Archive - 4 April 2020

CORONAVIRUS | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has so far brought home 4,811 Malaysians from several affected countries.

CORONAVIRUS | Several who have recovered from the virus have donated their blood for medical research.

UPSI academic and staff associations lodge police report over a matter which Malaysiakini did not report on.

It says the percentage increase in calls covers all categories and not only domestic abuse cases.

UPDATED 9,24PM | CORONAVIRUS | Those coming back have a possibility of bringing (back) the infection, says Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Haniff Khatri lauds the Prisons Dept DG for speaking up about overcrowding and Covid-19 risk to his staff and prisoners.

This particularly involves part-time students and it is understood that a solution is currently being worked out.

COMMENT | The financial system today has RM121b in excess capital buffer compared to RM39b during the global financial crisis of 2008.

UPDATED 8.01PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says they hope to have enough data by then to help make a decision.

CORONAVIRUS | Annuar Musa has made suggestions to DBKL for improvement after conducting a spot check there.

Source claims the couple were prevented from boarding as the husband was said to have helped an opposition leader.

CORONAVIRUS | All 6,000 Palestinians here must help M'sia flatten the Covid-19 curve by adhering to MCO, he says.

It says calls to Talian Kasih included inquiries on Covid-19, seeking Social Welfare Department assistance and counselling.

UPDATED 5.43PM | CORONAVIRUS | Of the new cases, 80 are linked to the Sri Petaling mosque gathering in late February.

LETTER | Inevitably, there will be among us those who are ignorant, arrogant or stressed.

LETTER | What good are the essential services, if the people providing them are sitting in their cars in the middle of the road?

CORONAVIRUS | Law says he is confident Penang gov't can minimise impact of pandemic and mco soon.

Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the current price for three-ply face masks was set following related costs for retailers and manufacturers.

COMMENT | We need a government that is fully attuned, alert and agile in leading from the front.

Public sector union body requests LPPSA loan repayment be postponed to relieve burden of workers.

CAP calls on gov't to also provide financial aid for the group under stimulus package, although they are not citizens.

With 73,000 prisoners in space intended for 52,000, an outbreak of Covid-19 could spell disaster.

They have since charged 22 people in court.

PKR Machang Bubok assemblyperson Lee Khai Loon expresses shock and disappointment as the items were reserved for the MCO period.

CORONAVIRUS | Ismail Sabri previously also accused The Edge of producing false articles even though it never did.

CORONAVIRUS | 711 of them are arrivals from KLIA, says Ismail Sabri.

CORONAVIRUS | It allows the force to detect movements of overseas returnees who leave their homes while under self-isolation.

Its president Sheikh Mohd Shalahuddin appeals to the gov't to look into the woes of taxi drivers and taxi companies.

CORONAVIRUS | Even though the performance was cancelled at the last minute, they spent a week practising.

Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa says the gov't would require close to RM7 billion to buy out all the land.

CORONAVIRUS | It said the move is causing overcrowding in prisons where social distancing is 'impossible'.

CORONAVIRUS | They must first do a swab test in S'pore to prove they are negative for Covid-19 before re-entering.

CORONAVIRUS | As soon as the MCO took effect, many set up blockades while others fled into the jungle.

CORONAVIRUS | Some sellers stand to lose their biggest source of income for the year if all states ban the bazaar.

CORONAVIRUS | Medical masks should be prioritised for health workers, but public can use homemade masks or other kinds.

Illegal trade in wildlife in Asia, and beyond, is rife and action needs to be taken immediately to end it.

UPDATED 12.55PM | The bank says 'isolated incidents' were customers' incomplete transactions with merchants such as streaming services.

Lack of medical care is what makes the coronavirus’ inexorable march into conflict zones so terrifying.

CORONAVIRUS | Nation mourns the 'martyrs' fallen by the coronavirus outbreak.

CORONAVIRUS | Cops say the victim claimed that she did not receive the 48,000 pieces of face mask after paying a deposit.

The mother and son had gone out in kayak, intensive search ongoing.

CORONAVIRUS | Abdul Hamid Bador says the data was analysed by the CID to identify those most likely to be infected by Covid-19.

The higher the position, the rarer to hear an apology even after they've been called out for racist rants or sexist remarks.

CORONAVIRUS | Racially charged speech rose in tandem with growing number of Covid-19 cases, says think tank.

CORONAVIRUS | This follows the website being temporarily closed after receiving 35,000 applications.

COMMENT | This idea that 'religious' funds should suddenly be used for non-Muslims in need is mendacious.

CORONAVIRUS | The majority of the public understand importance of taking the MCO seriously, says top cop.

Malaysia must learn from the best practices of other countries like South Korea, Singapore and China.

Deputy says the appointment is also based on PAS president's background in syariah (Islamic law) and political science.

Several domestic helpers say that they are being put to work by their employers despite the one rest day per week rule.

The Finance Minister says a special stimulus package will help small and medium enterprises ease their current difficulties.