Covid-19 vaccine: Govt still negotiating with Johnson & Johnson
The Johnson & Johnson’s single dose vaccine may be too little and too late for Malaysia, and this is a concern that is currently being addressed by the government with the manufacturer, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a recent Zoom interview with The Star.
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March 02, 2021
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Covid-19 cases on downward trend with 1,555 new infections on Tuesday
Malaysia’s Covid-19 infections continued to show a downward trend, with the country recording 1,555 new cases on Tuesday (March 2).
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March 02, 2021
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Covid-19: 1,555 new cases, six fatalities bring death toll to 1,141
Malaysia recorded 1,555 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (March 2), says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said six more people died while 2,528 patients were discharged.
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March 02, 2021
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Health DG: Two more Covid-19 vaccines granted conditional approval
Malaysia has granted conditional approval to more Covid-19 vaccines to be used in the country.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Drug Control Authority met on Tuesday (March 2) and approved conditional registration for the vaccines produced by Britain's AstraZeneca and China’s Sinovac.
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March 02, 2021
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Weddings, birthdays, reunions are now allowed, says Ismail Sabri
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said social events including wedding receptions, birthday celebrations, meetings and seminars are now allowed to take place.
He reminded that however, organizers must adhere to the standard operating procedures set by the National Security Council.
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March 02, 2021
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IGP: Sedition Act to combat fake vaccination news
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said authorities won’t hesitate to use the Sedition Act to combat fearmongering and false news about the vaccine.
He was speaking to reporters after receiving his first dose of the COvid-19 vaccine at the Kuala Lumpur health clinic.
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March 02, 2021
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Health ministry will advise on when interstate travel ban can be lifted again, says Ismail Sabri
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the National Security Council (NSC) will only reopen state borders after being advised by the Health Ministry (MoH).
He added that should the Covid-19 daily cases dropped to two digits, the MoH will advise NSC based on its Covid-19 risk assessment.
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March 02, 2021
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EMCO in two areas in Sibu to be lifted on March 4
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the enhanced movement control order placed on two localities in Sibu, Sarawak will be lifted on March 4.
The two localities are Town Villa and Sibujaya flats.
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March 02, 2021
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KL, Selangor, Johor and Penang under CMCO from March 5
The movement control order placed on Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang will be switched to conditional MCO for 14 days beginning March 5 till 18, announces Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Defence Minister said that on Tuesday (March 2), adding that Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Sarawak and Perak will remain under conditional MCO while Melaka, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah, Putrajaya, Labuan and Perlis will be under recovery MCO.
Ismail Sabri also announced that inter-district travel within a state will be allowed, with the exception of Sabah.
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March 02, 2021
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RM10k fine only for repeat offenders of SOP, says Ismail Sabri
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that although the fine against those breaching the movement control order has been increased to up to RM10,000, the police have said that the maximum compound would only be slapped on repeat and serious offenders.
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March 02, 2021
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Ismail Sabri: 400 nabbed for MCO violations on Monday (March 1)
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said police have arrested 400 individuals for violating standard operating procedures on movement control order.
Of those arrested, 352 were issued with compounds and 48 were remanded.
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March 02, 2021
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Cops cripple 'Geng 21' in Johor
Police believe they have dismantled "Geng 21", a secret society notorious for extortion and armed robbery in the state, especially in Kluang.
This is following the arrest of 10 men aged between 29 and 44 in raids in Kluang, Yong Peng and the state capital early this year.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that on Tuesday (March 2), adding that with the arrest, the police have solved 14 criminal cases involving violence, group robbery that causes serious injury, extortion on building grounds and causing injury using a weapon in Kluang between 2019 to 2020.
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March 02, 2021
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Kuala Langat Selatan forest fire spreads to over 40 hectares
The fire at Compartment 15 of the Kuala Langat Selatan Forest Reserve, which was first detected on Monday (Mar 1), has now spread to more than 40 hectares due to the hot, dry and windy weather.
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March 02, 2021
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'Datuk Seri Robin Hood' nabbed for extortion
A 56-year-old "Datuk Seri" said to be active in charity work was arrested after extorting two men, including a police inspector, in Bandar Seri Alam in Johor Baru, Johor.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay on Tuesday (March 2) said the "Datuk Seri" was arrested along with another man on Thursday (Feb 25) after extorting a man in his 50s the previous Monday.
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March 02, 2021
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Cops bust drug ring run by couple
Police have seized RM1.37mil worth of drugs after crippling a distribution ring run by a married couple and another man.
Federal Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) deputy director (intelligence/operations) Deputy Comm Zainudin Ahmad on Tuesday (Mar 2) said police seized 38kg of syabu and 457g of heroin following a series of raids on Feb 26,
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March 02, 2021
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Manufacturers cautious on the 1H21 outlook
Manufacturers remain cautious over their business prospects for the first half of 2021 (1H21), as the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the final quarter of 2020 continue to pose challenges, according to the FMM-MIER Business Conditions Survey.
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March 02, 2021
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Five arrested over brawl at Brickfields restaurant
Police arrested five men on suspicion of being involved in a commotion in front of a restaurant in Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields on Sunday.
The suspects, aged 19 to 23, were arrested in separate raids around Kuala Lumpur from Monday until early this morning.
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March 02, 2021
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First-day-of-school jitters send Standard One boy running from school
A video showing a boy, believed to be a Standard One student running home from attending the first day of school, has gone viral.
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March 02, 2021
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Asian director makes history at Golden Globes
Chinese female director Chloe Zhao won the Golden Globe for best director in a motion picture for her feature film ‘Nomadland’ on Sunday (Feb 28), becoming the first Chinese woman and woman of Asian descent to win the trophy in the category in history.
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March 02, 2021
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Jamal Yunos apologises to Yeo Bee Yin, defamation suit settled
Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has issued an apology to former energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister Yeo Bee Yin as part of a settlement in a defamation suit against him.
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March 01, 2021
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