Archive
Back to homepage
Movement control order: No need to panic
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision in placing the country under nationwide movement control order from March 18 to March 31 due to theoutbreak is an apt move, said a political scientist. Therefore, Prof Datuk Dr Nasarudin Mohammed said, it was now the responsibility
Read More
COVID-19: Viral news of two patients running away from hospital is fake
PORT DICKSON: News of two positive COVID-19 patients running away from Port Dickson Hospital, which went viral on the social media since yesterday, is not true, said Port Dickson district police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed. Instead, he said, the
Read More
Fear and loathing bloom as American tempers fray in coronavirus crisis
NEW YORK: From sidewalk shouting matches to politically fuelled online sniping, tempers showed signs of fraying in some US cities as the nation stepped up its response to the coronavirus pandemic. A new fault line appeared in the already-polarised country
Read More
Ohio judge denies request to delay Tuesday primary amid coronavirus
WASHINGTON: An Ohio judge has rejected a request to postpone the state’s presidential primary on Tuesday amid growing concerns about the coronavirus that have shut down schools, restaurants and large gatherings across the country. The judge’s decision is being appealed,
Read More
‘All is well’. In Italy, triage and lies for virus patients
MILAN: The fight against death pauses every day at 1 pm. At that time, doctors in the intensive care unit of Policlinico San Donato phone relatives of the unit’s 25 critically-ill coronavirus patients, all of whom are sedated and have
Read More
Annuar Musa appointed as BN secretary-general
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Annuar Musa has been appointed as the Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general, to replace Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in a statement said, this was decided at the
Read More
COVID-19: Malaysian government must be more aggressive
The COVID-19 virus, or also known as the novel coronavirus, does not discriminate. It is blind to race, religion or the social status of a person. Unfortunately, we still have segments of societies who are looking at the entire COVID-19
Read More
Beauty Tourism is Causing A Rising Need For Surgical Revisions
SINGAPORE, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Ivan Puah, Medical Director of Amaris B. Clinic, has noticed a rise in failed results, such as botched procedures in liposuction and gynecomastia surgery, among patients who had their cosmetic procedures done overseas. Dr.
Read More
PM: Government will ensure investor confidence is in place
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has asserted Putrajaya’s commitment to ensuring that investor confidence is in place, thus contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth. “I must take this opportunity to tell businesses and investors that we
Read More
Samsung Biologics expands presence in Greater China Region with CDO partnership for Alzheimer’s candidate
SONGDO, South Korea, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Biologics (207940.KS) entered into a contract development and manufacturing agreement with APRINOIA Therapeutics to develop an anti-tau monoclonal antibody candidate to treat primary and secondary tauopathies, including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Alzheimer’s disease, which
Read More