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Sun, 16 May 2021 16:49:10 +0800
More friends and family attend Malay Mail’s editor-in-chief Wong Sai Wan’s wake to pay last respects
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — More acquaintances, former colleagues, and even a lawmaker were present to pay their last respects to the late Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan during his wake at the Xiao En centre here this afternoon. Paying...

Sun, 16 May 2021 16:38:04 +0800
EMCO: Pengkalan Hulu MRSM students not given Raya food from outside due to safety reasons, says Perak MB
GERIK, May 16 — The 680 individuals quarantined at the Pengkalan Hulu MARA Junior Science College (MRSM) here due to the enhanced movement control order (MCO) were not given any Hari Raya Aidilfitri delicacies from outside because only food from...

Sun, 16 May 2021 16:24:50 +0800
Melaka police: Kampung Lubok Redan EMCO covers 531 people
ALOR GAJAH, May 16 — Kampung Lubok Redan in Masjid Tanah that has been placed under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from midnight last night to May 29 encompasses 531 people in 151 houses, according to the police. Alor Gajah District...

Sun, 16 May 2021 16:17:11 +0800
Senior minister: Malaysian teachers improving their digital skills to impart knowledge during Covid-19 pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin described the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic as a blessing in disguise as teachers in the country began to improve...

Sun, 16 May 2021 15:08:30 +0800
Sarawak PKR urges CM to seek dissolution of state assembly during audience with Agong on June 6
KUCHING, May 16 — Sarawak PKR today urged Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg to seek for the dissolution of the Sarawak state assembly on June 6 when he has an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong later to pave the way for the...

Sun, 16 May 2021 14:51:05 +0800
Terengganu exco fined RM2,000 for violating Raya SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Another Terengganu executive councillor has been compounded RM2,000 for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Aidilfitri under the movement control order (MCO). State Welfa...

Sun, 16 May 2021 14:46:37 +0800
Covid-19 cases drop to 3,780 today, Selangor tops list yet again with 1,275
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dipped slightly to 3,780 today, with Selangor alone recording 1,275 cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced. Sarawak followed suit with 405 cases...

Sun, 16 May 2021 14:37:34 +0800
Kelantan deputy MB auctions off keris for #Aid4Palestine
KOTA BHARU, May 16 — Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah will auction off his personal collection of keris (dagger) to help Palestinians who are suffering from the atrocities of the Zionist regime. Mohd Amar in a post...

Sun, 16 May 2021 14:22:29 +0800
Selangor Health Dept says managing MAEPS quarantine centre more challenging with rise in cases, vows to improve process
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The Selangor Health Department (JKNS) said today the situation at the Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) is getting more challenging with the increase of....

Sun, 16 May 2021 14:08:21 +0800
UN Security Council must not remain oblivious over Israel atrocities, says Anifah
KOTA KINABALU, May 16 — The international community, especially the United Nations (UN) Security Council, must not remain silent and oblivious to the atrocities committed by Israel against the people of Palestine, said former Foreign Affairs...

Sun, 16 May 2021 12:56:22 +0800
Agong labels Israeli attacks against Palestinians, Al-Aqsa mosque as ‘cruel, inhumane’
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed concern and sadness over the Israeli military aggression and violent attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Gaza Strip. Comptroller.....

Sun, 16 May 2021 12:27:19 +0800
Cops probing claims Higher Education D-G violated Raya SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Police are investigating claims that the Higher Education director-general had violated standard operating procedures (SOPs) when officiating an aid presentation and Hari Raya Aidilfitri event at a public...

Sun, 16 May 2021 12:12:25 +0800
PM Muhyiddin calls on MoE to be nimble-footed, make sure no student is left behind in new normal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The concept of learning should not be confined within the four walls of a room, and instead it must be relevant at any time and place in line with the new normal, said Prime Minister Tan Sr...

Sun, 16 May 2021 11:14:04 +0800
Health D-G: Covid-19 infectivity rate at 1.05 as of May 15, Malaysia to see daily 8,000 cases by June if SOPs compromised
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The nation's Covid-19 infectivity rate as of yesterday stood at 1.05, with Terengganu recording the highest at 1.29, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this morning on Twitter. Putrajaya took second spot with 1.25, wit...

Sun, 16 May 2021 10:47:38 +0800
MMU student Pavit Coran wins virtual ESU international public speaking competition
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysian student Pavit Coran has emerged as champion in the English Speaking Union (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition held online and virtually on Friday. Pavit, a 19-year-old student at Multimedia University...

Sun, 16 May 2021 09:30:31 +0800
Sarawak to receive 500,000 doses of Sinovac Covid vaccine next week, says local minister
SIBU, May 16 — Sarawak will receive 500,000 doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, procured by the state government, within a week. Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said an additional 500,...

Sun, 16 May 2021 06:02:52 +0800
Abdul Hadi urges Muslim countries to help Palestinian cause
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang hopes that Muslim countries will proactively support the Palestinian struggle in defending its sovereignty and to oppose the Israeli...

Sun, 16 May 2021 06:00:28 +0800
Covid-19 business: Bespoke shoemaker in Penang hard hit by pandemic despite being in business for more than 60 years
GEORGE TOWN, May 16 — The festive season is usually the time shoemaker Wong Heng Mun is busy filling up orders for custom-made shoes, sometimes with orders backing up to two months. Since 2020, that has changed. Wong sits idly in his shop these...

Sat, 15 May 2021 23:59:51 +0800
Communications Ministry issues disclaimer on EMCO fake news that went viral
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The following is a disclaimer of fake news that went viral on social media issued by the agency responsible through a media statement by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry's (KKMM) Quick Response Team in a media....

Sat, 15 May 2021 22:59:09 +0800
Picom: Malaysia’s bilateral contributions towards Palestine much needed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 —  Malaysia’s bilateral contributions towards Palestine is an effort that is much needed, the Palestinian Culture Organisation Malaysia (Picom) said today. Its chairman, Muslim Imran said Malaysia has consistently gi...

Sat, 15 May 2021 22:27:52 +0800
732,322 individuals complete two doses Covid-19 vaccination, says health minister
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — A total of 732,322 individuals have received both doses of their vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday (May 14), according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the figure.....

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:53:07 +0800
Viral video on Malawati Stadium housing Covid-19 patients is fake
SHAH ALAM, May 15 — A one-minute video that went viral, showing Selangorians queuing up to enter the Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) at Malawati Stadium here, purportedly to house the patients, is untrue. Petaling district health office public...

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:44:26 +0800
Donations via Malaysian NGOs for Palestinians, not Al-Aqsa Mosque, says MyCare
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — All donations channelled by Malaysians to Palestine through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in this country all this while were for the needs of the Palestinians and not for the Al-Aqsa Mosque...

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:42:51 +0800
Selangor PAS purports official’s Twitter account ‘hacked’ to like gay porn
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The gay pornography posts “liked” on Selangor PAS official Roslan Shahir Mohd Shahir’s since-deleted Twitter account was the result of “hacking”, the state chapter of the Islamic party alleged today. Twitter users.....

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:35:30 +0800
Smooth AstraZeneca vaccination process at WTCKL PPV, doses increased to 8,100 from today
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The AstraZeneca vaccination process at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) vaccination centre (PPV) is running smoothly despite the PPV’s vaccination capacity being increased to 8,100 doses a day from today. A...

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:31:04 +0800
Offspring remember Malay Mail’s Wong Sai Wan as humorous, supportive, avid golfer
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Malay Mail’s editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan may be best known in public as a veteran journalist fondly remembered by his peers and former colleagues, but he is also remembered by his children for being a humorous and...

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:16:22 +0800
Putrajaya IPD: Family of cop in viral Raya picture did not violate MCO SOP
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — The police today confirmed that the family of a policeman who paid a visit to him at a roadblock (SJR) in Putrajaya, whose picture went viral on social media yesterday, actually lived in the district, with the husband attached.....

Sat, 15 May 2021 19:56:04 +0800
Nationwide Aidilfitri MCO SOP compliance unsatisfactory, say police
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The level of public compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) throughout the country is at an unsatisfactory level based on the number of compounds issued b...

Sat, 15 May 2021 19:51:56 +0800
Infected with Covid-19, FIABCI East Asia president dies after a week in Penang ICU
GEORGE TOWN, May 15 — FIABCI East Asia Multi National Chapter president Michael Geh Thuan Peng died of complications stemming from his Covid-19 infection at 1.45pm today. The chartered surveyor, the immediate past president of FIABCI Malaysia, was....

Sat, 15 May 2021 19:29:32 +0800
Jalan Katz Cluster: Three old folks’ homes in Penang ordered shut
GEORGE TOWN, May 15 — Three old folks’ homes here have been ordered to be closed after one of them was hit by Covid-19 cases involving staff members and residents. State Welfare, Caring Society and Environment ...



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