SINGAPORE: Singapore’s health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases today, the highest daily toll since August last year, driven by growing clusters of infections linked to karaoke bars and a fishery port. The outbreak
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Australia to extend COVID-19 lockdown in Victoria amid Delta outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Monday said Victoria state will extend a COVID-19 lockdown beyond Tuesday despite a slight drop in new infections as the country’s two biggest cities fight to stop the spread of
Read moreBrothers keep distribution business going
EARLY morning visitors to Jalan Petaling in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown will probably come across a roadside stall selling newspapers. This is where Te Ming Huei, 58, can be spotted among the stacks of Malay, English
Read moreCovid-19 cases climb as South-East Asia feels force of Delta variant
BANGKOK, July 9 (Reuters): Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, South-East Asia is now suffering dramatic rises in deaths and cases, while vaccination shortfalls and highly contagious variants derail containment
Read moreHuawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case heads for final stretch
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou have traded blows with prosecutors in a court in Canada this week, hoping to have troves of HSBC emails admitted as evidence in the final committal phase of
Read moreMalaysians suffering amid lockdown fly white flag for help
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When Mohamad Nor Abdullah put a white flag outside his window late at night, he didn’t expect the swift outpouring of support. By morning, dozens of strangers knocked on his
Read moreMalaysia to ease coronavirus lockdowns in five states next week
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Reuters) – Malaysia will relax coronavirus lockdowns next week in five states that have met the government’s indicators for lifting curbs, the security minister said on Saturday. The Southeast Asian country
Read moreMalaysia: Raids on Migrants Hinder Vaccine Access
Policies Undermine Government’s Calls for Global Vaccine Equity (Bangkok) — The Malaysian government’s raids on irregular migrants are deterring people fearful of arrest and deportation from getting vaccinated for Covid-19, Human Rights Watch said today. These actions
Read moreMalaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate climbs to 1.0
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate (R value) has gone up to 1.0, signalling a possible rise in cases in the days ahead. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a post on
Read moreBusinesses in Malaysia call for govt to reopen economy as lockdown extension looms
KUALA LUMPUR – Hundreds of Malaysian business groups have urged the government to reopen the economy as a four-week “full” lockdown to deal with Covid-19 has shown no signs of meeting government targets to move
Read moreDelta plus India: Scientists say too early to tell risk of Covid-19 variant
India has classified a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in Europe as a “variant of concern”, but it’s too early to tell whether it poses a significant threat. India’s health ministry says studies
Read moreCovid-19: Malaysia reaches new vaccination milestone, over 250,000 doses given on June 22
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has reached another milestone in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines as it crossed the 250,000 daily dose mark on Tuesday (June 22). Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said that 250,529
Read moreIs it round two for Ecohouse victims?
“I know the ambulance chasers are coming” was the reaction from Anthony Armstrong Emery. The alleged fraudster who duped more than 100 million US dollars from an unsuspecting global public. The fake housing development on
Read moreMalaysian ‘designer durians’ gain premium following in China
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysian durians have gone beyond expectations and gained the top spot at China’s second largest shopping event, JD.com’s 618 Festival. A report by international news outlet Bloomberg showed that the
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Is it round two for Ecohouse victims? “I know the ambulance chasers are coming” was the reaction from Anthony Armstrong Emery. The alleged fraudster who duped more than 100 million US dollars from an unsuspecting
Read moreMastermind behind the Ecohouse scam finally arrested in the UAE
Below is an article from a daily newspaper published in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte titled “MPF pede extradigao de Anthony Armstrong para o Brasil” (Tribuna do Norte, November 4, 2020). I have translated
Read moreMalaysia developing own Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is developing vaccines for Covid-19 amid criticism over the allegedly slow pace of its vaccination drive. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said Malaysia is in the process of developing two
Read moreAsia Claim round two for IRN clients Singapore.
It’s a small world as they say. Just two months ago we reported the prestigious Novaland Investment company with its backs against the wall after completing a luxury development managed by Savills in 2018. This
Read moreMalaysia to speed up Covid-19 vaccinations as more shipments expected
Around 7.2 per cent of Malaysia’s population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR – Seeking to reassure Malaysians amid rising Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Muhyiddin
Read more10 nabbed under fake news ordinance
Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani says the 10 had been arrested under the ordinance which defines fake news as information that ‘is wholly or partly false relating to Covid-19 or the proclamation of emergency’. PETALING JAYA:
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