Chakwera has sent a special appeal to men in Malawi to start strictly observing measures against spread of COVID-19 which include the wearing of face coverings, washing hands with soap or applying hand sanitizers and observing social distance
Trimming presidential powers was among the campaign promises Chakwera made during political rallies that helped him defeat former President Peter Mutharika in the June 23 presidential election re-run
Speaking during his weekly national address Saturday night, Chakwera said five health workers nominated by various medical associations will be receiving the award every three months for their dedication to work. But health workers say awarding only five people is not good enough
As in other countries, the economic fallout in Malaysia from the coronavirus pandemic has hit small businesses such as restaurants especially hard. There are estimates that up to ten percent of these businesses have had to shut. Dave Grunebaum reports from Kuala Lumpur-VOA NEWS
Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Nazlan Ghazali said he needed time, after hearing several days of closing arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys this week, before he could hand down a ruling in the case.
Since the beginning of this year, Malaysia is requiring the use of child safety seats. But as Dave Grunebaum reports for VOA, studies show that getting families to use them may be an uphill battle
Malaysian police were working with unnamed third parties in the region to reach out to those citizens in Syria and begin the repatriation process, and the Malaysian government would decide whether to allow them to return home, Ayob said
After obtaining identification documents from their embassies and showing plane tickets to their home countries, applicants were also required to pay a fee of 700 ringgit (U.S. $171) as a penalty for overstaying in the country, officials said
The case dates back to 2016. In that year, the Thai government ordered Thammakaset to pay compensation to 14 migrant workers exploited in poultry farms. A decision that Sucheena Cloitre, then attached to the channel Voice TV , relayed in a tweet
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday announced the launching of a public-private partnership where financial institutions can share information with law enforcers to combat money laundering and terrorism financing