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PUTRAJAYA: Two Covid-19 outbreaks have been detected in Penang and Kuala Lumpur involving detainees at immigration depots. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the infection cluster detected at the Juru Immigration detention centre in Penang had 167 confirmed cases. "The positive cases under this cluster were discovered from a targeted screening exercise conducted on detainees at the detention centre since March 9. "So far, 393 individuals have been screened and 167 of them tested positive for the virus," he said in his daily Covid-19 press updates on Friday (March 19). At the Jalan Duta immigration depot in Kuala Lumpur, four immigration detainees tested positive from a Covid-19 screening conducted on them before they were deported home. "Up till today, 18 positive cases have been found in the cluster after 68 people have been screened," said Dr Noor Hisham. The two outbreaks are among 12 new infection clusters detected by the Health Ministry on ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Two clusters detected at Immigration depots in Penang and KL

PETALING JAYA: Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) says it will give its full cooperation to the authorities after a crane collapsed at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) construction site that took the lives of three people. Prolintas chief executive officer Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah said from the first day Prolintas was responsible to develop this project, it had always cared about the safety aspect given that over 90% of the SUKE alignment involved work at high altitudes and on existing roads with high-capacity traffic. "We will strive to work as a team and our objectives are very clear, that is to ensure that this project is built in the safest way, it is completed timely and in accordance with the highest standards of engineering practice. “However, the incident that happened today is very sad and Prolintas will provide full cooperation to the authorities, as well as will continue to improve the process and implementation of the project," ... » Learn More about Prolintas to give full cooperation to authorities following SUKE crane collapse

PUTRAJAYA: Six more people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Malaysia, taking the country's death toll to 1,244. The victims were aged 56 to 84 and all were Malaysian citizens, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in his daily Covid-19 statement on Tuesday (March 23). "Today's deaths involved two cases in Sarawak, two in Selangor, one in Kelantan and one in Johor. "The ministry expresses its condolences to their family members," said Dr Noor Hisham. Both Sarawak cases were at Hospital Sibu, while the Selangor ones were at Hospital Sungai Buloh. The Kelantan case was at Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra in Kuala Krai while the Johor one was at Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom in Kluang. Most of the deceased suffered from underlying conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. One of the deceased, a 69-year-old woman, was classified as dead on arrival at Hospital Sibu. Malaysia's Covid-19 death rate is currently at 0.37% of all cases. Dr Noor Hisham ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Six more deaths on Tuesday (March 23), all Malaysians

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Bhd yesterday inked a power purchase agreement term sheet with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to provide 90 megawatt (MW) of power supply to the Malaysia LNG complex in Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu for a term of 20 years. The agreement was signed by Malaysia LNG Group of Companies and Petronas LNG Bhd managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Mohamed Syazwan Abdullah, on behalf of Petronas and Sarawak Energy Group CEO Datuk Sharbini Suhaili. Sarawak chief minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who witnessed the proposed deal said the event marked a key milestone in the relationship between Sarawak Energy and Petronas. He said the agreement allowed Sarawak to continue to share its renewable energy resources with other energy players in developing a sustainable energy future. “The commitment to provide 90MW of power supply to the Malaysia LNG complex in Tanjung Kidurong for a term of 20 years indicates confidence in not just Sarawak ... » Learn More about Petronas inks agreement with Sarawak Energy

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Health director-genera Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been conferred an honorary doctorate in Leadership in Public Health in conjunction with the 48th convocation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The scroll was presented to him by UKM chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku Munawir on Saturday (April 3). In Twitter post, Dr Noor Hisham thanked the Negri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir for presenting him the award, He regarded the award as recognition of the commitment and dedication of educators at UKM and all health workers. "My appreciation and gratitude to UKM and its faculty of medicine for this award. As an alumnus of UKM in 1988 and 1994, I am also proud to see the success achieved by graduates who received their degrees at this convocation ceremony, which is held under the new normal circumstances," he said. Dr Noor Hisham also expressed his appreciation to his mentor Prof Emeritus Dr Freda Andrea Meah, ... » Learn More about Health DG awarded honorary doctorate in leadership in public health by UKM

PUTRAJAYA: The hearing of an appeal by Datuk Seri Najib Razak will proceed on Monday (April 5) after the Court of Appeal dismissed the former prime minister's application to adjourn the matter. A panel of three appellate court judges, chaired by Justice Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, said the bench was unanimous in its decision that there was "no sufficient reason" to warrant an adjournment. He said Najib must make a proper written application to adjourn the hearing in his appeal in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, where the Pekan MP was convicted of seven graft-related charges involving RM42mil from SRC's funds. "There is no sufficient reason to adjourn the hearing. "We are disallowing the application for an adjournment," Justice Abdul Karim said. Other judges on the bench were Justices Has Zanah Mehat and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera. Earlier, Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had requested a one-month adjournment to put in "additional evidence" in their ... » Learn More about Court of Appeal dismisses Najib’s bid to adjourn appeal hearing

KOTA BARU: Wedding feasts held without a police permit and standard operating procedure are behind the rise of Covid-19 cases in Kelantan. State housing, local government and health committee chairman Dr Izani Husin said negligence and a lackadaisical attitude had also resulted in new clusters and recent increases in Covid-19 cases. “Perhaps the public chose to take it easy on the SOP following the decline in the number of cases, ” he told reporters after a State Security Action Committee meeting chaired by Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob in Kota Darulnaim yesterday. Also present was deputy state police chief Senior Asst Comm Abdullah Muhammad Piah. Dr Izani said the increase in cases was also due to teachers getting infected after attending a wedding feast and then spreading the virus to others. Meanwhile, Abdullah said police would monitor all wedding ceremonies in the state and would issue compounds of RM1,500 to RM10,000 to those who fail to get a permit and adhere to the ... » Learn More about Covid-19 cases traced back to wedding feasts

PUTRAJAYA: A desire to facilitate kids with physical and mental disabilities in physiotherapy has spurred a group of staffers from Tengku Anis Hospital in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, to develop a standing bed. Having worked on this project since 2015 and three prototypes later, the team’s dedication paid off after they emerged as winner of the Health Ministry’s main innovation award for their creation. Team member Norfatanah Abdullah Sani, who works as a medical rehabilitation physiotherapy officer at the hospital, said the idea for the standing bed for physiotherapy exercises came about when they realised how difficult it was for these children to do exercises due to their disability. “Before we had the equipment, guardians as well as the patients told us that it was difficult for the kids to do exercises and physiotherapy due to their condition.. “But with the help of the standing bed, they are happy because the equipment allows for them to be in a more comfortable position, ” she ... » Learn More about ‘Standing bed’ for kids with disabilities wins for innovation

PETALING JAYA: Ten new Covid-19 clusters involving five states and two federal territories were recorded on Monday (March 22), bringing the total active clusters in the country to 411, says the Health Ministry. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said eight of the 10 clusters were linked to workplaces while the remaining two were linked to community transmission. Johor recorded three new clusters - Batu 22, Jalan Tenteram and Jalan Belimbing - while Kuala Lumpur recorded two new clusters, which are Taman Tunku and Tapak Bina Jalan Usahawan. Labuan, Selangor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, and Sarawak each recorded one new cluster known as the Jalan Kemajuan, Jalan Helang, Jalan Gambang, Industri Permata and Rajang clusters, respectively. The Batu 22 workplace cluster was detected in Kulai, Johor, where the index case was found to be positive of the virus on March 18 after a symptomatic individual screening. "This cluster involves a factory located at Batu 22, ... » Learn More about Covid-19: 10 new clusters detected, eight linked to workplaces

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Bhd today inked a power purchase agreement term sheet with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to provide 90 megawatt (MW) of power supply to the Malaysia LNG complex in Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu for a term of 20 years. The agreement was signed by Malaysia LNG Group of Companies and Petronas LNG Bhd managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Mohamed Syazwan Abdullah on behalf of Petronas, and Sarawak Energy Group CEO Datuk Sharbini Suhaili. Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who witnessed the proposed deal said the event marked a key milestone in the relationship between Sarawak Energy and Petronas. He said the agreement allowed Sarawak to continue to share its renewable energy resources with other energy players in developing a sustainable energy future. "The commitment to provide 90MW of power supply to the Malaysia LNG complex in Tanjung Kidurong, for a term of 20 years indicates confidence in not just Sarawak ... » Learn More about Petronas inks agreement with Sarawak Energy to purchase power supply