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Singapore to cease accepting Malaysian Collective Travel Document from Jan 1, 2021
SINGAPORE: Singapore will cease to accept the Malaysian Collective Travel Document (MCTD) for entry by Malaysians into Singapore, effective from Jan 1, 2021. “This is to strengthen the security and efficiency of immigration clearance at Singapore’s checkpoints,” said the republic’s
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HK conducts health checks on cruise ship denied Taiwan docking
HONG KONG: A cruise ship which has been denied entry to the southern Taiwan port of Kaohsiung docked today in Hong Kong, with all passengers and crew undergoing health checks, Cable TV reported. The World Dream ship, operated by Dream
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Chinese girl recovers from coronavirus, discharged from hospital
KUALA LUMPUR: A girl from China who was treated at Sultanah Maliha Hospital, Langkawi, Kedah for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) was allowed to return home after recovering from the disease. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement tonight that
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China’s Hubei province reports 65 new coronavirus deaths, total at 479
The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak had risen by 65 to 479 as of yesterday, Chinese state television reported today. There were a further 3,156 cases detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the
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Coronavirus: HK reports first death as hospital workers escalate strike
HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death today, a 39-year-old male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited China’s Wuhan city last month, hospital staff said, marking the second death outside mainland China. The
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Agong hopes Malaysians returning from Wuhan to be in good health
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah hopes all Malaysians who will be brought back from Wuhan, China, to be in good health and protected from infection of the 2019 novel coronavirus and other diseases. Comptroller of the Royal
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Dr Mahathir, Imran Khan meet in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and visiting Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan held a meeting at Perdana Putra here today to take stock of the existing cooperation between Malaysia and Pakistan. According to a Wisma Putra statement yesterday,
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H5N1: No import of live animals, products from Shaoyang – Veterinary DG
PUTRAJAYA: Veterinary Services Department (VSD) director-general Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan said Malaysia does not import live animals and products from Shaoyang in Hunan, China, where an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu was reported. He said Malaysia imported chicken cuts from a chicken
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Coronavirus: China virus death toll passes 400 mark
BEIJING: China said it would welcome assistance from the US to fight a coronavirus outbreak, a day after it accused Washington of scaremongering, and as the death toll rose today by a new daily record to more than 420. The
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Coronavirus: Returning Thais to be quarantined at Chon Buri
BANGKOK: All Thais evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China, tomorrow will be examined and quarantined for 14 days at naval base Chon Buri. In a statement today, Royal Thai Navy spokesperson Prachachart Sirisawat said five buildings
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