[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,103 cases of Covid-19 today with 392 cases in Kuala Lumpur, 288 in Sabah. Four deaths were reported, all in Sabah. The number of new infections exceeded 1,000 for the fourth day in a row. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah …
Read More »DBKL imposes restrictions on sales of hard liquors in stores starting next year
[ad_1] Grocery and sundries stores, convenience stores and Chinese medicine stores in Kuala Lumpur will not be able to sell hard liquor starting October 1 next year. However, pure or mixed liquor products in traditional medicine will be exempt from this rule and beer can still be sold in these …
Read More »Ex-Telco officer caught, making him 13 detained in SMS fraud investigation
[ad_1] According to sources, the 45-year-old suspect was arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya around 10:30 p.m. Sunday after he came forward to have his statement recorded. PUTRAJAYA: A former official from a telecommunications company was sent to preventive detention for four days from today to assist in the …
Read More »Government reflects on travel between green areas in the states of CMCO
[ad_1] Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was aimed at boosting domestic tourism, adding that another proposal was to relax the limit of three people in a car for green areas. KUALA LUMPUR: The government is studying a proposal to allow interstate travel between parklands in the states …
Read More »1103 new cases, 385 from the construction group in KL
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,103 new cases of Covid-19 today as of noon today, of which a significant number were attributed to a group involving a construction site in Kuala Lumpur. Most of the new cases were reported in the Klang Valley region (49.3 percent) followed …
Read More »Government should ban entertainment activities that are against Islamic laws, says Kuala Krai MP
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Perikatan Nasional government should ban all forms of entertainment activities that go against Islamic laws, says Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PN-Kuala Krai). “I urge a ban on all entertainment events that go against Islamic laws, even more so when Muslims are still celebrating the birth of …
Read More »Vincent Tan Faces Setback Over Iceland Hotel Plans
[ad_1] Tycoon Vincent Tan wants to build a hotel and apartments in Iceland. (Image from Reuters) PETALING JAYA: Tycoon Vincent Tan has faced opposition from Icelandic authorities to his plans to build a Four Seasons hotel and apartments on Miðbakki Pier in the nation’s capital Reykjavik. According to a report …
Read More »Top Glove Worker Dormitory and Surrounding Areas in Klang Undergo EMCO
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Top Glove workers’ dormitory and the surrounding area will be placed under an enhanced movement control order starting Tuesday (November 17), says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the decision was made following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in the …
Read More »Man fined RM1,000 for slapping Starbucks employee who told him not to smoke
[ad_1] The Starbucks worker had warned the man that it was a crime to smoke off the premises. KUALA LUMPUR: A man who got angry and slapped a Starbuck employee after being reprimanded for smoking in a public place was fined 1,000 RM, in three months in jail by default, …
Read More »Counterproductive to tax cigarettes in duty-free tourist areas
[ad_1] LANGKAWI: A hotel industry body today urged the government to reconsider the proposal to tax cigarettes and tobacco products sold on all islands duty free. The Langkawi Chapter of the Malaysia Budget Hotels Association (MyBHA) said that imposing excise duties on cigarettes will likely deprive budget hotel owners, as …
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