Archive - 30 March 2020

Some 50ha of the forest is in flames, believed to be caused by open burning sparked by irresponsible individuals.

CORONAVIRUS | This is for non-Covid-19 deaths during the MCO period.

CORONAVIRUS | The exposition park in Serdang has been converted to care for low-risk Covid-19 patients.

CORONAVIRUS | Cleaning common touch surfaces would be more impactful to cut infection rates: Dr Christopher Lee.

CORONAVIRUS | 'This is a small gesture on our part to support healthcare workers.'

CORONAVIRUS | His wife Camilla, however, will remain in self-isolation until the end of the week although she tested negative.

The method can help overcome gaps in data on the M40 group and reach eligible recipients, says Harapan's secretariate.

CORONAVIRUS | The drugmaker aims to make it ready for emergency use in early 2021, far quicker than the typical timeline.

CORONAVIRUS | It begins tonight to all households in the Sungai Lui area in Hulu Langat that have been subjected to the enhanced MCO.

CORONAVIRUS | Gloves can also be worn in court.

Its chief commissioner, however, denies a report stating it is probing a senior politician linked to Dr M.

The MCO allows the public to go out and purchase essential goods but it should not be abused, warns cops.

UPDATED 8.11PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says some 4,000 Malaysians return from overseas daily since the movement control order started.

UPDATED 7.37PM | CORONAVIRUS | The enhanced MCO involves more than 3,000 residents at Menara City One.

CORONAVIRUS | Strict quarantine measures and new stimulus packages have been announced as nations deal with Covid-19.

CORONAVIRUS | It says about 650 families placed under the enhanced MCO have received direct food aid.

UPDATED 7.15PM | CORONAVIRUS | 271 cases reported, of which 90 are from a tahfiz school in the area.

UPDATED 7.26PM | CORONAVIRUS | 'If we can all have social discipline, we can flatten the curve.'

CORONAVIRUS | The PKR president's comment is also following alleged insensitive remarks by business owners on targeted aid recipients.

CORONAVIRUS | Under Prihatin, they can offer free and cheaper services during the MCO.

UPDATED 6.17PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health DG reports 156 new cases, three new deaths and 91 patients discharged.

LETTER | Let’s not create more unnecessary deaths, due to hunger rather than the virus.

CORONAVIRUS | Electoral watchdog points out that it is unknown how much gov't MPs are getting in special funds to fight Covid-19.

Saiful Hizam Abdul Latif, 47 and Noor Shabuddin Saidin, 24 pleaded guilty to the charges.

CORONAVIRUS | The date will be announced later and will also affect the Bandar Hilir Prison Museum in Malacca.

CORONAVIRUS | At the annual celebration of an evangelical superchurch, someone was carrying the coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS | The postal service says that it is also looking at the return of employees in M'sia who wish to return to S'pore to work.

Defence Minister Ismail Sabri says phase two of the MCO will see stricter regulations imposed.

CORONAVIRUS | The lockdown has resulted in millions of impoverished Indians jobless and hungry.

CORONAVIRUS | The affected branches are in Damansara Uptown, Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Kota Damansara.

Police enforce an enhanced Movement Control Order (MCO) on seven villages in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat which sees a complete lockdown, in an effort to prevent Covid-19 from spreading out of the area.

Putrajaya had previously increased the price by 150 pct due to a severe shortage to encourage production and imports.

LETTER | The community has lost its only source of revenue with the ceasing of fishing activities following the MCO.

CORONAVIRUS | Abdul Hamid says police are also utilising the drone technology to inspect the affected areas.

CORONAVIRUS | Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says this will take effect on April 1.

UPDATED 5.30PM | Syed Saddiq says media reports that the money belongs to Bersatu is untrue.

CORONAVIRUS | Investors and economists say Congress may need to come up with trillions more to make headway in the real economy.

LETTER | Channelling all food aid through the government runs the risk of over-centralisation.

CORONAVIRUS | The president maintains that Brazilians need to keep earning while taking precautions not to catch Covid-19.

CORONAVIRUS | Ahmad Faizal Azumu also allocates more funds for constituencies and village reps, even if they are controlled by the opposition.

The 60-year-old doctor, who was slapped with two charges, has been allowed bail at RM13,000.

CORONAVIRUS | Human Resources Ministry says only two staff will be allowed, and they must choose between March 31 or April 1.

MP SPEAKS | It’s time for the PM to reconvene Parliament so that a bi-partisan solution could be initiated.

LETTER | Hopefully, this pandemic will force Malaysia to review its social policies.

CORORAVIRUS | This after a top medical adviser says that more than 100,000 Americans could die from the Covid-19 outbreak.

LETTER | It is better to have a strategy that makes everyone survive - workers and employers.

This is the first case reported in Sarawak this year, with the last case on Nov 8, last year.

CORONAVIRUS | President Moon Jae-in is expected to announce details of support for households later today.

CORONAVIRUS | The PN government initially cut off allocation for opposition MPs, a similar policy by Harapan when it was in power.

COMMENT | We have to start thinking of exit strategies after the MCO is lifted.

CORONAVIRUS | The minister, however, didn't elaborate on the timing and actions the government would take to help M'sian airline companies

CORONAVIRUS | 'The PM must not forget all the other Ahmads, Ah Hocks and Muthus, who are employed in the manufacturing and service sectors in Penang.'

59 out of 60 Tesco stores have already been equipped with the Scan & Shop app.

COMMENT | This influential eco-system of GLCs, originally created to resolve social injustices, is now critiqued as a money-power nexus.

LETTER | Ministers are trying to outdo each other by dishing out taxpayers' money.

CORONAVIRUS | Police never issued such a statement, says Raub District police chief Supt Kama Azural.

CORONAVIRUS | The Ministry of Rural Development will coordinate this aid under the state government's Covid-19 Stimulus Package.

CORONAVIRUS | Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun is conducting Neonatal Jaundice screening for babies using a drive-through facility.

CORONAVIRUS | Lack of donations and low ticket sales since the movement control order took effect have hit its operating costs.

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that the US will not pay for their security protection.

COMMENT | Not caring about job losses means not caring about the people.

CORONAVIRUS | The states of New South Wales and Victoria will restrict public gatherings to two people.

CORONAVIRUS | The number of deaths, however, fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday.

COMMENT | Criticism is not about scoring points but to ensure that the country can pull through in these trying times.

CORONAVIRUS | US coronavirus death toll topped 2,400 on Sunday.

YOURSAY | 'Why are Malaysians in India not being taken care of by Wisma Putra?'

CORONAVIRUS | He also says the gov't is ready to discuss with some of the businesses who claim to be left out of the Prihatin stimulus package.

YOURSAY | 'Malaysia simply does not have the resources to test everyone…'

COMMENT | In M'sia, the state wants to add more bureaucracy and control the way how the rakyat helps itself.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Expedite the Bantuan Prihatin payment. Don't wait until the end of April...', the former PM tells the gov't.

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CORONAVIRUS | Thomas Schaefer, who led the Hesse finance ministry for almost ten years, is found dead near Frankfurt.