Archive - 9 August 2020

Deputy speaker says this is necessary as the six MPs were often overlooked during Parliament sessions.

They practice their traditional knowledge and solutions to survive via voluntary isolation and sealing off their territories.

COVID-19 | This brings the total to three schools ordered shut for two weeks in the area.

SLIM POLLS | However, it is unclear if the former premier's new party can be registered in time for the by-election.

Staff at the National Museum make preparations for the Merdeka Day exhibition amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lim urges teen to contact him for help, after a video which showed the student crying over the compound went viral.

COVID-19 | The new clusters affect Penang, Perak, Putrajaya and Selangor.

Due to strained Muslim-Hindu ties in India, ex-PM believes fugitive preacher 'not welcomed' there and hence will not extradite him.

The complaint in a Facebook video has garnered over four million views in a day.

DAP political education director says the purpose is to show that 'both sides are the same'.

His silence fuels rumours of a youth-based political party.

Some of the new seats are in areas that are Umno strongholds, giving the party an advantage for Sabah polls, he says.

'Death is no joking matter', says Jefridin Atan.

CORONAVIRUS | Authorities concern over people refusing to do testing, not using contact tracing apps and ignoring basic hygiene.

Move among latest measures to improve SOP for visitors entering forest eco-parks and state forest parks.

To the majority of Sarawakians earning a below-average income, face masks are a heavy burden.

Social media users ask why politicians are not being compounded for not wearing face masks in public places.

74-year-old Pak Wan is repeating his 1960 feat this year and is cycling solo.

MAF Veteran Affairs Dept tracking down 84,462 veterans who have yet to register for aid.

CORONAVIRUS | Health Ministry says situation could become 'uncontrollable' if authorities did not act fast.

CORONAVIRUS | Two schools were already ordered to shut for seven days from tomorrow, which could be extended.

A trade war, declining bank performance, and Covid-19 causes the 25th consecutive week of net foreign selling.

Four-term Rantau rep says the move would befit his responsibilities at the Umno central leadership level.

CORONAVIRUS | With one out of every 66 residents infected, the US leads the world in Covid-19 infections.

'Be a responsible PM towards all your citizens, including opposition leaders.'

UPDATED 3.50PM | Wave of defections includes leaders from Bersatu Youth, party's supreme council and members of Langkawi, Bangi division.

If anything, Covid-19 has shown just how interdependent Malaysia and Singapore are.

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