RON97 up 10 sen, RON95 and diesel prices unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 10 sen per litre to RM2.87 from tomorrow (Oct 14) until Oct 20, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said today.In a statement, it said, however, the retail prices of RON95 petrol and d…

Gov’t urged to empower corporate endowments, boost public health

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The government is urged to empower corporate endowments such as that introduced by the Johor Corporation Berhad (JCorp) involving the Wakaf An-Nur Clinic in Johor, said Senator Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.He said gov…

Ex-Johor MB Osman Sapian suffers mild stroke

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — Former Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian was admitted to the KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital here last night after suffering a mild stroke. His son, Nornekman, said Osman, who is Kempas assemblyman, was rushed to the hospital …

Unvaccinated civil servants in N. Sembilan urged to get the jabs before Nov 1

SEREMBAN, Oct 13 — A total 53 civil servants in Negeri Sembilan who have yet to receive the COVID-19 vaccine injection have until the end of this month to do so before action is taken against them by the Public Service Department (PSD), said Menteri B…

COVID: 98.3 pct of new cases Wednesday in categories one, two – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — A total of 98.3 per cent or 7,817 out of 7,950 new COVID-19 cases reported as of noon today were in category one (asymptomatic) and category two (mild symptoms). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the r…

COVID: 98.38 per cent of teachers in Pahang vaccinated

KUANTAN, Oct 13 — About 98.38 per cent of teachers in Pahang have received their COVID-19 vaccination, while 301 teachers have yet to get vaccinated, said state Education director, Mohammad Rosli Abdul Rahman.He said the teachers who had yet to receiv…

MOH not involved in fixing cost of managing COVID-19 patients’ bodies

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is not involved in fixing the cost of managing the remains of COVID-19 patients, the Dewan Negara was told today.Its Deputy Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said all the costs were determined by…