DBKL shuts down 41 premises for SOP violations

— A total of 41 premises were ordered shut under Ops Patuh in 11 Kuala Lumpur parliamentary constituencies from Oct 1 to 15, according to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).DBKL said the closures were made following checks at 419 premises and companies inv…

PM records appreciation to PDRM for enforcing law, breaking COVID-19 chain

— Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today expressed his appreciation to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for its role in enforcing the law and ensuring that the COVID-19 chain in the country is broken.In a post on Facebook tonight, he said…

No haste to inoculate children below 12, a wise move – experts

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Experts have thrown their support behind the government’s move to wait for the results of studies and obtain adequate data on the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 before deciding to inocula…

MOE in talks with MOH on Form 5 students’ school attendance

TAMPIN, Oct 18 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is discussing with the Ministry of Health (MOH) on the vaccination rate of Form Five students to enable them to attend school without rotation.Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said it was follo…

COVID: 93.8 pct of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — A total of 21,960,911 individuals or 93.8 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday.Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 97.2 per cent of the a…

Melaka State Election : Nominations set for Nov 8, polling on Nov 20

MELAKA, Oct 18 — The Election Commission (EC) has set Nov 20 as polling day for the Melaka state election.Nomination day is Nov 8 and early polling will be held on Nov 16.This was announced by EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh at a press conference…

Non-Sarawakians still have to go through EnterSarawak to enter state

KUCHING, Oct 17 — Travellers who are not Sarawak-born, including Malaysian citizens, are still required to apply through EnterSarawak to enter the state.The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN), in a statement, said exemption is however given t…