“We have avoided a catastrophe” – PM Muhyiddin

— Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today the first phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) has borne fruit.The Prime Minister said the COVID-19 infection graph has begun to show a downward trend, with 4,949 cases recorded yesterday compared to the high…

COVID: Five more new clusters in Sarawak

The Sarawak Health Department today announced five more COVID-19 infection clusters in the districts of Kuching, Subis, Meradong and Julau.The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) in a statement said one of the new clusters, the Jalan Daya Cluste…

COVID: Watching TV raises vaccination awareness for disabled teen

— Television has played an important part in a disabled teenager’s awareness of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination.Mohammad Syazren Karim, 25, a person with disabilities (PwD), loves watching TV and catching up on the latest information regarding …

Jempol District Health Centre, RISDA set up mobile vaccination team

The Jempol District Health Centre with the cooperation of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has taken the initiative to establish a mobile vaccination unit to provide vaccine shots for frail senior citizens and bedridden pa…

Govt to review policy involving foreigners in the country – Hamzah

The Home Ministry will review and issue a policy involving foreigners to resolve problems that arise which have an impact on local communities, said Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.He said the ministry will discuss with all relevant parties includi…

Agong congratulates Damok over victory in Spain

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today congratulated young Malaysian racer Syarifuddin Azman for emerging victorious at the FIM CEV Moto3 Race in Barcelona, Spain yesterday. In a statement uploaded on Istana…

COVID: Workplace clusters contributing to rise in new clusters – Health DG

Clusters linked to workplaces continue to contribute to the rise of new clusters in the country, with 1,328 detected to date, with 147,040 COVID-19 positive cases among the clusters, disclosed Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.He…