KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 15 — The government has been urged to set up a special committee to take sea turtle conservation efforts more seriously and ensure the survival of the endangered animal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — A total of 11 deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded yesterday (January 8), the lowest figure since April 25 last year which reported 10 fatalities.

GENEVA, Jan 7 — The global number of new Covid-19 cases increased sharply by 71 per cent last week compared to the previous week, but the number of new deaths decreased by 10 per cent, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 25 — The floods which hit several states in the country has claimed 46 lives as at 4 am today, while five  men are still reported missing in Pahang, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The floods which hit several states in the country have claimed 41 lives, while eight people are still missing.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Dec 21 — The flooding disaster which began on December 18 has claimed 17 lives as of 8am today, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. He said of the total, 10 victims were found in Klang, four in Sepang, and three in Hulu Langat. However the...

By Alang Bendahara SHAH ALAM, Dec 1 — Covid-19 has taken the lives of 9,617 people in Selangor since the pandemic began. State executive councillor for public health Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said in 2020, 66 deaths were recorded while this year saw 9,551 deaths up until November. She was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Ischaemic heart disease remained the principal cause of death in Malaysia in 2020 with 18,515 recorded out of the total of 109,155 medically-certified deaths reported.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The number of deaths recorded in the third quarter of 2021 in Malaysia increased by 60.5 per cent to 65,584 compared to 40,858 during the same period in 2020, according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

GENEVA, Nov 3 — The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed five million, reaching 5,004,855 as of Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported citing the latest data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

ANKARA, Nov 1 — The number of people who have died from the coronavirus has exceeded five million worldwide in less than two years, according to Johns Hopkins University on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — A total of 20,698,852 individuals or 88.4 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, less than two per cent short of the targeted 90 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — A total of 20,202,624 individuals or 86.3 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — A total of 19,604,699 individuals or 83.7 per cent of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Severe cases among unvaccinated younger people are outnumbering cases among vaccinated elderly people, which may be possibly linked to vaccine hesitancy, according to doctors in a Covid-19 hospital in Klang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — A total of 18,648,795 individuals or 79.6 per cent of the country’s adult population are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday, according to the CovidNow portal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — A total of 18,453,322 individuals or 78.8 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday, according to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Of the 20,396 Covid-19 new cases reported today, 66.3 per cent or 13,519 have no history of receiving the vaccine or having completed their vaccination against the viral infection.

SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — With just a few dozen Covid-19 deaths and one of the world's highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business — and is laying the groundwork to live with the coronavirus as it does other common diseases such as influenza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Forty-five new Covid-19 clusters were reported in Malaysia today, including 30 at workplaces, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.