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Pick to start vaccinate adolescents aged 12 to 17: Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick) will start giving vaccinations to adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, said its Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin(pix). He said Pick will start vaccinations with the following priority order which include 12
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M’sian Tamil cinema bank on Netflix, Amazon Prime to tap into new markets
KUALA LUMPUR: The fledging Malaysian Tamil cinema is banking on Over-the-Top (OTT) platform players, namely Netflix and Amazon Prime, to venture beyond the local market and earn global recognition. Perhaps, this could be the best time for the local Tamil
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Azlan expresses concern over increasing trend in Covid-19 cases
KANGAR: Menteri Besar Perlis Datuk Seri Azlan Man has expressed concern with the increase in daily Covid-19 cases in the state over the past five days, with the highest at 23 cases reported yesterday. He said it was saddening that
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Four RMAF personnel killed in shooting incident at Kota Samarahan camp: Police
KUCHING: Four Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel were killed in a shooting incident at the RMAF Camp in Kota Samarahan here early today. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying that further investigations were
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Kedah govt has never awarded RM1.3 bln project to any party – Sanusi
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah state government has never awarded a project worth RM1.3 billion to any party, said Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. (pix) Instead, he said the racing circuit project in Langkawi, was an investment project of a private
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Covid: Social activities among causes of record high cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an all-time high of 1,216 new Covid-19 cases today, and group social activities were listed as a contributing factor for the surge, said state Health director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed. He said other causes for the
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PNM announces national active reader award winners
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Library of Malaysia (PNM) yesterday announced a list of recipients of the five categories of the 2020 National Active Reader Award, organised in conjunction with the Reading Nation Programme and the National Reading Decade Movement. PNM said
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Call for public to enliven virtual celebration of National Day
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the public are encouraged to join and enliven the virtual celebration of the National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) 2021 organised by the government to support the creative ideas in showing love for the country. Communications and
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Former Executive develops “Pasar Perantau” website as gift to late father
KOTA BHARU: It’s like a gift to my late father who died due to Covid-19, said Wan Muhd Firdaus Wan Muhd Shukeri(pix), 35, a former executive at an automobile company in Selangor, of an online wet market platform, www.pasarperantau.com (Pasar Perantau), which
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Moderate earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao, in the Philippines at 5.03am today. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the location of the quake was 160 kilometres north of Talaud Island,
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