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Hisham: WHO choose Malaysia to test COVID-19 medicine
PUCHONG: World Health Organization (WHO) chose Malaysia to conduct clinical trial on a medicine called Rendesivir to treat COVID-19. Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia was picked based on the ability of the ministry to
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COVID-19: NGOs urged govt. to monitor price, distribution, stock of rice
PUCHONG: Two agriculture based NGOs, Malaysia Food Security and Sovereignty Forum and Padi Rescue urged the government to closely monitor price, distribution and stock of rice in the market during the COVID-19 outbreak crisis. Its coordinator Nurfitri Amir Muhammad said
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Health Ministry: 11 districts in the red zone over COVID-19
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today said 11 districts in the country have been categorized as in the red zone after more than 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the areas. In a Facebook post, the ministry said Lembah Pantai and
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Muhyiddin announces economic stimulus package worth RM250b
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced a comprehensive economic stimulus package for the country at 3pm today. The package known as package prihatin or caring package valued at RM250bil is set to benefit all Malaysians. From the amount,
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COVID-19: Brunei helps Malaysians’ tourists, elderly to return home
KUALA LUMPUR: The Brunei government has agreed to allow some of the Malaysians stranded in Cairo, to board its aircraft, which is scheduled to leave Egypt tomorrow, to return home, in line with the repatriation of its citizens from the
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Nine Malaysian climbers appeal to Wisma Putra to bring back home
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of nine Malaysian climbers to Everest Base Camp (EBC) stranded in Lukla and Kathmandu, Nepal since March 23, is appealing to Wisma Putra to bring them home. They were stranded in Nepal after the government announced
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Two individuals cheated by online face masks, hand sanitiser
KUANTAN: Two individuals have claimed they lost thousands of ringgits in two separate cases involving online purchases of face masks and hand sanitisers, said Pahang police. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said, both victims
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COVID-19: PTPTN borrowers can apply deduction with salary
KUALA LUMPUR: Borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) wishing to continue with the salary deduction or direct debit to repay their loan can submit their application, which is open from March 23 to Aug 15, through the
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COVID-19: Another death recorded in Malaysia, tally at 24
KUALA LUMPUR: Another death due to COVID-19 was reported in Malaysia, bringing the cumulative death toll to 24 cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 24th death case involved a 35-year-old Malaysian. “The individual had
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A mystery donor gives a machine worth RM 148,000 to detect COVID-19
SIBU: A big-hearted individual yesterday donated a machine worth RM148,000 to the Clinical Research Centre at Hospital Sibu to be used for testing to detect COVID-19. The donation from the anonymous benefactor was made through Sarawak Assistant Minister for Education,
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