PETALING JAYA: A health expert has urged the government to reopen “walk-in” counters for booster shots at Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPVs), both government and private, especially for senior citizens aged 60 and above. Dr Sathia Prakash Nadarajan said the move by the health ministry to end booster shots through walk-ins…
PETALING JAYA: After his tirade against health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing has now trained his guns on health minister Khairy Jamaluddin and raised questions over the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. The president of the Progressive Democratic Party asked the health minister for the number…
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has taken the health ministry to task over three issues in its Covid-19 management over the last two years, calling for an overhaul of the ministry. Saying Malaysians “are tired and want to put the Covid-19 nightmare behind us”, Lim panned the ministry…
PETALING JAYA: A body representing parent-teacher associations has called for an approach against child obesity that is not limited to BMI (body mass index) checks in schools. Mohamad Ali Hasan, president of the National Parent-Teacher Association Collaborative Council, said there was a need to look at the problem holistically. “To…
GEORGE TOWN: A virologist has recommended daily Covid-19 self tests for people whose routines place them in frequent contact with others. The tests should be carried for at least three consecutive days to guard against the Omicron variant and four straight days against the Delta strain, said Kumitaa Theva Das…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has called for the heads of two Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) advisory panels to go on leave until a probe on MACC chief Azam Baki’s ownership of shares is completed. PH’s presidential council said Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB) chairman Abu Zahar Ujang must go on leave…
PETALING JAYA: An opposition MP has questioned why Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB) chairman Abu Zahar Ujang took nearly one week to hit out at the media over alleged misreporting of his press conference last Wednesday. Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said Abu Zahar had also failed to explicitly state which…
KOTA KINABALU: The news of a clinic in Kuala Terengganu selling fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates is of serious concern. The police must be congratulated for having discovered this scam by a doctor who had already issued 1,900 such certificates before he was exposed. The question now is this: Is this…
PETALING JAYA: With law enforcement authorities opting to conduct in-house probes on professional misconduct by their staff, there are calls for a fully independent oversight body to be created to keep these agencies in check. Suggestions include the establishment of an independent commission, an ombudsman and a special parliamentary select…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians must not lose sight of other corruption cases, with the current focus on scandals surrounding certain individuals in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Anwar Ibrahim said today. “Corruption is systemic and while everyone is focused on MACC and Azam Baki, other corrupt projects continue or are being…
GENEVA: WHO experts warned today that repeating booster doses of the original Covid-19 vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission. An expert group created by the World Health Organization to assess the performance of Covid-19 vaccines said simply…
KOTA KINABALU: Police had to fire several shots at a car whose driver tried to ram into their vehicle during a brief high-speed chase at a busy intersection here today. There were five suspects in the car but it wasn’t entirely clear why they were fleeing from the police although…
PETALING JAYA: The police have opened an investigation into an event attended by former prime minister Najib Razak over claims that there was a breach of Covid-19 SOPs. In a statement today, Dang Wangi district police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said his men were investigating the event after an image…
PETALING JAYA: Throat swabs can be used as an extra sample for the Covid-19 RTK-Ag (antigen) self-tests as long as it has been indicated in the kit, says the health ministry. Reuters reported yesterday that Israeli health officials were advising people who were self-testing for Covid-19 to swab their throat,…
PETALING JAYA: Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed has resigned as chairman of Fast Energy Holdings Bhd effective yesterday, the company said. This is the second public-listed company (PLC) the former Pulai MP has resigned from in as many days, having earlier stepped down as chairman of Kanger International…
KUALA LUMPUR: Defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein wants the maximum punishment to be imposed on individuals responsible for issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates as the action affects the safety and health of innocent people. He also called for a thorough investigation into the case and to bring all those involved to…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 3,175 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. In a Twitter post, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total number of infections now stands at 2,792,035. -- Free Malaysia Today
GEORGE TOWN: A wet market worker was charged today with abusing his wife and seven children over the past year at their apartment in Jelutong, Penang. Muhamad Faizal Abdul Kudus, 42, claimed trial to seven charges of abusing his seven children aged five to 14 and another charge of assaulting…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Feb 8 to decide whether a coroner has the power to start committal proceedings against individuals who disrespect the decisions of a court. Judge Suraya Othman, who chaired a three-member panel, said the court needed more time to deliberate on the public prosecutor’s…
PETALING JAYA: Large-scale farming and logging activities have led to hundreds of Orang Asli families being displaced for fear of attacks by wild animals, say Orang Asli from Gua Musang, Kelantan. In a memorandum slamming the federal and Kelantan government authorities, they said several in their community had been attacked…