COVID-19

Practise safe health measures during Ramadan – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR – The public are encouraged to continue taking safe public health measures during the upcoming fasting month to…

5 days ago

Lab leak or not, Covid’s mysteries still need solving

Regardless of whether Covid-19 escaped from a research facility, another deadly virus very well might  NEWS that the US Department…

3 weeks ago

Malays’ median EPF savings down to RM5,500

by JUNE MOH / pic BERNAMA MALAYS’ median Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings fell to RM5,500 in 2022 from RM16,900 in…

1 month ago

White Paper to study COVID-19 vaccine procurement procedures – Dr Zaliha

PUTRAJAYA – The White Paper on the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine will examine the procurement procedure transparently, for the…

1 month ago

World Bank: Digital technologies can revitalise, raise the quality of economic growth

This is following an expansion in Internet access and usage which accelerated the digitalisation of firms due to the prolonged…

2 months ago

SRR for banks could be tightened soon as Covid-19 risks subside

by RUPINDER SINGH / pic TMR FILE BANK Negara Malaysia (BNM) could soon tighten the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) for banks as…

2 months ago

Residential auction growing in popularity

It now includes new unoccupied residential units, which were unlikely to come up for auction before Covid-19  by ANIS HAZIM…

2 months ago

MACC freezes bank accounts of Bersatu – Azam Baki

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that several bank accounts belonging…

2 months ago

White House to end Covid-19 emergency declarations on May 11

THE White House will end a pair of Covid-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the latest signal that the administration…

2 months ago

WHO says Covid still an international emergency

GENEVA – Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over…

2 months ago

Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

TOKYO – Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime…

2 months ago

Those opting for Covid-19 second booster shot encourage others to follow suit

Although taking the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory, those who voluntarily take it have their…

2 months ago

Drop in COVID-19 admissions last week – Health DG

Admissions of COVID-19 patients to health facilities per 100,000 population dropped 8.6 per cent in the third epidemiological week 2023…

2 months ago