S1 Ep204: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's daily COVID-19 cases breach 8k, ASEAN nations oppose arms embargo on Myanmar
AMONG the headlines for Friday, 28th May, 2021, Malaysia  logs a total of 8,290 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, making this the highest daily figure since the pandemic hit the country last year. Selangor recorded the most with a total of 2,052 infections. Also, ASEAN who is leading the diplomatic effort to end bloodshed in Myanmar, has nine of it’s Southeast Asian states urging the...
3m May 28, 2021
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S1 Ep203: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia hits above 7,000 COVID-19 cases for third day, Scientists claims to have 'solved' Covid vaccine blood-clot issue
AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 27 May, 2021, Malaysia reports another 7,857 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the third consecutive day of cases breaching the 7,000 mark, putting the total number of cases in the country at 541,224. Of the total daily cases recorded today, Selangor had the highest with 2,675 new cases. This is followed by the states of Sarawak (772), Kelantan...
3m May 27, 2021
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S1 Ep202: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia COVID-19 cases breaches 7,000-mark, HK could bin millions of unused vaccine doses
AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, 25 May, 2021, Malaysia’s Health Ministry announces another record daily for the country with 7,289 new Covid-19 infections within the last 24 hours. Daily cases have been above the 6,000-mark for the past seven consecutive days, with the infection rate today breaching the 7,000-mark, bringing the overall total to 525,889 since the pandemic arrived in Malaysia. ...
3m May 25, 2021
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S1 Ep202: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia COVID-19 cases breaches 7,000-mark, HK could bin millions of unused vaccine doses
AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, 25 May, 2021, Malaysia’s Health Ministry announces another record daily for the country with 7,289 new Covid-19 infections within the last 24 hours. Daily cases have been above the 6,000-mark for the past seven consecutive days, with the infection rate today breaching the 7,000-mark, bringing the overall total to 525,889 since the pandemic arrived in Malaysia. ...
3m May 25, 2021
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S1 Ep201: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's COVID-19 cases remain above 6,000, Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court for first time since coup
AMONG the headlines for Monday, 24 May, 2021, Malaysia continues to record more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, as intensive care units in the country continue to struggle with the influx of patients. Many of the 6,509 new COVID-19 cases were from the Klang Valley area. Selangor logged one-third from the total with 2,049 cases while 530 were found in Sarawak. Also, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung...
3m May 24, 2021
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S1 Ep200: Daily Dose @ 5:M'sia continues to record more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases, BTS release new song 'Butter'
AMONG the headlines for Friday, 21 May, 2021, Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reports another 6,493 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours. Selangor continues to lead with 2,163 cases, followed by Sarawak with 612 and Kelantan with 467. This brings the total cumulative cases to 498,795 since the pandemic hit the country. Also, the K-pop megaband BTS reveals a new single, "Butter," which ...
3m May 21, 2021
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S1 Ep199: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia hits almost 7k COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, FB set up special centre to monitor Israel-Gaza conflict content
AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 20 May, 2021, Malaysia's daily COVID-19 cases continue to surge, recording a new high of 6,806 cases in the last 24 hours. The overall positive cases in the country soared to 492,302 infections recorded since the start of the pandemic. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reveals that Selangor remains top of the list logging a total of 2,27...
3m May 20, 2021
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S1 Ep198: Daily Dose @ 5:M'sia soars past 6,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, Indonesian arrested for 'blaspheming' against Palestine
AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, 19th May, 2021, Malaysia logs an alarming 6,075 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reveals that more than a third of the fresh infections were reported in Selangor with a total of 2,251 cases.  It is followed by Johor with 699 cases, Kuala Lumpur with 660, Kedah with 445, Kelantan with 441 and ...
3m May 19, 2021
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S1 Ep197: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia logs more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases again, India's COVID cases cross 25 mln
AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, 18 May, 2021, the Health Ministry reported a total of 4,865 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, with Selangor rising to 1,743 cases in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, a slew of new Covid-19 cases were also reported in several other states, with those being Sarawak with 512 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Kelantan. Also, India's total COVID-19 infections s...
3m May 18, 2021
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S1 Ep196: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia records another 4,446 new COVID-19 cases, Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week
AMONG the headlines for Monday, 17 May, 2021, the Health Ministry today reported another 4,446 new Covid-19 cases as Malaysia comes out of the Hari Raya break. Meanwhile, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest number of infections at 1,650 followed by Sarawak and Johor. Also, the fighting has spilled into a second week on Monday amid mounting int...
3m May 17, 2021
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S1 Ep195: Daily Dose @ 5: US returns RM1.9 bln in recovered 1MDB funds to M'sia, Brazil stops Astra vaccine for pregnant women after death
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 12 May, 2021, The United States has been returning funds it has recovered from seized assets that were allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB money. According to Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, the funds were directly channelled to Malaysia’s Assets Recovery Trust Account managed by the Accountant General’s Department, which has received RM16.05 billion of seized a...
3m May 12, 2021
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S1 Ep194: Daily Dose @ 5: ICU in Penang COVID-19 hospitals hit full occupancy, WHO issues warning on India COVID-19 strain
AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, 11th May, 2021, the intensive care units (ICUs) at government hospitals in Penang are almost full treating critical Covid-19 cases. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow says according to the Health Ministry, the ICU bed capacity in Penang government hospitals is now at 83 per cent. Also, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that the B.1.617 variant, first i...
3m May 11, 2021
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S1 Ep193: Daily Dose @ 5: 1MDB, SRC seek recovery of RM94 bln in assets, India recruits ex-army medics as COVID-19 surges
AMONG the headlines for Monday, 10th May, 2021, the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and its former unit,  SRC International have filed 22 civil suits  against companies and individuals they have accused of being complicit in defrauding the firms. Also, India will recruit about 400 medical officers, expected to serve on contract for a maximum of 11 months, to support its overwhelmed healthc...
3m May 10, 2021
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S1 Ep192: Daily Dose @ 5:Google M'sia and Astro Awani collaborate to empower Micro SMEs, Unused COVID shots piling up in Japan
AMONG the headlines for Friday, 7th May, 2021, Google Malaysia and Astro Awani collaborate to help develop micro and small medium enterprises (SME) to migrate and thrive in embracing the digital sphere. Micro enterprises and SMEs can now upskill their workforce by participating in workshops and virtual trainings that showcase Google's digital tools through  "Jiwa SME Google Awani". The worksh...
3m May 07, 2021
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S1 Ep191: Daily Dose @ 5: Najib's money-laundering trial to start this Aug, FB has six months to decide if Trump returns
Among the headlines for Thursday, 6th May, 2021, Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s money-laundering trial involving RM27 million in the High Court is now scheduled to start this August instead of July. Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, one of Najib’s lawyers said that the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had today vacated the July trial dates and maintained the August trial dates for the case. Al...
3m May 06, 2021
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S1 Ep190: Daily Dose @ 5: Phase Three of immunisation program might be delayed, Alberta confirms first death linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, 5 May, 2021, Malaysia’s Phase Three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) which was supposed to start in May might be delayed. Coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin says this is due to the lack of supplies in the global vaccine distribution chain as pharmaceutical companies seemingly prioritised richer countries which led to slower vaccinati...
3m May 05, 2021
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S1 Ep189: Daily Dose @ 5: Jho Low's ally ordered to pay RM68 mln income tax to govt, Mexico City rail overpass collapses, killing 20 people
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 4th May, 2021, the Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered Eric Tan Kim Loong, who is alleged to be an associate of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, to pay income tax of RM67,996,891.87 to the Malaysian government after failing to enter an appearance in a suit filed against him by the government through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).   Also, at least...
3m May 04, 2021
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S1 Ep188: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia to continue AstraZeneca rollout on voluntary basis, Myanmar Kachin rebels claim military helicopter downing
AMONG the headlines for Monday, 3 May, 2021, the government will continue with the distribution of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on a voluntary basis in the future given the success of its first opt-in application rollout yesterday, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. Also, the rebels of the Kachin Independence Army shot down a Myanma...
3m May 03, 2021
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S1 Ep187: Daily Dose @ 5: Hamzah admits discussing senior police reshuffle in leaked audio, Mumbai shut vaccination centres for three days
Among the headlines for Friday, 30 April, 2021, Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin confirms it is his voice in a leaked audio recording of a man talking about the reshuffle in the police force. The recording featured a man discussing giving a Perakian a promotion, possibly for a police role. The man, now confirmed to be Hamzah, was also heard saying that another person should no longer decide on t...
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S1 Ep186: Daily Dose @ 5: UPSR abolished, PT3 cancelled for 2021, COVID-19 death toll tops 200,000 in India
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 28 April, 2021, Malaysia’s education ministry has cancelled the UPSR exams for good and the PT3 exams for this year. Education Minister, Mohd Radzi Md Jidin announced today that PT3 examinations for the year 2021 will be cancelled due to time constraints for the students who won’t have enough time to study. The decision was made after careful discussion with ...
3m Apr 28, 2021
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S1 Ep185: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia records 2,733 COVID-19 cases in 24-hours, Myanmar youth train to fight junta
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 27 April, 2021, Malaysia recorded a total of 2,733 more Covid-19 cases, as Selangor logs the highest with 750 new infections, followed by Kelantan with 484, and Sarawak with 432. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur reported 377 new cases, Johor 220, and Penang 115 cases. Also, dozens of Myanmar youth who saw no results following peaceful protests against the military junt...
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S1 Ep184: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia says AstraZeneca safe, will be used on elderly, China censors Zhao's Oscar victory
Among the headlines for Monday, 26th April, 2021, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba confirms  after a thorough study and assessment, that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its negatives. He said the vaccine will be administered to those aged 60 and above in the  Phase Two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Also, Chloe Zhao's history-making Oscars sweep, winn...
3m Apr 26, 2021
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S1 Ep183: Daily Dose @ 5:Trustees blocking efforts to gazette CBN as heritage site, Jokowi orders optimal search effort for missing submarine crew
Among the headlines for Friday, 23 April, 2021, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri today said the National Heritage Department had been trying to gazette Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) as a heritage site since 2008 but could not due to protest by the school’s trustees.   Also, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that he had ordered "optimal" s...
3m Apr 23, 2021
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S1 Ep182: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia uses oil-backed trust fund to pay for vaccines, No sign of Indonesia's missing submarine
Among the headlines for Thursday, 22 April, 2021, the Malaysian government has enacted a new emergency law, allowing it to use funds, derived from oil and gas contributions, to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.   Also, there were still no signs of Indonesia’s  KRI Nanggala-402, with 53 crew aboard as of Thursday afternoon, where ...
3m Apr 22, 2021
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S1 Ep181: Daily Dose @ 5: 49 COVID-19 clusters still active within education sector, India COVID-19 'storm' overwhelms medical supply
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 21 April, 2021, Malaysia’s education sector has seen 4,868 people infected with Covid-19 between Jan 1 and April 20. On  the whole, 83 clusters were detected within the education sector, out of which 49 clusters are still active. Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said 1,420 cases involved institutions operated by the Education Ministry, while 1,870 cases involved...
3m Apr 21, 2021
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S1 Ep180: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia records 2, 341 new COVID-19 cases, Continuous cremations cast doubt on India's COVID-19 death count
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 20 April, 2021, Malaysia reports a total of 2,341 new COVID-19 cases, with Sarawak recording the most at 600 infections overnight. This raises the total of cases so far to 379,473 infections. Also, several major cities in India are reporting far larger numbers of cremations and burials under coronavirus protocols than official Covid-19 death tolls. India has on...
3m Apr 20, 2021
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S1 Ep179: Daily Dose @ 5: Microsoft to invest RM4.12 bln in M'sia to set up data centres, Myanmar detains Japanese journalist
Among the headlines for Monday, 19th April, 2021, Microsoft Corporation will invest RM14.2 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies The announcement on what would be the U.S. tech giant's biggest investment in Malaysia comes after the country in February gave conditional approvals for Microsoft, Google, Ama...
3m Apr 19, 2021
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S1 Ep178: Daily Dose @ 5: Msia remains 45th spot of the COVID-19 affected countries, India running out of hospital beds as virus rages
Among the headlines for Friday, 16 April, 2021, Malaysia’s tally of COVID-19 cases stand at 338,168, remaining at the 45th spot in the list of 216 countries affected by the pandemic.  Malaysia is just ahead of Panama, which recorded 352,082 cases, Slovakia with 354,182 cases and Saudi Arabia with 386,782 cases.   Also, Brazil’s government is urgently seeking to import supplies of the COVID-1...
3m Apr 16, 2021
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S1 Ep177: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's new COVID-19 cases jump to 2, 148 cases, India's virus surge exceeds 200,000 cases in 24 hours
Among the headlines for Thursday, 15 April, 2021, Malaysia reports a total of 2,148 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of infections to 367,977. This is the first time Malaysia records over 2,000 cases in a day since 6th March 2021. Also, India logs more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases overnight, skyrocketing past 14 million overall, as an intensifying outbreak puts a grim ...
3m Apr 15, 2021
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S1 Ep176: Daily Dose @ 5: Khairy says rich nations the reason Msia's low COVID-19 vaccine supply, Maharashtra imposes strict lockdown
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 14 April, 2021, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said that many pharmaceutical companies give preference to rich countries for obvious reasons. He said that is also why Malaysia has had to balance our Covid-19 vaccine portfolio to include Pfizer, AstraZeneca but also those from non-Western countries like China’s Sinovac. Also...
3m Apr 14, 2021
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S1 Ep175: Daily Dose @ 5: Msia's COVID-19 cases surge 1,767 as Sarawak logs the most, Australia reports second blood clot case
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 13 April, 2021, Malaysia reports 1,767 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 363,940. According to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Sarawak topped the list with 607 new Covid-19 infections reported. Also, Australia’s health authorities reported a secon...
3m Apr 13, 2021
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S1 Ep174: Daily Dose @ 5: 395,891 M'sians fully vaccinated against Covid-19, India becomes second worst-hit country by Covid-19
Among the headlines for Monday, 12th April, 2021, Malaysia’s phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has so far fully vaccinated 395, 891 people.    The five states that lead in terms of fully vaccinated recipients are Selangor with 52,617, followed by Perak with 43,394, Sabah with 41,267, Kuala Lumpur with 33,603 and Sarawak with 32,052.   Also, coronavirus infections in ...
3m Apr 12, 2021
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S1 Ep173: Daily Dose @ 5: Msia's borders still closed to foreign workers, Indonesia warns of risk ahead of new cyclone Odette
Among the headlines for Friday, 9th April, 2021, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today said no policy decision has been made yet to allow foreign workers back into the country despite a need of at least 40,000 foreign workers for the farming sector alone. Also, The head of Indonesia's weather agency (BMKG) said a new cyclone, named Odette, was gaining traction and could hit Lampung pr...
3m Apr 09, 2021
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S1 Ep172: Daily Dose @ 5: Msia's employment rate records an upward trend for three consecutive months, India logs 126,789 COVID-19 cases
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 8 April, 2021, Malaysia's unemployment rate has dropped slightly to 4.8 per cent in February 2021 from 4.9 per cent in January, the Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia for February 2021 shows. Also, India reported a record-high 126,789 new COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Thursday, with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge...
3m Apr 08, 2021
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S1 Ep171: Daily Dose @ 5: Zahid denies speaking with Anwar and claims audio clip is fake, EU agency to confirm blood clot link
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 7 April, 2021, Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has denied holding any conversation with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, after an audio recording of a conversation purportedly between him and his PKR counterpart was leaked and has been widely shared on social media.   Also, a top official at the European Medicines Agency says there's a causal link b...
3m Apr 07, 2021
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S1 Ep170: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia will continue with AstraZeneca vaccines, Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from May
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 6 April, 2021, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has confirmed today that the government has decided to proceed with the use of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, as clinical data has proven that the benefits outweigh the harm. Also, Singapore will accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) mobile travel pass for pre-departu...
3m Apr 06, 2021
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S1 Ep169: Daily Dose @ 5: Court rejects Najib's bid to delay SRC appeal hearing, India's daily Covid-19 cases surpass 100,000 in 24 hours
Among the headlines for Monday, 5th April, 2021, Putrajaya Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to adjourn his appeal hearing against his conviction and jail sentence linked to the massive looting of the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. Also, India added more than 103,000 coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours. Of the new cases reporte...
3m Apr 05, 2021
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S1 Ep168: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia will start receiving CanSino COVID-19 vaccine this month, Four killed in a shooting near Los Angeles
Among the headlines for Thursday 1st April 2021, Malaysia will receive a supply of 3.5 million doses of CanSino Covid-19 vaccine from China in stages, starting this month.   Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the procurement of the vaccine is being made in two categories, namely finished product of 500,000 doses, and the rest delivery in bulk to be filled and packaged by local comp...
3m Apr 01, 2021
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S1 Ep167: Daily Dose @ 5: Pas, Bersatu staying together for GE15, Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 31 March, 2021, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and Pas seal a partnership deal for GE15, and have made it clear that the pact will not accept any new alignment to form a new government. Also, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says, data was withheld from WHO investigators who travelled to China to research the origins...
3m Mar 31, 2021
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S1 Ep166: Daily Dose @ 5: Minister to go to Saudi Arabia to get details on SOP for haj pilgrimage, N. Korea calls South’s leader a 'parrot raised by America'
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 30th March, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri is scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia soon to get details on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the coming season haj pilgrimage.   Also, North Korea called South Korea’s president “a parrot raised by America” Tuesday, resuming its trademark de...
3m Mar 30, 2021
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S1 Ep165: Daily Dose @ 5: Two mln Msians vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, Indonesia raids find explosives after church attack
Among the headlines for Monday, 29 March, 2021, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin said a total of 2 million people consisting of senior citizens, high-risk groups, the chronically ill, and people with disabilities, have so far registered for vaccination under the second phase which starts on April 19. Also,  Indonesia police finds powerful explosives and arrested...
3m Mar 29, 2021
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S1 Ep164: Daily Dose @ 5: Najib’s bid to seek bank documents to be heard May 20, At least nine dead in Mumbai hospital fire
Among the headlines for Friday, 26th March 2021, the High Court here today has set May 20 to hear former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's bid to seek a court order to compel the prosecution to produce several banking statements and other documents to his defence team in his RM2.3 billion 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.   Also, at least nine people died in a fire that engu...
3m Mar 26, 2021
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S1 Ep163: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia records 1,360 new COVID-19 cases today, N. Korea launched two ballistic missiles
Among the headlines for Thursday, 25th March 2021, new Covid-19 case numbers in Malaysia increased slightly today with 1,360 new infections reported over the last day, almost 100 more cases than was reported yesterday.   Also,  North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring steady progress in its weapons programme and ramping up pressur...
3m Mar 25, 2021
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S1 Ep162: Daily Dose @ 5: Lawyer lodges report over 1MDB, Goldman claims, Myanmar frees 600 protesters held for anti-coup protests
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 24 March, 2021,the lead counsel for 1Malaysia Development Berhad Rosli Dahlan, lodged a police report against former Umno supreme council member, Datuk Seri Lokman Noor Adam, Kuang assemblyman, Sallehuddin Amiruddin and Mohd Hanizam Yunus,  who accused him of pocketing huge commissions from the settlements in the fraud case involving the sovereign investment f...
3m Mar 24, 2021
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S1 Ep161: Daily Dose @ 5: M’sia-S’pore commits towards COVID-19 vaccine certificates recognition, North Korean accused of money laundering appeared in US court
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 23rd March 2021 Malaysia and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to work together towards recognising each other’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates, with a view towards facilitating cross-border travel in the future.   Also,  A North Korean businessman accused by the United States of laundering money to circumvent U.S. and U.N. sanctions intended to curb h...
3m Mar 23, 2021
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S1 Ep160: Daily Dose @ 5: RM50k compensation for COVID-19 vaccine side effects, Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years evacuates 18,000
Among the headlines for Monday, 22 March, 2021, Malaysia has announced a Covid-19 vaccine injury fund, with RM10 million allocated for now, to compensate individuals who might suffer side effects from being inoculated. Also, heavy rain along Australia's east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and damag...
3m Mar 22, 2021
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S1 Ep159: Daily Dose @ 5: Prosecution closes case in Ahmad Zahid's trial, India reports nearly 40k new COVID-19 cases in a day
Among the headlines for Friday, 19 March, 2021, the prosecution's case in former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's CBT, corruption and money laundering trial came to a close today after 99 witnesses testified in the trial, which began on Nov 18, 2019. Also, India recorded a whopping 39,726 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the country caseload to 1,15,14,3...
3m Mar 19, 2021
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S1 Ep158: Daily Dose @ 5: JAINJ confirms Illi Najwa who married an Indian hockey captain never left Islam, UNCTAD reports global economy set to grow by 4.7 pct
Among the headlines for Thursday, 18th March 2021, Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) said today its investigation showed that Illi Najwa Anuar Hussin Saddique, who is married to Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar, has never left Islam.   Also, the global economy is set to grow by 4.7 per cent this year thanks to a stronger-than-expected recovery in the United States, a report...
3m Mar 18, 2021
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S1 Ep157: [PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: 346,508 received first dose of vaccine as of March 16, Myanmar Buddhist monks call on junta to end violence
Among the headlines for Wednesday, 17 March 2021, a total of 346,508 people had received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under the first phase Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday, according to a graphic uploaded by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on his official Twitter account today. Also, the State Sahgha Maha Nayaka Committee, in its mo...
3m Mar 17, 2021
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S1 Ep156: Daily Dose @ 5: MACC arrested 44 including JPJ officers over alleged corrupt activities, Over 20,000 cases in India for the sixth day in a row
Among the headlines for Tuesday, 16th March 2021, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested 44 individuals, including 32 officers from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), suspected to be involved in a syndicate that sought bribes from lorry drivers purported for protection from the law.   Also, India reported 24,492 new coronavirus cases today, the sixth straight day of more t...
3m Mar 16, 2021
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