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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): The Covid-19 vaccine produced by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will have to go through a five-phase evaluation process in Malaysia before it can be approved for use by the public, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah told reporters yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): More companies have reported Covid-19 infections at their workplaces after conducting screen tests on their employees.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Karex Bhd said 35 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19, out of 2,000 that had been screened for the virus.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Malaysia today reported 2,018 new Covid-19 infections, the third highest daily figure since the pandemic began in January, with Selangor contributing 1,204 or 60% of today's cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be implemented at the Jasin Correctional Centre and its staff quarters from tomorrow (Dec 22) until Jan 4, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Bhd announced today that 116 employees at both of its manufacturing facilities in Shah Alam had tested positive for Covid-19 in a recent screening.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): KSK Land, the property division of KSK Group Bhd, has obtained a RM650 million syndicated facility from Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB) for the completion of 8 Conlay Kempinski Hotel & Residences (Tower C), part of the 8 Conlay integrated development.

LONDON (Dec 21): Those living in London and southeast England may have to undergo tighter curbs for some time to stem a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain, Britain’s health minister suggested on Sunday, reported Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): Former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has been found guilty of the RM2 million graft charge against him by the High Court here.

KLANG (Dec 21): Two more staff from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) have been confirmed positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of infected staff to 62 persons, reported The Star this morning.