Archive - 12 May 2020

S'gor CID chief says the man is expected to face four charges at the Kajang Sessions Court.

Police have rescued an Indonesian maid, suspected of being locked up and forced to work without pay for two years.

200 homeless individuals will also attend short-term courses and later offered jobs with DBKL, he says.

CORONAVIRUS | In charting path out of lockdown, Asia and Europe should resist doing too much too soon, say economists.

UUM's Md Shukri Shuib says this change will contribute to political stability which will be good for the people.

CM says starting May 13 Penang will allow all sectors and activities approved by Putrajaya under the conditional MCO.

Industry may see another round of painful cost cutting over depressed prices from lower global demand and more inventories.

CORONAVIRUS | It says some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the disease.

CORONAVIRUS | It will involve 323,000 migrant workers living in cramped dorms that have become a hotbed for infections.

However, only 100 climbers will be allowed at one time, besides having to adhere to SOP, Sabah Parks says.

There is no urgent need for teachers to be recalled to their work stations as the students are still on leave, it says.

CORONAVIRUS | Limbang is the latest division declared a green zone for not having any new infections in 14 days.

Kedah PKR chief says they have betrayed the rakyat and will have to pay RM10m to the party.

It wants BN component parties to first undergo 'certain processes'.

The country will have to think of how the existing economic model will be affected by Covid-19 and make adaptations.

Noor Hisham believes M'sians have what it takes to practice social discipline in battling the outbreak.

Health DG says this over a viral image of patients waiting at a cramped space in a gov't clinic while waiting to meet doctors.

UPDATED 7.08PM | Noor Hisham says if a company wants to test employees, we welcome them to do so on their own initiative.

Saying he is 'ashamed', ex-PM recalls the courage shown during the colonial era and the 1997 financial crisis.

Teoh's three-day remand order, which ended today, has been extended for another two days until Thursday.

Selangor loosens restrictions for eateries but doesn't want to see open-air diners.

CORONAVIRUS | Laundry services, shops selling pet supplies among a handful of establishments allowed to resume business today.

COMMENT | We need more, not less, parliamentary scrutiny.

CORONAVIRUS | MOH says out of the 16 new cases, three are imported and 13 are local transmissions.

This will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms, with slightly warmer weather in the morning, it says.

CORONAVIRUS | The republic's health ministry says there are 884 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 24,671.

LETTER | They must tell us that they promise and will ensure that an outbreak will not happen among those arrested.

UPDATED 6.29PM | Tipped future MB says this would not have happened to Mukhriz again if he had sided with Muhyiddin.

LETTER | Is this not clearly the making of an imperialist state?

This is estimated to involve 800,000 recipients with an allocation of RM300m, says Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

LETTER | Given that the courts are now up and running, why isn’t Parliament?

UPDATED 5.44PM | PAS assemblyperson Muhammad Sanusi says 19 out of the 23 representatives have agreed to form a PN government.

UPDATED 6.19PM | PERAK DUN | A heated argument took place before the men-in-black gave up on securing the speaker's removal.

LETTER | So what is the purpose of the MCMC if it doesn’t protect consumer rights?

CORONAVIRUS | Asian shares skidded on growing worries about a second wave of infections after new cases detected in Wuhan.

UPDATED 3.56PM | Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says this after highlighting the case of a crowded warung in Kampung Pandan.

It says excessive relaxation of conditional MCO will potentially reverse hard-won victories.

UPDATED 3.26PM | The service is reportedly being offered and engaged by several ministers and police officers.

Josh Frydenberg says he was tested for the virus and is in isolation awaiting the result.

According to Johari Abdul, the letter was penned after Bersatu quit from Pakatan Harapan.

Bersatu state representatives aligned to Mukhriz are also currently being wooed by Perikatan Nasional, says the source.

The workers union say KTMB has been suffering losses due to a drop in its revenue since the MCO was introduced.

S'gor is the most populous state with 6.57 million, says chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

UPDATED 3PM | CORONAVIRUS | This is to give time for health officials to finish testing the residents for Covid-19, says Ismail Sabri.

PERAK DUN | Backbenchers try to remove speaker by various means but eventually allowed Ngeh Khoo Ham to vacate his seat properly.

UPDATED 2PM | This after PN reconvened the assembly and appointed their own speaker.

Cops could release 73-year-old and still carry on investigation, points out P Waythamoorthy.

UPDATED 6.37PM | The state executive council currently comprises six members from Umno and two each from Bersatu and PAS.

UPDATED 5.54PM: This comes after the health minister was asked to come clean on certain contracts being probed by MACC.

The application by the defence has been granted, trial resumes on May 19 at 2pm, says DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib.

Maybank is thankful for the information provided by members of the public.

CORONAVIRUS | The number of red zones nationwide remains at nine.

Radzi Jidin says other areas to be looked into include school canteens, with stricter procedures to be put in place.

'They have shown the nation and to her people that they are our most valuable assets.'

The pair pledge their support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

He says this when addressing the Perak legislative assembly today, the first under the new Perikatan Nasional government.

Felcra Berhad board of directors member Habibah Suleiman will stand as the fifth witness when the trial commences that day.

Winda: If the gov't is not going to allow any hair cutting services, then it should be across the board.

Sim urges the authorities to focus on arresting the person who stole the ex-minister's money.

Economists see this a reflection that more measures are needed to mitigate the effects of loss of income from MCO and coronavirus pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS | 'We have lost our source of income between RM2,000 and RM3,000 a month,' says an association in Penang.

The move creates information divide that means politicians cannot be held accountable, says the international body.

While politicians are becoming chairpersons, people are are suffocating and they are screaming for help.

Sidam rep Dr Robert Ling Kui Ee and Lunas assemblyperson Azman Nasrudin have called for a 'special press conference' at noon.

CORONAVIRUS | The move comes even though some parts of the country have seen a rise in Covid-19 infections.

Covid-19 does not discriminate based on ethnicity, neither should our efforts at combating it.

'We must not allow any attempt to disrespect the fundamental principles of our criminal justice system.'

CORONAVIRUS | Thousands of Malaysia's 'Florence Nightingale' are tirelessly doing their job with dedication.

The Pengkalan Batu rep defends his action for calling the Kota Laksamana assemblyperson 'babi' (pig).

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

CORONAVIRUS | Unicef has so far only received RM933.76 million since late March.

‘We have to be wary of our own select few, who will forever keep mauling our own.’

CORONAVIRUS | However, despite the alarm raised, Paris salons, Shanghai Disney reopen.

Those appointed are known for their great leadership, ability, expertise and experience, says the minister, Abdul Latiff Ahmad.

Malays need a 'Neo' to rescue them from the Matrix of 'Malaycoronapolitics'.