PETALING JAYA: Two business groups have spoken against the idea of having employers establish a fund to help workers face emergencies caused by natural disasters. Spokesmen for the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) and the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) described the idea as impractical. The suggestion was…
PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said it is ready to be roped in to support public healthcare services in case of an influx of Covid-19 cases. Its president, Dr Kuljit Singh, said there was now no strain on the private healthcare services, especially with the low…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has warned against the imposition of price controls on essential goods, saying the result in the long run could be food insecurity. Center for Market Education CEO Carmelo Ferlito said price controls would essentially discourage industry players from producing goods and services and this could lead…
KUALA LUMPUR: The overall flood situation in four states has improved, with fewer evacuees recorded at relief centres in Pahang, Melaka, Sabah and Negeri Sembilan last night. Pahang – The state disaster management committee secretariat reported a lower number of evacuees as at 8pm, with 933 victims in 27 centres, compared…
KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry foresees that daily Covid-19 infections will reach 30,000 cases if measures are not taken to curb the Omicron wave. As such, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the decision to temporarily suspend the permission for umrah travel was one of the measures that had to be…
KIULU: Politicians from both sides of the divide should put a stop to perpetual politicking and instead focus on working together to bring development to the state. Kiulu assemblyman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said that continuing political fights would only lead to the people’s agenda going astray. “We must shift our…
PETALING JAYA: Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad wants federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim to meet with developers and landowners immediately to resolve the issue of land acquisition in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. The former federal territories minister said Shahidan had clearly stated in the previous Dewan Rakyat sitting that he…
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanted businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, and his parents, Larry Low Hock Peng and Goh Gaik Ewe, have entered appearance in the US$3.78 billion (RM15.85 billion) suit filed by 1MDB against them. The appearance was entered by law firm Messrs Valen, Oh & Partners representing the…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 3,270 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from the 2,842 cases reported yesterday. In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total number of infections now stands at 2,773,156. He said 3,195 patients had recovered, bringing the total…
PETALING JAYA: A think tank has raised concerns over the decision by the Anti-Corruption Commission Board (ACAB) to clear Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki of any wrongdoing based on a single meeting and without a thorough investigation. The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) said if such…
PETALING JAYA: A woman and her boyfriend were charged at the Klang magistrates’ court today for causing the death of a three-year-old boy. M Sutha, 26, the toddler’s mother, and her boyfriend S Davandakumar, 28, remained silent and nodded while the charge was read before magistrate P Sarulatha. The couple…
PETALING JAYA: Rohingya children should not be blamed for becoming beggars as we failed to protect them, Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said commented in a tweet today. She was referring to a recent viral video that circulated on social media showing Rohingya children knocking aggressively on car doors to demand…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed disappointment over the “very weak” coordination of government agencies in Putrajaya’s response to the current flood crisis affecting the nation. In a statement today, Zahid said this should not have been the case when the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) had…
MERSING: Over 1,000 Orang Asli residents in five villages here have been stranded due to the floods since Sunday, according to the Orang Asli development department (Jakoa). Mersing Jakoa officer Nor Faizzi Sulaiman said the land routes to Kampung Peta, Kampung Punan and Kampung Tewowoh have been cut off by…
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) has appointed Zarinah Anwar as its board chairman for three years effective Dec 13, 2021. The letter of appointment was issued by the higher education ministry on Dec 10 in accordance with Section 17 (1) (a) of the University of Malaya Constitution (Chairman), the ministry…
PETALING JAYA: No one should be surprised if PAS deserts Bersatu one day, as it did with Umno in Muafakat Nasional (MN), says Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi. According to Puad, PAS prioritises political gain and views the unification of the ummah as a political gimmick. “This unification is…
PETALING JAYA: An activist’s comments on the collaboration between ATA IMS Berhad and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) border on bullying, the company said. ATA said the remarks by migrant worker activist Andy Hall on Suhakam’s approach and auditing methods were “biased” and “contradictory” to what he claimed…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd today apologised to commuters for the inconvenience resulting from the delay in services along the Kajang MRT line. The company said the disruption was due to technical issues experienced by a train as it approached the Phileo Damansara MRT station. “Our operations team activated…
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims at temporary relief centres in Johor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Sabah showed a decline this morning, while the situation in Selangor and Terengganu remained unchanged. In Johor, the number in the seven affected districts dropped to 5,399 from 1,430 families as of…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has questioned whether former prime minister Najib Razak and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi have the best interests of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members at heart after they “repeatedly pushed” the government to allow another one-off i-Citra withdrawal amounting to RM10,000. Bangi MP Ong Kian…