Malaysian Gov’t Plans To Issue Covid-19 Vaccine Passport As Proof Of Vaccination

SEPANG, Feb 21 (Bernama) –The government plans to issue COVID-19 passports as verification for individuals who have received the vaccine, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba. “We are proposing two ways of doing it, have it (proof of vaccination) displayed in the MySejahtera application or maintain the proof in physical form which is a passport that…

Arrival Of Vaccine Marks New Dawn In Battle Against Covid-19 – Dr Noor Hisham

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Malaysia today marks a new dawn in the country’s fight against COVID-19, as it offers hope that the people will again join forces in a bid to end the pandemic. Describing the arrival of the vaccine at…

Vaccine Arrives, Takes Malaysia’s Battle Against Covid-19 To Next Level

SEPANG, Feb 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine to protect Malaysia’s population arrived in the country on a special aircraft which landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here Sunday. Flight MH604, bearing the Jalur Gemilang livery to symbolise the vaccine is for Malaysians, landed at 10.07 am…

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Lands In North of West Bank

NABLUS, Jan 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli bulldozers on Tuesday razed lands in the village of Einabus, to the south of the occupied northern West Bank city of Nablus, in order to expand an illegal settlement, according to a local source. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the area, told WAFA…

Russian Vaccine Approved For Emergency Use In Palestine – Health Minister

RAMALLAH, Jan 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine’s Minister of Health Mai Alkaila announced Monday that the Ministry of Health has approved the Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, for emergency use, making Palestine the first country in the Middle East to register the vaccine. She said in a statement that the Ministry…

Caravan 2021 Celebrates Bhutan’s Art, Culture, And Literature

THIMPU, Jan 12 (NNN-Kuensel) — Amidst lockdown, artists, writers, and poets from Bhutan and India, virtually, celebrated Bhutanese art, culture, and literature titled “Caravan 2021 -Bhutan” on January 10. The event was organised by the Asian Literary Society (ALS) in association with the Journal of Asian Art, Culture and Literature. Founder of ALS, Manoj Krishnan, said the…

Social Media Facilitates Information Gathering Amid The Pandemic

THIMPU, Jan 12 (NNN-Kuensel) –The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way journalists gather information, especially during the lockdown when everyone is mandated to stay indoors. Many media professionals rely on social media and the internet to gather information. A freelance journalist, Karma Wangdi, said that social media was a platform…

Consumer Confidence Strengthening: BI Survey

JAKARTA, Jan 12 (NNN-ANTARA) — The Bank Indonesia (BI) Consumer Survey in December, 2020 has indicated that consumer confidence in economic conditions is strengthening, and approaching the optimistic zone. This is reflected in the Consumer Confidence Index (IKK), which stood at 96.5, up from 92.0 in November, 2020. “Consumer confidence…

Indonesian Minister Seeks Quick Insurance Disbursal For Sriwijaya Crash Victims

JAKARTA, Jan 12 (NNN-ANTARA) — Indonesian Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, has asked that the insurance payout for victims of the Sriwijaya Air plane crash be granted quickly. He said that he had received information on Tuesday morning (Jan 12, 2021) that the insurance payout had been provided for…

Air India Women Pilots Operate World’s Longest Route Flight

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — A team of Air India women pilots created history by flying the world’s longest direct route flight over the North Pole, covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers between San Francisco and Bengaluru.It was an exciting experience since it was never done before.…