Army helps fly COVID-19 vaccine to remote Ba’kelalan in Sarawak

The Malaysian Armed Forces’ (ATM) Combat Medic Vaccination Team (CMVT) today flew COVID-19 vaccine to remote Ba’kelalan in Sarawak’s Limbang Division, located about 1,081 kilometres from here to help make the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (P…

NZ Weightlifter to Become First Transgender Athlete to Compete at Olympics

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women’s event at the Tokyo Games, a decision set to test the ideal of fair competitio…

Tanzania Authorities Warn of 3rd Wave of COVID-19

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – A few days after Tanzania expressed its interest in joining the COVAX global vaccine-sharing facility, the government warned of a third wave of COVID-19 and directed that all precautions to be taken, including wearing face mas…

WHO Declares End to Second Ebola Outbreak in Guinea

The World Health Organization officially announced Saturday the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak, which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives.At 16 confirmed cases and seven probable infections, according to WHO figures, the limited size o…

Uganda Imposes 42-Day COVID-19 Lockdown

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda has reimposed a 42-day lockdown as coronavirus infections surge in the East African country. President Yoweri Museveni said in his Friday night address that he was tired of receiving calls about deaths, but critics say he prese…

Cooking oil in polybags have quality, not recycled – MPOB

The quality of olein cooking oil in one kg polybags sold in the local market meets the prescribed quality and not recycled, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir.He said the price of cooking oil in polybags…

All registered in MySejahtera will get COVID vaccine – MOH

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has given assurance that all individuals who have registered for vaccination in the MySejahtera app will be given appointment dates to receive the vaccine.As such, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the public …