COVID-19: Highest Daily Tally of 3,309 Recorded Tuesday – Malaysian Health D-G

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases when 3,309 cases were reported Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases with infectivity potential to 30,390, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Of the new cases, six were imported while the remaining…

Sinovac Vaccine Cheaper as Bottling to be Done in Malaysia – Minister Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is paying less for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac of China as the bottling process will be carried out in Malaysia, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said Pharmaniaga Bhd would be overseeing the bottling process for the…

Now Not Suitable Time to Hold Malaysia’s GE15, Dr Mahathir Opines

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said now is not a suitable time to hold the 15th General Election (GE15) as the country is still experiencing a spike in the number of new daily cases of COVID-19. “I’m of the opinion that, based…

Malaysia Continues to be Preferred Investment Destination, says Finance Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Both international and domestic business communities have remained committed to Malaysia due to the country’s strengths and potential, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, he said many international companies and multinational corporations have started establishing vendor development programmes and…

3,000 Volunteers in Phase 3 Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine – Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial will start on Jan 21 at nine Health Ministry (MOH) hospitals by their respective Clinical Research Centres (CRC), said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. In announcing the matter, he said the first clinical trial conducted in Malaysia was…

Only 5 Economic Sectors Allowed to Operate During MCO – Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (Bernama) — Malaysian government has allowed five economic sectors to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) which will be implemented for a period of 14 days starting Wednesday, Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Prime Minister said the sectors were industrial and manufacturing, construction, services, trade and…

UK Variant of COVID-19 Case Detected in Malaysia – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — A case of COVID-19 variant dubbed ‘UK B.1.1.7’ has been detected in Malaysia on Monday involving a traveller with a history of travel to the United Kingdom last month. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a posting on his Facebook page, said that…

14-Day MCO in Six Malaysian States Beginning Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government has decided to implement the Movement Control Order (MCO) in six states – Penang, Selangor, Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan), Melaka, Johor and Sabah – for 14 days, from Wednesday until Jan 26. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said another six…

AIBC Calls For Immediate Review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement

By V. Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The ASEAN India Business Council (AIBC) has called for the immediate review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement which was signed and came into force in 2010, said AIBC co-chairman Ramesh Kodammal. He said this matter was raised when the…

Third Day Sriwijaya Aircraft SAR Focuses On Locating Black Box

JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The 24-hour operation to seek the victims, wreckage and black box of the Sriwijaya Air aircraft that crashed last Saturday in the waters of Pulau Seribu entered its third day Monday. The search and rescue (SAR) team on Monday found more body parts and aircraft…