Are we easing movement restrictions a little too soon?
Let's get past the peak of virus spread, and meet vaccination targets before easing movement restrictions for more sustainable normalcy.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Indian data hints at runaway virus spread as daily deaths hit record
India reports 267,334 new daily infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 25.5 million, with a death toll of 283,248.
Wed May 19 2021
Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge
Despite the warning, four of the scientists said the federal government did not seek to impose major restrictions to curb the virus spread.
Mon May 03 2021
Sri Lanka approves vaccine amid warnings of virus spread
Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated.
Fri Jan 22 2021
Half of Singapore's migrant workers in dormitories have had COVID-19
This indicates that the virus spread much more widely among those living in these accommodations than the official case tally shows.
Tue Dec 15 2020
Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House
Trump has repeatedly flouted social-distancing guidelines meant to curb the virus' spread and ignored his own medical advisers.
Tue Oct 06 2020
Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid continued virus spread
Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus to nationwide in an effort to curb its further spread.
Thu Apr 16 2020
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
No one knows how much farther the virus has spread. Only 20% of the roughly 1,700 people in quarantine have been tested.
Mon Mar 30 2020
COVID-19: Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people - more than a quarter of its population - for nearly a month.
Mon Mar 09 2020
COVID-19: Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads
"Cancellation or delay of the Games would be unacceptable for the athletes," says Japan's Olympics minister.
Thu Mar 05 2020
New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business
A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a company in Australia.
Thu Jun 29 2017
Selangor is highest for dengue. Will it be Zika next, Noh Omar questions
Tan Sri Noh Omar said Selangor's failure to manage its waste brings to fears of Zika virus spreading in the state.
Mon Sep 05 2016
Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.
Sat Jan 30 2016
Mali scrambles to contain Ebola after new confirmed death
Mali scrambled Wednesday to contain an outbreak of Ebola as it confirmed the death of a nurse, its second fatal case but the first of the virus spreading within the country's borders.
Wed Nov 12 2014
China H7N9 bird flu spreads to new province
China's H7N9 bird flu virus spread to a new province on Sunday, with state media reporting two human cases in central Henan.
Sun Apr 14 2013
Chow jumpa Anwar esok bincang Projek Air Perak-Pulau Pinang
Ketua Menteri Chow Kon Yeow akan mengadakan perbincangan dengan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkaitan Projek Air Perak-Pulau Pinang.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Guru tadika pukul murid didakwa esok
Polis menerima aduan daripada bapa kanak-kanak tersebut pada 4.49 petang, 13 Mei lepas, yang mendakwa anaknya mengalami kecederaan, dipercayai berlaku di tadika.
Thu Jun 13 2024
EAIC terima 176 aduan salah laku tahun ini, kebanyakan babit Jabatan Imigresen
Suruhanjaya Integriti Agensi Penguatkuasaan (EAIC) menerima 176 aduan berkaitan salah laku tahun ini dengan kebanyakan libatkan Jabatan Imigresen.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Arab Saudi dijangka terima pulangan besar
Arab Saudi dijangka akan memperoleh purata 10 hingga 15 bilion dolar Amerika Syarikat hasil daripada musim Haji tahun ini.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Eksport negara ASEAN ke Amerika Syarikat dahului China
Eksport melibatkan negara-negara ASEAN ke Amerika Syarikat dalam tempoh Januari hingga Mac tahun ini mengatasi jumlah eksport ke China.
Thu Jun 13 2024
MIDA sasar rangsang persekitaran ekonomi mampan, berdaya tahan
Lembaga Pembangunan Pelaburan Malaysia (MIDA) menyasar untuk merangsang persekitaran ekonomi yang teguh, mampan dan berdaya tahan bagi menarik dan mengekalkan pelaburan yang besar untuk memacu Malaysia berkembang lebih maju pada masa depan.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Edisi pertama panduan praktikal modal teroka, ekuiti swasta
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia (SC) hari ini mengeluarkan edisi pertama ‘Panduan Praktikal untuk Modal Teroka (VC) dan Ekuiti Swasta (PE) di Malaysia.'
Thu Jun 13 2024
MBAM, PKBM mahu sektor pembinaan turut dilibatkan dalam SKDS 2.0
Persatuan Kontraktor Binaan Malaysia (MBAM) dan Persatuan Kontraktor Bumiputera Malaysia (PKBM) gesa Kerajaan masukkan kenderaan menghantar produk kuari dan konkrit siap campur dalam program subsidi.
Thu Jun 13 2024
198,046 kenderaan awam, barangan lulus setakat semalam
Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, berkata jumlah kelulusan itu secara tidak langsung menunjukkan peningkatan dalam permohonan untuk menyertai sistem berkenaan.
Thu Jun 13 2024
MIER jangkakan 'pelarasan minimum' untuk subsidi RON95
Institut Penyelidikan Ekonomi Malaysia (MIER) menjangkakan "pelarasan minimum" untuk subsidi RON95 dan menjangkakan pelaksanaannya pada Julai atau Oktober tahun ini selepas kesan rasionalisasi subsidi diesel dinilai.
Thu Jun 13 2024