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The government will not impose restrictions on children aged five to 11, who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said.

Putrajaya is mulling reopening the country's borders to revive the tourism sector, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said.

Former minister P Waythamoorthy has urged Hindus to rethink the way they will celebrate Thaipusam on Jan 18, citing concerns over the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Victims of the recent floods will be exempted from paying replacement fees for lost or damaged driving licence, road tax and Vehicle Ownership Certificate (VOC), Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong has said.

Human Resources Minister M Saravanan has decried the alleged double standards in imposing restrictions on Thaipusam celebrations next month, while allowing the "100 Days Keluarga Malaysia Aspiration" event to take place without regards to physical distancing.

Putrajaya has agreed to revoke the licence requirement for eateries to sell alcohol from next year, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong has confirmed.

The government has decided to not allow Thaipusam processions next month, amid the COVID-19 Omicron variant threat, National Unity Minister Halimah Sadique has said. Also in the proposed ban list are group 'kavadi' bearing and river-bathing rituals.

There have been 10 cases of custodial deaths reported from Jan 1 to Sept 30 this year, Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin has revealed.

Putrajaya has paused the plan to move the country into the endemic phase of COVID-19, due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has said.

Everyone aged 18 and above can now register for COVID-19 booster shots, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said.