Covid-19: New cases in Malaysia drop to 24, including 16 from Kedah
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to 24 today — 18 local transmissions and six imported cases — after sharp rises for two straight days.
Ex-Transmile boss appeals against conviction
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Transmile Group Bhd's founder and former CEO Gan Boon Aun (pictured) is appealing against his conviction by the Sessions Court for furnishing misleading financial statements to Bursa Malaysia in 2007.
Covid-19: David and Victoria Beckham infected with virus in March, says tabloid
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Former English soccer star David Beckham (pictured), and wife, Victoria were infected with the Covid-19 virus back in March, according to a report by UK daily, The Sun.
Guan Eng: New charges of dishonest misappropriation of property 'politically-motivated'
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) had today claimed that the timing of the new charges of dishonest misappropriation of property against him proves that the prosecution is "politically-motivated", noting that filing of the charges at the Butterworth Sessions Court this Friday (Sept 11) comes a day before nomination day for the Sabah state election on Saturday (Sept 12).
As Covid-19 contagiousness jumps, Noor Hisham urges 100% compliance with SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): As the contagiousness of the coronavirus rises in Malaysia, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is urging the public — especially front liners — to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Covid-19: New cases in Malaysia jump further to 100
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases saw a further increase to 100 in the 24 hours as of noon today, with 62 cases from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah.
Transport ministry confirms plan to revert to original ECRL alignment
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The Ministry of Transport said it is looking at reverting the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL)’s (pictured) alignment to the original route planned under the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) regime, confirming a report by The Edge Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases jump to 62, highest since June
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): New Covid-19 cases swelled to 62, more than 10 times the six cases reported yesterday, bringing the tally of infections in Malaysia to 9,459.
Almost half of Malaysians confident vaccine will be available in 2020 — Ipsos
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Almost half of Malaysians, or 48%, trust that a vaccine will be available to them before the end of the year, ahead of the global average.
Dog owner was fined RM30,000 for animal cruelty
GEORGE TOWN (Sept 7): A dog owner was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here for animal cruelty after she admitted to neglecting two dogs in March last year, reported Malay Mail.
