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Nearly All Indonesian Medical Workers Have Received First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

JAKARTA :  Indonesia has vaccinated 1.46 million medical workers since the campaign began on Jan. 13, representing 99.53 percent of … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Vaccination, Workers

RM10,000 fine – MPs cite double standard still an issue

Both sides of the political divide express concerns over the hefty fine. Punishment for MCO violators should be to educate, … More

Covid19, Emergency Proclamation, Fine, Pandemic, SOPs

I’m the Amazon Worker the Media Doesn’t Want You to Meet | Opinon

I appear to be that rarest of working-class Americans: a gruntled Amazon employee. Judging from what you read in the … More

Amazon, Covid19, Experience, Workers

PM Muhyiddin receives first Covid-19 vaccine as Malaysia kicks off mass inoculation campaign

KUALA LUMPUR : Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin became the first person in Malaysia to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot on … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Dr Noor Hisham, Muhyiddin, Vaccination

Amid deep political dysfunction, how did Malaysia pull together its coronavirus vaccine plan?

Science minister Khairy Jamaluddin has become the face of Kuala Lumpur’s public health drive, and he – and PM Muhyiddin … More

Covid19, Government, Policy, Vaccination

Harapan reps on panel advising Agong push for Parliament to reopen

Parliament sitting very important for checks and balance on decisions by executive, say Harapan MPs. The Pakatan Harapan representatives on … More

Agong, Covid19, Emergency Proclamation, Special Committee

Air New Zealand to trial digital Covid-19 ‘vaccination passport’

WELLINGTON (AFP) : Air New Zealand will trial a digital travel pass to give airlines and border authorities access to … More

Air New Zealand, Covid19, Vaccination Passport

Back to the soil as Covid-19 robs Cuban town of its bread and butter: tourists

HAVANA : A year ago, Carlos Millo was renting out rooms to foreigners in the picturesque town of Vinales, a … More

Covid19, Cuba, Economy, Havana, Tourism

Australia starts Covid-19 vaccine roll-out amid controversy

MELBOURNE (AFP) : Australia launched its public rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday (Feb 22) amid protests over the … More

Australia, Covid19, Pfizer/BioNTech, Vaccine

Democracy in the country is dead – Zahid Hamidi

This has come with the government’s move to suspend Parliament, the Umno president says. Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said … More

Covid19, Democracy, Parliament, Zahid Hamidi

Challenges faced behind flying first batch of Covid-19 vaccine

MASkargo CEO shares the company’s experience including careful planning of vaccine management procedures. COVID-19 | After the delivery of the … More

Covid19, MASkargo, Transport, Vaccine

Doctor explains why the elderly need to be vaccinated

Senior citizens are more likely to contract and die from the virus, plus could face a longer road to recovery. … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Elderly, Pandemic, Vaccination

Arab nurse recites Shema Yisrael prayer for dying Hasidic patient

The Shema Yisrael prayer is considered by many the most essential prayer in Judaism. With the global death toll still … More

Covid19, Israel, Judaism, Muslim, Nurse, Shema Yisrael

How some of the lost and forgotten ‘victims’ of the Covid-19 pandemic survive in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR : While the government has rolled out several aid packages over the past year to help Malaysians weather … More

Covid19, Migrants, Pandemic, Sex Workers, struggle, Transgenders, Victims

Oh, the places you’ll go: Destinations granted to vaccinated travelers

This is only the beginning, and hopefully, more countries will open up their borders as more people around the world … More

Covid19, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Poland, Romania, Seychelles, Vaccination

COVID-19: How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity?

Nobody knows what herd immunity threshold is for the coronavirus, here’s what we do know Health officials around the world … More

Covid19, Herd Immunity, Vaccine

Covid-19 vaccines: Public’s confidence should be bolstered

THE nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme would have a smooth process if the public is given ample information, with the support … More

Confidence, Covid19, Efficiency, Nationwide, Vaccination

Rich remote workers flee to US$70,000-a-month resorts while awaiting vaccines

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) : Unlike the first wave of Covid-19 lockdowns, which sent people on road trips and to second … More

Covid19, Holiday, Pandemic, Rich

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

BRUSSELS (AP) :The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Claims that a foreign adversary had unleashed a … More

Conspiracy, Covid19, Pandemic

Taking Malaysia to greater heights ‘thru’ honesty and integrity

WE live in a world which can be demanding at times especially in the current economic situation Bread winners nationwide … More

Corruption, Covid19, Honesty, Integrity

Confusing and silly policies show PN’s struggle to govern, says Daim

PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has made it starkly evident that the Perikatan Nasional government is struggling with its basic … More

Covid19, Daim Zainuddin, Government, Pandemic, Perikatan Nasional, Policy

Minister says 126,000 people expected to be vaccinated per day starting late February

KULAI : Some 126,000 people are expected to be vaccinated per day at 600 locations nationwide beginning late February. Health … More

Covid19, Pfizer, Vaccination

Our division lies not in race but in social class

Ahead of the upcoming elections, we should be wary of politicians who will resort to using racism as part of … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Race, Social Class, SOP

Here’s how you can recreate Europe’s most romantic cities in lockdown this Valentine’s Day

As with every other significant calendar event in the past 12 months, it feels like Valentine’s Day is very much … More

Bruges, Covid19, Love, Paris, Rome, Valentine Day

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