MARii Tracker to be first used by manpower dept to curb COVID-19 spread

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The MARii Tracker, developed locally by the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), will be first used in the Department of Manpower (JTM)’s skills training institutes to curb the spread of COVID-19.“The MARii T…

Tessa Therapeutics unveils positive data at 2021 ASH Annual Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Tessa Therapeutics Ltd (Tessa), a clinical-stage cell therapy company, has announced clinical data from the pilot stage of the ongoing Phase 2 CHARIOT trial (NCT04268706) of TT11, the Company’s autologous CD30 chimeric antigen r…

MARA expels 10 MRSM students in bullying incident

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The MRSM Disciplinary Committee (JDM) has expelled ten students identified to be involved in a bullying incident in Perak that went viral on social media recently.Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) director-general Datuk Azhar Abdul Ma…

PAC to hold proceedings to ensure 12MP projects free of misappropriation, wastage

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — “PAC is watching” – that’s the mantra of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which wants projects implemented under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) be free of the elements of misappropriation, abuse of power and wastage.PAC chairm…

Malaysia Reports 4,262 New COVID-19 Infections, 38 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia reported another 4,262 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,663,034, according to the health ministry.Some 15 of the new cases are imported, with 4,247 being local transmissions, according to d…

Travellers from abroad required to undergo COVID-19 tests for six days upon arrival – Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — International and local travellers for the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by air and land, Langkawi International Travel Bubble (LITB) and One Stop Centre (OSC) for short-term business visitors will have to undergo COVID-19 test fo…

COVID: No plan to end school session earlier than scheduled – Radzi

PENDANG, Dec 5 — The Education Ministry has no plan to end the school session for states under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan earlier than scheduled despite the detection of COVID-19 cases among students.Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Ra…