India plans to make COVID-19 negative test mandatory for passengers from high caseload countries
The passengers will have to upload their reports on a government website and undergo thermal screening upon landing.
Fri Dec 23 2022
Malaysia's new COVID-19 cases surge to 24,316 with 64 deaths
Selangor surpasses the 10,000 mark in its daily COVID-19 caseload, recording another 11,692 infections from the virus.
Fri Mar 25 2022
COVID-19 daily caseload in Malaysia continues to surge with 19,090 reported
This brings the overall total to 2,975,422 since the pandemic hit the country.
Thu Feb 10 2022
Vietnam sees record of 23,953 COVID infections on February 9
This brings the total caseload in Vietnam to 2,404,651 infections.
Thu Feb 10 2022
Malaysia's daily COVID-19 caseload soars to 10,089
Selangor reported the highest number of cases with 2,549.
Sun Feb 06 2022
South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit new high of nearly 40,000 amid Omicron wave
The accumulated virus caseload surpassed 1 million on Sunday, two years after the country reported its first COVID-19 case.
Sun Feb 06 2022
Delhi imposes weekend curfew as COVID cases multiply, chief minister tests positive
The daily caseload was the highest since early September and experts suspect the highly transmissible Omicron variant has begun to overtake the Delta variant.
Tue Jan 04 2022
RAM: Foreign funds shy away from govt bonds in July-August
Persistently high COVID-19 caseload and political uncertainties continued to erode foreign interest in both instruments in July.
Tue Aug 24 2021
Australia's New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
Total infections in the latest outbreak from the highly infectious Delta variant neared 2,400.
Tue Jul 27 2021
Caseloads climb as Southeast Asia feels force of Delta variant
Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, Southeast Asia is now suffering record rises in deaths and cases.
Fri Jul 09 2021
India's virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high
At the current rate India's total caseload since the epidemic struck a year ago should pass the 25 million mark in the next couple of days.
Mon May 17 2021
India's daily new infections highest in six months
India's overall caseload stood at 12.30 million, making it the third-most affected globally, behind the United States and Brazil.
Fri Apr 02 2021
Indonesia aims to vaccinate 40 million people by June, president says
The country's COVID-19 caseload is among the worst in Asia, with more than 1.36 million infections and 36,800 deaths.
Thu Mar 04 2021
U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
The daily caseload of 100,233 is also a world record for the global pandemic, surpassing the 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day.
Sat Oct 31 2020
Indonesia's Widodo defends COVID-19 record, chides 'polemics'
The video statement late on Saturday came as the world's fourth-most populous country's COVID-19 caseload rose to 299,506.
Sun Oct 04 2020
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024