COVID-19: Thailand continues to record single-digit new cases

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, May 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand today officially reported three new positive COVID-19 cases and zero deaths as it lifted restrictions on six types of businesses and venues. The number of new daily cases in the kingdom has stayed in the single digits for a week.…

Press freedom should be in line with principles of truth, justice, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian government is committed to upholding the freedom of the press, while keeping it in line with the principles of truth and justice, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said that in the era of the 21st century information technology, the role of…

Rapid rail, bus services back to normal operating hours starting Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana), the operator of the Rapid Rail, stage bus and the Rapid Ferry services, will revert to the normal operating hours of 6 am to midnight when the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) takes effect on Monday. This followed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement today of the…

COVID-19: 10,551 cases, 800 deaths in Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The COVID-19 infection tally in Indonesia now stands at 10,551 cases, with 800 deaths in total.  The government’s spokesperson for COVID-19-related matters, Achmad Yurianto, said eight more fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours.  “Over the last 24 hours until noon today, another 433 new cases were reported,”…

Updated: Malaysia will ease to conditional MCO on May 4 – PM

PUTRAJAYA, May 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian government will implement the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), with most economic and social activities allowed to resume on May 4, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.  He said this decision was taken after two of the six strategies adopted by the government to…

Updated: Almost all economic sectors, business activities to resume in Malaysia May 4 – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Almost all economic sectors and business activities in Malaysia will be allowed to resume operations starting May 4, subject to the terms and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) set by the authorities, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the Economic Action Council, the National…

Marking Workers’ Day in the new normal

KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Workers’ Day theme is Workers and the Challenge of the New Normal Culture. In the above photo, workers from the Ministry of Health, Rela and Armed Forces seen helping people living in the Chow Kit area by helping to check on the spread of the new…

Oxford, UK drug giant to develop COVID-19 vaccine, trial results expected by July

Photo courtesy of delfi de la Rua on Unsplash LONDON, May 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Oxford University announced on Thursday that it was teaming up with British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture an anti-coronavirus vaccine. Citing a statement, Anadolu news agency reported that the move would allow the UK to rapidly vaccinate…

Malaysia’s central bank refines foreign exchange policy to help businesses

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Bank Negara Malaysia has announced a further refinement in the foreign exchange policy aimed at improving business efficiency and providing flexibility for corporates to better manage their foreign exchange risk exposure. There are five measures altogether which are effective immediately. The first refinement in policy is an exemption…

U.S. military plane spotted southwest of Taiwan

TAIPEI, April 30 (NNN-CNA) — An American EP-3E electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft flew southwest of Taiwan Thursday afternoon,the 13th time a U.S. military aircraft has appeared in that area in April, according to a military air movement tracker. Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported that the EP-3E, which exploits…