The United Kingdom has reported the fifth largest number of deaths from COVID-19 in the world, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University of Medicine.
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From sweeping to digging, Indonesia gets creative in handling violators of COVID-19 protocols
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim more lives across the country, many provinces have issued stringent health regulations and … More
Thousands sleep in open air after fire in Greek migrant camp
Mytilene, Greece : Thousands of refugees and migrants have spent a third night in the open on the Greek island … More
New Zealand : Advance Party and crowd rallies against Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns
The woman jailed for breaking out of a managed isolation facility appeared at a protest rally against the government’s use … More
Covid-19 regains momentum as Malaysia adds another 182 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia has recorded 182 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Health director-general Tan … More
Jakarta reimposes PSBB, orders people to stay home
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced on Wednesday that the administration was reimposing the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) policy amid a … More
Life in Lao capital returning to normal as pandemic eases
VIENTIANE : As the COVID-19 pandemic situation is eased in Laos, the daily life in capital Vientiane is returning to … More
Fight to the end
Not long ago, our tourism minister announced to the media and on the social media that any Malaysian intending to … More
India’s kite-makers see sales fly during lockdown
Mohammad Ahmed has been selling kites for the past 11 years, and he says he has never seen it so … More
How closing pubs in Europe and grounding airlines started a nut crisis in West Africa
From Africa to the US, a global nut crisis is spreading as demand for snacks from bars, airlines, weddings and … More
Malaysia to extend movement curbs to Dec 31, says PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the country’s movement curbs will be extended to Dec … More
Australia wrestles with Covid-19 second wave, 17 more dead
AUSTRALIA recorded a further 17 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday but infections in the hard-hit state of Victoria, the site of … More
Philippines tops COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia with 3,561 new infections
MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday (Aug 6) reported 3,561 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the country’s total to 119,460 … More
Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers
Al Jazeera condemns ‘troubling escalation’ in crackdown on press, urges authorities to immediately cease criminal probe. Malaysian police have raided … More
Tears and anguish as Melbourne sinks further into lockdown
MELBOURNE : When Katherine Reed heard Melbourne’s virus-inflicted lockdown would be tightened and extend for six more weeks, she began … More
Coronavirus latest: Vietnam evacuating 80,000 from Da Nang as Asian governments battle second wave
Records set for daily increases in the Australian state of Victoria and in India, where epidemic is spreading faster than … More
Malaysia’s movement control order may be enforced again if COVID-19 cases reach three digits
KOTA BHARU, Kelantan: Malaysia will re-implement the movement control order (MCO) if the number of COVID-19 cases in the country … More
Coronavirus: India’s Covid-19 cases surge past one million
India added a record number of Covid-19 cases – nearly 35,000 – in the last 24 hours, breaching the one … More
At The Movies: Unsettling animation I Lost My Body, The Breadwinner, Have A Nice Day
SINGAPORE – If you are looking for animation that tells stories about life in modern society, there is no better … More
What we will miss most about life in lockdown
As governments around the world begin to ease lockdown, people in Africa and the Middle East tell us what they … More
The coronavirus course
The government has yet to announce if it will end or extend the CMCO. But “experts” are already lining up on both sides of the divide. It is a shouting match between the eager economists and the cautious epidemiologists. We rather be with the epidemiologists as there is more science there.
Coronavirus: Over 100 million in China’s north-east thrown back under lockdown
Pessure to contain the infections is even greater with China’s annual political meetings scheduled to commence this week in Beijing after being delayed from their usual March date. Thousands of political delegates will gather in the capital to endorse the government’s agenda from Friday and the central leadership is determined to project stability and calm during this period.
India coronavirus: How cake and songs made police pandemic heroes
Policemen often have to tread a fine line because of constant political pressure. But this time, their mission is clear and there is no interference
“And all the handwork and sacrifices will mean nothing. We have earned this trust with great difficulty and we should not let that go easily.”
“They have to learn important lessons from the pandemic and prepare a police force for the future.”
Malaysia : CMCO extended for another four weeks until June 9
On the advice of the Health Ministry, the ongoing CMCO scheduled to expire on May 12 will be extended to June 9 for a period of four weeks. This also means that all existing standard operating procedures (SOP) will be maintained until June 9
