Archive - 25 January 2021

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COVID-19 | Health DG says the programme would involve three phases with the first phase expected to start in March.

Police officers at detention facilities must always fulfil duties with integrity, high degree of accountability.

State govt also looking at new location for a Covid-19 low-risk treatment and quarantine centre.

For now, public hospitals will continue to refer some non-Covid-19 cases to private hospitals, says Noor Hisham.

Sanusi should reconsider the cancelling of Thaipusam as a special holiday in Kedah to suit multi-ethnic society.

Ti Lian Ker claims DAP failed to represent Chinese community, gave in to Malay leaders while in govt.

It aims to collect RM400,000 in two weeks.

UPDATED 10.38PM | This includes allowing govt to relocate doctors, loan out medicine to different facilities as needed.

The message was presented in a personally signed poster to show royal family's appreciation to medical staff.

The people - and those in the industries - fear more curbs in view of rising virus cases.

PKR president says infection in foreign workers' dormitories caused by MCO violations continues to occur.

This comes as 40 inmates and three personnel were detected as Covid-19 positive since Jan 23.

UPDATED 8.39PM | Minister says among the alternatives are tighter SOPs and setting up targeted testing.

Review Permai aid package to ensure survival of express bus operators and drivers, says PBEM chair.

For the doctor, watching patients die is most heart-breaking when there are no family members around.

Police found a note in his possession that says he has Covid-19.

The policy is crucial to increase transparency and level playing ground between ruling and opposition parties, it says.

The union is upset that such an event was allowed to take place.

His latest work on the Thaipusam public holiday controversy fails to tickle PAS Youth.

This comes after several Umno Youth leaders speak out against Zahid leading the party.

Health Ministry notes that the R-naught number is reducing.

Beijing irked after US aircraft carrier group enters the disputed waterway.

Crucial for industry players to cooperate to stem the Covid-19 spread, stresses FMM.

Seputeh MP asks why most Perikatan Nasional leaders are silent over Sanusi's remarks.

Syndicate offers online stock investments suspected to be non-existent to investors in China via WeChat.

They are believed to be involved in the country's biggest drug seizure two weeks ago.

We must embark on a new narrative to ensure Malaysia 5.0 works.

Students can revise and learn through live-stream classes and even take quizzes to prepare for their examinations.

Focus is on industries that have large number of employees and high risk of infection.

This comes after a US aircraft carrier group entered the South China Sea to promote 'freedom of the seas'.

Malacca is among states which do not observe a public holiday for Thaipusam.

They were charged for obstructing health officers from discharging their duties to screen the body for Covid-19.

The Migrant Workers' Right to Redress Coalition urges govt to include undocumented migrant workers in vaccination programme.

Ex-members challenging ROS, not Umno, says lawyer Mohamed Haniff.

Vigneswaran says Muhammad Sanusi will drive away Indian support in the state.

The new team will be tasked with the mission of shaping policy in the next five years.

According to the CDC, the new variant has been detected in at least 20 countries.

Patients being turned away because hospitals cannot cope, says Agnes Padan.

COVID-19 | 'It saddens me today that we have endured one year of fighting against Covid-19,' says Noor Hisham.

India takes one tiny step in a mission to beat the pandemic.

The group will know whether it can proceed with its legal bid to be registered as a political party.

We allowed ourselves to be carried away by self-inflicted political distractions, while our frontliners toiled tirelessly.

Mexico has seen almost 150,000 dead from the pandemic.

We're in a national emergency and we need to act like it, says the US president.

Ex-premier says they are in fear of expressing their opinions.

US Special Climate envoy, John Kerry will join world leaders at upcoming online Climate Adaptation Summit.

If the PM truly loves this country, he should advise the Agong to rescind the enactment that suspended our Parliament.

Do you really care for the plight of the working class?

Sanusi claims MIC members didn't even back their own party in GE14.

PHOTO ESSAY | We take a look back on one year of the pandemic in Malaysia through the eyes of our camera crew.

Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists continue to claim vaccine shots contain substances forbidden by Islam.

The country could go bankrupt if the MCO continues for many years, the senior minister adds.

The bipartisan parliamentary group says such a move will also create a logistics and resources nightmare.

These are verified locations reported to be affected today.

Chong Chieng Jen says it is irresponsible for the state government to raise this issue during a pandemic.

'Well done, Petaling Jaya district police chief Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal.'

Muhammad Izzat says he aims to expand his contents to lessons outside of the standard syllabus.

So far there are still about 5,000 beds that have not been used, says Selangor Health Dept director Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman.

'PAS knows that while MIC will rant, scream and shout, it is spineless.'

Umno info chief questions why Miti had provided such information to Eurocham Malaysia.

However, PM Muhyiddin Yassin says they are there to brief on the emergency.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.