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'Focus on job creation' - MPs to Annuar after urban poverty report

'Focus on job creation' - MPs to Annuar after urban poverty report

MPs fume as report exposes looming crisis for city's B40 group.

COMMENT | Prospects and risks for Msia’s economy in 2021

COMMENT | Prospects and risks for Msia’s economy in 2021

Even when the Malaysian economy manages to recover, the scars of the pandemic will linger.

LETTER | Some suggestions on how to compensate for lost schooling days

LETTER | Some suggestions on how to compensate for lost schooling days

Strategy can succeed if there is good coordination among all the stakeholders.

MP SPEAKS | Ministers who failed to save jobs should resign

MP SPEAKS | Ministers who failed to save jobs should resign

Their gross incompetency in handling the health crisis is making things worse.

COMMENT | Shouldn’t democracy continue during a pandemic?

COMMENT | Shouldn’t democracy continue during a pandemic?

We can still have Parliament in session to jointly combat this invisible enemy.

US to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new Covid-19 variant

US to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new Covid-19 variant

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

From factory to remote village: behind India's mammoth vaccination drive

From factory to remote village: behind India's mammoth vaccination drive

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

James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' delayed again amid pandemic

James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' delayed again amid pandemic

The movie will hit the big screen sometime in October.

Umno and DAP pan MCO 2.0 aid package, claim it falls short

Umno and DAP pan MCO 2.0 aid package, claim it falls short

UPDATED 5.21PM | Umno reiterates for automatic loan moratorium and unconditional EPF withdrawal.

Independent pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays

Independent pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays

The panel called for a 'global reset', says will make recommendations in a final report.

As system buckles, MOH cuts down testing of close contacts

As system buckles, MOH cuts down testing of close contacts

New procedures will see only individuals with symptoms being tested and sampling of clusters for testing.
Team from WHO heads to China in search of Covid origins

Team from WHO heads to China in search of Covid origins

The independent experts to conduct study mainly in Wuhan.
LETTER | Whole Covid narrative leaves a sour taste in the mouth

LETTER | Whole Covid narrative leaves a sour taste in the mouth

LETTER | It seems our politicians care more about themselves than the people's welfare.

Bipartisan, independent panel to advise Agong on emergency

Bipartisan, independent panel to advise Agong on emergency

The committee will decide when it is time to end the proclamation, among other issues.

Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'

Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'

However, more information is required before a definitive assessment can be made.

LETTER | An open letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin

LETTER | An open letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin

Let's take urgent steps lest Malaysia slips into Covid coma.

MP SPEAKS | Can all political parties agree not to hold GE15 during pandemic?

MP SPEAKS | Can all political parties agree not to hold GE15 during pandemic?

The people must know the answer because the health crisis is growing.
LETTER | Some lessons we can learn amidst much suffering

LETTER | Some lessons we can learn amidst much suffering

Tough times call for collective action to face the challenges in the new year.
Trump plays grinch over aid bill, denies jobless benefits to millions

Trump plays grinch over aid bill, denies jobless benefits to millions

He has thus far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package.

PayPal beats profit estimates as pandemic boosts online shopping

PayPal beats profit estimates as pandemic boosts online shopping

However, the e-commerce payments processor forecast current-quarter profit below expectations, sending its shares down more than 6pct.

Nearly 4 out of 10 employees' mental health impacted negatively during the pandemic

Nearly 4 out of 10 employees' mental health impacted negatively during the pandemic

Nearly four out of ten professionals have said their mental health and wellbeing has been impacted negatively during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent global survey by recruiting experts Hays.

COMMENT | Coping with the Covid crush

COMMENT | Coping with the Covid crush

This pandemic has disrupted human activities, but the economic pause has led to a cleaner environment.

LETTER | Covid-19 and indigenous people’s resilience

LETTER | Covid-19 and indigenous people’s resilience

They practice their traditional knowledge and solutions to survive via voluntary isolation and sealing off their territories.

Record global spike in coronavirus infections, nearly 300,000 in new daily cases

Record global spike in coronavirus infections, nearly 300,000 in new daily cases

The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa