PUTRAJAYA: A Covid-19 outbreak involving employees of a business establishment in Genting Highlands is among 19 new clusters reported on Monday (May 10). In his daily Covid-19 updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the outbreak, named the Gudang Genting cluster, has 14 confirmed cases so far.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will be imposing a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) beginning Wednesday (May 12) until early June to stem the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday (May 10).  Tan Sri Muhyiddin said in a statement that the decision was taken by

KUCHING: The Hari Raya celebration in Sarawak is now limited to the first day of Syawal and only for immediate family members, says the state disaster management committee. The committee said the Sarawak Islamic Council agreed to amend the Raya standard operating procedures (SOP) after assessing the Covid-19 situation in

PUTRAJAYA: Police have arrested 460 people for various standard operating procedure violations. Among the offences committed were failure to register details when entering premises (106), activities at entertainment centres (50), not wearing face masks (80), no social distancing (79) and other offences (81). Of the 460 nabbed on Sunday (May

PUTRAJAYA: Employers who prevent workers from undergoing self-quarantine while waiting for their Covid-19 test results can be penalised under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), said health minister Dr Adham Baba. He said workers who test positive must undergo compulsory quarantine for 10 days while

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and a former unit have filed 22 civil suits seeking to recover more than US$23 billion in assets from entities and people allegedly involved in defrauding them, the finance ministry said on Monday (May 10). The ministry, in a statement

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian police have turned back hundreds of motorists who were trying to travel across districts or states despite a government ban, with some of them using excuses such as trying to send Hari Raya cookies and clothes to friends and family members. The motorists were caught at

The government is going to deliberate on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for premises that are flagged as potential Covid-19 hotspots today, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. This comes after a brouhaha over conflicting instructions issued by authorities regarding the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (Hide) system, which

PUTRAJAYA: Some 2,800 opt-in AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for May 15 and 16 at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) will be given new dates due to Covid-19 congestion concerns. Khairy Jamaluddin (pic), who is the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said the 2,

KOTA KINABALU: Eight Abu Sayyaf members, their wives and children have been arrested in an operation at a mangrove swamp in Beaufort. The eight, including two men on the Philippines’ wanted list, are suspected to have links to terrorist group Isis, state Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said on Monday

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Malaysians to exercise patience and not visit each other over the Hari Raya holidays to stem the spread of Covid-19. In a video message posted on his Facebook page, he said staying at home during the start of the pandemic last year

KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan branch of Pos Malaysia has handled over 4,000 Hari Raya greeting cards since the start of Ramadan until last Tuesday. (May 4). Its general manager Osman Shah Mastor said although the tradition of sending Hari Raya greeting cards started to gradually disappear with the advent

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) appealed today against the blanket ban on dining in, saying the industry is willing to impose stricter SOPs, including limiting dining time and lowering capacity. Its president N Subramaniam said the blanket ban on dine-in has left hotels in a predicament with

PETALING JAYA: Eleven Selangor MPs and 27 assemblymen have urged the education ministry to review the education system and policies to ensure a conducive and safe environment for students in school. This comes following developments surrounding schoolgirl Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, who had revealed how a teacher had made inappropriate

PETALING JAYA: From shoppers to store owners, Malaysians have much to say about the three-day closure for sanitisation of shopping malls listed on HIDE (Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement). On Facebook, there were Malaysians who were supportive of the move. In fact, Prabha Sundram said it should have been done

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah National Security Council has decided that shopping malls listed in the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system can continue with their business but with a limited number of patrons. State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic), who is in charge of

PETALING JAYA: If Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin and his deputies aren’t able to speak up on the Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam issue, then they should all resign, says his predecessor Dr Maszlee Malik (pic). Dr Maszlee urged Mohd Radzi and his deputies not to ignore

PETALING JAYA: Former education minister Maszlee Malik has urged his successor Radzi Jidin and his two deputies to speak up over the issue involving schoolgirl Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, who had revealed how a teacher had made inappropriate rape jokes recently. In a series of Twitter posts, Maszlee urged Radzi

KOTA KINABALU: Three malls in Sabah listed under the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system will be allowed to operate as usual but with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic). The state Local Government and Housing Minister said the three malls – Centre

Kluang has become the fourth district in Johor that will be placed under the movement control order (MCO 3.0) for two weeks, starting May 11. Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (above) said the decision was made by the National Security Council (NSC) after a total of 512 individuals out

NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): In a country home to the world’s third-highest number of billionaires, questions have mounted over the lack of contribution from its uber rich to support India’s fight against a crippling second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike in the first wave, when

KUALA LUMPUR: The total daily cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia has dropped when 3,733 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours after reporting more than 4,000 daily infections for two days but there were 26 fatalities today, the highest daily death toll so far. Health director-general Tan

KUALA LUMPUR: The movement control order has been enforced at the district of Kluang in Johor from Tuesday (May 11) until May 24, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic). The Senior Minister (Security) said a total of 512 Covid-19 cases were recorded between May 4 and May 8 after

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who have an appointment with their doctor or scheduled medical treatment only need to provide the appointment card to get past roadblocks, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic). The Senior Minister (Security) said the government has received a lot of complaints and grouses from patients who