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COVID: No marked drop in ICU cases due to new variants
KUALA LUMPUR: There has still been no marked drop in the number of COVID-19 cases requiring treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) despite the drop in daily new infection cases during the two-week total lockdown since June 1. Health director-general
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Nora Anne: High Court substitutes coroner ruling to open verdict
SEREMBAN: The High Court here today substituted the Coroner’s Court verdict that Nora Anne Quoirin’s death was due to misadventure with an open verdict, ruling that there was no credible evidence to support any other cause of her death. Judge Azizul
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UMNO welcomes King’s stand on reconvening Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO has hailed the stand of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah that Parliament should be reconvened as soon as possible. UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this is testimony of His Majesty’s
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National recovery plan: Felcra collaborating with MOF, MKD, KPLB
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) Berhad is working closely with the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Minister of Finance Incorporated (MKD) and Rural Development Ministry (KPLB) in carrying out efforts on the National Recovery Plan. Felcra
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Expedite vaccinating children against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Experts lauded the Drug Control Authority’s (DCA) approval for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 and above but urged the government to speed up the vaccination process for them. They said children should also
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Mother of Tourism, Art and Culture minister dies
KUCHING: Bibi MacPherson, the mother of Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri(pix) and among the pioneers of Sarawak women in politics, died yesterday. She was 90. She breathed her last at about 10.54pm at Nancy’s residence in Kampung
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News report on suspect beaten up by police untrue: Selangor police
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have confirmed that the article published in a news portal yesterday, claiming that a former workshop manager was assaulted when he came to give his statement on a domestic violence case, was not true. Selangor police
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Muhyiddin: Pikas capable of controlling spread of Covid-19 in manufacturing sector
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) is expected to be able to control the spread of Covid-19 in the manufacturing sector, hence smoothen the implementation of the National Recovery Plan. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
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5,150 new Covid-19 cases, highest number from Selangor
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 5,150 new cases of Covid-19 over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The number was lower by 269 cases as compared to the 5,419 cases reported from noon Monday
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Masidi: 359,457 individuals in Sabah vaccinated as at June 15
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 359,457 individuals in Sabah have received the COVID-19 vaccine under the state-level national immunisation programme thus far, said state Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also the state government’s spokesman on
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