By Norrasyidah Arshad SEKINCHAN, March 24 — A total of 288 councillors from 12 local councils in Selangor are mobilised in an effort to raise public awareness on the importance of the Covid-19 vaccine. State executive councillor for local government Ng Sze Han said the group would go to focal...

TAIPEI, March 22 — Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot on Monday, having volunteered to be first in line to underscore government confidence in the vaccine's safety as the island began its inoculation campaign.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari, together with the state executive councillors, have received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine today to complete the dosage for immunisation. Members of the Selangor Security Special...

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, March 17 — Selangor tops the list of individuals who have registered for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme with a total of 1,668,544 as of yesterday. According to data shared by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Twitter today,...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, March 17 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged other states to follow in the footsteps of the Selangor government in helping the people to register for the Covid-19 vaccine. He said Selangor's move to approach residents in certain areas is...

REUTERS, March 15 — Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.

AMSTERDAM, March 15 — The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd’s net profit surged by more than 24 times to RM2.87 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year ended February 28, 2021 (2Q21) from RM115.68 million in 2Q20 as global glove demand continued to soar.

SEPANG, Feb 26 — The experience of managing the delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines last Sunday, has contributed to the MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) team being better equipped to handle the arrival of the next batch of vaccines from China's Sinovac tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Businesses must constantly adapt to the new norms, including through digitalisation, rather than just relying on vaccines as a solution, Department of Statistics Malaysia chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has listed 102,000 recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine from the department under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which kicks off on Wednesday (February 24).

SEPANG, Feb 19 — Police yesterday recorded the statement of The KL Sky Clinic founder, Dr Roland Victor regarding his viral video about the Covid-19 vaccine.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — There is no short cut for Covid-19 vaccines to enter the Malaysian market as they are subject to strict conditions to ensure they are safe, effective and of quality.

WELLINGTON, Feb 15 — The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in New Zealand on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed.

SERDANG, Feb 12 — The one-off payment of RM500 to 140,000 healthcare frontliners, will start being paid on March 1, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Duopharma (M) Sendirian Bhd (DMSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duopharma Biotech Berhad will procure and supply 6.4 million doses of Russian developed Covid-19 vaccine, “Sputnik V” in Malaysia.

JAKARTA, Jan 13 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo became the first person in the country to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, as the government launched an ambitious vaccination campaign in a bid to stem one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SABAK BERNAM, Jan 11 — In its bid to curb the Covid-19 transmission in Selangor, the state administration plans to purchase between three million to five million doses of the vaccine. Its Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said aside from the focus on foreign...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The upward momentum of the ringgit versus the US dollar will likely continue next week, riding on the weaker greenback bias, stable crude oil, and positive developments on the Covid-19 vaccines, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Pharmaniaga Bhd expects to produce its own halal vaccine in four to five years.