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UN warns of more animal-to-human viruses

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WASHINGTON: Further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population, reported Anadolu Agency based on a UN report Monday. Covid-19, Ebola, MERS, West Nile and Rift Valley fever are caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts to the human population. Titled ‘Preventing […]

Violators will be arrested, warns police

MUKAH: Police have arrested 10 individuals in this district for defying the movement control order (MCO) since it was implemented on March 18. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said police personnel have been given strict orders to arrest those who continue to be defiant during the third phase of the MCO from April […]

142 defiers arrested

KUCHING: A total of 142 persons were arrested for defying the movement control order (MCO) in the state between 8am Wednesday and 8am yesterday. Serian tops the list of arrests with 28, followed by Padawan (21), Sibu (18), Bintulu (17), Kuching (16) and Kota Samarahan (11). Eight MCO flouters were arrested in Miri, seven in […]

Proactive longhouse folk lauded

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has commended the efforts taken by several villages which had placed warning signs to prevent outsiders from entering their longhouses as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 outbreak.  Uggah, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman, said this is good development as it shows […]

Village puts up prohibition notice

PADAWAN: Kampung Subang at Jalan Padawan here has erected a notice at a junction to the village prohibiting outsiders from entering following the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The village’s Development and Security Committee (JKKK) stated that anyone who goes against the order would be fined RM2,000. The notice reads “Covid-19: Orang luar dilarang masuk. […]

Police warn errant coffee shop operators

SIBU: Police here have given warning and will continue to do so to operators of coffee shops to comply with the movement control order (MCO) until March 31. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that his men had given verbal warning to several eatery outlet operators for allowing their customers to dine […]

This is not a drill

WHO urges world to take Covid-19 more seriously BEIJING: World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness. Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact […]

CM warns about greed for power

MIRI: Greed for power is not only a sin but it also has harmful social consequences, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. Addressing some 2,000 participants of a ‘Majlis Amanat Perdana Integriti 2020’ (MAPI 2020) in Miri yesterday, Abang Johari opined that such act was fuelled by a desire for wealth and […]

We’re watching you, MACC warns MPs

IPOH: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is keeping a close watch on the current political developments in the country.  MACC deputy commissioner (Operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki reminded members of parliament not to offer or receive bribes in any form in their bid to secure positions. “Any MP who offers, gives, or receives bribes in […]

Warning of stern action against fake news

PUTRAJAYA: The government will take stern action against individuals involved in spreading fake news that could disrupt national security and racial harmony by prosecuting them in court, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin. He said all this while the government had been ‘keeping quiet’ as it felt that the public […]