Malaysia reports 5,293 new Covid-19 cases, 60 fatalities
KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Malaysia recorded 5,293 new Covid-19 cases today, a decline from yesterday's 5,911, bringing the total reported positive cases in the country to 696,408.
Malaysia posts 5,911 new Covid-19 cases including 2,111 in Selangor; another 72 deaths recorded
KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Malaysia registered a decline in daily Covid-19 cases to 5,911, from 6,440 yesterday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 691,115.
Case numbers and vaccination rates not enough to capture complexity of pandemic, says health coalition
KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Insisting that the three criteria of case numbers, ICU bed utilisation and vaccination rates are not adequate to capture the complexity of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) has called for additional KPIs to guide the National Recovery Plan.
Covid-19: Malaysia’s daily cases climb to 6,440 with 74 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Malaysia’s new daily Covid-19 cases climbed to 6,440 today — the highest number recorded since last Friday when there were 6,849 confirmed cases.
Hearing of prosecution's reply to challenge forfeiture of RM31m in valuables, assets from Najib, Rosmah, 15 others pushed to July 23
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): The hearing of the prosecution's reply to a challenge against forfeiture proceedings concerning over RM31 million in assets and valuables linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has now been deferred to July 23, after the present Movement Control Order (MCO 3.
Malaysia administered highest daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses at 221,706 on June 17
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Malaysia administered yesterday (June 17) its highest daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses at 221,706, according to latest updates on Twitter by the country’s Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
Iskandar Investment subsidiary partners with MTDC to accelerate IR4.0 growth in Johor
PETALING JAYA (June 18): IIB Ventures Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB), has collaborated with the Malaysian Technology Development Corp Sdn Bhd (MTDC), as part of its efforts to accelerate the growth of IR4.
Advancecon diversifies into quarry business via RM30m acquisition
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Civil engineering and infrastructure construction group Advancecon Holdings Bhd is diversifying into the quarry business.
Tom Cruise is off the market – i.e. his house
Tom Cruise’s custom-designed 320-acre mountain abode in Telluride, Colorado was sold at its asking price of US$39.
ProtectHealth: Private medical practitioners' contracts will be terminated if found selling Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): ProtectHealth Corp Sdn Bhd says it is taking the paid vaccination issue seriously and that it will not hesitate to terminate the contract of private medical practitioners found involved in selling Covid-19 vaccines procured by the government.
