Archive - 8 March 2020

'This (political crisis) is part of the hurdles that we face in our struggle,' says PKR chief.

CORONAVIRUS | Employees are asked to reduce their number of working days by up to 15 days a month.

The former PM also says that Muhyiddin is riding a tiger which could end up eating him.

CORONAVIRUS | The employee is currently receiving medical attention at a government hospital, says the bank.

CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says the six new cases were again traced back to the cluster of infections from Patient 26.

He says the Bersatu president has written to Mahathir for a meeting date and is waiting for a response.

COMMENT | The quarrel is not with the king but with Muhyiddin.

LETTER | We call on all political parties to actively choose to challenge gender and other stereotypes, fight gender bias, discrimination and celebrate women's achievements.

The former minister says that women must remember and realise their capabilities and potential.

The Umno sec-gen says that Muhyiddin never included Syed Saddiq, Dr M and Mukhriz Mahathir into the list of MPs presented to the King.

COMMENT | Democracies around the world face retreats and reversals, but it is our duty as democrats to continue fighting for a better M'sia.

The palace says the editorial presented a distorted account of the process by which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints a new PM.

COMMENT | Allowing Azmin Ali to go scot-free for his alleged involvement in a gay sex video is another unforgivable mistake by Dr M.

A culture of detesting crime should be inculcated among the public, says the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation.

UPDATED | 3PM | The march was held in conjunction with the International Women's Day.

This comes after Malacca Umno announces that Bersatu will not be part of the state government.

Umno is leading and PAS is following them today, says Raja Kamarul Bahrin.

He should be considered innocent until proven guilty, says Bung Moktar.

COMMENT | 'I hope the ministers from Umno will be from amongst those who have no criminal cases in the courts.'

CORONAVIRUS | Infections jumped by more than 1,200 in the past 24 hours in Lombardy, says head of civil protection agency.

LETTER | 'When Bersatu was first formed back in 2016, it tried hard to distinguish itself from Umno, the party it had split away from.'

The families of the 239 people on the ill-fated flight are still looking for closure.

CORONAVIRUS | Penang Port and Port Klang confirm issuing notices on the temporary ban, which is meant to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Bersatu leadership not keen to further anger Mahathir and his supporters, PAS remains patient.

The rakyat has been 'awakened' by what has happened, says Amanah president Mohamad Sabu.

CORONAVIRUS | Two latest deaths reported in Washington’s King County, the hardest-hit area in the US.

Isham Ishak says the ministry will also urge the new gov't to resume the search for the missing aircraft.

COMMENT | Malaysia's health authorities must rise above politics to combat the Covid-19 threat.

PAS had planned a similar confidence motion for Dr Mahathir Mohamad last month.