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MOH increases preparedness to curb Covid-19 in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has increased the bed capacity in Covid-19 hospitals as well as the low-risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centres (PKRC), intensive care units, laboratory test capacity and human resource mobilisation, to ensure the healthcare system
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AirTrunk’s Asia-Pacific footprint expands with launch of its first hyperscale data centre in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Asia-Pacific hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk today unveiled its first data centre in Hong Kong to support accelerated cloud growth in the region. The scalable 20+ megawatt (MW) hyperscale data centre is a connected,
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Volocopter Commits to Launch Air Taxi Services in Singapore
SINGAPORE and BRUCHSAL, Germany, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Volocopter, the pioneer in Urban Air Mobility (UAM), announced its commitment today to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city. Working together with the
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Perak politics: Decision depends on leadership of each party
KUALA LUMPUR: Any decision on the selection of Perak Menteri Besar now depends on the leadership of the respective political parties, said Barisan Nasional (BN) treasurer-general, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. Hishammuddin said the BN Supreme Council meeting chaired by BN
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Status of Malaysians in prisons abroad to be raised in Parliament today
KUALA LUMPUR: The status and number of Malaysians imprisoned abroad, as well as the Foreign Ministry’s efforts to help them will be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order of the Meeting, the matter will be
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Corruption: ‘Silent Killer’ of civil servants’ credibility
PUTRAJAYA: Corruption and power abuse among civil servants in the country is like cancer, that is feared will slowly damage the government institution. Based on statistics by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for 2015 until October this year, a total
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Air Selangor: Water supply to 664 areas restored
KUALA LUMPUR: Water supply to 664 of the 861 areas in the Klang Valley that was disrupted due to odour pollution has been restored as of 6am today. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Corporate Communications head Elina Baseri
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Bursa Malaysia higher in early trade
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia has edged higher this morning, fueled by buying in the index-linked counters, led by Public Bank. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 11.27 points to 1,642.97 after opening 9.29 points stronger
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Ringgit opens marginally higher against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was marginally higher against the US dollar at the opening today, trading in a quiet tone amidst weakening demand for the greenback, said an analyst. At 9am, the local note was traded at 4.0680/0730 against the US
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Public transport battered by pandemic, e-hailing making strides
KUALA LUMPUR: Measures to curb the risk of infection and preventing Covid-19 have caused a major disruption in the way public transportation is operated, impacting not only ridership but also people’s options to move about safely. The operators have to
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