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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the waning of vaccine effects over time could be the reason for the spike in Covid-19 infections in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): The Health Ministry will improve its Covid-19 death reporting method as there were discrepancies in the daily deaths caused by a delay in reporting, according to its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): More than 60% of new Airbnb hosts in Malaysia in the first half of 2021 (1H21) comprised millennials aged between 25 and 40.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The Ministry of Health (MoH) is working with the National Security Council (MKN) to develop some ventilation guidelines regarding the reopening of gymnasiums as well as on allowing outdoor team sports activities, said its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 4): The investment arm of the Selangor government, Invest Selangor Bhd, is eyeing 1,000 acres of land in the state to host aircraft manufacturer Airbus’ first aircraft teardown facility in Southeast Asia, according to a report by The Edge Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): Klang Valley folk have been hit with another water cut just about a day after the previous unscheduled disruption was restored.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Former Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa (pictured) has been appointed as the BCB Bhd new chairman, effective yesterday (Sept 1).

More Granular Data and Faster Data processing is needed for COVID-19 related policy guidance and faster economic recovery Even though dining-in in the Phase 1 states including the Klang Valley since the 20th of August, many restaurants still don’t allow dining in because (i) not all of their workers have been vaccinated (ii) the number of cases in the community is still high so operators are concerned that they and their staff would face a higher chance of infection (iii) customers are still concerned about dining-in because of the high number of reported cases (iv) SOPs on dining-in were not clear (v) it may take some time for restaurant operators to rehire staff which they have let go during MCO 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Malaysia's newly minted Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured) said Malaysia needs to learn to live with the coronavirus, as the country's daily Covid-19 cases remained high — although it declined to 18,762 today, down from 20,897 yesterday (Aug 31).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Newly-appointed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told the media that there are no deaths linked to vaccination so far in Malaysia.