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Crisis management analyst Nordin Abdullah said the more stringent rules may drive away potential MM2H participants to other countries in this region that also offer similar programmes.

Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the allocation was approved under Low Carbon Cities Catalyst Grant (GeRAK).

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday, it said with the approval, the company has fulfilled clause 1.1 of the sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Countryland Realty Sdn Bhd, enabling it to sell the land for RM88.66 million.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he understood the feelings of the people who wanted to return to their hometowns to visit their parents and that the good news would be announced once the  vaccination rate reached 90% for adults.

National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government also looking at reopening of the country’s borders to vaccinated tourists, traders and entrepreneurs to enable them to come to Malaysia.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, in a statement on Monday, said the undersea tunnel project was part of the three major roads and undersea tunnel projects in Penang.

On the enforcement of the Covid-19 self-test kit price controls which came into effect on Sept 5, Rosol said of the 3,106 premises checked, 348 of them were found selling the kits below RM19.90 per unit and RM16 each for wholesale, while 2,554 sold it at prices set by the government.

Nancy said the travel standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the three destinations would be studied, especially the entry SOPs into Melaka, which has a wide area of coverage, while industry players in the three destinations were told to be ready to receive visitors.

The teenagers must be present with their parents or guardians to sign the consent form to receive the vaccine

A total of RM7.7 billion was recorded in terms of foreign investor capital inflow in August and this is the highest value since June 2020.