BNM’s International Reserves Rise To US$111.3 Bln As At Aug 13, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$111.3 billion as at Aug 13, 2021 from US$111.1 bln as at July 30, 2021. In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.9 months of retained imports and…

Malaysia Receives 200,000 Doses Of CanSino Vaccine To Boost PICK

SEPANG, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia today received the first batch of the China-made single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine to boost the momentum of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), especially in rural areas. A total of 200,000 doses of CanSino vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc from China arrived at…

COVID: Third Dose Vaccination Increases 3-5 Folds To Neutralise Antibody Titers

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, given at an interval of six months after the second dose, can lead to a strong boost in immune response, with an increase of three to five folds in neutralising antibody titers. Pharmaniaga Berhad vaccine specialist Dr Ajit…

Pandemic Fatigue Faced By Malaysians Worrying – Experts

By Nurqalby Mohd Reda KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) – The pandemic fatigue experienced by Malaysians, in general, is growing more critical and has reached a level deemed as worrying, according to health experts and psychologists. In fact, they view the current spike in COVID-19 cases as partly due to…

COVID: 22,948 New Cases, Highest So Far In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia today recorded 22,948 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in a day since the pandemic hit the country. Sharing the latest data on the viral infection via his Twitter account, Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest development has brought the…

Malaysian King Meets Parliamentarians To Confirm Their Choice For New PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian king the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah today held an audience with 114 members of the Dewan Rakyat (Parliament Lower House) who had nominated Ismail Sabri Yaakob for the prime minister’s post. Ismail Sabri from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition…

Continuing Research Into COVID-19 Helps Curb The Pandemic, Return To The Norm

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Continuing research into COVID-19 will help the authority to keep understanding the disease to improve clinical care and public health measures in curbing the pandemic and returning to the norm, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. “In working to return to the norm…

World Should Focus On Interests Of Afghans Who Want Peace — Political Analyst

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — The world should focus on the interests of the people of Afghanistan who want to live in peace in the country without any foreign interventions, unlike for the past 20 years. An Afghan political analyst based in Kuala Lumpur, Abdul Hai…

1MDB Trial: Judge Unhappy Former PM Najib Absent, Orders Him To Turn Up After Meeting With Msian King

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — The judge presiding over Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial today seemed unhappy after the former prime minister failed to turn up for today’s proceedings and subsequently ordered him to be in court at 2.30 pm. Earlier Najib’s lawyer Rahmat Hazlan informed Justice…

COVID-19 Cases Expected To Fall In September – Thai PM Prayuth

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha said the spread of COVID-19 in the kingdom is showing ‘signs of slowing down’ and the numbers expected to start falling in September. Therefore, Prayuth urged the public to strictly follow the COVID-19 restrictions…