New COVID-19 cases increase to 3,684

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia continued to increase to 3,684 today from 3,198 yesterday, bringing the cumulative figure for infections to 2,798,917 as at noon today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah….

Ismail Sabri congratulates Malaysian Family for achievement in Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today congratulated and expressed his appreciation to the Malaysian Family after the country ranked 13th in the latest Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index.In a post on his Facebook page,…

Flood situation improves, victims in Johor, Melaka dropping

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The number of flood victims who are still sheltering at Temporary Relief Centres (PPS) in Johor and Melaka this evening has dropped to 649 people compared to 720 this morning.In Johor, the number of flood victims declined to 636…

Single mother, children get better home, education aid

MELAKA, Jan 13 — More than five months of living in a dilapidated hut deep in a farm, the plight of a single mother and her two children caught the attention of the state government which took swift action by relocating them to a more comfortable home…

Carcass of green turtle found in Marang

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 13 — A juvenile Green turtle was found dead believed to be due to plastic ingestion on Pantai Pulau Kerengga near Marang this morning.Terengganu Fisheries Department director Ruzaidi Mamat said this was the fourth turtle death si…

Four LMS in Sabah to strenghten security in Malaysian waters – Hishammuddin

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 13 — The deployment of four Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) to the Eastern Fleet Command Headquarters here will strengthen security in Malaysian waters, especially in Sabah, said Senior Defence Minister Datu…

Thaipusam: Over 1,000 volunteers to assist Batu Caves Temple ensure SOP compliance

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves, Selangor, near here, will be mobilising over 1,000 volunteers in assisting Hindus celebrate Thaipusam this Jan 18 by ensuring compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP)…