
MCO 2.0 - what you can and can't do this time
KINIGUIDE | Several states and federal territories will return to full MCO, others will see changes to CMCO and RMCO.

KINIGUIDE | Several states and federal territories will return to full MCO, others will see changes to CMCO and RMCO.

This is to ensure maximum police strength in enforcing the MCO, says Abdul Hamid Bador.

State Housing and Local Government Minister Masidi Manjun says another two zones classified as orange and three as yellow zones.

Screenshots of tweets, using inappropriate language, from around 2014 circulated online.

Ismail Sabri says leeway given to those with bus or flight tickets.


Pharmaniaga Bhd will be overseeing the bottling process for the vaccine, says the minister.

Only 20 people are permitted in a house during festivities.

This is an 'advantage' of proclaiming the state of emergency, says Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

COMMENT | The suspension of elections with an emergency declaration is unjustified.

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UPDATED 7.43PM | Harapan leaders disagree with PM on rationale for emergency proclamation.

Exceptions have been given to certain construction works categorised as essential, says Minister Fadillah Yusof.

LETTER | Prevention is better than cure. Don't let there be a 'matriculation cluster'.

The number of active Covid-19 cases breaches the 30,000 mark.

PAC chief says committees cannot table their reports, and MPs cannot highlight issues in Parliament.

Its president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also wants parliamentary democracy restored once emergency is over.

Business associations worry MCO will result in more businesses shutting down.




LETTER | The challenge is how to check and balance these powers.

COVID-19 | Authorities opt for strict curbs when new cases emerge to prevent economic paralysis.


UPDATED 10PM | Mahathir said he doesn't know what this emergency declaration really means.

LETTER | It seems our politicians care more about themselves than the people's welfare.

Declaring an emergency is not the solution for a political problem, says Prof Jeniri Amir.

COVID-19 | Aminolhuda Hassan has been found positive after seeking treatment for feeling ill.

Home quarantine for 10 days and Covid-19 test on last day, says Adham Baba.


The Padang Rengas MP says his decision is based on the mandate given by his division.

'PM can make ordinances that contravene the Federal Constitution'.

KINIGUIDE | This instalment will attempt to answer some questions based on PM’s speech and legal experts.



Leaders to discuss formation of bipartisan committee for emergency, says source.


COMMENT | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's revival of the concept suffers from misperceptions.

The committee will decide when it is time to end the proclamation, among other issues.

COVID-19 | Earlier, Mustapa Mohamed and Rina Harun were also infected.


This comes as an emergency declaration suspends Parliament, allowing the executive more power.

This shows president is not above policies we have, says Facebook operations chief.


Muhyiddin says there is pressure for him to call for polls, but he'll only do so when it's safe.

LETTER | All parties must be wary of playing politics with the help of so-called kingmakers.

Govt finalising plans to declare an emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, says PM.

UPDATED 1.43PM | PM says the government needed certain powers to effectively combat the worsening Covid-19 pandemic.

These are verified locations reported to be affected today.

UPDATED 2.15PM | Most caught off guard by extraordinary measure, says Subang MP Wong Chen.




This follows statement from palace announcing Agong has consented to the govt's request.

Whether the virus was transmitted between animals or from humans to the apes is being investigated.

BREAKING NEWS | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan decides this after an audience for PM Muhyiddin Yassin.

The payment was made through five vouchers dated May 18, 2015, a former Felcra manager testifies.

This comes after he was formally accused of inciting insurrection ahead of the storming of the Capitol.

We are going in loops, returning to a dreadful MCO, but we still have each other.


Johor MACC detains a 55-year-old man over corruption activities linked to the meat cartel.

Entrepreneurship is about the whole ecosystem so related policies need also be formulated at state level.

This could be due to the criminal charges against my boss, adds the sacked BN sec-gen.

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