Health

[ad_1] PETALIZING JAYA: School bus operators have been told not to charge fares as long as schools remain closed under the motion control order (MCO). Chief Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said there was no point in parents paying for the service when their children were not …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand’s Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (photo) on Saturday (May 9) proposed that China and South Korea be removed from the list of countries in Thailand at high risk of Covid-19 infection after her daily case count was reduced to single digits. The measure, aimed at gradually restoring economic …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU (Bernama): The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) approved withdrawals from account 2 totaling RM1.66bil by 3.5 million taxpayers under the i-Lestari initiative launched last month, said Deputy Minister of Finance I Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri. The money will be credited to their bank accounts by electronic transfer between …

[ad_1] Most companies in Sarawak will be able to reopen starting May 12. KUCHING: Almost all economic sectors in Sarawak will resume operations starting May 12, the state disaster management committee said today. Committee chairman Douglas Uggah Embas, who is deputy chief minister, said the procedures had been prepared and …

[ad_1] KUCHING: Sarawak will allow the reopening of various economic activities on May 12 with strict compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the SOP will be published in local newspapers for two days starting Sunday (May 10). “We will also inform stakeholders …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia reported 54 more Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 9), bringing the total number of Covid-19 infection cases in the country to 6,589. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one death was reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of the deaths to 108. The …

[ad_1] File photo showing cars stopped at a road block that was implemented along the Kota Samarahan Expressway. KUCHING: Workers residing in Sarawak’s red zone districts are discouraged from traveling to the green zones to work unless necessary, said chairman of the State Committee for Disaster Management, Datuk Amar Douglas …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Frontline healthcare workers who go the extra mile for vulnerable citizens are melting the hearts of the Malays. In a group of photos, healthcare workers fully clothed in personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen helping elderly and disabled Malaysians who showed up to get tested for Covid-19 …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Center for Independent Journalism (ICJ) and Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) have criticized the decision to restrict access to the media for the one-day session of Parliament on May 18. “CIJ is dismayed at the statements reported by Dewan Rakyat President Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof …

[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (May 9) announced new restrictions on international flights landing at its main airport in the capital, where most of the country’s coronavirus infections have been reported. “Beginning May 11, incoming and commercial international charter flights landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will have …