MEF urges Putrajaya to set up a Covid vaccine research centre

KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): There is a need for the government to form a national vaccine research centre employing local experts and resources with the objective to ensure a long-term vaccine supply for the country, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) In a media statement on June 13, MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman JP said Malaysia should have its own specialised vaccine research centre to look at the long-term prospects of producing the country’s own vaccines.

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US charges Jho Low, rapper with back-channel lobbying to drop 1MDB probe, extradite Chinese dissident from US

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Penang-born fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) (pictured) and rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel were on Thursday charged in the US District of Columbia with orchestrating an unregistered, back-channel campaign in 2017 linked to former US president Donald Trump to have investigations related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) be dropped, and to send a Chinese dissident back to China.

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