Biomedical Bubble Right Way Forward For Organising Int’l Competitions – Sports Analyst

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The National Security Council (MKN) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have been urged to take a more rational approach in allowing the organisation of international football matches in the country. Sports analyst Dr Pekan Ramli, who made the suggestion, said he fully supported…

Malaysia Among Fastest Countries To Vaccinate Its People – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against COVID-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The Prime Minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried…

MIDA Remains Focused On Attracting High-Quality Investments Into Malaysia

By Zarul Effendi Razali KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The government, via the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), remains focused on attracting high-quality investments from foreign and domestic companies into Malaysia through various investment strategies and policy initiatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MIDA chief executive officer Arham Abdul Rahman…

Diversifying Vaccine Portfolio Expedites Malaysia’s Rate Of Vaccination

PUTRAJAYA, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The government’s decision in diversifying the vaccine portfolio under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) has succeeded in raising the country’s rate of vaccination which propelled Malaysia as among the fastest in the world, said PICK Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. According to him, the national…

COVID: Malaysia Records High Of 17,405 New Cases, Cumulative Figure Exceeds One Million

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — A record high of 17,045 COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia Sunday, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new cases topped Saturday’s figure of 15,902, which was then the…

Malaysian King Expresses Appreciation To Japanese Government For Vaccine Donation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, today expressed his appreciation to the Japanese government for donating one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to help intensify the vaccination process under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). Istana Negara (national palace)…

Malaysia-Singapore Business Council Sets Up Task Force To Boost Economic Recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC) has established a Malaysia-Singapore private sector task force in an effort to boost economic recovery post-pandemic. In a joint statement Friday, it said the task force, headed by co-chairs of MSBC, was to compile business inputs from both Malaysian…

Malaysia Not Affected By Heatwave In US, Canada

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia will not be affected by the current heatwave in Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Its director-general Jailan Simon said, therefore, the people should not worry about the hot weather phenomenon being experienced…

Malaysian Parliament To Reconvene As Soon As Possible Before Aug 1 – Msian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Parliament sitting will be called as soon as possible before Aug 1 as decided by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the Leader of the House. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan said the matter will be finalised in the…

COVID: 7.3 Pct Of Malaysian Population Fully Vaccinated – Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,393,882 individuals or 7.3 per cent of the Malaysian population have completed the two-dose COVID-19 vaccination as of Thursday, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said. The COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) targets that 10 per cent of the country’s population or…