Archive - 21 July 2020

CORONAVIRUS | He says the nation's experience with Nipah virus, Sars, Mers-Cov, H1N1 helped with preparations and protocols.

CORONAVIRUS | The study finds one in 10 had contracted the disease from their own families compared with 1 in 100 for non-household contacts.

CORONAVIRUS | The report says the incident took place on July 6 and she was hospitalised on July 17.

The foreigner had uploaded a video on Facebook insulting the Kadazandusun, Kimaragang and Chinese communities.

CORONAVIRUS | This do not apply to foreign migrants who returned to work in the state, says Douglas Uggah.

CORONAVIRUS | The picture of the man believed to be taken at a restaurant in Desa Sri Hartamas went viral.

The Federal Court says that the trial judge misappreciated the evidence and came to the findings which were flawed.

Its managing director says the allegations have been addressed and resolved by the company.

COMMENT | Journalists have a right to report and the people have a right to know how the state is governed.

Saravanan says a Labour Dept investigation found that most of the allegations were baseless.

CORONAVIRUS | MOH will engage with the police to track these individuals, says Health DG Dr Noor Hisham.

PARLIAMENT | The lawmaker initially tried to play the recording in the Dewan Rakyat but was stopped by the deputy speaker.

CORONAVIRUS | Number of active cases has increased to 130.

LETTER | If the report is still to be followed verbatim, then Malaysia as a federation should be null and void.

CORONAVIRUS | It also acknowledges the need to remove export restrictions and ensure adequate access to essential medical goods.

The Baling MP maintains he did not commit any wrong as Tabung Haji chairperson from 2013 to 2018.

The former student activist carried out a protest aimed at UM's vice-chancellor during his convocation in October 2019.

China embassy spokesperson says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deliberately distorting facts on issue.

UPDATED 5.35PM | Racial differences on their own will not lead to violence if there isn't any wealth inequality, says the former PM.

UPDATED 4.50PM | Mahathir Mohamad uses his Parliament speech to once again challenge the notion that DAP is capable of ‘destroying the Malays’.

LETTER | The national news agency needs to own up to the blunder made on its TV channel.

CORONAVIRUS | The senior minister Ismail Sabri warns that police will immediately take stern action against violators.

Both died of bacterial infection, says Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin in a written reply in Parliament.

CORONAVIRUS | In warning against complacency, deputy minister says we could face another spike of cases if we are not strict.

UPDATED 4PM | CORONAVIRUS | Visitors are not allowed to enter for the next 14 days.

This comes amid imported cases causing new Covid-19 clusters in the country.

Kota Anggerik assemblyperson Najwan Halimi offers to help muralists get better locations for their creative outputs.

Employers must consider other options to save money before retrenching, says Human Resource Ministry.

LETTER | For a party claiming to be in touch with the people, they are once again out of touch.

CORONAVIRUS | President threatens to detain anyone who spread the virus, refused to wear masks or keep safe distance from others.

CORONAVIRUS | EU leaders agree on a massive €750b stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies.

It is in contact with M'sian authorities, industry stakeholders on matters relating to forced labour, human trafficking.

The police still need the laws to fight terrorists and organised crime, says a minister.

Four MPs are appalled by the allegations against the Dewan Rakyat speaker.

UPDATED 6PM | His lawyer says he's being investigated under the Sedition Act.

Home Ministry says they comprise 12 adults and four children, with nine of them serving jail time.

The new Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard advances the state of the art of video compression and has unprecedented application versatility.

Following the direction of the Vietnamese government, Vietjet has cooperated with relevant Vietnamese agencies within the country and overseas to bring Vietnamese citizens home in response to the citizens’ wishes and in line with the country’s quarantine capacity.

It revises inaccurate numbers announced by PM yesterday including financial aid to public transport drivers.

Azhar met with party whips to get their commitment to defend Parliament decorum.

The group representing mission schools says MOE has clarified how the money was disbursed.

Samsuri says a meeting on the matter will be held between leaders of three PN parties in Kuala Lumpur tonight.

eBay is today launching “Global 24/7”, an e-Commerce accelerator programme specifically designed to help SMEs leverage eBay’s platform for global export as the economy gradually enters a recovery phase.

FMM appeals for the consideration of the Government to extend the moratorium for a further six months.

Miey Ali also agrees with the city council's move to erase the murals entirely.

CORONAVIRUS | Malaysia's performance has put it among the top five countries in the world for effective handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The former PM believes he is still a Bersatu member and will, therefore, continue to fight on against the party president, Muhyiddin Yassin.

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

CORONAVIRUS | The whole nation will suffer if the people start letting their guard down.

A foreign disinformation campaign is aimed at influencing lawmakers' activities and the upcoming presidential contest, they say in a letter to the FBI.

A federal job guarantee scheme has been mooted, but what will it take to implement this and how effective will it be?

Police had to close road after soil erosion, sedimentation detected believed to have been caused by LRT3 construction.