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The government has advised people to get ready to produce vaccine passports.

By Katherine S
March 22, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
vaccinepassports

PETALING JAYA: To kickstart the medical tourism industry, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia has urged the government to make preparations for the creation of vaccine passports for those who have been immunised against Covid-19. Dr. Kuljit Singh, the organization’s president, stated that this should not only apply to those who have been vaccinated, but also to those who have …

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If Umno collaborates with DAP, Malays will flee, says the party’s leader.

By Katherine S
March 22, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
Umno

PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has dismissed a pundit’s claim that cooperating with Pakatan Harapan (PH) will benefit his party, claiming that if the relationship materializes, Malay voters will abandon Umno. Mohd Razlan Rafii, a member of the Umno Supreme Council, said his party needed to think about the interests of his race and country, not just political gains. Related …

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SME loans totaling RM1.33 billion have been approved.

By Katherine S
March 20, 2021
in :  Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: As of March 5, the government had approved 7,072 applications totaling RM1.334 billion in loans under the national economic recovery plan’s (Penjana) small and medium enterprise (SME) finance scheme, up from RM1.315 billion a week earlier. The total allocation of RM2 billion under the scheme, according to Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, prioritized SMEs that had not …

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Kedah is a Malaysian state. The DAP wants the state to put an end to temple demolitions.

By Katherine S
March 20, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
DAP

ALOR SETAR: As part of 12 resolutions passed by the state chapter at its convention here today, the Kedah DAP asked the state government and local councils to halt the clearing of non-Muslim places of worship. The resolution was passed, according to state DAP chief Tan Kok Yew, because a third Hindu temple is set to be destroyed, this time …

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The MUDA website for reporting ministers and VIPs who violate the SOP goes live.

By Katherine S
March 19, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
MUDA

PETALING JAYA: The political party MUDA has introduced a website where members of the public can report ministers and VIPs who break MCO regulations. According to its pro tem secretary-general, Amir Hariri Abdul Hadi, there seemed to be a double standard in the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs), as news reports regularly showed penalties being given to the general …

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According to MP, the government has a lot to answer for in its relations with Goldman Sachs.

By Katherine S
March 19, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
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PETALING JAYA: The government has been asked by Klang MP Charles Santiago to clarify its relations with Goldman Sachs on issues arising from the 1MDB scandal. In response to allegations that the US government was working with Goldman Sachs to prevent evidence related to the scandal from being provided to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, he said Putrajaya had a …

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Mosques in FT are now permitted to hold their full size.

By Katherine S
March 18, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: Effective tomorrow, mosques and suraus in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan will hold full-capacity prayers on their premises, with a 1.5m physical separation. The new ruling was made after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah gave his permission, according to Mohd Ajib Ismail, director of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI). Friday prayers at …

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According to Guan Eng, Pemerkasa lacks bite, and RM45 billion is needed to jumpstart the economy.

By Katherine S
March 18, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
LimGuanEng

PETALING JAYA: DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng said today that the government’s new RM20 billion economic recovery plan was insufficient to lift the country out of recession. He said that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s new Pemerkasa stimulus package, which included just RM11 billion in fiscal injections compared to previous stimulus packages, was insufficient. This 50% discount or pay RM5,000 within …

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According to Khairy, Malaysia will stick with AstraZeneca.

By Katherine S
March 17, 2021
in :  Health, Malaysia
AstraZeneca

PUTRAJAYA: According to National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia will continue with the purchasing of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines because there is no proof that the vaccine triggers blood clots. He said that AstraZeneca had told Malaysia about the vaccine’s side effects, and that no evidence has been found to link the vaccine to cases of blood clots …

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Pavilion Residences confiscated RM114 million, not 1MDB’s, lawyer says in court.

By Katherine S
March 17, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: Over RM114 million in cash confiscated by police at Pavilion Residences after the 2018 general election has no ties to 1MDB, the High Court heard today. Lawyer Hariharan Singh, who is representing Umno in its effort to recover the confiscated funds, said there is “not a shred of evidence” that the funds came from former party president Najib …

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