Archive - 20 May 2021

• Covid-19: PKRC at MAEPS prepared to open more halls
• Malaysian bus driver acquitted of drug trafficking by Singapore court
• PM, ministers urged to hold joint PC to avoid 'lockdown' U-turns
• China preens in UN spotlight over Mideast as US isolated
• MP SPEAKS | Govt must confine people at home, set up kitchens to feed them
• Indian data suggests runaway Covid infections as deaths hit daily record
• Is that Tom Hanks speaking in Japanese? No, it's just AI
• For some of Japan's lonely workers, Covid-19 brings a homecoming
• Migrants still fear reprisal after vaccination, but some ready for the plunge
• Singapore warns US embassy over webinar with LGBT group
• Manufacturers call for stricter SOPs, not total lockdown
• Video of charred Orang Asli home indicates fresh land grab, says activist
• Singapore denies new Covid-19 variant, tells social media to make corrections
• Neelofa, husband plead not guilty over SOP breach charges
• Court dismisses bid to forfeit RM114m in 1MDB-linked cash
• PKR reps set up free legal aid for 'unfair' SOP fines
• COMMENT | Why sign a statement anonymously?
• Rural Sarawak communities lodge complaint against logging firm
• As govt mulls 'full' lockdown, MOH calls for 'self-imposed' lockdown
• Censof partners with Microsoft to accelerate digital transformation of the public sector in Malaysia
• Vaccination: 2 million dose mark reached
• Allianz Malaysia announces financial results for Q1 2021
• COMMENT | Injections for Sabah
• Ruler wants Johor lawmakers to meet
• MIC president denies involvement in assault shown in viral video
• Harapan moots three strategies for govt to speed up vaccination
• 'Full' MCO? Decision tomorrow
• #MalaysiaBerdoa: Siti Hasmah calls for prayers this Friday for Covid-19 fight
• COMMENT | Egg on the faces of Penang CM, Guan Eng
• Veritas University College launches the Pandemic Education Fund to help students
• Covid-19 (May 20): Another record high - 6,806 new cases, 59 deaths
• Army sets up 'field ICU' to support Kepala Batas Hospital
• Guan Eng willing to apologise if 'bogus firm' claim true
• Gombak police chief demands RM10m, apology from FMT over transfer article
• Najib's 1MDB trial ends early, his lawyer has money-laundering case tomorrow
• Suhakam: 200 Orang Asli agree to relocate for Nenggiri dam project
• Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine can be stored in refrigerator for a month, says US
• LETTER | Use of Ivermectin against Covid-19: Reply to Health DG
• Experience the World of Joy
• China says US warship illegally entered its territory in South China Sea
• Find Yourself at The International School of Kuala Lumpur!
• PBS dismisses defection talk, invites Warisan to join PN
• DOE yet to receive environmental plan on Penang reclamation project
• Suhakam to probe alleged abuse in Jelebu Prison
• Release trafficked Rohingya child brides, Suhakam urges ministry
• Covid-19: Full MCO or self-lockdown?
• UN bodies set up panel on disease transmission from animals
• EMCO on localities in six states from Saturday
• Former deputy chair of shipping firm freed of insider trading charges
• India battles 'black fungus' cases hitting Covid-19 patients
• Man behind vaccine donation offer 'in contact' with KJ's office
• RM12.888b wage subsidies approved as of May 7 - Zafrul
• Tourist group to Genting followed 'tourism bubble' SOP - ministry
• Life-and-death in Kedah: No ICU for those with little hope of recovery
• Vaccine recipient claims reduced dosage given, CITF investigates
• Covid fight could return 'to square one': experts sound vaccines alarm
• Man dies within an hour of arrest in Gombak, police say
• Choosing who lives or dies
• Funeral parlours under pressure from mounting Covid-19 deaths
• PHOTO ESSAY | Life in quarantine
• Two AstraZeneca shots 85-90pct effective - UK real-world analysis
• BioNTech CEO says vaccine up to 75pct effective against India variant