Archive - 21 April 2020

CORONAVIRUS | Some say they are well taken care of and would not risk a Covid-19 infection to go home.

CORONAVIRUS | Another 511 Malaysians are still stranded in 22 countries.

He says the gov't will reprioritise expenditure to meet the fall in oil revenue.

The harassment started back in February but has escalated over time.

CORONAVIRUS | Photographs and a video had shown workers seated in a factory transport bus without any distancing.

CORONAVIRUS | All parties conducting business at the market must produce a medical report showing they are free from Covid-19.

CORONAVIRUS | 'The incident had sent chills down the local community's spine as many had taken things for granted.'

CORONAVIRUS | Among the fake news include issues such as the MCO, BPN and Covid-19 pandemic.

Many GLCs with political appointees suffered massive losses and had to be bailed out by the government, say the NGO coalition.

The monies, seized by the MACC, have not been returned pending the stay application filed by the prosecution.

CORONAVIRUS | US President Donald Trump had suggested that there was a possibility the virus came from a lab in Wuhan, China.

CORONAVIRUS | Health experts had warned that millions travelling back to their home villages or towns will accelerate the spread of the disease.

CORONAVIRUS | With the addition of today's 1,111 new Covid-19 cases, S'pore has the largest number of coronavirus cases in Asean at 9,152.

UPDATED 8.18PM | CORONAVIRUS | Four of these are border control, movement control, the readiness of the healthcare services, and protection of high-risk groups.

CORONAVIRUS | The man is believed to have climbed a barbed wire fence installed near the Selayang wholesale market.

UPDATED 8.57PM | CORONAVIRUS | Of the 57 new Covid-19 cases today, 18 were from Malaysians returning from abroad.

Amnesty International urges the gov't to continue maintaining the moratorium on executions and take further steps towards abolishing the death penalty.

CORONAVIRUS | It is better that I buy it from them to assist the people living in the surrounding areas, says Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu.

The PN government is trying to win over support, says Tan Kok Wai on Tiong King Sing's appointment.

RSF press freedom ranking puts M'sia at 101 out of 180 countries, up 22 rungs, citing more 'relaxed' environment for journalists.

UPDATED 7.16PM | CORONAVIRUS | Of the new infections, 18 are M'sians who returned from abroad and 39 are local transmissions.

CORONAVIRUS | We have lost that window for Ramadan demand to pick up, says Palm Oil Analytics founder Sathia Varqa.

Security sources said the warships were close to China's Haiyang Dizhi 8 and Petronas-operated West Capella drillship.

CORONAVIRUS | Edmund Santhara denies there was an argument, while the NSC says it did not issue an authorisation letter to Prabakaran.

MP SPEAKS | If the UK's Parliament can carry on with its tasks amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, why can't ours?

Kim’s potential health issues could fuel uncertainty in the North and any instability there could be a major international risk.

This FREE Bootcamp by Mr Raja Singham (BAC Education Group) will provide you with the tools, techniques and strategies to navigate and embrace change, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since Ramadan bazaars have been cancelled, traders deserve to get refund for spots to set up stalls they can no longer use, says Ismail Sabri.

Residents in several low-cost flats receive food aid in the form of rice, eggs, flour and other basic necessities.

CORONAVIRUS | The lockdown largely affects migrant workers and Rohingya refugees who make a living at the wholesale market.

UPDATED 3.37PM | CORONAVIRUS | As long as the order is not over and no new SOP is introduced, the rules remain, Ismail Sabri says.

Payout will involve RM1.13 billion for 947,000 employees, says finance minister.

To secure his position as PM until GE15, as a strategy Muhyiddin may consider candidate proposals by PN component parties, says Jeniri Amir.

CORONAVIRUS | WHO's regional director for Western Pacific, Takeshi Kasai, says there should be a priority on who should be tested.

CORONAVIRUS | There are no gov't policies in place that protect them, says human rights group.

Jason Loo tells the health minister not to become like Donald Trump and teaches him how to score political points.

Amanah chief says it will surely be an easy task for PAS since they are now in government.

As coalition partners, the former minister believes there is nothing wrong for the Umno president and Muhyiddin Yassin to discuss such matters.

The price of benchmark US oil plunged below US$0 a barrel on Monday for the first time in history.

CORONAVIRUS | Trump's executive order is to protect US jobs.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Kedai runcit' getting more business as customers prefer to shop there for easy accessibility and to avoid crowds.

CORONAVIRUS | This makes quarantining those with a travel history all the more important, state Health Dept says.

CORONAVIRUS | Cheras, Gombak, Jasin and Tawau which were red zones on Sunday, are now all orange zones.

CORONAVIRUS | This comes after drug cartels distributed care packages stamped with their logos.

CORONAVIRUS | Unicef estimates that there are 25mil children in need in Syria, Yemen, Sudan Palestinian territories, Iraq and Libya.

Canadian police are expected to uncover more fatalities from the weekend massacre in Nova Scotia.

Dismissal without reason 'inappropriate', says ex-National Water Service Commission commissioners.

CORONAVIRUS | The Edge CEO and editor-in-chief say the daily is unable to cope with the shift to digital operations and the MCO.

Last December, a group of Malaysian teenagers embarked on an adventure unlike anything they have done in their lives.

Little fanfare to mark the occasion because of the coronavirus lockdown in the country.

He had been detained earlier yesterday, after a reported 'heated exchange' with Federal Territories Deputy Minister Edmund Santhara.

It plunges into negative territory for the first time in history, dragged down by a supply glut.

Gov't reps can’t be saying one thing and then doing the opposite, if they want the populace to follow instructions.

The line separating professional journalism from political spin is getting blurrier as hyper-critical contents are labelled 'fake news'.

Specialists overcome time and MCO restrictions to ensure stem cells get to leukaemia survivors who desperately need them.

CORONAVIRUS | This is one of the results of the deepening crisis in the aviation industry caused by the virus pandemic.

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

CORONAVIRUS | With the fasting month about to begin, Muslims around the world are forced into separation at a time socialising is almost sacred.

CORONAVIRUS | Another three millions masks have been sent to Palestine and Bosnia Herzegovina.

CORONAVIRUS | The woman was initially admitted to the private hospital for an emergency procedure, but later turns out to have Covid-19.

Most investors don't think the world's richer countries would be 'back in business' until at least September.