Archive - 27 July 2021

The five states are Sabah, Kelantan, Johor, Sarawak, and Pahang.

Former VC says letters issued by the officers to the former minister's company were done without his knowledge.

Pandelela and Mun Yee finished eighth in the 10m synchronised platform event.

Lawmakers and civil society want charges dropped against Refuge for The Refugees founder Heidy Quah.

When one is active in politics or activism, one is punished, accuses Nurul Rifayah Muhammad Iqbal.

The trial will involve about 500 patients with light symptoms at the initial stage of Covid-19 infection.

UPDATED 9.20PM | PARLIAMENT | 'It is within their rights to do so,' says the health minister.

The Bersatu information chief says they seem to oppose the government just for the sake of opposing.

Chairperson Wong Kah Woh says the committee is of the view that prices currently being touted are 'high'.

Another six participants were questioned at the Brickfields district police station this morning.

UPDATED 6.39PM | The Tanjong Karang rep says there is no guarantee that those with the letter are not infected with Covid-19.

Previous dates set for inspections have clashed with the movement control order, court told.

Edict says the budget should focus on upgrading existing facilities.

Ventilators, patient monitoring devices, and others were increased to fight pandemic - Adham.

'The emergency was not cancelled. It doesn't need to be,' claims Annuar Musa.

The DAP leader says this should be done until the legal confusion surrounding the emergency is settled.

UPDATED 5.21PM | 'We must make sure that the situation is conducive,' says Abang Johari.

Compounds and fines issued since the emergency was purportedly 'revoked' are now questionable.

UPDATED 6.10PM | 'I applaud doctors who dare voice their views to defend their careers,' says Abdul Latiff.

Onus is upon leaders to stand up and defend and at the same time educate and create awareness.

New cases rising in Penang, which is in Phase 2 of the NRP.

The decision to revoke has raised various questions.

The verdict is expected to have long-term implications on the city's common law traditions.

Only about a third of those who had taken two doses of Sinovac still had detectable antibodies.

There are not many degrees of separation between the dramatic Multatuli and the confident Tan Malaka.

Dzulkefly Ahmad also says contact tracing methods are not effective.

Some measures are government-subsidised fees for students, says the former education minister.

It resembles a classroom of delinquents rather than a noble hall of democratically-elected representatives.

Hidilyn Diaz has been training at the car porch of a house in Jasin, surrounded by banana trees.

UPDATED 5.18PM | I was never a supporter of the PN government, he says in a letter to the Dewan Rakyat speaker.

This follows China's cybersecurity investigation against Didi just days after its US$4.4 billion New York listing.

PARLIAMENT | If it has been revoked, then there is no point discussing it, says Noh Omar (BN-Tanjong Karang).

Meeting at northern Chinese port city was chance to ensure competition does not veer into conflict.

'They take 5 seconds on the keyboard, we have been preparing for 3 years for the Olympics.'

He had appealed against a High Court ruling upholding the decision to strike him from the rolls.

There are currently 2.5k US troops in Iraq focusing on countering remnants of Islamic State.

Many governments have realised the importance of both too late as Covid-19 upends the world as we know it.

Perak cops say the case is currently under investigation and the public are advised not to speculate.

Heidy Quah is accused of improper use of network facilities to upload an offensive statement.

UPDATED 12.30AM | PARLIAMENT | Minister says he will answer next Monday as ordered by the speaker.

The meeting was also attended by the foreign, health, and home ministers along with the health director-general.

Terbang Logistics fails to obtain renewal for contract to supply police with forensic items.

This comes as Putrajaya yesterday claimed emergency ordinances were revoked, effective July 21.

This came after national gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi became the subject of lewd and inappropriate remarks online.

Hassan Karim says the PM and his cabinet should resign if they bypassed the King.

The state election was put on hold due to the emergency proclamation - which has since been revoked.

'The critical situation of our healthcare system shows how badly we need them…'

The hospital's director says the protesters abandoned their patients and sullied the name of the profession.

Session will focus on measures to address increase in Covid-19 cases, according to Order Paper.

Despite Delta's deadliness, vaccines are still highly effective at preventing serious illness.

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