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Back to homepagePolice nab couple to assist investigations over dead woman
SIBU: Police have arrested a married couple believed to be involved in a case involving a woman who was found dead in Jalan Aman, here, yesterday morning. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit today confirmed the arrest of
Read More1,126 active cases of Covid-19 in prisons nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,126 active cases of Covid-19 involving prison inmates and staff nationwide have been recorded so far. Prisons Department director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar said the Covid-19 transmission among the inmates began when the Tawau Prison
Read MoreCMCO: Schools closure the right move to curb Covid-19
KOTA KINABALU: The closure of schools in Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan following the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) from today until Oct 20 is the right move to curb Covid-19, especially among school children. Parents, students and
Read MoreMCMC: Civil action can be filed against parody accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Agencies or individuals affected by parody or fake accounts can take civil action against the account holders, said Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek. He said it is the right of the
Read MoreNUJM: Media practitioners on duty must comply with SOP
KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners have been urged to comply with the standard operation procedures (SOP) set by the government to control and avoid the proliferation of COVID-19. National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) president Farah Marshita Abdul Patah said this was
Read MoreTwo Selangor elected representatives confirmed positive with COVID-19
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari today hoped that Kampung Tunku State Assemblywoman Lim Yi Wei and Kota Damansara State Assemblyman Shatiri Mansor (Kota Damansara), who have been confirmed positive with COVID-19, would recover soon. “I’ll pray for their recovery. May
Read MoreBody of woman found inside suitcase at Jalan Aman roadside in Sibu
SIBU : The body of a woman, believed to be in her late 30s, was found with her legs stuffed inside a black suitcase at the roadside of Jalan Aman here at about 6.45am today. The body, clad in a
Read MoreExperts: Covid-19 vaccine will not be a cure-all
KUALA LUMPUR: As anticipation grows with results of human trials of at least one of the Covid-19 vaccine hopefuls coming out this month, public health experts are counselling caution and adherence to current precautionary measures for the foreseeable future. The world
Read MoreFlood: More people evacuated in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in the three districts in Sabah has increased to 287 people from 86 families this morning, with another flood relief centre opened, bringing the total to six, so far. The Social Welfare Department, through
Read MoreBNM to finalise climate and principles-based taxonomy soon
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will soon finalise a “Climate Change and Principles-based Taxonomy” to help align understanding and assessments of risk, says governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. She said the taxonomy would provide a common language to categorise
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