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Melaka Election Dates Set

Oct 18, 2021

The Election Commission has announced the key dates for the Melaka state election. 

Its chairman says polling day has been set for November 20th.

Meanwhile Nomination Day will take place on November 8th, while early voting takes place on the 16th.  

Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh says he's targeting a 70% voter turnout.. 

The Melaka state assembly was dissolved after 4 assembleymen withdrew their support for the Chief Minister. 
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No More Scholl Rotation?

Students in Form 5 may be allowed to attend physical school lessons without any rotation. 

The Education Ministry says it's in talks with the Health Ministry on this, due to the high vaccination rate among such students. 

97% of Form 5 students have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

Around 58 percent of them are fully vaccinated. 
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New Cases At 4-Month Low

Malaysia has reported its lowest number of daily COVID-19 infections since June 28th! 

This, after 5,434 new cases were reported today. 

It's around 700 cases less than yesteday's figure. 

Meanwhile the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic stands at around 2.3 million.