Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia advises individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not have symptoms of Covid-19 to first self-isolate at home, as cases involving foreign employees are on the rise. These patients who are asymptomatic should keep in touch with their health offices in the area.Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of the Health Ministry, said that these …

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec – Transport Secretary Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that Lim Guan Eng, former Penang Chief Minister, is still ‘shamelessly’ behaving as if he were still running the state. Lim’s right to lift the decision of the federal government to end the ferry service in Penang was challenged by the MCA chief.Last week, he commented on …

AMANAH (Parti Amanah Negara) led by Mohamad Sabu has called on the Opposition to form a grand coalition to oust Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 15th general election (GE15). Sabu, the party’s president in his speech reminded the party and its components that Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the general election in 2018 was due to the leadership and partnership of …

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a thorough investigation over the “meat cartel” scandal, which is believed is syndicate to have been passing off non-halal imported meat as “halal” for decades in Malaysia. The Opposition Leader who is also the PKR president said such “immoral activity” is a wake-up call for everyone, including the government, to step up the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is in negotiations to buy 6.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and is seeking to boost its imports from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech as the country is looking to boost its pandemic arsenal.Around $500 million is being invested by the Southeast Asian nation to purchase enough vaccines to inoculate 26.5 million residents, or 82.8 …

ALOR SETAR, Dec 23 — Kedah is still seeking payment from the Penang government for fees on the raw water drawn from Sungai Muda to the island. Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said that the state government expects to charge 10 sen for each cubic meter of raw water consumed, but is prepared to negotiate the price with the …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Unified Democratic Alliance (Muda) youth movement wants to take legal action against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the delay in registering as a political party for the community. Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas and former Malaysian Bar President Ambiga Sreenevasan were roped in by the party to help campaign for their cause. The group of …

KUALA LUMPUR: The control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the security of the most vulnerable in society, while Malaysia is on the road to economic recovery, must remain the country’s top priorities in the near term. Senior economist Shakira Teh Sharifuddin of the World Bank Group said Malaysia is expected to rise by 6.7 percent in 2021, which could be …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) reports that it is in the midst of formulating a plan to reopen the borders of the country to delegations from neighboring countries who are coming for business events. The plan includes delegations from Singapore meeting in Desaru, Johor, Thai delegates in Langkawi, and officials from Brunei in Sabah and Sarawak …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment on Monday (Dec 21) after being convicted of corruption four years ago for accepting RM2 million (US$494,000) from a businessman.Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan of the High Court ruled that the prosecution had proven its case against Tengku Adnan, who turned 70 on Sunday, beyond a …