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Thunderstorm warning in several areas nationwide until 9 pm2020-09-20
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 -- The Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning in several areas throughout the country with heavy rain and strong winds until 9 pm. MetMalaysia in a statement...
Fire and Rescue Dept looking for new clues to track down Acap2020-09-20
Malaysian National News Agency: GOPENG, Sept 20 -- A total of 150 members of the Special Operations Force, SpecialTacticalOperation and Rescue Team of Malaysia (STORM) and Fire and Rescue Department today searched for new clues to track down Mohammad Ashraf Hassan, also known as Acap, who...
JDT trounce Selangor to take step closer to title No 72020-09-20
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20-- Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) took a giant step closer to winning a seventh successive Super League title when they came alive after the break to thrash Selangor 6-1 at the Sultan IbrahimStadium in IskandarPuteri, Johor Saturday....
Covid-19: Yet another new cluster found, this time in Penang2020-09-20
The Star: PETALING JAYA: A new Covid-19 cluster, dubbed the Ara cluster, has been detected in Penang, says the Health Ministry. ......
Malaysia reports 52 new COVID-19 cases, new infection cluster detected2020-09-20
Xinhua: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 52 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 10,219. Health Ministry Director-General NoorHishamAbdullah said...
52 new Covid-19 cases, a cluster discovered in Penang2020-09-20
Malaysia Kini: COVID-19 | MOH says 40 cases were found to be locally transmitted cases, including 36 in Sabah....
Returnees from HK among 31,227 quarantined in Malaysia2020-09-20
Hong Kong Standard: Travelers returning from Hong Kong are among 31,227 people who had entered Malaysia between July 24 and September 17 and are in quarantine. The returnees were sent to quarantine centres at 68 hotels and...
Sabah travelers to Sarawak must take COVID-19 PCR test 3 days before departure2020-09-20
The Philadelphia Inquirer: KUCHING --- All visitors entering Sarawak from Sabah will be required to take a Covid-19 PCR (polymerase chain...
COVID-19: New cluster detected in Semporna, Sabah2020-09-19
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 -- Another new cluster was detected today, named the Bakau cluster in Semporna, Sabah of which three COVID-19 positive cases were reported. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr NoorHishamAbdullah said the index case for this new cluster...
UNESCO recognition for Penang Hill expected in two years - PHC2020-09-19
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, Sept 19 -- Penang HillCorporation (PHC) expects Penang Hill and its surrounding areas to be accorded recognition as a UnescoBiosphere Reserve in the next two years. PHC general manager Datuk Cheok Lay Leng said the Cabinet has recently approved...
Sole survivor of carbon monoxide poisoning in stable condition - Police2020-09-19
Malaysian National News Agency: BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept 19 -- The sole survivor in the carbon monoxide poisoning case, in which four friends fell asleep in a car at a petrol station parking lot in Sama Gagah, Butterworth near here three days ago, is in stable condition, said Seberang Perai...
Penang Hill's Unesco application may take one to two years to be approved, says Corp2020-09-19
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: It will take between one and two years for Penang Hill and its surrounding areas to be recognised as a Unesco biosphere reserve, says Datuk Cheok Lay Leng. ......
Cops issue compound of RM1k each to 147 for violating recovery MCO in Penang2020-09-19
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: A total of 147 people were issued with a RM1,000 compound each for violating the recovery movement control order (MCO). ......
Zairil Khir to Ku Li: You advised me to join DAP a decade ago2020-09-19
Malaysia Today: (MMO) – PenangDAP vice-chairman Zairil Khir Johari stood up for his party today amid a persistent campaign to racialise it as anti-Malay, saying he found it to be open to diversity and provided him the platform to fight for social economic justice for...