PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s defence against dengue fever has been strengthened with the launch of the country's first vaccine against the disease. Takeda Malaysia’s dengue tetravalent vaccine (live attenuated) Qdenga was officially launched on Tuesday (June 11). The vaccine, approved by the Drug Control Authority (DCA), is designed to protect against all four dengue virus serotypes. It requires two...
FOR most parents, seeing their child dashing across a road would count as a moment where they'd drop everything and rush to save them from potential harm - putting their own life on the line if they have to. Recently, a video went viral of a woman and a toddler being hit by car and it...
ABOUT 47 residents of Kampung Sungai Baru had their electricity and water supply cut off around 9am on Monday (June 10) by the land owner, in an attempt to force them to vacate their homes. This follows an evacuation notice issued by the Federal Territory Land and Mines Office (PTGWP) to vacate the land last October,...
PUTRAJAYA: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has called for the Malaysia Government Call Centre (MyGCC) to record data on the number of calls and questions received from the public regarding the newly implemented targeted diesel subsidy system. Speaking to the media after the ministry's monthly assembly for June on Tuesday (June 11), he said the data will...
KUALA SELANGOR: The Sessions Court here has fixed July 11 for next mention of the case involving a married couple suspected of supplying firearms to an Israeli man. Sharifah Faraha Syed Husin, 41, and Abdul Azim Mohd Yasin, 43, arrived in court at 9.30am and 9.50am Tuesday (June 11) respectively. In Tuesday's proceedings, DPP Fazeedah Faik said...
ANKARA: The Defence Ministry has handed over the letter of agreement (LOA) for the purchase of the second batch of three littoral mission ships (LMS) to Turkiye defence company Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik (STM). Ministry deputy secretary-general (development) Dr Mohd Bakhari Ismail handed the document to STM general manager Ozgur Guleryuz here on Monday (June 10). ALSO READ:...
KUALA LUMPUR: A house renovation contractor has been fined RM1,000 in default three months jail by the Sessions Court here for failing to explain funds amounting to RM114,000 found in his bank account. Judge Azrul Darus made the decision on Monday (June 10) after Muhammad Sadiq Na'man, 37, pleaded guilty to the alternative charge of possessing...
PETALING JAYA: Despite all their effort to ensure their two oldest daughters master Mandarin – from mountains of workbooks to expensive one-on-one tuition – Rafizah Hussin and her husband had to transfer them from a Chinese primary school to a national school when they were in Year Six. Her daughters, who are twins, were struggling with...
KOTA KINABALU: Investigations are still ongoing into the Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) project awarded to Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s husband, said Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said they were looking at the process used by the Selangor government in awarding the project to the company where Yeoh’s husband is...
KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...
