Archive - 13 July 2021

Expansion of free trade agreement to include services, investment, and e-commerce.

This after inspections on 2,285 factories, 16,822 business premises, 1,015 construction sites, and 456 worker dorms.

Currently, no punishment can be taken against those who don't declare - Shamshun Baharin.

Forced labour issue is given a priority by the govt - M Saravanan.

M'sia facing various new threats by state or non-state actors - Muhyiddin.

MMA says they received complaints from doctors involved in Code Black and Black Monday campaigns.

UPDATED 9.35PM | Noor Hisham says more tests must be done to break the chain of infection.

She had borrowed RM16,000 but could not settle it as she had lost her job due to the MCO.

Pace of vaccinations had slowed in some countries after Covid-19 cases there dropped.

They are quizzed for about four hours, says their lawyer.

Douglas Uggah Embas stresses that the decision has been evaluated professionally by the NSC.

They are unsung heroes, says Dr Sim Kui Hian.

This follows the release of a video featuring comments by frontliners on the reality on the ground.

He will be replaced by Umno and BN deputy president Mohamad Hasan.

The MOH's new guidelines also recognise Covid-19 vaccine approvals by the US and several other countries.

One photo showed a book that was published in 2018.

UPDATED 10.15PM | Task force is given mandate to make quick decisions on behalf of Health Ministry.

Analysis in April initially projected M'sia will need 4.9 years to vaccinate 75pct of population.

Meanwhile, a cop testifies he conducted a Polilight examination on semen stains found at the scene.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram says the country needs countercyclical policies.

Additional 151 more beds for mother and child care as well as 15 more ventilators will be delivered.

Health Ministry reports record number of new daily cases as hospitals in Klang Valley burst at the seams.

Among sectors expected to benefit are sustainable energy, low carbon mobility and waste management.

This can be done either by rapid tests or home-test kits.

Long lines of Covid-19 victims in front of homes located near CACs causing fear and discomfort to residents.

The ministry is concerned with the difficulties students and lecturers faced in conducting such programmes.

The stoppages have far-reaching implications on the entire automotive ecosystem nationwide, it says.

Several more individuals will be called in stages as soon as possible, sources say.

Matters will only snowball into larger, systemic issues that will persist beyond the pandemic if left unaddressed.

Finance minister says assessments that the country was tumbling into a failed statehood were unfair.

It will be held via video-conferencing, says Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, de facto religious affairs minister.

The coalition contends that simplistic lockdowns ineffective in the fight against Covid-19.

It will involve a cost of more than RM2 billion to the government.

'I didn't find out what information was discussed,' actress Geethanjali Gausillia testifies.

It is not a one-size-fits-all NGO that monitors and holds a protest at a drop of a coin over every single issue.

The temptation to give or accept bribes is far more instinctive or impulsive compared to the desire to steal.

This comes after confusion over whether the minister brought his family on an official trip to Turkey.

We will not cooperate with Bersatu and PN, both say.

Dong Zong invites the public to share stories of multiculturalism or cross-cultural experiences in Covid-19 times.

UPDATED 12.55PM | KJ urges those recently vaccinated at the centre to take precautions.

It says there's very little information on such a 'dangerous trend'.

Find out why transfer pricing is important for all companies throughout Malaysia be it a multinational company or SME!

The minister attributed the brighter outlook to continued policy support, among others.

Yeoh and Teo stress that these workers need to be inoculated soon as the centres are needed by working parents.

Most are Chinese cities - among them Shanghai, Beijing and Handan - along with Moscow and Tokyo.

The FDA has received 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome out of 12.8m doses administered.

This is the time for the DPM to show that Umno controls the government, supreme council member says.

Deaths are rising again from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Delta variant becoming dominant, it says.

'According to them, it's fake news. The report against me was made by the Home Ministry,' Lawrence Jayaraj says.

'What can Ismail Sabri do as DPM, which he could not as senior minister?'

Those vaccinated at IDCC between June 29 and July 12 advised to get tested if they have symptoms.

Convey this good news to family members who intend to perform the haj and umrah, says the religious affairs minister.

Gathering so many positive patients in one place is a 'big no-no' as it endangers medical staff on duty.

This after the state govt cut down 15,000 durian trees at the Batu Talam Forest Reserve in Raub.

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