Malaysia

In 2019, Malaysia’s ‘flying car’ may have caught the imaginations of the people, but self-driving cars are rapidly becoming a reality. The country’s authorities have approved what appears to be the first autonomous vehicle testing route in Malaysia at Cyberjaya, enabling AVs to be tested on public roads instead of being restricted to private areas. It was revealed by Futurise, …

KUALA LUMPUR: On Friday, Malaysia signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc. for 20% of the population to receive its Covid-19 vaccine as it fights a revival of coronavirus infections. The deal to inoculate 12.8 million doses for 6.4 million people depends on the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Malaysian drug regulator, …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27- Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today admitted that during yesterday’s vote on the 2021 Budget, both DAP and Amanah tried to force a division of the House. Despite expectation of strong opposition to Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) maiden Budget 2021, when only 13 Opposition legislators stood to try and compel bloc voting, the federal expenditure proposal …

PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah thanked the parliamentary members for passing the Dewan Rakyat federal budget. A statement from Istana Negara said the King welcomed the help of MPs to ensure the people’s well-being and the economic recovery of the country. He also expresses his gratitude to MPs who have heeded his advice to support …

PETALING JAYA – In view of the high number of cases involving the party, Malaysia has imposed compulsory Covid-19 screening for 1.7 million foreign employees. And effective Thursday, November 26, if employers house their foreign workers in cramped spaces, the authorities will also begin enforcing a fine of RM50,000 (S$16,442) per worker. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who declared this, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian lawmakers are expected to determine the fate of the country’s largest-ever budget bill as soon as Thursday in what is likely to be a close vote that could overthrow the teetering government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and prompt snap elections. Muhyiddin was appointed prime minister by the country’s constitutional ruler, Al-Sultan Abdullah, in late February …

KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia’s Top Glove, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, said Wednesday that due to an outbreak of the coronavirus, supply disruptions at its factories may drive glove prices up. After nearly 3,000 employees tested positive for the virus, the company said it had shut down 20 of its factories in an area outside Kuala Lumpur in phases since …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25-The most recent survey by Transparency International on corruption in Malaysia showed that 71 percent of people here see government corruption entrenched. 67% of Malaysians surveyed, however, believe that the new government is doing a decent job of combating corruption. The Global Corruption Barometer for Asia 2020 by Transparency International, covering 17 nations and 20,000 respondents, was …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24-From December 1, the pneumococcal vaccine given free of charge under the National Children’s Immunisation Programme will be available at public health facilities. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the three doses of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), the two primary doses at the age of four and six months, and the 15-month PVC …

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR-  Many opposition MPs interrupted the Dewan Rakyat proceedings today to challenge whether, upon arriving from Sabah to attend Parliament, Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR-Keningau) had undergone the required 14-day quarantine. Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) stood up to ask Azalina Othman Said, deputy speaker, whether Jeffrey, who is also Sabah’s deputy chief minister, should still be under quarantine. Mohd Azis …