KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan component party Upko has waded into the issue of Sabah federal minister Maximus Ongkili’s warning to MPs from Sabah and Sarawak not to fan flames over the alleged mistreatment of the two states by Putrajaya. Its youth chief, Felix Joseph Saang, said Ongkili’s statement was shocking…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and a think tank have pointed to a dearth of official information as a reason for hesitancy in accepting Covid-19 booster jabs. MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said available data on heterologous vaccine use were not enough to convince some people and…
SUNGAI UDANG: A Barisan Nasional candidate took a veiled jibe at DAP today, saying as the ‘big brother’ in Pakatan Harapan (PH), he was surprised it allowed PKR and Amanah to accept two Umno defectors into their fold for the Melaka state election. Mohamad Ali Mohamad, who is contesting for…
PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad governed the country well during his first stint as prime minister only because he was an Umno leader, the party’s deputy president Mohamad Hasan said yesterday. Speaking out on former Umno leaders who have found it hard to maintain their prominence after they left, Mohamad…
（斗湖12日讯）大马卫生总监丹斯里诺希山表示，政府在允许民众跨州回乡后，冠病感染案例有所反弹。 对此，斯里丹绒州议员黄勇斌我敦促已完成两剂疫苗接种的民众，积极接种加强剂。 他今日到访斗湖篮球协会体育馆巡视，了解疫苗中心重新开放疫苗接种第一天的疫苗接种反应。 “现在这里是由马来西亚卫生部(KKM)负责管理。” “这个疫苗接种中心的负责人Puan Sitti 告诉我，反应都很好。许多来自各行各业的人民都很积极的前来接种加强剂。” 他在得知该疫苗中心会设置一个地方给那些需要留下来观察的接种者的情况下，为此民众安排了一个遮蓬。 他指出，根据我国卫生部的报告显示，冠病感染率有在上升。所以他敦促已完成两剂疫苗接种的各位，积极地前来接种加强剂。 “ 凡是完成接种两剂科兴(Sinovac)3个月或以上的市民，即可直接到该疫苗中心接种第三针，也就是加强剂。” “至于完成接种两剂辉瑞(Pfizer)的市民，则需等到6月后才能接种加强剂。” Previous articleStudies Show Efficacy Of Pfizer Vaccine As Booster Dose
PUTRAJAYA: Kadar kebolehjangkitan COVID-19 (R-Naught) di negara ini meningkat kepada angka 1.0 dan ini mungkin tanda awal kes positif wabak itu akan melonjak. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata nilai R-Naught (Rt)1.0 bermakna kes akan mendatar dan tidak menurun. “Ini (Rt 1.0) adalah tanda awal kes (positif COVID-19)…
BA’KELALAN: Construction of the Ba’kelalan Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex, which has been left abandoned since two years ago, will be re-tendered to get the project completed, said Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the project, which was supposed to be completed in April 2019,…
PUTRAJAYA: The number of COVID-19 new infections increased to 6,517 cases today from 6,323 yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. On the other hand, recovered cases also showed an increase today after 6,517 recoveries were recorded compared to 5,337 cases yesterday. “Of the new cases today, 125 cases or…
AYER KEROH: Former DAP man Norhizam Hassan Baktee was a hardworking assemblyman but it’s time for Pengkalan Batu voters to move on from the defector, says the new Pakatan Harapan candidate for the state constituency. DAP’s Muhammad Danish Zainudin said Melaka needed fresh and vibrant candidates who were capable of…
SHAH ALAM: Perikatan Nasional was formed to prevent the country from being ruled by extremist political parties, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said. Hadi claimed that during Pakatan Harapan’s rule, there were some who had wanted to amend the Federal Constitution. “While they did not do so, based on their…
KUALA LUMPUR: The former chief financial officer (CFO) of 1MDB told the High Court today that he had no knowledge that part of the proceeds of the US$3 billion bond issuance had been transferred to three companies including Tanore Finance Corporation (Tanore). Azmi Tahir, 48, said he only found out…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is considered an unhealthy country as the number of people suffering from heart disease and obesity is high, said health minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said health awareness among the people is also low. “If you ask me if Malaysia is a healthy country, my answer is ‘no’.…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has proposed a debate to be held among chief ministerial candidates ahead of the Melaka state election. “I am confident that this proposal is the best way in raising Malaysia’s name as an example of a healthy and mature democracy,” the Pakatan Harapan (PH)…
AYER KEROH: Perikatan Nasional (PN) will leave it till after the Melaka polls before deciding on who will become its chief minister, says Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan. At a press conference here today, Wan Saiful said discussions have started on the matter and PN has an idea…
IPOH: The High Court here has ruled that men are equally entitled as women to get bail though charged with security offences. Judicial commissioner Su Tiang Joo said this is because Section 13 of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) is in breach of the gender equality provision under…
ALOR GAJAH: Melaka Umno chief Ab Rauf Yusoh has accused Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) of failure in governance and voiced confidence that voters in the upcoming state polls will show that they have realised this. Rauf alleged that PH did not bring any change to Melaka in…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) will take stock of the number of documented and undocumented migrant workers and refugees who are yet to be vaccinated at the end of the year, its spokesman said. MRCS board member Suhana Sidik said it would use various networks to gather…
PETALING JAYA: Lawyers and a social activist believe enforcing existing laws and adopting anti-bullying policies will be better at addressing the issue of bullying, as opposed to enacting specific laws to make it a serious crime. This comes after the High Court sentenced six students of the National Defence University…
KOTA KINABALU: A Regional Development Authority (RDA) will be set up to manage the new border township at Serudong, Kalabakan that will be one of the four entry points from Kalimantan, Indonesia to Sabah. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said the proposal for the setting up…
PETALING JAYA: A human rights activist has called for wide ranging labour reforms, saying efforts to address housing for foreign workers should only be the start. Adrian Pereira, the executive director of the North-South Initiative, said longstanding issues such as low minimum wage, forced labour and human trafficking had been…