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Civilian govt will continue to function as usual during emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Civilian government will continue to function as usual at the federal and state levels during the period of the emergency declared today to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said the Cabinet, in advising Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, was of the view […]

Emergency — a proactive step to curb Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today proclaimed an emergency that will be enforced up to Aug 1 as a proactive measure to contain the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja of Istana Negara, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, said in a statement that His Majesty decreed that […]

Reduced acceptance of non-emergency elective cases

SIBU: Sibu Hospital had to reduce the acceptance of non-emergency elective cases, but the emergency, semi-elective case service will still operate as usual. The director, Dr Nanthakumar Thirunavukkarasu, said that this is due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases at the hospital as announced by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Sibu Division today. […]

Don’t harp on sensitive issues

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Opposition parties in the state are told not to harp on sensitive racial or religious issues. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) information chief Datuk Idris Buang, in advising this, warned the actions of the opposition in raising these issues would eventually cause distrust and friction amongst Sarawak’s multiracial communities. He said this, in […]

Agong declares Emergency for Batu Sapi Parliamentary constituency

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today made a Proclamation of Emergency for the Batu Sapi Parliamentary constituency, in effect cancelling the by-election for the seat. The Proclamation of Emergency based on Clause (1) Article 150 of the Federal Constitution was made after studying the explanation given by Prime Minister […]

Armed forces on standby despite no Emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is always on standby even though the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has stated that there was no necessity for an Emergency to be declared in the country. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the deployment of MAF personnel would […]

No necessity to declare emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today stated that there was no necessity for an Emergency to be declared in the country. Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamuddin informed that Al-Sultan Abdullah stated that the decision was made after studying carefully the request presented […]

Refer to constitution before commenting on emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa advised Port Dickson Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to refer to the federal constitution before issuing a statement on speculations that the government would declare a state of emergency yesterday. Annuar, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general, said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) […]

Stricter entry measures starting tommorow

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said stricter measures on entry procedures to Sarawak will be announced tomorrow. Today he held an emergency meeting and took note of the increase in daily positive Covid-19 cases in neighbouring states and countries. “We are surrounded by a ring of fire, […]

Body given 100 fire extinguishers

KUCHING: A total of 100 units of fire extinguisher were given to Segu Bunuk Association. These units were received during a handover ceremony held at the multipurpose hall of Kampung Punau on Sunday (Sept 20). Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament Willie Mongin officiated at the handover. In his speech he said fire incidents had caused […]