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APRIL 10 — With Ramadan, it is great to see the various markets have returned because for two years the pasar malams and bazaars that were staples of life in Singapore were closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.  Pasar malams are a world in themselves. Once they were a near...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — For the last few months, it felt like every other restaurant or cafe was putting up “We are hiring” posts on their social media. The repeated lockdowns and restrictions on dining-in throughout the past two years saw many kitchen and service staff laid off, and now they...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Malaysian Petrol Station Operators Association has reportedly called on the public to report to the petrol stations if they see foreigners purchasing the RON95 petrol, which is subsidised by the Malaysian government for the use of locals. Utusan Malaysia today quoted...

TELUPID, April 8 — The government will ensure the people are not affected by the current increase in food production costs, said Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee. He said the increase in costs, among others, was due to border closures during the Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) will open investigations into a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight that was forced to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) while en route to Tawau on April 3. In a report by News Straits Times (NST), CAAM...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Health Ministry (MoH) today recorded 10,002 new Covid-19 cases, a dip from yesterday’s 12,380 cases. The cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country is now at 4,256,469, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement. As for...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Making video calls to children from the Ramadan bazaar is much better than taking them there which will only put them at risk of Covid-19 infection. Universiti Putra Malaysia Public Health specialist (Epidemiology and Biostatics), Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said despite...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s metaphorical “fingerprints” could not be seen over the mishandling of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) funds worth billions of ringgit, based on the documents shown so far by his lawyer, a witness told the High...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Former auditor-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad today told the High Court that her predecessor Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had been reluctant to share more when she asked him about then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s alleged involvement in 1Malaysia Development Berhad...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Health Ministry today reported 15,941 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight increase from 15,215 cases recorded yesterday. This brings the cumulative total infections to 4,183,359 from the time Covid-19 arrived in the country in 2020, Health...