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Malaysia inks agreement with AstraZeneca to procure 6.4 Million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has just signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the procurement of an additional 10 per cent or 6.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced. He said this meant that the
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800-year astronomical event observed in Penang
BALIK PULAU: Skywatchers and stargazers in Penang had a year-end treat of witnessing the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn, an astronomical event that was last visible on Earth on March 4, 1226. According to the National Aeronautics and Space
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PM Muhyiddin among the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first individuals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a bid to convince the people that the vaccine obtained by the country is safe and effective. The Prime Minister said it would
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Selangor Fire Dept places water rescue equipment at high-risk areas
HULU SELANGOR: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department will place water rescue equipment produced from recycled materials at areas with a high risk of drowning incidents in the state, including recreational sites. Its director Norazam Khamis said the equipment, known as
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Ringgit opens higher against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today on the back of improving crude oil prices. At 9.07am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.0470/0520 versus the greenback compared with 4.0490/0530 on Monday. Axi Chief Global Market Strategist
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Govt strives to make Malaysia an attractive investment destination — PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to cultivate an ecosystem that enables businesses to thrive and make Malaysia an attractive investment destination, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Without making COVID-19 as an excuse for insularity and inward-looking policies, the
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Two sworn in as Senators
KUALA LUMPUR: Two new members took their oath as Senators before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim this morning. They were Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong who is Melaka assemblyman and Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian who was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan
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“Ustaz Budak’ charged with gross indecency
KOTA BHARU: A preacher, known as ‘Ustaz Budak’ was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with committing gross indecency with a man at a hotel here. However, Syamsul Zaman Sukri, 32, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd
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Floods in Kemaman: State govt wants man-made river expedited
KEMAMAN: The state government hopes the construction of a man-made river in Kemaman would be speeded up to reduce the impact of flood on the people in Bandar Baru Bukit Mentok, Pengkalan Pandan and Binjai here in future. State Welfare, Women and
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Floods in east coast states worsens, more 9,000 people evacuated
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation on the east coast of the peninsula worsens with more than 9,000 residents, involving more than 3,000 families, being evacuated to relief centres as at 8 am today. In TERENGGANU, the number of victims continued to increase
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