Archive - 8 April 2020

CORONAVIRUS | The robot is the first Malaysian-made delivery robot for hospitals to assist frontliners in helping Covid-19 patients.

CORONAVIRUS | Citing authorities' instructions, some go as far as banning food delivery services and any cooked food.

The Seri Kembangan assemblyperson from DAP confirmed this through a posting on his Facebook page this afternoon.

CORONAVIRUS | Malaysia will not need to import personal protective equipment for now, says Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

UPDATED 7.44PM | CORONAVIRUS | While the daily increase in cases is under control, the fight against Covid-19 remains, says Health DG.

DAP's Chong Zhemin alleged that MCA embezzled the funds meant for the construction of the Kampar Hospital.

UPDATED 6.18PM | CORONAVIRUS | This is a cluster involving school staff from a few localities in Rembau, says Health DG.

CORONAVIRUS | Chin Chee Wei and Chong Poh Wah had their sentence reduced to three months of community service.

CORONAVIRUS | Lembah Pantai MP wants minister to reveal reasons for summoning Pahang Bersatu heads to Putrajaya.

UPDATED 6.57PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah says the country's death toll is now at 65.

CORONAVIRUS | 1,125 others including senior officers and police family members are under quarantine.

CORONAVIRUS | Due to the spike in Internet usage, black hat hackers are using their skills to obtain data from users and companies.

CORONAVIRUS | But Ismail Sabri Yaakob says foreign missions should supply meals for their citizens in Selangor Mansion, Malayan Mansion buildings.

This after the Chad government temporarily closed the international airport in N’Djamena.

CORONAVIRUS | Defence minister says quarantine accommodations in Malaysia surpasses that of other countries.

CORONAVIRUS | Minister says 97 percent of residents in the two affected buildings are migrants.

CORONAVIRUS | The state is allocating RM29 million for the payments.

UPDATED 3.59PM | CORONAVIRUS | Each house will receive four masks, says Ismail Sabri.

CORONAVIRUS | The Finance Ministry has announced that donors will be given tax exemption incentives, says senior minister.

UPDATED 3.52PM | CORONAVIRUS | S'pore is only doing swab tests for those with symptoms while Putrajaya is requesting for all returnees to be tested.

LETTER | The need for monitoring the police is already very well established in Malaysia.

No honourary ceremonies will be held when it convenes, says CM.

CORONAVIRUS | The current manual method is laborious and also limited by the capacity of available equipment.

CORONAVIRUS | The bill essentially protects all parties from being deemed breaching contracts due to restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

LETTER | My concern is how nations around the world must rethink public goods and public services.

Cops say the netizen allegedly made eight postings on Twitter which insulted the Agong.

CORONAVIRUS | Farmers, vegetable sellers say the situation is no longer as chaotic as the early stages of MCO.

LETTER | It may never prevent 100 percent of transmissions but it is a proven tool to break the chain of transmission.

CORONAVIRUS | The state police chief had a sore throat and went to the Sarawak General Hospital where he later tested positive for the virus.

CORONAVIRUS | This is after TNB discovers that police and armed forces personnel were operating without proper lighting.

Mahathir's 'tinge of conscience' - let's shed some light on why he resigned the way he did.

The sovereign wealth fund says proposals dependent on heavy borrowings could jeopardise financial sustainability.

Only the gov't can take the decisive steps required to halt the downward spiral.

'Much has crossed our paths, but we have somehow kept in constant contact over the years.'

CORONAVIRUS | 'There is enough scientific evidence to show that the great apes are susceptible to human respiratory pathogen.'

This is done in efforts to meet the unprecedented demand brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as in anticipation of the upcoming Ramadan and Hari Raya celebration.

CORONAVIRUS | Move is to curb Covid-19 spread and enable Social Welfare Department to manage them better.

UPDATED 2.31PM | CORONAVIRUS | MCO exit strategy needed to restart the economic engine, says DAP stalwart.

CORONAVIRUS | Louisiana governor says more than 70pct of the 512 people killed by coronavirus in Louisiana were black.

CORONAVIRUS | The newborns tested negative for the virus, after earlier concerns in China of potential transmission from mother to child.

CORONAVIRUS | New asymptomatic infections more than quadrupled, pressuring authorities to tighten measures to stem local transmissions.

CORONAVIRUS | One shocked MP, PKR's Fuziah Salleh, tells the gov't it cannot afford to make such mistakes.

CORONAVIRUS | Alcoholic beverage producer says it will not restart its brewery during MCO after approval revoked.

With this, the Malay martial art is gaining popularity in Europe, with several silat organisations having been set up.

CORONAVIRUS | Based on ticket sales, 55,000 will leave the city by train on Wednesday, according to CCTV.

CORONAVIRUS | It says it has more than 500 people in isolation.

CORONAVIRUS | The US president declares this during the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House.

This system will allow these enterprises to conduct their businesses during the movement control order period.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

CORONAVIRUS | The university hospital is currently able to process up to 100 samples a day, says director Dr Sazzli Shahlan.

CORONAVIRUS | 'It is not something essential when we are facing the Covid-19 outbreak.'