Category: General

A coffee shop operator has raised concerns over a perceived “miscommunication” between two ministries which led to an RM10,000 fine for premises operating allegedly without a valid permit during the ongoing total lockdown beginning June 1. According to the chain coffee shop retail outlet owner, who only wished to be known as Jo, an enforcement…

KUALA LUMPUR: Over five million Covid-19 vaccine doses, comprising both first and second shots, have been administered nationwide as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said until yesterday, a total of 3,957,687 individuals had received the first dose, while 1,553,033 people had completed their second dose, bringing the overall number of vaccine…

G25 says Clause (1) of Article 55(1) of the Federal Constitution provides that the King can reconvene Parliament. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: It is in the best interest of the government to heed the King’s decree to reconvene Parliament as soon as possible, says the G25 group of former senior civil servants. In a statement…

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has had no cases of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with the use of Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, says the Health Ministry amid reports of such illnesses happening in the United States, United Kingdom and Singapore recently. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) stressed that the current benefits of receiving the…

SHAH ALAM: Police here have refuted claims that the Carlsberg brewery is operating during the ongoing lockdown. This comes following a Facebook post that alleged that the brewery at Seksyen 15, Shah Alam was still operating based on smoke that came out of the brewery. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Baharudin Mat Taib said a…

SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) Selangor branch has seized red oak lumber imported from the United States, weighing 28.737 kilogrammes and worth RM88,285.61 at North Port, Klang yesterday. Its director Zamri Hashim said the wood was found as a result of a routine inspection carried out by the department at…

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Bukit Jalil National Stadium vaccination centre (PPV) is expected to start operations from June 21 with a capacity to administer up to 10,000 doses per day, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican (pic). He said the large-scale PPV would enable more people, especially around the Klang…

Written by Megan C. Hills, CNNZixu Wang, CNN A Shanghai gallery has apologized for exhibiting a seven-hour video in which an artist filmed passing women before giving them a score and ordering them “from the prettiest to the ugliest.” In a statement published Friday, non-profit art gallery OCAT Shanghai apologized to any visitors who had…

JEMPOL: A 58-year-old rubber tapper here has been cheated of almost RM100,000 in a love scam. Jempol district police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the man from a new village in Air Hitam met a woman by the name of Sarah Wong on Facebook in February. The woman had claimed to be a Singaporean…

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s game against Belgium at Euro 2020 was interrupted after 10 minutes Thursday to allow players and supporters at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium to take part in a round of applause for Christian Eriksen. The 29-year-old Denmark midfielder is recovering in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch during Saturday’s Group…