Phase 3 of NRP for Sarawak on August 4
KUCHING: Sarawak is among the three states which will move into Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) from August 4. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the other two states were Perlis and Labuan. “I am pleased to announce that the three states have shown very good performance and will move […]
Employers Federation hopes National Recovery Council includes private employers’ views
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) hopes to participate in the National Recovery Council (NRC) to ensure that the views and proposals of private sector employers are clearly reflected. In a statement today, president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the MEF, being the largest private sector employer representative in Malaysia, is looking […]
Let’s focus on National Recovery Plan
KUCHING: A political truce is crucial to ensure that the first sitting of Malaysia’s Parliament this year focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly on moving forward and the exit strategy. Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni added that political ideologies and intentions must be put aside during the five-day special sitting. He said the sitting provided […]
Covid-19, NRP should be parliament’s focus
KUCHING: Finding ways to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and implement the National Recovery Plan (NRP) successfully must be the central focus of parliament, says a political analyst. Associate Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat said cooperation between the government and the opposition was pertinent. “The focus of the special (Parliament) sitting is Covid-19, but of course, […]
Hishammuddin to take over SOP compliance announcements from Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The daily announcement of movement control standard operating procedures (SOP) enforcement activities will be taken over by Senior Foreign Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein starting Tuesday (July 27). In this regard, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressed his appreciation to all those involved in his daily media […]
Workplace clusters record highest Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 clusters involving the workplace which stood at 735 clusters, recorded the highest number of cases at 60,000 cases from June 1 to July 23, said National Recovery Plan (NRP) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The finance minister said of the total clusters, 373 or 50.7 per cent involved […]
National Recovery Council should not involve politicians
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) chairman, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the National Recovery Council (NRC) should be a body without the involvement of politicians. The former prime minister said it should instead be filled with only professionals, those conversant in handling pandemics, epidemics and diseases. “Politicians basically do not understand medicine. I […]
Vaccination programme’s high adoption rate signals Malaysians’ support for national recovery plan
KUALA LUMPUR: It would be foolish to measure the effectiveness of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and success merely by the total daily cases of Covid-19. Social activist and political analyst Dr Chandra Muzaffar said the NRP’s performance should instead be also seen from the high rate of vaccination in the country as well as […]
Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate its people
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried out in an orderly manner, fast and […]
Most states expected to move into Phase Four of NRP in October at the earliest
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the government anticipated that most states will move into Phase Four or the final phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by October at the earliest. In his briefing on the NRP at the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat today, the prime minister said the […]
