He said medicines are still being received in stages as the MOH has taken various approaches to overcome the problem of supply.

The daily figure was marginally lower than yesterday's 22,597 cases.

Public Service Department (PSD) Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said as a follow-up, PSD would submit the names to the respective department heads to find out the real reasons for further action

International media reported that two Malaysians were among six individuals detained by Taliban authorities for being involved in armed clashes in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday (Aug 26).

Active cases climb to 268,548 

Property and legal experts said that that there could be potentially “millions, if not billions, of ringgit worth of projects being abandoned once the movement restrictions or bank loan moratorium is over”.

Jagdeep Singh Deo: With the breath of fresh air in politics, I hope aid will reach this state because as the smallest state we (Penang) had been paying high taxes and we should be entitled to federal government assistance.  As such, we would like to ask how much allocation will be given to us.

“Given the scenario, the Leading Index (LI) posted a slower annual growth of 0.5 per cent in June 2021, however, the LI declined 2.8 per cent month-on-month. As such, a challenging economic outlook is forecast for Malaysia in the months ahead.” 

In total population terms, 58.5% in Malaysia had had at least one dose, while 43.8% were fully inoculated

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow: I call on the new PM, new Health Minister and other related Ministers to reach out to these States... whether it is to accelerate vaccination or take measures in public health initiatives to ensure the public healthcare facilities are adequate to curb the spike in Covid-19 cases