Malaysia unemployment rate expected to improve to 4.5% for December, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): The Ministry of Human Resources expects Malaysia’s unemployment rate to continue trending downwards to 4.
UK starts mass Covid-19 vaccination
LONDON (Dec 9): The UK started its mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 yesterday, making it the first “western” country to do so, say reports.
Covid-19: Two new clusters detected, including Seruling cluster in Selangor with 109 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The Ministry of Health today announced two new clusters of Covid-19 infections detected in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur with 123 confirmed cases.
Covid-19: Malaysia adds 1,012 new cases, Selangor reports the most new infections at 417 today
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The Ministry of Health reported 1,012 new Covid-19 cases, with Selangor being the state with the most new infections at 417 in the 24 hours up till noon today.
Management of car park liable for negligence: Court of Appeal upholds lower court ruling
PUTRAJAYA (Dec 8): The Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that the management of a car park was liable for negligence, FMT News reported today.
Altantuya murder: Najib may file application to expunge Azilah's affidavit
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) may file an application to expunge ex-chief inspector Azilah Hadri’s affidavit involving the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006 after the Federal Court today dismissed Azilah’s bid to set aside his (Azilah’s) conviction and death sentence, according to Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Khairy: Govt's Covid-19 vaccine deal only with Pfizer and COVAX, others are private arrangements
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The government has so far only dealt with pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the Covid-19 vaccine global access (COVAX) for Covid-19 vaccine procurement, according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin.
Najib in Federal Court to intervene in ex-chief inspector’s bid to set aside conviction, death sentence for Altantuya murder
PUTRAJAYA (Dec 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) is present in the Federal Court here today for the hearing of his application to intervene in former chief inspector Azilah Hadri’s bid to set aside his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.
Two new Covid-19 clusters with 49 infections detected in Selangor and KL
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Two new Covid-19 clusters have been detected in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 1,600 new cases, Negeri Sembilan infections spike to record 571
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Malaysia today recorded 1,600 new Covid-19 cases — the second highest daily figure since the pandemic began in January — taking the total number of Covid-19 cases so far to 74,294.
