Sarawak wants assessment of movement control based on each district

KUCHING: Sarawak wants the assessment on the transition into Phase Two of the movement control under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) to be based on the Covid-19 situation in the respective districts as Sarawak is a big state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “We want to request the federal government to […]

Six-month exemption for rental of canteen, premises in govt schools

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE) has granted an exemption for rental of canteen and premises or space at schools under its administration for a period of six months from July. In a statement today, MOE said the premises or space included book shops, cooperatives, launderettes, vending machines in which their operations have been […]

NRP implementation at the state level fairer

KUALA LUMPUR: Implementing the National Recovery Plan (NRP) in phases at the state level is fairer as it allows for an earlier transition for states that have managed to reduce the number of cases significantly as well as achieve the thresholds outlined. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the NRP, implemented […]

Covid-19 likely to be endemic, may require different approach

KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 is likely to become endemic as mentioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and thus a different approach may be required to tackle it, said the Prime Minister’s special advisor on public health, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood. She said this would be so even if the country managed to bring down […]