Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , Economy | News by BERNAMA / pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL Malaysia may suffer a wider deficit should another Movement Control Order (MCO) be imposed in the country, says an economic analyst. Academy of Science Malaysia fellow, Dr Madeline Berma said the situation could also likely pressure the government to borrow more money…
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Govt in the process to gazette wearing face mask – Deputy Health Minister
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by RAZAK GHAZALI The government is in the process of gazetting the order on compulsory wearing of face mask in public places as soon as possible to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. He said the authorities…
PM wishes Happy Sarawak Day to all Sarawakians
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic credit: Facebook Muhyiddin Yassin Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today wished Happy Sarawak Day to all Sarawakians celebrating to commemorate the deeds and contributions of the state’s leaders and freedom fighters. “National unity is the most important element in building a peaceful and…
COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 22 July | New positive cases = 16 | Total positive cases = 8,831 | Recovered & discharged cases = 4 | Total recovered cases = 8,566 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 123 | Active cases with infectivity potential = 142 (Source: MoH)
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 22 July | New positive cases = 16 | Total positive cases = 8,831 | Recovered & discharged cases = 4 | Total recovered cases = 8,566 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 123 | Active cases with…
COVID-19: Singapore reports 310 new cases, seven in community
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , News | World by BERNAMA/ pic by BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE – Singapore has reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours with seven cases in the community. According to brief noon data released by the Ministry of Health (MOH), of the seven cases in the community,…
Najib ordered to pay IRB RM1.69b in unpaid taxes
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA FORMER prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (picture) has to pay the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) RM1.69 billion in unpaid taxes for the period of 2011 to 2017. This was after High Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Bache today allowed the IRB’s application for…
Almost 400 Malaysians returned from abroad yesterday – Ismail Sabri
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THREE hundred and eighty nine Malaysians returned home via Kuala Lumpur International Airport and KLIA2 on Tuesday with all of them ordered to undergo mandatory quarantine in their respective houses. Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said they returned from…
BNM’s international reserves at US$104b as at July 15
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at , Economy | News by BERNAMA/ pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL BANK Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves was slightly higher at US$104.0 billion as at July 15 compared with US$103.4 billion as at June 30. In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position was sufficient to finance…
COVID-19: Malaysia reports double digits for third straight day
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia hit double digits for the third straight day after 15 cases, 11 of them being local transmissions, were reported today. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure of positive cases to 8,815 cases,…
COVID-19: New cluster involving hospital detected in Sarawak – Health DG
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA A new cluster named Sentosa Cluster has been detected and it involves a hospital in Kuching, Sarawak, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture). He said that as of noon today, 61 people from this cluster had been screened and…
COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 21 July | New positive cases = 15 | Total positive cases = 8,815 | Recovered & discharged cases = 7 | Total recovered cases = 8,562 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 123 | Active cases with infectivity potential = 130 (Source: MoH)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 21 July | New positive cases = 15 | Total positive cases = 8,815 | Recovered & discharged cases = 7 | Total recovered cases = 8,562 | Death case(s) = 0 | Total death cases = 123 | Active cases with…
No plan to postpone school reopening – Ismail Sabri
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THE government has no plans to postpone the reopening of schools despite the increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases reported both locally and globally, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that reopening of schools will…
Past experience with other viruses helped Malaysia manage COVID-19 – Health DG
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by RAZAK GHAZALI HEALTH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has attributed the Ministry of Health’s preparedness to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to having managed and handled previous virus outbreaks like Nipah, SARS, MERS-Cov and H1N1. “In December last year, when we (Ministry of Health)…
Parliament: Supplementary Supply Bill (2019) 2020 tabled for first reading
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ graphic by MZUKRI THE Supplementary Supply (2019) Bill 2020 to accommodate additional expenditure for the year amounting to RM7 billion (RM7,005,753,850) was tabled for the first reading at Dewan Rakyat today. The additional funds was sought for use as allocation for Contribution to Statutory Funds amounting…
Parliament: Airfares to return to 2019 average by November
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA/ pic by TMR FILE FLIGHT ticket prices are expected to return to the 2019 average by this November after airline operations resume at their actual capacity, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said, based on Malaysian Aviation…
COVID-19: 21 new cases, no deaths reported today
Monday, July 20th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Twenty-one new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure of positive cases to 8,800, with 122 active cases with infectivity, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced. He said of the 21 new cases, six were imported cases involving…
PM hints of hardship if lockdown reimposed due to surge in COVID-19
Monday, July 20th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by ARIF KARTONO Worried about the return to double digits in new COVID-19 cases lately, Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin today hinted on the hardship the people and the country would have to endure if a lockdown is reimposed in the event of a surge in infections….
Clock ticks as EU leaders edge toward rescue deal
Monday, July 20th, 2020 at , Economy | World by BLOOMBERG / pic by AFP After three days of negotiations, European Union leaders are on the brink of approving a jumbo stimulus package aimed at pulling the region out of its worst recession since World War II. But it’s not yet a done deal, and localized interests…
MASkargo appoints Pos Aviation as inflight caterer
Monday, July 20th, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA / pic credit: maskargo.com MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) has appointed POS Aviation Sdn Bhd as its new inflight caterer, commencing today. MASkargo’s Freighter Unit senior manager Che Adenan Che Wan said POS Aviation would provide healthy and balanced meals for its technical crew, which has to spend…
10 artists receive Finas Prihatin contribution
Monday, July 20th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA Ten local artists received a contribution of cash, gifts and daily necessities under the Finas Prihatin programme from Communications and Multimedia Ministry Puspanita (PCKKMM) patron, Datin Norlin Shamsul Bahri, at the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) today. Among them was veteran actress Wan Maimunah…