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Avoid Sharing Videos of Wildlife Sightings on Social Media – Perhilitan

KUALA TERENGGANU – Members of the public have been advised against sharing any videos of wild animal sightings on social media to avoid threads from poachers. Terengganu Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director Loo Kean Seong said the video should instead be sent to his department to facilitate further action. “Sharing wildlife sighting …

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Jab Should Be Voluntary for Kids, Says Health Expert

KUALA LUMPUR – Public health expert said, while Covid-19 vaccination should be encouraged for children, it should remain voluntary for them. Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal said the government should make the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme compulsory before mandating Covid-19 vaccines for children. “Covid-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe disease for a child. However, compared …

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Indonesia, Malaysia Journos Hold Yassin Recital to Pray for Dr M’s Health

KUALA LUMPUR – Ikatan Setiakawan Wartawan Malaysia-Indonesia (ISWAMI) held a virtual Yassin recital session to pray for the health of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad last night. The session started with ‘doa selamat’ prayers and ‘tahlil’ led by the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) technical division assistant manager Asri Junin. A total of …

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Covid-19 Infectivity Rate at 0.99 Yesterday

Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate or Rt increased to 0.99 on Tuesday, from 0.98 Rt recorded the day before. According to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, several states surpassed the national Rt value, with Kuala Lumpur remaining the highest, at 1.08 Rt value. Other states include Negri Sembilan (1.06), Melaka (1.04), Kedah (1.03), …

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Study Data Before Rolling Out Another Booster’

KUALA LUMPUR – Experts believe it is best to “wait and see” before adding a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to the National Covid-19 Immunsation Programme. Malaysia should collect and study real-world data on the first booster shot before deciding on another jab even several countries having rolled out a second booster dose. Datuk Dr …

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Veteran Footballer Dollah Salleh, Family Invoved in Car Crash

SEREMBAN – Sri Pahang FC team manager Dollah Salleh and seven of his family members were involved in a road crash after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded at Kilometre 8 of Jalan Kuala Pilah-Batu Kikir, near here, last night. Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Ghani said the crash occurred at about …

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40% of Adults Received Covid-19 Booster Dose

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of the adult population in the country has received the Covid-19 booster dose is 9,364,326 individuals or 40 per cent as of yesterday. According to the Ministry of Health’s CovidNow portal, 145,922 booster shots were administered yesterday. A total of the adult population were fully vaccinated is 22,903,466 individuals or …

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