‘We should reopen the border’ | The star

[ad_1] PONTIAN: The two land border crossings with Singapore should be reopened as soon as possible as the state government says it is unable to find employment for 100,000 Malaysians who could lose their jobs due to the prolonged closure. Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said that the current unemployment …

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Australia says the world needs to know the origins of COVID-19

[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – The nations of the world must do everything possible to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, comments that could worsen tensions with China. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Morrison said an investigation into the roots of the virus …

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No pause in the Sabah outbreak

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 outbreak in Sabah shows no signs of slowing down, with 97 of the 111 new cases in the country coming from the state. With the state going to the polls today, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo) has asked the Sabahans to …

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‘Surprise’ quarantine after a short trip

[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: A woman who traveled from Johor to Singapore for a short business trip under the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) agreement was shocked to find that she had to be quarantined for 14 days upon returning to Malaysia. Madame Tay said that the telecommunications company she worked for …

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Thai activists protest outside the king’s German villa

[ad_1] King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been the King of Thailand since 2016, but he spends much of his time in Bavaria. (Image from Reuters) TUTZING: Thai activists put up a symbolic plaque declaring that Thailand belongs to the people in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s villa in Germany on Friday, …

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Sabah Election: Voting begins at 7.30am.

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: A total of 2,540 voting channels in 741 voting centers in 73 state electoral districts opened simultaneously at 7.30 am today to allow Sabah voters to elect a new government in early state elections. The voting process, which involves 1,088,711 of the total of 1,103,646 ordinary voters, …

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Muhyiddin faces friend and foe in Sabah polls

[ad_1] Muhyiddin Yassin has promised further development in Sabah as a key pillar of his campaign. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: The Sabah state elections in Malaysia are shaping up to be a complicated battlefield, as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faces opposition and at the same time faces pressure from …

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