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KUCHING, May 21 — The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today said house visits, weddings, thanksgiving, engagements, anniversaries and inter-zone travel are totally banned during the Gawai Dayak celebration on June 1 and 2 under…

ISTANBUL : BioNTech SE said on Thursday (May 20) the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer should be roughly as effective against the new coronavirus variant first detected in India as it has been shown to be against the South African…

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Bursa Malaysia extended its weakness in early trade today on concerns over a potentially stricter lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 infections. At 9.11am, the benchmark FBM KLCI had eased 4.48 points to…

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, buoyed by the rise in oil prices. At 9am, the local currency was traded at 4.1390/1420 against the greenback from yesterday’s close at 4.1445/1475. At the time…

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Daily Covid-19 vaccinations for May recorded its highest number yesterday, with 83,648 doses administered, the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) said. According to an infographic…

PETALING JAYA: As the intensive care units (ICUs) at hospitals nationwide reach 83% capacity, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has advised Malaysians to stay at home. “The country’s health system is facing immense pressure…

KOTA BARU: Police have arrested a murder suspect barely 15 hours after he allegedly killed his boss at Kampung Che Arus Bukit Merbau near Kok Lanas last night. Kelantan Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Wan…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been urged to proactively practice self-restriction or self lockdown to curb Covid-19 infections after daily cases in the country soared to 6,075 yesterday. The call was made by Health director-general Tan Sri…

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported another record high 6,806 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The previous record was 6,075 infections yesterday. In a tweet, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total…

KUALA LUMPUR: The SME Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) is pleading for the government to not impose a full lockdown on the economy and seriously look into other ways of expediting its vaccination efforts. SME Malaysia national…