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Battle for frontliners in Sabah now at critical moment
KUALA LUMPUR: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the battle against COVID-19 for frontliners in Sabah is now at a critical moment. He said several strategies and approaches would be taken to break the COVID-19 chain in the state. “Our strategy
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Covid-19: MOH working to ensure RT doesn’t reach 2.2 – Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is working to ensure that the Covid-19 Rt or R-naught (R0) infectivity rate does not reach 2.2, as health facilities may not be able to accommodate the number of patients if it reaches
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Abdul Taib launches TV Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud launched the state-owned television station, TV Sarawak (TVS), here last night. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said at the launching ceremony that the event came as another historical
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Covid-19 : Malaysian woman among seven imported cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health confirmed that one of the seven Covid-19 imported cases announced Sunday is a 23-year old Malaysian woman. She is a work permit holder currently employed in Singapore and has been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon
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Covid-19: Recreational area at Bagan Ajam R&R ordered to close
BUTTERWORTH: The recreation and seaside area at the Bagan Ajam Rest and Recuperation (R&R) centre along the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) here has been ordered to close for two weeks from yesterday after inspections found SOPs were not being
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JAIS to postpone religious school sessions in Petaling district until Oct 25
SHAH ALAM: Classes for all schools under the supervision of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) in the Petaling district have been postponed from today until Oct 25 following the increase in Covid-19 cases. “Throughout the postponement of the face-to-face
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MOH mobilises two medical laboratory technologists, nine radiographers to Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has mobilised two Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) and radiographers from Peninsular Malaysia to a hospital in Sabah. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all of them were sent to Sabah
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MBSB Bank employee tested positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: MBSB Bank Bhd confirmed today that one of its non- customer facing employees based at Kenanga International, Jalan Sultan Ismail has tested positive for Covid-19. The employee, who contracted Covid-19 from a family member, is now being treated.
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AM Best removes under review with negative implications ICR of Tune Protect Re Ltd
KUALA LUMPUR: AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to ‘bbb’ from ‘bbb+’ and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) of Tune Protect Re Ltd (TPR)
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Fusionex to power FMM ecommerce marketplace
KUALA LUMPUR: Fusionex, an AI and Big Data technology market leader has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Selangor & Kuala Lumpur to power its ecommerce marketplace platform. This will then be able
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