News about air

KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): Due to the good response of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the next batch of it will no longer be available on a voluntary opt-in basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): The Ministry of Finance confirms that Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (pictured) has been removed as the chairperson of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd with immediate effect.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): The registration for the second round AstraZeneca opt-in vaccination programme is now only open to senior citizens aged 60 and above, said the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

PETALING JAYA (May 17): As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have accepted the scientific findings that coronavirus can spread through the air, scientists are now calling for a ventilation system to be overhauled to fight the pandemic, reported Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Seputeh member of Parliament Teresa Kok claimed today contradictory statements by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the Covid-19-driven Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system showed that they had failed to communicate and understand each other's concerns before they made public statements following public confusion on HIDE's implementation.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Conflicting statements by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the Covid-19-driven Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system appear to have wreaked havoc among retailers across Malaysia after outlet operators claimed the industry was not consulted on the implementation of the HIDE system under which premises listed under HIDE as potential pandemic risk locations have been ordered to be closed for three days effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) “stands” to lose RM11.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): The government has published the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system to reveal potential Covid-19 hotspots in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Any proposal to redevelop the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang is still preliminary, and the final consideration and decision on the matter rest with the Cabinet, said the Ministry of Transport (MoT) in a statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said it has yet to receive the details of  a reported proposal by a private business entity to take over the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.