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After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance
SEOUL: After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilizer plant north of Pyongyang, the first report of his appearance
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Cleaner is thankful for job and income during MCO
ALOR SETAR: Most people hardly notice them, but there are some who work quietly providing essential services which make our lives better, especially during the time of the Movement Control Order (MCO). One such group of workers are the cleaners
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US gets dragged into fight as Australia-China war of words escalates
The animosity between Australia and China over coronavirus reached a fever pitch this week. But tensions between the trading partners have been simmering for more than a year over alleged plots to plant spies in the government as well as control over strategic islands in the South Pacific
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Do not be complacent with CMCO, COVID-19 is still with us
KUALA LUMPUR: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) which begins on Monday as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin yesterday is good news to Malaysians who have been confined to their homes for almost two months. The permission given to
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ASEAN Agrees Seven Tourism Cooperation Efforts Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ASEAN member countries agreed seven cooperation efforts on tourism sector as a mitigation measure towards the tourism sector which is considered as the hardest sector hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia’s Vice Minister of
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U.S. emergency approval broadens use of Gilead’s COVID-19 drug remdesivir
WASHINGTON: Gilead Science Inc’s (GILD.O) antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday, clearing the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.
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Tight security control on border fronts
KUALA LUMPUR: The border control factor has been emphasised over and over again by Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the director-general of health, at almost all his COVID-19 daily updates to the media since Malaysia came under the MCO on March 18. Inspector-General of Police
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COVID-19: Singapore records 16th death
SINGAPORE: Singapore which on Friday confirmed 932 new cases of COVID-19 infections, reported another fatality, thus bringing the death toll to 16. In a statement issued late Friday, the city-state’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said a male patient labelled as
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Shafie: Sabah students from Peninsula and Sarawak undergo quarantine at home
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah tertiary students studying in the peninsula and Sarawak, including those holding Sabah Foundation scholarships, who are returning to the state are exempted from being held in the quarantine centres. However, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie
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