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Covid vaccination programme expected to be completed end of this year or early 2022
KUALA LUMPUR,. The Health Ministry (MOH) is targetting the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the country to be completed by the end of this year or early next year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the vaccination programme would involve three phases with the first phase expected to ... Read More
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PdPR: Three brothers trek 20 min up hill to get internet connection
PAPAR,.(SABAH) If there's a will, there's way. This saying best describes the determination of three siblings from Kampung Gana here to follow the Home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) programme which was introduced this year. Unlike their friends who just switch on their gadgets from the comfort of their rooms, Joshua ... Read More
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Bursa Malaysia rebounds to open higher
KUALA LUMPUR,. Bursa Malaysia rebounded from Monday’s losses to open higher Tuesday, in line with most Asian markets, supported by growing optimism on the bullish economic outlook, dealers said. At 9.15 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 18.76 points to 1,595.38 from 1,576.62 at Monday’s close. ... Read More
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Italy PM Conte to step down amid government crisis
ROME,. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to tell Cabinet ministers Tuesday of his intention to step down, and then will submit his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, a statement from his office said late Monday. Conte was forced into a government crisis after losing his parliamentary majority last ... Read More
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Sathianathan hopes government allows 2021 M-League to go on
KUALA LUMPUR,. Amid the uncertainties and threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Football Coaches Association of Malaysia (PJBM) president B. Sathianathan hopes that the 2021 Malaysia League (M-League) 2021 competition does not suffer the same fate as last season. The former national squad head coach said such a situation would ... Read More
COVID-19: AHF postpone two major Asian tournaments
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 -- The national senior men’s and women’s hockey squads have to wait longer to return to international competitions following the postponement of two major Asian championships. According to the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), the 2021 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 11-19 and ... Read More
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Jamaica boosts Covid-19 testing capacity as tourism returns
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that the country has bolstered its Covid-19 testing infrastructure to meet the growing demand for such tests. The increase in demand has been driven by new travel requirements in major tourism source markets. “Jamaica is now very ready,” said the minister. “We ... Read More
Ryanair suspends ‘jab and go’ ads following complaints
Ryanair has been forced suspend its ‘jab and go’ advertising campaign after a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The airline called the ruling “baseless” and said it “disagrees” with the decision, although it will comply and retract the ads. The campaign was launched by the low-cost carrier over ... Read More
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More should be done for the homeless
By Sofea Azahar The pandemic has exposed us to situations that we would have never expected to happen. More people are losing jobs, suffering from loss of incomes as well as mental health due to the stressful environment. Because of the pandemic too, more people could have gone ... Read More