China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Malaysia: Problems And Prospects – Analysis

Malaysia’s National Immunization Programme (NIP) chose Pfizer, AstraZeneca (AZ) and Sinovac as its vaccine portfolio. At the outset, Beijing assured … More

Malaysia Reaches Herd Immunity Threshold of 80%: Prime Minister

(Bloomberg) — Malaysia reached its target of fully vaccinating 80% of the adult population, achieving herd immunity for adults against … More

Khairy targets early Oct roll-out of Covid-19 booster shots for frontliners, vulnerable groups

KUALA LUMPUR : Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today that he has set early October as the target for the … More

Only 1.8pc left to be vaccinated for adult population 80pc herd immunity, says minister

JOHOR BARU : Only about 1.8 per cent of the adult population remains to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for Malaysia … More

Vegetables on taxi cabs

As taxis in Thailand sit idle due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two taxi cooperatives are taking advantage of the additional … More

Sinopharm’s COVID booster reverses antibody decline, enhances cell-based responses – study

The study also shows it enhances cell-based responses. BEIJING (Reuters) : A third shot of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine leads to … More

Malaysia to Ease More Virus Curbs as Pandemic Fatigue Worsens

(Bloomberg) : Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will announce the easing of more virus curbs in the economic and … More

Pandemic worse where there are weak govts, says Adeeba

PETALING JAYA: What has political uncertainty got to do with the Covid-19 pandemic? Plenty, says Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, a specialist … More

Langkawi Island travel bubble: Follow SOP strictly please, Noor Hisham tells tourists

HEALTH Ministry director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged those planning to visit Langkawi Island, under the tourism … More

“Over 17 mil adults fully vaccinated, 250k doses administered yesterday alone”

A TOTAL of 17,026,781 individuals or 72.7% of the country’s adult population have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday … More

Red Hong Yi designs Pos Malaysia stamp series to celebrate frontliners

Contemporary artist Red Hong Yi (known as Red) is stamping her mark once again, this time literally with a series of stamps. … More

Why do some vaccinated people catch COVID and how severe is it?

Are the stories of “breakthrough infections” as scary as they sound? What are COVID symptoms like if you’ve been double-jabbed? … More

No clear recovery path for Malaysia’s economy: Moody’s Analytics

THE Malaysian economy is slowing down, with no clear path to recovery as the acceleration of global trade has been hindered by … More

Man infamous for Melaka ‘sultan’ claims dies from Covid-19

Raja Noor Jan Shah succumbs to virus at age 64 KUALA LUMPUR : Raja Noor Jan Shah, a man famously … More

Govt urged to postpone relaxing restrictions

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to reconsider the relaxed restrictions, which health experts deem as “premature” and potentially … More

Report: Deputy minister’s aide dies after testing positive for Covid-19, days after attending Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR : A deputy minister’s special functions officer died yesterday afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, about a week after testing … More

Dewan Rakyat: Number of those allowed in for next session to be decided – Deputy Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR : The number of individuals, including Members of Parliament, allowed to be present at the first meeting of … More

DG warns of superspreader in Parliament, says bipartisan meet agreed to postpone

Noor Hisham says the indoor environment of Parliament could see the virus become airborne and linger for hours. Health Ministry … More

Govt aiming for 50% of adult population to be fully vaccinated by Aug 31

Khairy Jamaluddin says 29% of adults have already received both jabs. The government is optimistic about achieving its target of … More

Covid-19 data repository 10 months too late, Dzulkefly tells Adham

However, the health minister brushes off the claim much to the Kuala Selangor’s rep chagrin. PARLIAMENT | Dzulkefly Ahmad (Pakatan … More

Demand for krachai khao providing handsome income for growers

NAKHON SAWAN: With use of herbal extracts to treat Covid-19 symptoms gaining popularity, a rising demand for krachai khao, or … More

Malaysia’s total coronavirus infections rise above 1 million

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) : Malaysia’s total coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic surpasssed 1 million on Sunday after … More

Cost for dying in Jakarta rises amid Covid-19 pandemic

JAKARTA : Undertakers are making a killing as Covid-19 rages on in Jakarta. Residents of the Indonesian capital are facing … More

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) : Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the … More