[ad_1] JAKARTA (Nov. 20): Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech could get the results of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine from late-stage clinical trials next month, an executive said today. Sinovac’s CoronaVac is in major last-stage tests in Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey. Preliminary results from early to mid-stage trials showed this week …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Personal Data Protection Department (PDPD) has opened investigative papers on six unlicensed money loan applications that are suspected of misusing personal data. The six apps are Asialend, Dreamlend, iPayfren, iPinjaman, Helplend4u, and GoCash4u. PDPD in a statement said today that the investigative documents were opened under Section …
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[ad_1] KUANTAN: The Pahang State Assembly passed an amendment to have a maximum of five additional assembly members appointed with much opposition from Pakatan Harapan legislators. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (Photo) introduced the amendment to increase the number of state assembly members from 42 to a …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: A man who had arrived from Sabah at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) skipped the Ministry of Health screening counter upon arrival, even though it was a requirement. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that according to the procedures, all arrivals from Sabah …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore will tighten border measures given the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). The ministry said that all travelers entering Singapore “as of November 22, 2020 at 2359 hours” who have a history of travel, including transit, in the …
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[ad_1] The ministry said the quarantine order also applies to travelers entering Singapore for work, according to the PCA, and returning travelers based in Singapore, according to the Singapore-Malaysia RGL. (Photo by Bernama) SINGAPORE: Singapore will tighten border measures given the resurgence of cases in Malaysia, the republic’s Health Ministry …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) Today he called on the leaders of Asia and the Pacific to work constructively to move the region forward on a path of solid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and recovery. He said the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), whose economies …
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[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: Police here seized more than RM8.14 thousand worth of drugs and arrested six people in various raids on Thursday (November 19). Penang Police Chief Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said the six arrested by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN) include the union’s mastermind, his wife and …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has approved a national travel bubble program involving green areas, Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in announcing that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be lifted in four states. In his press conference on Friday (November 20), the minister said that the …
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[ad_1] Ismail Sabri Yaakob said there were no plans to require travelers in CMCO states to undergo rapid antigen testing before travel. KUALA LUMPUR: The government approved a “green travel bubble” initiative to boost the tourism sector, Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. At a press conference, he said …
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