Dare to violate, pay the penalty
KUALA LUMPUR: People who are now stuck in their hometowns after violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) to celebrate the Hari Raya Aidilfitri are now in a dilemma. According to media reports, executive director of the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said that private-sector employees who committed the offence can be terminated […]
Malaysia still uses ‘Hydroxychloroquine’ cautiously to treat Covid-19 patients
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is constantly monitoring Covid-19 patients receiving treatment using anti-malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine to detect for any possible side effects. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia is still cautiously administering the drug to treat patients. He admitted the drug to treat malaria is known to cause several side […]
Possible spike in Covid-19 cases in next few days
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised Sarawakians to anticipate a possible increase in Covid-19 cases following contact tracing and test results coming within the next few days. “Zero new cases today, but beware of the contact tracing and testing results coming in the next few days,” he […]
Private vehicles can carry passengers according to capacity from tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA: Starting tomorrow, private vehicle drivers will be able to ferry passengers according to their respective vehicle capacity, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the passengers of the vehicle must be from the same family and same house. “For multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) the capacity is seven passengers, so starting tomorrow, they can carry the maximum […]
187 new Covid-19 cases, mostly foreigners
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 187 new Covid-19 positive cases today, with the majority involving non-citizens. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the total, 10 cases were imported cases, involving seven Malaysians and three permanent residents or spouses of Malaysian citizens, while 177 cases were local transmissions. “Of the 177 local transmission cases, 173 involved foreign nationals, of which 155 […]
Don’t be afraid to return to work
PUTRAJAYA: Those who went back to their hometowns during the festive holiday should return to the city and resume work as usual instead of worrying about having to pay a compound or facing legal action, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said they must return or risk losing their jobs. “They managed […]
Hashtag #Indonesia? Terserah!! takes Indonesian social media by storm
JAKARTA: “#Indonesia? Terserah!!!” (“#Indonesia? It is up to you !!!”) is the top trending hashtag on Indonesian social media now and is a manifestation of disappointment of the attitude of some Indonesians who are neglecting the large-scale social restrictions (Indonesian acronym PSBB) in force to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the sprawling country. The hashtag […]
Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew from June 21
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of Mecca, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after more than two months of stringent curbs. Prayers will also be allowed to resume in all mosques outside Mecca from May 31, the ministry said in a series of measures […]
No new Covid-19 case in Sarawak
KUCHING: There is no new positive Covid-19 case in the state today, with the total number of cases remaining at 549. A statement from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said there is also no new case of recovery and discharge from hospitals. “Thus far, the total number of positive Covid-19 cases which have recovered […]
Compound for violating CMCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The words ‘never give up’ are usually meant to infuse a positive spirit in a person to keep doing whatever he does, yet now, it seems to encourage people to continue violating the no-interstate travel ban imposed by the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Despite the constant reminders that such travel was an offence […]
