Archive - 29 March 2020

CORONAVIRUS | 'To me, that is not important but what is important is our service (MOH).'

CORONAVIRUS | Pahang state secretary says the directive also applied to fast food outlets in the three districts.

CORONAVIRUS | This is part of the RM250b economic stimulus package to help M'sians face the Covid-19 pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS | CEO and editor-in-chief hope the authorities will investigate the accusation made by Ismail Sabri.

CORONAVIRUS | Defence minister says this will apply to the areas from Batu 21 to Batu 24 of Sungai Lui.

CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says 157 volunteers are already being deployed with another 1,008 to join soon.

CORONAVIRUS | Transport Minister holds virtual meet with Port Klang operators to review progress of container congestion and cargo transfer.

CORONAVIRUS | Those with diabetes, hypertension, kidney and heart disease are the most vulnerable, he says.

CORONAVIRUS | This would be similar to the EMC order issued on two areas in Simpang Renggam, Kluang, Johor.

CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says hospitals will be reserved for moderate or critical cases.

CORONAVIRUS | He says the new clusters will be indirectly related to the gathering.

CORONAVIRUS | Annuar Musa says signs of this attitude are based on the increase in the number of vehicles in KL.

CORONAVIRUS | The doctor was part of a team travelling to Gua Musang to perform Covid-19 treatments.

UPDATED 6.25PM | CORONAVIRUS | It is the highest number of deaths recorded in a day since the start of the outbreak.

CORONAVIRUS | Festival Duduk Rumah aims to raise RM50,000 in donations to support frontliners battling the Covid-19 outbreak and vulnerable communities.

CORONAVIRUS | Syed Saddiq says the RM600 subsidy only makes up 15pct for someone earning RM4,000 a month.

CORONAVIRUS | Police say some of the 94 people arrested during the MCO period have been charged in court.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Police suspect that it is not genuinely about going out to buy food but just wanting to be outside.'

CORONAVIRUS | They arrived in a special aircraft this morning sponsored by Weststar.

CORONAVIRUS | Its party sec-gen alleges the show's guest of distorting and miscomprehending M'sia's handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.

CORONAVIRUS | MBPP closes market for failure to observe social distancing, lack of sanitisers on premises.

CORONAVIRUS | Thailand also reports 143 new cases, bringing the total to 1,388.

CORONAVIRUS | Its current number of fatalities is at 1,019, the seventh highest in the world.

CORONAVIRUS | The woman in her 70s tested positive for the virus on Friday.

CORONAVIRUS | Italy records the most deaths with 10,023, while US has highest confirmed cases at 115,547.

No fatalities recorded but two civilians slightly injured from falling shrapnel, according to SPA.

COMMENT | The steps taken to address the three-faceted crisis are in the right direction, but there still are many points to be addressed.

Deputy sports minister urges critics to wait for him 'to clear air' on his campaign to become Bersatu Youth leader.

CORONAVIRUS | Students are also concerned about being to get treatment if they are infected by Covid-19.

COMMENT | Unfortunately, over the years we have become a divided society mainly as a result of our politics.

LETTER | Problems of 'unhygienic' poultry at the retailing section of wet markets are not impossible to solve.

CORONAVIRUS | This is to encourage such migrants to come forward for Covid-19 testing.

CORONAVIRUS | Covid-19 positive PM is leading gov’t's response to the crisis, chairing meetings by video conference.

Malaysia is a major player in the global rubber glove and soap industry.

CORONAVIRUS | Gov't must obtain proper mandate from MPs in non-partisan manner, says group of concerned citizens.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Such groups are better suited for welfare work because of their experience in working with marginalised communities.'

CORONAVIRUS | Communications and Multimedia Ministry's quick response team also debunks false claims over credit card usage.

CORONAVIRUS | Country Heights Holdings founder Lee Kim Yew brought in 1.5 million pieces of face masks and PPE.

LETTER | Nothing in this so-called stimulus package to keep 98 percent of businesses going or 70 percent of M'sians employed.

MP SPEAKS | Health DG is to be commended for his efforts in gearing up for a possible Covid-19 tsunami heading our way.

LETTER | Master chefs can prepare gourmet dishes but tourism workers who provide a vital link to deliver services to travellers.

LETTER | Let's not forget the food delivery guys, the waste collectors, the supermarket staff, public transport staff and many more.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Railways will offer clean, sanitised and hygienic surroundings for patients to comfortably recover,' its railways minister says.

Two 'short-range projectiles' fired which would be the eighth and ninth missiles launched in four rounds of tests this month.

CORONAVIRUS | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said a travel ban would cause chaos.

His 13 other companions were not so lucky and were taken away.

COMMENT | Some of the initial MCO decisions were clearly misguided, are there more to come?

The drones are being deployed in the Klang Valley and 'red zones'.

COMMENT | When this is all over, will we have learnt the correct lessons?

CORONAVIRUS | Confirmed cases rose by about 6,000 to 92,472, the second-highest number of cases in the world behind the US.

SME Association of Malaysia president Michael Kang believes cooperation between the public and private sector is key to solving it.