Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The government has established the standard operating procedure (SOP) for foreign worker quarters and rumah kongsi in the country as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection. Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (picture) said both premises have the…
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Penang govt release guidelines to reopen arts, cultural spaces
Monday, May 25th, 2020 at , Life & Art | News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA GEORGE TOWN — Penang government has released a set of guidelines to reopen arts and cultural spaces, emphasising on social distancing and other public health requirements mandated by the federal and state governments. In a statement today, Penang…
COVID-19: 172 new cases, 34 recoveries, no deaths – Health DG
Monday, May 25th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA A total of 172 new COVID-19 cases, mostly involving illegal immigrants at detention centres, were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure to 7,417 positive cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said five of the 172 new cases were…
Health DG assures Malaysians not to be alarmed over spike in COVID-19 cases at immigration depots, saying they are isolated from the public and under control
Monday, May 25th, 2020 at , Breaking News Health DG assures Malaysians not to be alarmed over spike in COVID-19 cases at immigration depots, saying they are isolated from the public and under control ← → x × Previous Next Share this Related News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 25 May | New positive cases…
Health Ministry to discuss establishing special care centres for children of frontliners
Monday, May 25th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The Health Ministry will hold discussions to establish a special care centres for children of frontline personnel involved in managing the COVID-19 outbreak. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said he was aware of complaints from frontline staff who could not send their children to childcare centres…
Only immigrants to be quarantined at MAEPS from now on – Ismail Sabri
Monday, May 25th, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA From now on, the COVID-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) will only receive illegal immigrants who are tested positive, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said locals would no longer be placed there and those…
COVID-19: PM tests negative, now undergoing 14-day home quarantine
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) has tested negative for COVID-19 but needs to undergo a 14-day home quarantine, after an officer who attended a post-Cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister on Wednesday was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), in a…
Pakistan: Passenger plane with 107 onboard crashes
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at , World by BERNAMA / pic credit: youtube KARACHI — A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 passengers and crew onboard crashed in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and local media reported. The flight PK-8303, travelling from northeastern Lahore city crashed near Jinnah International Airport…
Cher tweets joy as Pakistan agrees to free lonely elephant Kaavan
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , World By AFP US singer Cher, shown here performing in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2014, has long called for Kaavan’s release (pic: AFP) Music icon Cher marked “ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE” Thursday after a Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant named Kaavan, who…
China congress targets HK unrest, premier warns of economic peril
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , World By AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Keqiang (right) arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (pic: AFP) China moved to impose a controversial security law on Hong Kong at the opening of its annual parliamentary session on Friday, with…
Russian economy to shrink 9.5% in Q2 in virus standstill: minister
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , World By AFP Russia’s economy is forecast to shrink by 9.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, while yearly GDP will fall by five percent, economy minister Maksim Reshetnikov said on Thursday. “The main factor of the GDP decrease this year…
Trump urges US reopening as China premier warns of challenges
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , World By AFP Weekly claims for unemployment insurance in the US since May 2019 President Donald Trump pressed for a further reopening of the United States as job losses mount from coronavirus shutdowns, while China’s premier warned of “immense” economic challenges even as the Asian giant emerges from the…
Olympics official sees ‘real problems’ in holding Games in 2021
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , World By AFP A senior Olympics official has warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Games next year faces “real problems”, with even a vaccine unlikely to stave off the threat of the coronavirus. John Coates, the International Olympic Committee’s pointman for Tokyo 2020, indicated that officials would start deciding…
COVID-19: 78 new cases, 63 recovered, one death – Health DG
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA A total of 78 new COVID-19 positive cases were recorded today, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country to 7,137, with 1,163 active infectivity cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture). He said of the 78 new…
COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 22 May | New positive cases = 78 | Total positive cases = 7,137 | Recovered & discharged cases = 63 | Total recovered cases = 5,859 | Death case(s) = 1 | Total death cases = 115 | Active cases with infectivity potential = 1,163
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: As at 12 noon, 22 May | New positive cases = 78 | Total positive cases = 7,137 | Recovered & discharged cases = 63 | Total recovered cases = 5,859 | Death case(s) = 1 | Total death cases = 115 | Active cases with…
Detainees, staff at immigration depots in Bukit Jalil, Semenyih to be screened for COVID-19 – Ismail Sabri
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA ALL detainess and staff at the immigration depots in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and Semenyih, Selangor will undergo COVID-19 screening, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (picture). Ismail Sabri, who is also Defence Minister, said this exercise will involve…
Events In conjunction with King’s birthday postponed – Istana Negara
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by TMR FILE ALL events scheduled to be held in conjunction with the official birthday of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (picture) next month have been postponed, Istana Negara said today. Istana Negara’s Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin,…
Spending the night is considered violation of Aidilfitri visit SOP – Ismail Sabri
Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA SPENDING the night is considered a violation of the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the government for Aidilfitri visits, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said, under the SOP, this activity was only allowed for the first…
California to reopen filming, but virus hub Los Angeles ‘weeks behind’
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , World By AFP California will unveil plans to reopen its world-famous entertainment industry next week but coronavirus hotspot Los Angeles faces further delays, the state’s governor said Wednesday. Film and television productions in California have been shuttered since mid-March due to the pandemic. The majority of the state’s 58…
Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at , World By AFP With most of the population living in poverty, Syrians have increasingly turned to flea markets to purchase clothes at an affordable price (pic: AFP) In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that…