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In a recent announcement, Malaysian Airlines warns passengers not to bring an self-heating meals on flights, due to safety concerns. These meals are no longer allowed in checked or cabin baggage by passengers or crew. What are self-heating meals you ask? They are these packaged meals with the ability to heat food contents without external […]

A study conducted in South Africa by scientists discovered that getting infected by the Omicron variant after getting vaccinated may offer protection against other strains. The study led by Dr. Penny Moore at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases studied the neutralising characteristics of Omicron when combined with certain vaccines. They found that an Omicron

As more people are getting their booster shot and completing their vaccination, it is only normal to think that travelling and opening borders are not too far within our reach. Well, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia’s border may reopen in the second quarter of 2022, saying it is a realistic target for our

According to Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Jojie Samuel, PM Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s visit to Thailand this week is expected to bring ‘good news’ to reopening the Malaysia-Thailand borders. He said that the Malaysian PM’s 3-day visit to Thailand was an invitation from the Thai PM Prayuth Chan o-cha. PM Ismail Sabri will

According to a report by Utusan Malaysia, employers in Malaysia are one of the stingiest paymasters in Southeast Asia. Compared to our neighboring countries, Malaysian businesses only contribute 25% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) as wages to workers, while Singapore’s is at 40%, Indonesia at 84%, and the Philippines at 76%. That said,

If you are wondering how to declare when you are Covid-19 positive, MySejahtera recently updated a new feature that allows users to attach or take a photo of your self-test result and fill up a single page form. Previously, users will need to fill up a form and declare whether their result is positive, negative,

Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that the first batch of Pfizer antiviral oral pill, Paxlovid has finally arrived in the country. Paxlovid is the first oral anti-viral medicine approved by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for treating Covid-19 infections. According to Mr Ong, the pills will be prescribed and prioritised for those at

Getting a citizenship anywhere in the world can be pretty tricky, but there should be exceptions for those who have served the country in the past. This 91-year-old man living in Sarawak was denied Malaysian citizenship even though he used to serve our country. The man, Basar Paru, is a retired border scout who served