Johor police arrest six men for allegedly extorting YouTubers
Police have arrested six men, believe to be loan sharks, for allegedly extorting three YouTubers in Johor Baru.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the suspects were arrested between Oct 15 and Oct 18 at five different locations around in Johor Baru and Ayer Hitam.
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October 22, 2020
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Six detained for smuggling 19,900 cartons of contraband fags in Sabah
The attempt by six illegal immigrants to smuggle in 19,900 cartons of contraband cigarettes failed when their boat was intercepted around Pulau Tetabuan waters at Sabah’s east coast on Wednesday (Oct 21).
A team from Sandakan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained the men and confiscated the goods and the vessel around 2pm while they were on patrol under Op Benteng.
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October 22, 2020
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Muslim women wearing purdah must also wear face masks, says Health DG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Muslim women wearing the purdah (veil) must also wear a face mask underneath.
He said the World Health Organisation's recommendation of wearing a three-ply face mask, as one layer is insufficient.
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October 22, 2020
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Covid-19: Six new clusters detected, bringing total active clusters to 99
Six new Covid-19 clusters were reported in five states on Thursday (Oct 22), bringing the number of active clusters nationwide to 99, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The new clusters were detected in Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Melaka.
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October 22, 2020
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Covid-19: Over 1,000 school-going children infected since outbreak of third wave
More than 1,000 school-going children have been infected with Covid-19 since the third wave of the outbreak in the country began a month ago.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said from Sept 20 to Oct 21, about 587 Covid-19 cases are pupils aged seven to 12.
Meanwhile, 670 positive cases are of those between the ages of 13 and 18.
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October 22, 2020
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Covid-19: 847 new cases, five new fatalities bring death toll to 204
Malaysia recorded 847 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Oct 22) with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 578.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported five new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 204.
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October 22, 2020
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Covid-19: Anjung Teduh, Lahad Datu placed under two-week Enhanced MCO starting Oct 24
Anjung Teduh located at Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu, Sabah would be placed under enhanced MCO from Oct 24 to Nov 6, announced Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Senior Minister said that on Thursday (Oct 22), adding however that some flexibility is given to the 4,629 residents which includes allowing sundry shops in the area to be open from 6am-6pm to enable residents to buy basic household goods.
Ismail said residents would be allowed to leave their area should there be emergencies such as illness or deaths. However, they must submit their movement application to the police.
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October 22, 2020
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Unnecessary? Ismail Sabri says he will continue his daily briefings
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says he will continue to have his daily briefings to address the measures taken by the government on non-health matters related to Covid-19.
Ismail said that in his daily briefing on Thursday (Oct 22) in response to Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh’s statement that the Senior Minister should not hold any press conferences if he had nothing substantial to announce.
The Senior Minister also called on all politicians to put aside their political differences and help focus on fighting the pandemic.
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October 22, 2020
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Employers at fault if workers absent from work because of roadblocks, warns Ismail Sabri
It is the employers responsibility to produce permission letter for its employees to travel inter-district for work, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Senior Minister said that on Thursday, adding that companies should bear the cost if failing to produce the necessary travel document would cause the employees to not able to show up for work.
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October 22, 2020
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Covid-19: Nine prisons to be placed under Enhanced MCO starting Oct 23
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced on Thursday that nine prisons, involving five from the North and four in Selangor will be placed under enhanced movement control order (MCO) starting Oct 23 until Nov 4.
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October 22, 2020
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Enhanced MCO in six localities in Semporna and one in Kunak, Sabah extended for two weeks
The enhanced movement control order (MCO) in seven localities - six in Semporna and one in Kunak has been extended to Nov 6, announced Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Senior Minister said that on Thursday, adding that the enhanced MCO, which is expected to end on Friday, is extended to allow for a second Covid-19 screening as the impacted areas are still at high risk.
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October 22, 2020
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Unilever's Q3 sales leap back to growth
Unilever reported a stronger-than-expected return to sales growth in the third quarter on Thursday led by emerging markets, where it generates the bulk of its revenue.
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October 22, 2020
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Thailand’s key protest leader freed by court
One of Thailand's protest leaders, Patsaravalee Tanakitvibulpon, was released on Thursday after being arrested a day earlier on charges related to emergency measures imposed by the Thai government last week to stop protests.
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October 22, 2020
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Court charges YouTuber Sugu with possession of sickle; trial in January next year
The Ipoh Sessions Court has fixed January 11 and 12 next year for the trial of YouTuber S. Pavithra’s husband M. Sugu over the possession of a sickle while at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on July 21.
29-year-old Sugu was charged under Section 6 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act.
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October 22, 2020
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Oxford's Brazil vaccine trial to continue after volunteer dies
The University of Oxford's Brazilian trial of its vaccine candidate will continue after the death of a volunteer, the university said on Wednesday, adding an independent review had revealed no safety concerns.
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October 22, 2020
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Siblings charged with murder of sister’s blind husband
Two siblings have been charged at the Magistrate's Court in Kajang, Selangor with the murder of the woman's blind husband in a gory plot said to be over the victim's assets.
G. S. Angela Dewi and her brother G. S. Vijaya, were jointly charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code over the death of 59-year-old R. Devarajoo and will face a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
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October 22, 2020
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Several South Koreans die after getting flu vaccine
Several people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inoculation program is expanded to head off potential COVID-19 complications.
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October 22, 2020
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Nigerians rally day after civilians fired on
Police enforced a round-the-clock curfew in Nigeria's biggest city on Wednesday (Oct 21) a day after soldiers reportedly opened fire on civilians protesting against alleged police brutality.
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October 22, 2020
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Thai PM says will lift emergency amid protests
Thailand's prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, says he's going to lift the state of emergency imposed last week, to stop mass protests in Bangkok.
As he spoke, protesters marched to Government House, seeking his resignation.
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October 21, 2020
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Water cuts: Eight people, including two company directors, remanded a week for polluting Sg Selangor
Eight suspects linked to the latest water pollution incident that led to water cuts have been remanded for seven days, from Oct 22-28.
Two directors of a machinery repair company as well as six workers including four foreigners, were detained around 11.30am on Wednesday (Oct 21) in connection with the latest odour pollution in Sungai Selangor that caused millions of consumers to be hit by another water cut.
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October 21, 2020
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Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci could not believe his eyes when Spelacchia, one of his eight dogs, gave birth to a green-furred #puppy.
The tiny dog, immediately named #Pistachio, was part of a five-dog litter born on Oct 9, all with white fur, the same colour as their mixed breed mum. Except him.
Mallocci runs a farm on the Mediterranean island of #Sardinia with his brother-in-law Giannangelo Liperi.
It is extremely rare for a dog to be born with green-coloured fur. It is thought that it happens when pale coloured puppies have contact in their mother's womb with a green pigment called biliverdin.
It is the same pigment that causes the green colour in bruises.
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Some people here are still not wearing their face masks properly, says Deputy Ipoh OCPD (Operations) Supt Lee Swee Sake.
Supt Lee said some had their mask pulled below their chin while others wore face mask without covering their noses, as these were liable to be issued with compounds.
“They are still not aware of the correct way, ” he told reporters at the Pekan Baru police station prior to a Covid-19 standard operating procedure adherence operation in the city centre on Thursday (Oct 22).
“If not worn properly, it’s akin to not wearing one, ” he said, adding that the coronavirus was carried by droplets.
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Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributors in Sabah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan can go for free Covid-19 screening starting today.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said Socso would only absorb the cost if the screening was carried out at its panels.
“Employers can have their workers screened for Covid-19 for free only at Socso’s healthcare services panels.
“They can arrange for screening to be conducted at clinics, laboratories or workplaces, ” he said in a statement.
Saravanan also said that the Covid-19 Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) had been extended to contributors living in red zone areas under the conditional movement control order.
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Eight suspects linked to the latest water pollution incident that led to water cuts have been remanded.
"The remand order on the eight suspects has been granted for seven days, from Oct 22-28 by magistrate Nik Mohd Fadli Nik Azlan.
"The suspects were represented by two lawyers," said Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Fadzil Ahmat in a statement Thursday (Oct 22).
Two directors of a machinery repair company are among the eight men detained by police in connection with the latest odour pollution in Sungai Selangor that caused millions of consumers to be hit by another water cut.
The directors, aged 31 and 62, as well as six workers including four foreigners, were detained around 11.30am on Wednesday (Oct 21).
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The Sessions Court has set two days in January next year for the trial of YouTuber S. Pavithra’s husband M. Sugu over the possession of a sickle while at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here.
He was charged under Section 6 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act.
Judge Norashima Khalid set January 11 and 12 for the trial.
Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi informed the court that the prosecution had rejected Sugu’s first letter of representation to review the charge of carrying a sickle.
Sugu’s lawyer, Syahrul Nizam, told the court that the defence would be submitting a second letter of representation to the prosecution’s headquarters in Putrajaya soon.
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The areas surrounding Seberang Prai Prison Complex and its quarters bore an air of desolation on the first day of enhanced movement control order (MCO).
The roads that pass through the complex, normally used by vehicles as a shortcut to Kedah, were left deserted, with only few cars and lorries passing through on Thursday (Oct 22).
Two police roadblocks could be seen at the entrance of the prison complex and the living quarters building.
Seberang Prai Prison director Zulkifli Abdul Manah said he has instructed his officers and staff to strictly follow the standard operating procedure at the prison to break the chain of Covid-19 infections.
"It is important for all personnel in the prison to adhere to the SOP as advised by the government," he said.
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An intern at St. Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (SJIIM) at Tropicana Indah here has tested positive for Covid-19.
The teaching intern, who joined the school on Oct 12 for one day prior to the school’s closure on Oct 13, was found to have been in close contact with a positive case.
“The intern has not been on site since Oct 13 and has been in self-quarantine from Oct 14 when she started feeling unwell.
“The intern was then informed on Oct 18 that she had been in close contact with a positive case and was required to do the Covid-19 test, ” the school said in an internal notice to staff and parents.
The notice, signed by SJIIM head of school Mak Lai Ying Frances, added that the intern received her results on Oct 20, which turned out to be positive.
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They're neither bears nor cats... and they smell like butter popcorn.
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WITH the Covid-19 pandemic causing economic uncertainties and increasing the unemployment rate, school leavers need to choose a future-proof profession such as being a nurse.
At UOW Malaysia KDU, over 80% of all the nursing students are fully sponsored. Their education - plus three years' accommodation - is fully paid for. And they even get a monthly allowance of between RM500 and RM650 from the hospitals that sponsor them.
"Once they pass and become qualified nurses, their jobs will be waiting for them," said UOW Malaysia KDU's School of Nursing and Allied Health department head S Magesvari.
She said UOW Malaysia KDU has been producing qualified nurses since 2007 and possesses the experience to help private hospitals recruit school leavers with a passion for tending to those who are sick or in agony.
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The government will allow up to 10% of those in management and supervisory posts to work on-site under a work from home (WFH) directive.
This is for those in areas under the conditional movement control order (MCO) in Sabah, Labuan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya.
International Trade and Industry Minister (Miti) Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said the directive would cover jobs such as accounting, finance, administration, legal, planning as well as information and communications technology (ICT) effective today.
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The fully-funded Chevening Scholarships are open for application for potential leaders in Malaysia looking to make a difference!
The application period closes on 3rd November, so send in your application quick!
For more information, visit www.chevening.org/apply
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Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
More than 116,000 Indian infants died from air pollution in the first month of life, and the corresponding figure was 236,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the State of Global Air 2020.
The estimates were produced by the US-based Health Effects Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease project.
The authors wrote they relied on a growing body of evidence linking mothers' exposures during pregnancy to air pollution with the increased risk of their infants being born too small (low birth weight) or too early (preterm birth).
These conditions are associated with serious complications and already account for the vast majority of neonatal deaths in both regions.
The new analysis estimated what percentage of those deaths came from ambient and household air pollution.
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