SINGAPORE: Among the 24 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Feb 7), the Ministry of Health said a Singaporean man working at Changi Airport issuing electronic monitoring devices to incoming travelers on stay-home notice, the Ministry of Health said (MOH). The 43-year-old man, currently not related to other cases, was the only community case identified …

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — If these lead to the neglect of minority groups, racial considerations in national policies would hamper the growth of the country, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The former two-time prime minister said in an interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that the government must recognize the multiracial fabric of Malaysia and factor …

PETALING JAYA: Unemployment rates among low-income urban households in Malaysia doubled in the Klang Valley during the conditional lockdown implemented last year, says a report by Unicef, the United Nations children’s fund. A survey of 500 households in Kuala Lumpur’s low-cost flats showed that unemployment had risen from 7% in September to 15% in December, with one in three unemployed …

It’s the time of the year where people can visit a relaxing place as Thai resort island famous for its beaches is preparing plans to reopen entirely to vaccinated tourists to revive its wrecked tourism industry. In view of this, more than a dozen industry organizations, including the Phuket Chamber of Commerce and the Phuket Visitor Association, aim to pool …

Through the application of tissue culture methods to improve these techniques, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will establish multiple seaweed cultivation centers across regions in eastern Indonesia. The seaweed production centers will also be established at sites such as Maluku, Papua, and NTT to make full use of tissue-grown seaweed seeds. Through this, Soebjakto clarified that by taking …

It was never easy to carry a mission in space but here’s Hope Probe trying to show how things are possible for their mission to become a reality to the world. In view of this, The UAE’s Hope Probe, the first Arab space launch is scheduled to enter Mars orbit on February 9th making it the first of three spacecraft …

It’s all with the wise vision of President His Majesty Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who has established the UAE foreign policy which is complex, powerful and a fruitful example. The UAE has established a vast network of countries around the world that have strategic relationships and alliances. The UAE recognizes that the problems that occur in the country …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) is asking the government to put tourism and hospitality staff second in line for the national immunization plan with the industry struggling after domestic and foreign tourism came to a standstill. The first to be immunized would be frontliners and high-risk groups, beginning later this month. Perbincangan ini turut disertai wakil persatuan …

It’s a big question if a poor mix of economic meltdown, massive unemployment, and spiking inflation in the Philippines are happening at the same time now? But Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas wants to share that they don’t think and believe that way. In view of this, after a state statistician announced that price rises soared beyond forecasts in January, concerns …

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — After fleeing a refugee camp in neighboring Indonesia, dozens of Rohingya, mostly women, and children, were captured as they arrived by boat in Malaysia last month, police said Friday. Last year, after risky journeys, nearly 400 members of the persecuted Muslim community from Myanmar arrived in Indonesia by sea, and just over 100 now remain in a camp …