MOSCOW, June 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Russia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Naiyl Latypov and Secretary-General of Malaysia’s Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir have discussed strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the field of high technology and the possibility of jointly developing a vaccine against COVID-19, the Russian Embassy…

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of positive COVID-19 cases reported Thursday again reached three digits with 277 cases recorded, of which 271 involved non-Malaysians. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that of the total, there were only four local transmissions among Malaysians and two imported cases involving…

By Syamsiah Sahat PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will witness major changes in the policy of employing foreign workers and to curb the entry of illegal immigrants post COVID-19, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said it was about time for the policy to be reviewed as…

PUTRAJAYA, June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin returned to work in the office here today after undergoing self-quarantine at home for 14 days. In a posting on his official Facebook page, Muhyiddin began his day with an audience and pre-Cabinet meeting with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government is drafting a Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the social and economic impacts of COVID-19, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI). The ministry said the survey and valuable suggestions for the Bill, which has been made public at Malaysia Productivity Corporation’s online consultation…

File photo of former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak during his trial at the court. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA, KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The prosecution in the trial of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s case involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds on Wednesday urged the High Court to…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A transition in government does not disrupt the effort of the Ministry of Health (MOH) from continuing to combat the spread of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham further said that after being appointed as the…

PUTRAJAYA, June 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  There were 93 new positive COVID-19 cases reported today involving only two Malaysians while the rest were foreigners, thus bringing the cumulative total to 7,970 while no deaths were recorded. Health director-general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all 93 new cases were infected in the country.…