[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: Johor wants Putrajaya to speed up the full reopening of Malaysia’s border with Singapore, says Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad. Hasni said he recently met with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to discuss the matter, adding that Muhyiddin had asked Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri …
Read More »Businessman charged with bribery of ringgit 615,000 to ‘solve’ Bukit Aman case
[ad_1] The defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to five times the desired bonus if convicted. BUTTERWORTH: A businessman today pleaded not guilty in Butterworth Sessions Court to a bribery charge of RM615,000 to “settle” a Bukit Aman case involving someone …
Read More »Heads of state have absolute discretion to dissolve the legislature, the Court of Appeal said
[ad_1] Sabah’s Attorney General Brenndon Keith Soo said Juhar Mahiruddin (left) did not act on a whim, but on the advice of then-Chief Minister Shafie Apdal. (Photo by Bernama) PUTRAJAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Malaysian rulers and governors have absolute discretion to dissolve their legislatures, a lawyer told the Court …
Read More »China shows Covid-19 vaccines for the first time
[ad_1] BEIJING, Sept. 7 (AFP): China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered seeks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic. There are high hopes for the small vials of liquid on display at a Beijing trade fair this …
Read More »Covid-19: 50 more cases linked to the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster, all prisoners, says the Director General of Health
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Fifty more Covid-19 cases linked to the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) group in Sabah were detected within 24 hours and all new patients are prisoners, says Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Health Director-General said the discovery of new cases followed the ministry’s active case-detection work in …
Read More »Former 1MDB CEO Hazem has yet to take the stand due to a ‘hearsay’ problem
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, was not yet able to give testimony at the trial as the defense team representing Datuk Seri Najib Razak has moved to dispute your witness statement as a rumor. He is the 10th …
Read More »Covid-19: New cluster detected in Kedah involving two health workers, says Director General of Health
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health has detected a new conglomerate in Kedah, called the “Sungai conglomerate”, which has two confirmed cases so far. The two cases in the group are two health workers who work in a private medical center. Tan Sri Health Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah …
Read More »Penang clinic ordered to close temporarily for disinfection
[ad_1] CITY OF GEORGEYesterday, the Penang Health Department ordered a clinic at Air Itam to temporarily close for disinfection after one of its patients tested positive for Covid-19. The O2 Klinik in a statement today said that the Penang Health Inspector informed him that there was a confirmed positive case …
Read More »Vlogger contracted Covid-19 before dying, confirm relatives
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines (ANN): Viral vlogger Lloyd Cafe Cadena was infected with the latest strain of coronavirus before suffering a fatal heart attack, family members confirmed Sunday night. According to a post on the vlogger’s Facebook page, Cadena was admitted to hospital on September 1 after having a high fever …
Read More »Covid-19: O2 Klinik in Ayer Itam temporarily closed for disinfection
[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: The O2 Klinik in Ayer Itam will be temporarily closed for disinfection after one of his patients tested positive for Covid-19. The clinic said that through contact tracing, it discovered that the patient had visited its facility in Ayer Itam on Sept. 1 for treatment. The treatment, …
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