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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 […]

BWF postpones May-July Tournaments

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed all tournaments including grade two and three competitions from May to July due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. BWF in the statement issued yesterday said, the decision was reached after consulting the host countries and also the continental confederations. “The escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic globally has led all parties […]

Para Sukma Games 2020 postponed

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Para Games (Para Sukma) 2020 in Johor scheduled to be held in August has been postponed to a later date, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) president Datuk Seri Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin said the new dates would be set as soon as the ones for the 2020 Sukma Games were […]

DUN sitting postponed to April 16

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting will be postponed to April 16. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the postponement was necessary due to the extension of the movement control order (MCO) to April 14. “The DUN sitting will be held on April 16,” he said during a press conference […]

Sukma 2020 is postponed

JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government will abide by the decision to postpone the Johor Malaysian Games (Sukma) 2020 scheduled to be held in July following the outbreak of Covid-19. State Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi also agreed that the safety and health factors of all parties in the event is something […]

Tokyo 2020 Games postponed

TOKYO: Japan has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games over the global coronavirus pandemic, and the International Olympic Committee has agreed, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday. “I proposed to postpone for about a year and president Bach responded with 100 per cent agreement,” Shinzo Abe told reporters referring to Thomas […]

Pre-marital courses and marriage solemnisation postponed

KUCHING: All pre-marital courses and marriage solemnisation (majlis akad nikah) at Islamic Religious Offices, mosques and surau in the state are to be postponed. This directive was issued by Sarawak Chief Registrar of Muslims Marriage, Divorce and Resumption of Conjugal Relationship (Ruju’) following the state government’s latest control measures due to the Covid-19 outbreak. “Applicants […]

Selangor DUN sitting postponed

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, scheduled for two weeks beginning yesterday, is postponed in line with the Movement Control Order that will commence tomorrow. Speaker Ng Suee Lim said the postponement was proposed by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and agreed by all the assemblymen. “Although we only sit for two days, […]

Daro Festival put on hold

DARO: Daro Festival 2020 which has been scheduled to be held here from March 27 to April 5 has been postponed to a later date following the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. Organising chairman and Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad in a statement yesterday said the postponement was an order from Prime Minister […]

Investiture ceremony put off

KUCHING: The investiture ceremony scheduled for March 25 here has been postponed until further notice due to the Covid-19 situation, according to Datuk Mustapa Han, senior private secretary to the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He said the postponement is in compliance with a directive of the State Disaster Management Committee yesterday for the temporary […]