[ad_1] Najib Razak is disappointed by the record spike in Covid-19 cases today, says he wants a 2-week lockdown to be imposed to stop the spread. PETALING JAYA: The time has come for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to admit that it has failed to manage the Covid-19 pandemic in …
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[ad_1] State Minister Masidi Manjun says Sabah may have to ban interstate travel, including flights in and out of state, if the situation worsens. (Photo by Bernama) KOTA KINABALU: Sabah could enter a full-scale motion control order (MCO) or crash after a spike in Covid-19 cases since the start of …
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[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Social gatherings may be the first to go if Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Sabah, warns Datuk Masidi Manjun. The Minister of Housing and Local Government urged the public to avoid this scenario by being more disciplined in observing standard operating procedures (SOPs), as the virus …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) has approved 2.5 million of the 3.88 million applications for i-Sinar in Category 1, which implies withdrawals totaling RM19.62 billion as of January 4, 2021. In a statement today, EPF said that the first month’s payment amounting to RM10.07 billion will be …
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[ad_1] COVID-19 | The director general of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, sounded the alarm about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, prescribing a “selective” version of the motion control order (MCO) to reduce stress on the healthcare system. During a press conference tonight, …
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[ad_1] MISSOURI, USA (ANN): A first-time mother died of COVID-19 just four days after giving birth to a baby in Missouri, USA. JoEllen Engelbart, a 32-year-old Jackson County deputy prosecutor, succumbed to the disease on January 2, according to ABC affiliate KMBC, the same day. Her first child and her …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): AwanBiru Technology Bhd (Awantec), formerly known as Prestariang Bhd, saw its share price drop as much as 29% this morning. At 3.50 pm, the accountant cut some of his losses and fell 15.38% or 15 sen to 82.5 sen, for a market cap of RM651.02 …
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[ad_1] Hishammuddin Hussein says that Umno must carefully consider which party he will cooperate with. PETALING JAYA: Who will Umno work with in the 15th general election (GE15) if the party’s Supreme Council decides not to cooperate with PPBM at its meeting tonight? Raising the question, Umno Vice President Hishammuddin …
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[ad_1] The ECRL project is going a little ahead of schedule with almost 20% of the work completed. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: Local subcontractors and suppliers will be appointed for at least 40% of the civil works for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, estimated to be worth …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, January 6: As of this year, the ratio of climber to guide for mountains over 1,500 feet or 457.2 m in Peninsular Malaysia is 7: 1. Mohd Yussainy Md Yusop, director of the State Forest Park and Forest Ecopark at the Forest Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM), …
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