Archive - 2 May 2020

He says the government made the decision after careful, cautious and responsible deliberations

Projek Wawasan Rakyat says that Tashny Sukumaran's article on a raid on migrants in the city centre was factual and objective.

They are hesitant about easing the movement control order restrictions next Monday.

They face fines of up to RM1,000 each or up to six months in jail if found guilty of violating the MCO.

The petition pleads with the government not to repeat other countries' mistake.

Some people have lost their direction, which should be the 15GE and not about joining the government, says Tajuddin Abdul Rahman.

No risk of virus outbreak among the 586 undocumented migrants detained yesterday, says Dr Noor Hisham.

Hospitals have become congested following the Covid-19 outbreak, says the Health director-general.

A source says the former Negri Sembilan MB wants to focus on strengthening the party in a bid to win the next general election.

COMMENT | We, too, like all the others and police officers too, are trying to do our jobs under difficult situations.

UPDATED 7.39PM | CORONAVIRUS | Social responsibility is very important to make sure we can actually break the transmission of Covid-19, says Dr Noor Hisham.

Bersatu information chief Ya'cob Atan warned members to be wary of info that may sow unhappiness between Bersatu and Umno.

Senior minister says MCO offenders will not have their names recorded in police criminal record system.

Its women and youth wings say the aim now is to rally and unite the coalition's supporters to reestablish a Harapan gov't.

Deputy CM says it will not follow Putrajaya's lead as state gov't must consider S'wak's circumstances first.

UPDATED 5.45PM | CORONAVIRUS | Total cases are now at 6,176 with the number of active cases at 1,747.

Petitioners urge gov't to spend a week educating businesses on SOPs and providing adequate time to prepare.

Michael Teo says S'wak has the highest number of projects, which includes planned hospitals in Sri Aman, Petra Jaya, and Lawas.

The MCA vice-president is expected to be sworn in at Istana Negara next week, say gov't sources.

A collection of NGOs warn undocumented migrants will now choose to hide at all cost.

UPDATED 4.28PM | Ismail Sabri adds critics should be thankful as tests will ensure migrants do not spread Covid-19 when they are deported.

Hakam says the law-making function of Parliament is essential to prepare M'sia for the economic impact from the Covid-19 pandemic.

We just have to manage our assets and use them properly to ensure that no M'sian family is deprived of their basic needs.

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UPDATED 4.09PM | Senior minister says move is to accommodate over 500,000 applications received to travel back to major cities.

UPDATED 3.53PM | Senior minister says gov't is not opening up everything, not everyone can operate.

Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chief Rais Yatim says lessons should be learnt from M'sia's past experience of accepting other races.

CORONAVIRUS | Home-based businesses, laundry services and barbers will be allowed to operate from May 12.

This is after the Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub says Harapan is willing to readmit Bersatu into the coalition.

CORONAVIRUS | The latest development brings the total number of yellow zones nationwide to 58, up by one from yesterday.

ABTraceTogether app uses Bluetooth to identify phones with the app that have come into 2m contact with an infected person.

Fauci, an outspoken expert on the White House coronavirus task force, has repeatedly stressed the need to take strict measures.

KCNA says North Korean leader attended the launch of a fertiliser plant in Pyongyang.

Human resource minister's announcement comes as Socso admits to erroneous tweet that it is no longer processing applications.

The central bank says it had indicated from the start that there will be accrued interest or profit during the six-month moratorium.

There were challenges at the early stage of lockdown such as Covid-19 testing, registration of residents and people becoming aggressive, deputy FT minister says.

SMEs had 'short-changed' the gov't by employing foreigners illegally and without paying the pre-requisite fees.

Gov't allocates only 4 days from the usual 8 for MPs to debate motion of thanks for the royal address in July Parliament sitting.

The industry, once hailed as 'innovative', is plagued by labour rights issues.

Finance Ministry has engaged BNM, banks to make 'correct decision according to needs of rakyat', he says.

Keeping the MCO going indefinitely is not an option but without a vaccine, the risk of a new outbreak remains.

According to a survey, almost 40% of households have no access to electronic devices and only 6% have personal computers.

ADUN SPEAKS | During this MCO, the single most humbling observation I made was how neighbours redefined their role among themselves at a time of need.

‘Eating in a group in public is a clear breach of MCO.’

The detainees will be held until the end of the MCO period.