KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 4 — The Malaysian Artistes’ Association (Karyawan) is urging celebrities to not use their influence to spread anti-vaccine sentiments, describing such actions as a step backwards and unwise.They should instead use their celebrity sta…

BANGKOK, March 4 — Thailand recorded 54 COVID-19 new cases and one fatality over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 26,162 and 85 fatalities.Of the 54 new cases, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administratio…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The directive on working from home (WFH) remains in force as of now even though the Movement Control Order (MCO) status in several states will be lifted and replaced with the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) starting t…

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — Malaysia recorded 2,063 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours but also reported 2,922 overnight recoveries. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said with the latest figures, the country’s COVID-19 case tally …

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted various aspects of life including the country’s construction industry and infrastructure development, was not a factor for the Ministry of Works (KKR) to successfully achieve 99 per cen…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Those leaving the peninsula for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan with police permission are required to undergo a swab test, three days before their trip.Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob however, said …

NILAI, March 4 — Guidelines for taking the COVID-19 vaccine during Ramadan are expected to be issued by the end of this month, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.He said that th…

PASIR MAS, March 4 — Fifteen retailers and wholesalers around the Sungai Kelantan bank, near Dataran Air Muleh in Kampung Pohon Celagi that collapsed recently are worried over their business suffering a drop of up to 80 per cent following the incident…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is looking at the traffic management aspect in its investigations into the incident at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Highway construction proje…

KOTA BHARU, March 4 — The Kelantan Bus Operators’ Association has appealed to the government to consider providing a one-off payment of RM500 to all express bus drivers in the state.Its president, Che Ibrahim Che Ismail said this was because almost a…