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
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