11 Malaysian participants of Sulawesi tabligh rally detected in Tawau

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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health today confirmed that 11 Malaysians who had travelled to Sulawesi, Indonesia to attend the international tabligh gathering had been detected in Tawau, Sabah yesterday. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said all of them had undergone Covid-19 screening and had been quarantined pending test results. “It is true […]

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Domino’s Pizza delivers a safer way

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KUALA LUMPUR: Domino’s Pizza is now keeping its distance from its customers – all for the benefit of everyone. In a press statement issued today, Domino’s Pizza Malaysia’s chief executive officer Shamsul Amree said the company has implemented a “zero contact” delivery service. He said that under the new process, the delivery man, whom the

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Health Ministry can conduct 16,000 screenings a day by April

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PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry expects to be able to carry out 16,000 Covid-19 screenings a day by April compared to just 3,500 now. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that tests are currently being conducted by 18 Health Ministry and five private laboratories. “The Institute for Medical Research will train several other laboratories,

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Six PDRM personnel positive for Covid-19: IGP

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KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) today confirmed six police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 while their 335 family members are waiting for test results. He said the cases highlighted the risks the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) personnel had to face in carrying out their duties while the country

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Covid-19: Sabah imposes new restrictions

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KOTA KINABALU: In a bid to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Sabah government has issued several new restrictions today including a 14-day quarantine at the nearest quarantine centres for all individuals arriving from abroad. State Secretary Datuk Safar Untong said in line with the decision of the National Security Council yesterday, the

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Armed Forces will help police strengthen their operations: IGP

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KUALA LUMPUR: The involvement of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to assist the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) to enforce the Movement Control Order (MCO) beginning Sunday will make police operations more organised and strengthened. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) said the police welcomed the assistance from the MAF to ensure people’s

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Mahathir in self-quarantine

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GEORGE TOWN: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is in self-quarantine after he came into close contact with Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kevin Yii Lee Wuen, who had contracted the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The 94-year old was believed to have posed for a selfie with Yii before it was learnt that the latter had

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Govt to bear RM662m electricity bill discount

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government will bear the cost of an electricity discount for selected sectors amounting to RM662 million, of which RM122.5 million is for Sarawak and RM37.2 million for Sabah, this year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said. He said the cost would be borne through the Kumpulan Wang

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Mercy Malaysia launches Covid-19 fund

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KUALA LUMPUR: Mercy Malaysia launched the Covid-19 Pandemic Fund today to support the severely strained healthcare system due to the outbreak of the disease and implementation of the movement control order that took effect today. The non-profit organisation’s executive director, Amran Mahzan said the fund would also go towards supporting medical services and the essential

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Gov’t cancels ‘Visit Malaysia 2020’ campaign over Covid-19

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government has cancelled the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign due to the Covid-19 situation, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri announced tonight. She said Covid-19 has had a detrimental effect on the tourism sector in Malaysia in particular and the world in general. Due to the movement control order from

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