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To counter anti-vaxxers, get influencers to promote vaccination – Psychologists
SHAH ALAM: To counter misinformation from anti-vaxxers, we need to mobilise influential people as well as social media influencers to promote vaccination, said psychologists. SOLS Health-Thrive WellResearch and Advocacy director, Dr Arman Rashid said we have to speak the same language
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Invite us to advice you Hamzah Zainudin
There is a reason as to why you need to think before you speak. When you don’t, you end up showing your ignorance and arrogance, a terrible combination. Those of us working on migrant and labour issues have reminded this
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Burglary and vehicle theft gangs ‘Lee Honda’ and ‘Aqil’ crippled
SUNGAI BULOH: Police have smashed two gangs, Lee Honda and Aqil, which specialised in vehicle thefts and burglaries, following the arrest of 16 suspects in a series of operations in various parts of Selangor. Sungai Buloh district police chief Shafa’aton Abu
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Saifuddin: Media practitioners only need to show pass, relevant letters at roadblocks
PUTRAJAYA: Media practitioners who have to go through roadblocks only need to present their media cards as well as relevant letters as certification to carry out their duties during the total lockdown period, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
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Covid-19: New cluster involving parking company detected in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah today reported a new Covid-19 cluster, the Jalan Coastal Sembulan cluster, involving infections at a parking concession company here, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also the state government spokesperson on
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PKR National Congress held virtually for the first time
KUALA LUMPUR: The three-day Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 15th National Congress opened its conference today fully online, following the Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0 implemented by the government to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the first
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Viral message asking Ipoh senior citizens to contact Covid-19 vaccine op room is fake
IPOH: The Perak Health Department has denied a viral message allegedly asking senior citizens in Ipoh to call the Covid-19 Vaccine Operations Room telephone number at the Indera Mulia Stadium here, to get vaccinated. The department in a statement on its
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Perak JPV denies issuing statement prohibiting people from buying beef
IPOH: The Perak Department of Veterinary Services (JPV) has never issued any statement regarding the alleged prohibition on the purchase of beef due to cattle disease as viralled on social media sites and Whatsapp recently. JPV, in a statement, has
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Nine Perak PN reps to give half of three months’ salaries to Covid-19 fund
IPOH: Nine state assemblymen from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and PAS in Perak have agreed to donate 50 per cent of their salaries for three months to the Covid-19 Disaster Fund. Perak Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal
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Hamzah: Large-scale ops to ensure illegals get vaccinated
SEMENYIH: The plan to carry out large-scale operations to detain illegal immigrants during the Movement Control Order period is aimed at ensuring that they have valid documents for vaccination purposes, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said this
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