Archive - 6 May 2020

CORONAVIRUS | Bukit Aman CID director Huzir Mohamed said today six of the 11 were arrested yesterday and five today.

The source says the decision was reached unanimously in the Supreme Council meeting on Monday to safeguard the interest of the party.

New Sin Yew says the gov't is harassing journalist Tashny Sukumaran for tweets made in the course of her duties.

Each reporter wore an ID tag and was initially allowed into the courtroom before Nurulhidaya's case was called, says NUJ.

CORONAVIRUS | Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar says 190 of them are Malaysian tabligh pilgrims quarantined in India.

Bukit Aman says the decision to ban the use of these two modes of transportation had been decided earlier.

Redha and Mbam say the screening should be for all workers to enable them to begin work on-site and get the industry started again.

Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki says, however, Bersatu Youth will be punished for toying with the people.

Healthcare workers in personal protective equipment screen local residents near Jalan Raja Bot in Kuala Lumpur.

Deputy Law Minister Eddin Syazlee says no name has been submitted for opposition leader as well.

Police say they discovered this after carrying out 416 raids on gambling centres nationwide between March 18 and May 4.

The industry employs some one million workers of which only 450,000 are legal.

Ministry and banking industry have reached consensus to not charge accrued interest for deferred payments.

Travellers will need to show QR code from Gerak Malaysia app on their smartphones to police manning roadblocks between states.

UPDATED 7.16PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says that they are extending their forecast by another week after missing the initial May 5 target.

The decision follows a meeting between the wing's leaders and chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

With The People's Aid 2.0 Package, the Penang gov't will disburse a total of RM151m to the state economy.

The 'vast majority' of the cases are foreign workers staying in dormitories, say its authorities.

The lawyer is appealing against the refusal to expunge an affidavit made by a former AG's special task officer.

Yusof Abd Wahab succeeds Meor Abdul Aziz Osman and will be responsible for charting CIDB's direction.

Lower-income group working in informal sectors are hardest hit by economic crisis, so they are forced to turn to pawn shops if not loan sharks.

Although with documents, they were handed over to the Immigration Department after their sentencing.

Senior minister responds with his signature brief retort on social media following the DAP leader's excoriation.

Political scientist Wong Chin Huat urges the Opposition coalition to train future ministers.

UPDATED 425PM: Johor Harapan assemblypersons claim they were informed by sources that SDs were being collected to achieve this.

CORONAVIRUS | Defence minister says this was not the first time such an incident had occurred.

CORONAVIRUS | The decision was made in view of the easing of the MCO, say both NGOs.

Ismail Sabri says Malaysia is a democratic nation and the courts have the freedom to decide.

The case initially set for last Monday has been vacated due to the extension of the MCO.

The effort to trace kidnapping cases in ESSZone akin to a game of 'cat-and-mouse', says ESSCom commander Hazani Ghazali.

LETTER | The provision must come into force latest within this year so that corruption will not find a foothold in the midst of the looming economic crisis.

CORONAVIRUS | Only 4.6 percent of respondents say income, such as from work and business, is more important.

Another 145 gone into hiding after health authorities took their swabs at construction site.

MIER's Shankaran Nambiar says export-led manufacturing in Malaysia will be 'seriously crippled'.

CORONAVIRUS | Our response to this health crisis only further underpins that approach, says PM Jacinda Ardern.

DAP veteran pans senior minister's 'reminder not threat' explanation as pathetic.

Judge grants Wak Doyok bail of RM35,000, June 15 for submission of documents.

In the face of the pandemic, the public is urged to use cloth masks routinely when outside the home.

CORONAVIRUS | Current red zones are Ibu Kota, Batu, Kampung Baru, Sri Petaling, Gombak, Petaling, Hulu Langat, Kuching, Kota Samarahan and Kluang.

CORONAVIRUS | Fines given to VIPs won't serve as a deterrent compared to poorer citizens, says PKR Youth legal affairs bureau.

Trooper stops what he thought was an 'impaired driver' only to find a boy heading out after arguing with his mother.

The principle permits fair and accurate reporting of court proceedings.

'It leaves us, the citizens, to ask if you have the ears to the ground and if your aides and minders are telling you what is really happening.'

Operation to return students home involves 14 buses and 11 locations in Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor.

MCA's Tee Ching Seng says no one country will be able to provide aid endlessly, M'sia cannot solve Rohingya conflict in Myanmar.

CORONAVIRUS | The claim that some of the students sought medical treatment for high fever is also false, adds the hotel, which serves as a quarantine centre.

UPDATED 2.40pm: CORONAVIRUS | The Indonesian and Bangladeshi men fled from the quarantined zones in KL city centre early on Monday.

The state gov't gives this leeway to assist the low-income group affected by the Covid-19 situation.

Of these, more than 600,000 requests for inter-state travel were sent to the police as at midnight on Monday.

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

Seriously, whether to wear or not to wear a face mask isn't something we should be discussing at this point in time.

We must never stay silent when it comes to racist assumptions and racialised language at home, at work and in public places.

Our decision to reopen the economy was based on data and research by various parties and after engaging with stakeholders, he adds.