Archive - 22 March 2020

Police say the incident was due to a misunderstanding after they got drunk at the victim’s house.

CORONAVIRUS | The gateway at the Sabah-Sarawak border will operate from 6am to 8pm beginning today.

CORONAVIRUS | Muhammed Khalid also proposes a three-point strategy to help those who lost income and SMEs.

CORONAVIRUS | The setting up of the team is based on a decision made by the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia.

The EC is probing the attack and assures its account is now re-accessible to followers.

CORONAVIRUS | Report says the group tried to enter Sabah waters on a boat but was intercepted by the authorities.

CORONAVIRUS | The former PM says he keeps busy by reading, writing, and watching videos.

CORONAVIRUS | 'We are not banning everyone from travelling, only for those who do not have a valid reason.'

COMMENT | One consequence of the pandemic may well be that technology will dominate control over civilisation.

CORONAVIRUS | Concerned Malaysian entertainers to raise funds for #Meals4Medics and Mercy Malaysia.

CORONAVIRUS | Health director also refutes rumours that the hospital's anesthesiology department has been crippled.

A child has been admitted with head injuries from a falling roof, while rescue operations were ongoing at several locations.

CORONAVIRUS | Iran’s supreme leader calls offer from 'charlatans and liars' strange.

CORONAVIRUS | This is the latest order by the Armed Forces to its personnel on the ground, Nik Ezanee says.

CORONAVIRUS | This comes after 372 flew out of Tamil Nadu on two chartered planes on Saturday night.

CORONAVIRUS | District police chief says they are on standby to assist MOH in bringing individuals in for Covid-19 test.

CORONAVIRUS | GOF intensifies checks in areas near Malaysia-Thailand border to prevent breaches during MCO.

UPDATED 7.07PM | CORONAVIRUS | It is Patient 259, a 74-year-old man in Penang from the tabligh cluster who passes away at 4pm.

CORONAVIRUS | Wait for gov't decision, he says, as he assures that essential goods supply still sufficient.

CORONAVIRUS | A farmer says his personal Twitter account is now a virtual shop for him to market his watermelon.

Claims against Titi Serong assemblyperson has led Perak Amanah to order members to cut ties with party's ex-youth chief.

CORONAVIRUS | Penang police chief says the man left to perform his prayers.

Online banking, payment card services and cheque processing services will remain fully operational during the MCO.

CORONAVIRUS | M'sia among the 45 IOC affiliates who recently gave their backing for the Tokyo Olympics to proceed as scheduled.

CORONAVIRUS | Violation of the MCO can result in a maximum fine of RM1,000, up to six months in jail or both.

CORONAVIRUS | All wedding procedures are postponed until the lifting of the movement control order, says Jais director Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad.

Mustapa Mohamed says the feedback will be turned into input for the weekly Economic Action Council meetings.

CORONAVIRUS | Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the countyr's death toll to almost 5,000.

CORONAVIRUS | Ex-HR minister wants bipartisan national task force to secure business sustainability and job security for all M'sians.

CORONAVIRUS | Senior minister Ismail Sabri says no reason for the price hike as gov't agreed to waive import duties for the product.

CORONAVIRUS | Malaysiakini highlights a growing list of efforts by individuals and groups here to lend a hand to those in need.

CORONAVIRUS | All masks worn should be thrown out immediately and clothes used must be soaked in soapy water.

CORONAVIRUS | Do not be afraid, senior minister says, as no action will be taken on their illegal status as Covid-19 screening is most important.

CORONAVIRUS | Armed Forces will only assist police in observing compliance of the order, says Ismail Sabri.

The bank says the employee and his immediate family have been under home quarantine since March 19.

CORONAVIRUS | The latest victim was not a frontliner in the fight against deadly disease, says Health DG.

ADUN SPEAKS | Mass testing must be carried out more to control the spread of coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS | They can directly contact Malaysia Airlines or AirAsia for information.

CORONAVIRUS | Bus had made stops in eight locations in Selangor, Perak, Penang, and Kedah on March 16.

CORONAVIRUS | M'sia allowed 8 Singaporeans on its repatriation flight from Tehran which arrived in KL this morning.

CORONAVIRUS | The country now has the most coronavirus deaths in South East Asia with 38.

CORONAVIRUS | It takes effect at 11.59PM local time on Monday.

CORONAVIRUS | With PJ and Lembah Pantai recording the highest number of cases, PJ MP urges people to remain positive.

CORONAVIRUS | As of noon yesterday (March 21), the number of Covid-19 positive patients from PJ was 96, followed by Lembah Pantai with 90.

CORONAVIRUS | He says their figure is based on group's official data and calculations of which only 11,000 are M'sians.

Prevent the spread of fake news and keep ourselves healthy. Our safety and welfare is paramount.

CORONAVIRUS | An estimated 100,000 Thais were working and 1,100 were studying in Malaysia, says Thai army general.

CORONAVIRUS | One rep, a doctor, said the hospital he works in is mulling closing wards and operation theatres as mask supply is low.

CORONAVIRUS | President allows it to collect children's teeth after getting a tweet from the mother of a boy who had lost his first.

CORONAVIRUS | Reports say he has been suffering from Covid-19 but his son says he had a respiratory illness.

CORONAVIRUS | In it, the US head says he was impressed by efforts of the North's leader to defend his people from the virus.

CORONAVIRUS | Its citizens to stay indoors from 7am to 9pm.

CORONAVIRUS | The test's developer, Cepheid, says the Covid-19 test will be used in hospitals and emergency rooms.

CORONAVIRUS | The Queen personally prepared food for personnel at the Sungai Buloh Hospital and CPRC in Putrajaya.

CORONAVIRUS | Rome ordered all businesses to close until April 3 except those essential to the country's supply chain.

CORONAVIRUS | They say they wish to return home as soon as possible as they miss their families and loved ones.

UPDATED 1.50PM | CORONAVIRUS | 46 people including children, were brought home in a special flight which departed from Tehran last night.

CORONAVIRUS | Its VC says the student was infected by his father who tested positive for the virus.

CORONAVIRUS | The second-worst outbreak in Europe saw the death toll jumped by more than 300 from the previous day.

COMMENT | This is all about you and yourself, isn’t it? What about Ahmad, Ah Seng and Muthu, fighting for their lives in the ICU?