Kedah APM ready to face monsoon season

ALOR SETAR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Kedah Civil Defence Force (APM) is ready to face any risk of disaster including heavy rains and floods during the monsoon season taking into account the current situation of the COVID-19 outbreak. State APM director Lieutenant Colonel (PA) Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub said the experience of operating COVID-19…

Brunei imposes service charge, introduces frequent commuters pass

KUCHING, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Starting Oct 1, the Brunei Darussalam government has imposed a Service Charge (CaP) and introduced a Frequent Commuters Pass (FCP) for travellers crossing its land borders. The Consulate of Brunei Darussalam in Sarawak in a statement today said a CaP of B$3 (about RM9.16) is imposed on…

Asia-Pacific region leading in economic recovery – Moody’s

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is leading the world in terms of economic recovery but the pace of recovery is by no means uniform due to several factors, said Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s). These include the particular country’s COVID-19 caseload, the extent of economic lockdown in response to the…

Allegations of PM violating MOH order not true – PM’s office

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was not wearing the COVID-19 monitoring wristband of the Health Ministry (MOH) as he had been advised to carry out self-health monitoring using home assessment tool (HAT) via the MySejahtera application. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office today…

New mobile app to raise awareness on forest conservation

By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Want to learn more about hornbills, birds, tapir, elephants and monkeys? Spotted a wildlife species in your backyard or housing area and want to make a report? Now with just a click on a new mobile application developed by the…

Removal of post does not expunge defamation, says Singapore PM on suing blogger

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The first of the four days’ trial of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s libel suit against blogger Leong Sze Hian began Tuesday with defence counsel grilling to find ground on why Lee was suing his client. Lee, 68, as his capacity as a private citizen, had…

Update: Malaysia records 691 new COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic hit country

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia recorded its highest-ever daily figure of new COVID-19 cases today, with 691 cases reported over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that in line with the sudden spike, the total number of active cases also…

Strong quake rocks Fiji Islands

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the Fiji Islands at 6.11 pm today. According to a statement issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the earthquake was 323 kilometres (km) east of Laucala, Fiji, at a depth of 629 km.…

Malaysian PM says country now better prepared to fight pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A total lockdown can bring disastrous effects to the Malaysian economy, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who called on Malaysians to strictly observe the new normal and all SOPs in place in view of the significant hike in the number of COVID-19…

Govt bans travel from Sabah effective Oct 12-25

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government has issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan from Oct 12 until Oct 25 following the surge in COVID-19 cases, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “However, special exemptions will be given to certain cases involving…