at a press conference after the presentation of the 2021 Budget in Dewan Rakyat this day, he said …
Read More »Democrats blame gerrymandering and campaign strategy for not changing state legislatures
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Democrats spent $ 50 million trying to gain control of state legislatures in 2020, but the effort mostly failed, cementing regional power in their more conservative Republican opponents on issues like abortion, education and criminal justice. The losses also mean that in most of the …
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