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Dr Adham: IPT students exempted from Covid-19 screening fee
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to exempt Covid-19 screening fee for 18,600 students of local institutions of higher learning (IPT) who will have to travel out of Sabah, Sarawak, or the Peninsula to begin their study sessions on campus. Health
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Let us all pray we can ‘balik kampung’ this Aidilfitri – Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR: “Let’s pray that we can ‘balik kampung’ (return to hometown) for Aidilfitri this year,” said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) referring to the current downward trend of daily Covid-19 cases. He said if the
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Two police reports lodged regarding sale of vaccines online
KUALA LUMPUR: Two police reports were lodged regarding a scam involving the sale of the Covid-19 vaccines with losses amounting to RM285,499, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob. He said the case was being investigated under
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No LIMA’21, not even virtually
KUALA LUMPUR: The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2021 (LIMA’21) will not be held this year even though there were calls for it to be held virtually, said Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix). He said the ministry
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Four investment fraud syndicates busted, 21 nabbed in Feb, March
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have busted four investment fraud syndicates using social media involving bitcoin following the arrest of 21 people in a series of operations in five states in February and early March. The four fraud syndicates busted in raids
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Bursa Malaysia opens lower on profit-taking
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower today on profit-taking activities after yesterday’s strong performance and amid weaker Wall Street performance overnight. At 9.06am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 9.02 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 1,579.43
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Analysis: Why you should say yes to the vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: Now that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived in Malaysia and the first group of people are receiving their jabs as we speak, convincing everyone to get vaccinated remains an issue. Social media, such as Facebook and
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Vietnamese fisherman attack MMEA members
KEMAMAN: Vietnamese fishermen not only threw hard objects at Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel, but also attacked them with machetes, causing one to get injured. Pahang MMEA director First Admiral Datuk Amran Daud said the incident occurred around 80 nautical
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1MDB: Police still investigating Dr Tawfiq
KUALA LUMPUR: The police today confirmed they were still investigating Datuk Dr Tawfiq Ayman over the alleged receipt of funds linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in his bank account in Singapore. In a statement today, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation
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Govt urged to clarify vulnerable groups for Covid-19 vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR: The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) has urged the government to clarify where high-risk groups fall on the priority list in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The medical specialist group in a statement today said the vaccine
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