KUALA LUMPUR – According to Trade Minister Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s economic rebound will likely be more U-shaped than V, dampened by renewed restrictions in the wake of a revival of coronavirus infections.In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the government tries to root out the virus without damaging industries by bringing back a national lockout, Datuk Seri Azmin said Still, he …

KUALA LUMPUR – On Nov 17, Malaysia announced that it had entered into an agreement with China to engage in the promotion of a safe and efficient antibody vaccine as part of efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the deal, in effect for an initial duration of five years, priority access to COVID-19 vaccines produced by China will be …

There’s an update about the anticipated campaign for mass vaccinations to be carried out in December by Indonesian President Joko Widodo faces a pause after the country’s food and drug agency cautioned that because of insufficient results, it would not be able to provide emergency authorization until late January. The President shared  last week that Indonesia planned next month to …

SINGAPORE — Another Covid-19 treatment by homegrown biotech company Humming bird Bioscience aims and joins significant names in making steps to battle COVID-19, could open up in Singapore beyond by early 2021 Company co-founder said the experimental antibody therapy works by “building a wall around” contaminated cells, points to supply necessary treatment even as big pharmaceutical company make progress in …

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR Nov 18 —Conditional movement control order (CMCO) continued to remain the temporarily closing of Nightclubs nationwide as the order of the government, temporary measure to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading and said not mean to be permanent as long as standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed with, Minister saidPrime Minister’s Department (special functions), Datuk Seri Mohd …

It’s shocking that Japan has reached a new daily record of Covid-19 cases with at least 1,651 cases nationally. Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is responsible for Japan’s coronavirus response, cautioned that if outbreaks begin to increase, more strict interventions will result in an overburden on medical institutions. Experts caution that, considering that socio-economic practices have largely reverted to pre-Covid-19 …

In response to Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing ‘s allegation of the former fearing death for not being on the front lines of the Covid-19 war, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah shared that death is imminent. Saya menyeru kpd semua frontliners pastikan kita pasangkan niat, nawaitu kita berkhidmat kerana Allah SWT. Semoga dipermudahkan, kita …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said today that the Covid-19 vaccine which will be expected to be released in the first quarter for next year is not for treating the infection but rather a prevention against the disease. Dr Subramaniam added that when the vaccine was injected to a host, it would …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Budget 2021 is expected to worth around RM330 billion, a 10% increase from the RM297 billion Budget the previous year. PwC Malaysia Deals Partner, Economics and Policy Patrick Tay said that he believes the Budget 2021 will be aimed to sustain fiscal stimulus to help the country recover back into the growth area. With the budget …

KUALA LUMPUR – Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has now allowed all MPs to enter the Dewan Rakyat and listen to the deliberation of the Budget 2021 being tabled. The decision was made after both sides made an appeal urging the speaker to reconsider and allow all lawmakers to be seated in the house. Last Thursday (Nov. 5), …