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Covid-19 symptomatic students, those undergoing quarantine as well as those tested positive for the virus, will not be allowed to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations. - BERNAMA/File pic/for illustration purposes only.

A further cut in Malaysia’s key interest rate so soon this year might have pushed inflationary tendencies, say economists. Pix by Blomberg

A state of emergency would facilitate stricter enforcement of Covid-19 SOPs, and eventually control further spread of infection. -NSTP/MOHD FADLI HAMZAH

Two police officers stand next to the recovered painting 'Salvator Mundi', in Naples, southern Italy, 18 January 2021 (issued 19 January 2021). The 15th-century painting of Christ the Saviour from the school of Leonardo da Vinci, part of the 'DOMA' collection, has been recovered by police during a search in Naples after it was stolen from the Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore in the southern ...

Army personnel and police officers ensuring traders at Pasar Besar, Alor Star, comply with the standard operating procedures. - NSTP/AMRAN HAMID

Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA) deputy president, Dr Sri Ganesh Michiel said the amount of financial assistance allocated for employees under the Wage Subsidy Programme 3.0 needed to reviewed. - NST pic.

The vaccination starts in the second round of the residents at Lillohjemmet nursery home in Oslo, Norway, 18 January 2021, with the vaccine of Pfizer BioNtech. Norway is one of the countries that has introduced early vaccinations of its population. EPA/TORSTEIN BOE

Experts: Permai will ease people, businesses' financial burden

A sarcophagus is displayed during the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. - The discovery at the necropolis which lies 30kms south of the Egyptian capital, includes the funerary temple of Queen Naert, wife of King Teti, as well as burial shafts, coffins, and ...

Police have warned that they will not go easy on individuals found 'loitering' and found on the road without a valid reason, during the Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) period. - NSTP/MOHAMAD SHAHRIL BADRI SAALI