Former PM Najib To Testify In Rosmah’s Graft Trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Najib Razak will testify as a defence witness in his wife, Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial relating to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. Rosmah’s lawyer Jagjit Singh said the former prime minister was among the defence witnesses who…

Malaysian Court Accepts Audio Recording “Can I Advise You Something” As Evidence In Rosmah’s Graft Trial

By Nor Fariza Mohd Razhi KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — An audio recording and a transcript containing the phrase “Can I advise you something?” are admissible as evidence in Rosmah Mansor’s trial relating to the RM1.25-billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. The audio recording, previously…

Use Of Saliva Samples For COVID-19 Test At Govt Hospitals Soon – Health Minister

PUTRAJAYA, 18 Feb (NNN-Bernama) —Deep throat saliva samples will soon be used by some government hospitals for COVID-19 tests, said Health Minister Adham Baba. He said that on an evaluation by the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), deep throat saliva has a sensitivity of 96.67 percent and 100 percent specificity.…

All Clear To Receive First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine This Sunday – MOH

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Final preparations to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday had been going smoothly, said Health deputy director-general (Research and Technical Support) Dr Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim. He said detailed preparations carried out earlier which included dry runs on the delivery…

Malaysian High Court Orders Rosmah To Enter Defence On All Three Graft Charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — The High Court Thursday ordered Rosmah Mansor to enter her defence on all three corruption charges relating to the RM1.25-billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the ruling after finding that the prosecution had made out…

COVID-19: 2,998 New Cases Wednesday, Recoveries At 5,709 – Msian Health D-G

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,998 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country today said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said 5,709 recovery cases were reported bringing the cumulative number of patients who have recovered to 229,762, while the active cases tally stood…

PM Muhyiddin First Recipient Of Vaccine To Boost Public Confidence

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s decision to be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is to boost public confidence over its safety and effectiveness. Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a risk assessment had also found that Muhyiddin’s duties as head of government…

Malaysia-US Ties Expected To Remain Strong Under Biden’s Administration — Analyst

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Feb.17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s bilateral relations with the United States (US) is expected to remain strong and continue to be mutually beneficial under President Joe Biden’s administration.] Analyst Thomas Daniel said this is because the relationship is largely managed by professional diplomats and technocrats…

COVID-19 Screening Follows WHO Benchmark – Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The COVID-19 screening for Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Antigen) and Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted nationwide is still based on benchmark set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking at the press conference on the development of COVID-19 here today, Health director-general…

25 Grenades Found At Felda Kerteh Landfill

DUNGUN (Terengganu, Malaysia) Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 25 smoke hand grenades were found at the landfill in Felda Kerteh 3, Ketengah Jaya, here. Dungun district police chief, Superintendent Baharudin Abdullah, said his team had collected all the bombs at about 1.30 am today from around the bush…