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

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-

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

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

PETALING JAYA: Impersonating a police officer and claiming to have a Datukship, a 65-year-old man presumed his application for a police interstate travel permit would proceed smoothly as he wished. The ruse did not fool a policeman on duty when he found the suspect was over-aged to

Bernama file photo KUCHING (May 9): Sarawak for the first time in more than three weeks recorded no new Covid-19 fatalities today, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The death toll in Sarawak remains at 207. The last time the state recorded zero Covid-19 related deaths was

PETALING JAYA: Niza Sharifudin, mother of 17-year-old Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, has come out to show her support and trust in her daughter’s endeavour to make schools a safer place for students. Appearing in a Mothers’ Day forum organised by Khadijah Learning Centre with her daughter, Niza

JERUSALEM: Scores of people were injured Saturday as Israeli police fired water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinian protesters in annexed east Jerusalem, a day after fierce clashes at the city’s Al-Aqsa mosque. The fresh violence, a day after more than 200 people were wounded at the

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from Monday (May 10) and has closed high-risk premises including major malls from Sunday as it battles a surge of Covid-19 cases threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system. Initially implemented only in areas under the strict movement

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians online are joking about wanting to collect debris from China’s out-of-control rocket if any of it falls in the country. The Malaysian Space Agency (MySA) had, on Saturday (May 8), urged Malaysians not to touch or collect any debris from China’s 20tonne Long

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have taken to social media to voice their fears and concerns about the rising number of young people suffering from severe Covid-19 symptoms and the presence of more sporadic cases in the country. Some – like Yi Wen – said on Facebook that people are showing a lax

PETALING JAYA: Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam – the teenager behind the #MakeSchoolASaferPlace movement – has received a warning notice of expulsion from her school. In a tweet at about 1.00am Sunday (May 9), Ain said she received the first warning letter of her expulsion for not coming to school for three

PUTRAJAYA: All public transport services at stations and terminals listed under the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) early warning system will continue to operate. In a statement today, the transport ministry said the three stations involved were the KLCC LRT, Masjid Jamek LRT and KL Sentral. “However, all business

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from Monday (May 10) and has closed high-risk premises including major malls from Sunday as it battles a surge of Covid-19 cases threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system. Initially implemented only in areas under the strict movement

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from Monday (May 10) and has closed high-risk premises including major malls from Sunday as it battles a surge of Covid-19 cases threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system. Initially implemented only in areas under the strict movement

All public transport stations and terminals flagged by the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (Hide) system will remain open, said the Transport Ministry. This came after three LRT stations were identified as potential hotspots yesterday, and the National Security Council (NSC) subsequently declaring all premises identified by Hide will have

PETALING JAYA: Most hospitals in the Klang Valley have used up all their intensive care unit (ICU) beds to treat Covid-19 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there are also other hospitals around the country that have surpassed 70% usage of ICU beds. “We

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to criticise striker Sergio Aguero for his dreadful failed attempt at a chipped penalty in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea. City had just taken a 1-0 lead when they were awarded a chance to make it 2-0 at

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians have been advised to take heed of the Covid-19 tsunami in India, and avoid a similar situation from occurring here, by strictly complying with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sharp increase in

The inter-district travel ban has now been extended throughout the country for four weeks beginning May 10 until June 6. The government has also banned all social activities and all other non-essential activities which could result in a crowd during the same period. At face value, this blurs