Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for assistance following reports that a new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) strain has been detected in neighboring Sabah, Malaysia, …
COMMENT | 12th Malaysia Plan: Time for dynamic growth
I told Mustapa that I hope I am wrong to feel that the 12th Malaysia Plan in its current form is taking a linear approach to conceive economic development. Instead, we need a dynamic approach to …
Former deputy minister expresses concerns over 12th Malaysia Plan, says more dynamic approach needed
DAP’s Liew Chin Tong has expressed his concerns that the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) is taking a more linear approach rather than a dynamic one to economic development.
Asia Album: Daily life in Malaysia amid COVID-19 pandemic
People wearing face masks take selfies at a tourism attraction in Malacca, Malaysia, Dec. 25, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 1,247 new …
More than 50 people nabbed at karaoke centre for flouting Malaysia’s Covid-19 movement curbs
The customers were partying in more than 15 rooms at the centre when police raided the premises.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Taiwan prosecutors seek death for suspected killer of Malaysian student
The man has been charged with sexually assaulting and killing Irene Chung of Sibu who was studying at a university in Taiwan.
Myanmar men caught crossing illegally from Malaysia
Eleven Myanmar men who said they had been working on trawlers in Malaysia have been arrested in Sungai Kolok district after illegally crossing the Sungai Kolok River into Thailand. They could produce …
1,581 new cases push Malaysia past 100,000 mark
Malaysia has crossed the 100,000 mark with 1,581 new Covid-19 infections. The new cases reported over the past 24 hours pushed the country’s tally to 100,318. Of the total, two were imported while the …
Covid-19 in Malaysia: Cases hit 100,000 mark
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia surpassed the 100,000-mark with 1,581 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 100,318.
Travel ban lifted in Malaysia, but some staying put at home
Mr Euphraim Yuvaraj travels to visit his grandmother and other relatives in Taiping, Perak, some 250km north of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur.. Read more at straitstimes.com.