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COVID-19: Sabah screens 65.6% of Pulau Gaya residents
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department has screened about 65.6% of Pulau Gaya residents near here, collecting 1,600 samples in a three-day COVID-19 control and prevention exercise which ended yesterday, said its director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. In a statement,
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Cancellation on the cards for annual MBKS Ramadan Bazaar due to Covid-19
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is deliberating the cancellation of the annual MBKS Ramadan Bazaar in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Kuching South mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng said that the council would be sitting down with the
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First U.S. military service member dies from coronavirus
WASHINGTON : The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus, the Pentagon said on Monday, as it reported another spike in the number of infected troops. The service member was a New Jersey Army National Guardsman who
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Movement Control Order: High court reschedule hearing to May 4
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set new date to hear the government’s application for a stay of the court’s ruling in dismissing its application to forfeit over RM194 million that were seized from UMNO, Wanita MCA, and two companies.
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Greenfields plant will lower carbon emissions by 1,482 tons annually with 1.3MWp solar system by Total Solar DG
SINGAPORE, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) has partnered with Greenfields, the largest dairy company in Southeast Asia, to provide solar power for its biggest milk processing plant in Palaan, East Java, Indonesia. Representatives of Greenfields
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Movement Control Order: Garbage disposal in Kedah drops by 10%
ALOR SETAR: Since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was imposed on March 18, garbage disposal in Kedah has reduced by about 10%, said Kedah Industry and Investment, Local Government and Housing Committee chairman, Tan Kok Yew. He said before this,
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New Compensation Program Helps Purchasers Combat Toxic E-waste
STOCKHOLM, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste is illegally dumped in vulnerable regions every year. A new addition to TCO Certified Edge will help solve the problem. By choosing to buy certified IT products, purchasers
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Annuar Musa: Modified ‘Bazaar Ramadan’ this year
PUTRAJAYA: The management of Ramadan bazaars in the Federal territories will be modified from this year to prevent congestion at the stalls, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said the ministry will work with the relevant parties
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12th Asia Pacific General Galvanizing Conference to Be Held in Yokohama in 2022
YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The 12th Asia Pacific General Galvanizing Conference (APGGC) will be held in Yokohama from May 29 (Sun.) to June 2 (Thurs.), 2022. Drawing 350 participants from around the world, this will be the
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Movement control order: Forty six individuals were detained
KUCHING: Forty-six more individuals were detained for breaching the Movement Control Order (MCO) throughout Sarawak in operations conducted from 8am yesterday to 8am today. Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar MM Sree said with the latest arrests, the total
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