Sarawak to start vaccinating teens under 18 from Wednesday – Uggah

KUCHING, Sept 5 — COVID-19 vaccination for those below 18 years old in Sarawak is expected to begin this Wednesday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.Uggah, who is also State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said S…

Help free the country from COVID-19 – Retired soldier

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Assisting the government by continuing to comply with every standard operating procedure (SOP) set to free the country from being ‘colonised’ by the ‘silent enemy’ is a struggle that is highly demanded from the people at this ti…

65.1 per cent of adult population fully vaccinated – JKJAV

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — A total of 65.1 per cent of the adult population in the country, or 15,241,655 individuals, have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee …

Over 235,000 eligible recipients in Pahang have yet to register for vaccination

KUANTAN, More than 235,000 or 20 per cent of Pahang residents who are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccination have yet to register through the MySejahtera application.Pahang Health director Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus has advised this group of peop…

COVID: Over 60 pct of Sabah cases Sunday from close contact screening

KOTA KINABALU, Of the 2,578 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Sabah today, 62.9 per cent or 1,605 cases were detected through close contact screening, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.He also said that the percentage sh…

Singapore allows hijab for Muslim nurses in public healthcare

SINGAPORE, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today announced that starting in November, Muslim nurses in the public healthcare sector in the republic will be allowed to wear a ‘tudung’ (hijab) with their uniforms, if they wish to.“I hope this de…

IHH Healthcare’s shares rise 9 pct on stellar Q2 performance

KUALA LUMPUR, IHH Healthcare Bhd’s shares rose near nine per cent boosted by a stellar second quarter (Q2) financial year 2021 (FY2021) earnings performance. At 4.10 pm, the counter added 50 sen to RM6.34, with 18.25 million shares traded.The stock is …