No to barber shop, hair salon, Ramadan bazaar during MCO
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has decided not to allow barber shops, optical shops, as well as hair and beauty salons to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all forms of Ramadan bazaars will also not be allowed to operate during the period. […]
Schooling session might be postponed until full recovery from pandemic
PUTRAJAYA: All schooling sessions might be postponed until the government is fully convinced that the country has recovered from the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said even parents themselves called for the closure of schools to be extended as they were worried about the safety of their children. “I also read comments […]
Restaurant operator on Cloud Nine
KUCHING: When Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mentioned her father’s restaurant yesterday, Faridah Salleh, 46, was pleasantly surprised and excited as she did not expect the eatery would get the prime minister’s attention. Faridah and her two younger siblings took over operations of Mi Kolok Haji Salleh from their father Salleh Reduan, 72 who was not able to run […]
Those eligible but missing from IRB records can reapply
KUALA LUMPUR: Those eligible for the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) aid, but found their names missing from the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) records, can reapply. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said they can make fresh online applications via IRB’s website www.hasil.gov.my. “Fill up the information required truthfully, click send and wait for your aid payment to be deposited into […]
Muhyiddin Yassin, the PM who rose to face unprecedented challenges
KUALA LUMPUR: “This government may not be the government that you voted for. But I want all of you to know that this government cares for you. “I accepted to the fact that I came in as your Prime Minister not at the best moment. I face political, economic and health crisis all at the […]
More comprehensive economic stimulus package this Friday
PUTRAJAYA: The government will announce on Friday a more comprehensive and people-centric economic stimulus package that will enable all levels of society to face the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today. The prime minister said Finance Ministry officers are working hard to prepare the package. “The government will try its best to ensure […]
Muhyiddin shines through PH ineptness
I’m an actor. I love to act. That’s my job. I’ll leave the politicking to others. – Jimmy Smits, American actor I had a long coffee discussion with a friend yesterday morning. Don’t get me wrong, though. We weren’t sitting on the same table but were chatting on Messenger and close to a thousand […]
National Security Council to decide on extension of MCO
PUTRAJAYA: The National Security Council (NSC) will be meeting before the end of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on March 31 to determine whether there is a need to extend it, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “Before the MCO ends on March 31, NSC will meet on whether the measure taken was adequate or is there […]
Muhyiddin chairs second meeting of Economic Action Council
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired the second weekly meeting of the Economic Action Council (EAC) which discussed in detail the current financial position of the country. He said the discussions touched on the drastic drop in world oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic which have had a severe impact on the […]
Swearing-in of new Cabinet ministers
PUTRAJAYA: The swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers took place before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Melawati here today. Also attending and witnessing the ministers took their oaths of office, loyalty and secrecy was Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. The ceremony held at the Balairung […]
