PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) says he is disappointed with those who are politicising the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
In a virtual media conference, Khairy said that the accusation that the Federal Government is blocking vaccine purchases by Penang state government levelled against him by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and former finance minister Lim Guan Eng is baseless and irresponsible.
He said he welcomed efforts of any party to acquire vaccines but said that these were controlled items and could not be easily be purchased like T-shirts from e-shopping platforms. Vaccines need the approval of the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).
22 Feb 2021 / 12:24 H. Lim Guan Eng- Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22: The High Court has set April 14 for hearing to assess the quantum of damages for former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in his defamation suit against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over allegation of corruption in the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
His lawyer, Simon Murali, when contacted by reporters, said the matter was earlier fixed for hearing before Judge Datin Rohani Ismail today, but it had been vacated and a new date (April 14) was set for the hearing.
Lim filed the suit on Sept 6, 2019, over a series of “From the MACC Files” articles, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia versions, carried on Raja Petra’s online news portal, ‘Malaysia Today, between Feb 24 to March 15, 2019.
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From opposition to government: Dr Wee has taken every challenge in his stride in the past year, including working from home during the pandemic.
NOT many Malaysian Cabinet ministers would take a look at their own performance to assess if they have done enough for the country. But Transport Minister and MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong will not hesitate to do this.
And he did this on his own accord after his first 100 days as Transport Minister in mid-2020. The tabulation of his “achievements” could be seen in his Facebook page, filled with daily updates on his government and political work.
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THE Covid-19 pandemic is like Grimm Brothers’ magic mirror that tells the truth about the real state of things in our country. It exposes the problems not only in our healthcare delivery system, but also in other areas of governance.
Recently, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was put on the defensive when reports of him spending RM35 million to build community halls in his constituency emerged on social media. In the midst of a health crisis, the prime minister, after his government’s massive failure to contain the pandemic, did not seem to understand the priority, the needs as well as the sentiments of ordinary Malaysians who are watching the rising number of Covid-19 cases daily, and experiencing the pandemic getting closer and closer to their own homes.