An Omicron variant case has been detected in Malaysia as of yesterday, 2 December 2021. Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, shared the worrisome news in a statement. “The Institute for Medical Research (IMR) has conducted PCR Genotyping Assay tests to over 74 Covid-19 positive samples detected at KLIA from 11 November to 28 November.” “As a result of the PCR...
The Omicron variant has spread to all corners of the globe at a rapid rate with seemingly no end in sight. Yesterday, our neighbours reported their first cases. Meanwhile, just today, Malaysia reported its first cases of the “variant of concern“. This has prompted the Health Ministry to restrict and discourage any outbound overseas travel for Malaysians as well as inbound for international tourists...
Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak has sought to introduce fresh evidence in one of the criminal cases linking him to the 1MDB financial scandal , days before an appellate court was to rule on whether to uphold a guilty verdict that sentenced him to a 12-year jail term. The development ahead of the Dec 8 Court...
Some 70,000 people who took two Sinovac or Sinopharm jabs have till Dec 31 to get their third dose in order to keep their fully vaccinated status from Jan 1, while the grace period for children turning 13 next year to get fully vaccinated has been extended by two months to March 1. The Ministry of Health...
As the Omicron variant is spreading across the world, many countries have resorted to tightening their borders over fears of the variant of concern. This has even delayed our transition towards the endemic phase. Apart from the precautionary measures, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a press conference yesterday (1 December), urged senior citizens in the high risk group to stay away from crowded...
A Malaysian Airlines flight was searched after it landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, following news of a bomb threat. The plane, which was heading to Dhaka, landed at the airport at around 9:40pm, Wednesday night. Based on a report by NewAge Bangladesh, the airport’s group captain, AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, shared that no bomb...
A few weeks back, 28 new stations for LRT in Ipoh had been proposed. As the country develops further, could we be getting more public transportation to ease the lives of the rakyat? Just recently, Bung Mokhtar, member of parliament for Kinabatangan proposed “Jesselton New City” a mixed development project located in Sabah International Convention Centre. Mokhtar is now...
It appears that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is currently still in Singapore, despite court orders to return to Malaysia by 21 November. This information comes following a report by Berita Harian, which revealed that she had failed to show up at her appeal proceeding today (2 December). At the...
Ryzal Ibrahim and Maryam Younarae are known among fans as Durian Kimchi, for being a mixed race couple. This Korean-Malay couple have been entertaining us for quite some time now with snippets from their daily life. And recently in October, they were blessed with a beautiful healthy daughter, Rina. However, netizens will always have something to...
We are always planning for the future. However, no matter how many plans we make, sometimes, God has his own plans. Taiwanese YouTuber couple “That couple (那對夫妻)” Nico (品筠) and Kim (京燁) have been expecting their second child for a long time now. They got a happy surprise today (2nd November) when their expected child decided...
