PETALING JAYA: More Klang Valley hotels should be allowed to convert to quarantine centres for low-risk Covid-19 patients, Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has said. This would help to alleviate the overcrowding at quarantine centres struggling to cope with the steep rise in new cases seen over the last few…
PETALING JAYA: With his new post as deputy prime minister and the powers afforded to his office, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has called on Ismail Sabri Yaakob to amend “nonsensical” SOPs in place during the lockdown. If he fails to act appropriately in his new role to help struggling Malaysians,…
PETALING JAYA: The “#BenderaPutih” (white flag) campaign is a community initiative to help those in desperate need of food and assistance in light of the worsening Covid-19 health and economic crisis. The campaign encourages those who are struggling financially to reach out for help without fear or shame by displaying…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will downgrade its economic growth outlook this year, according to the finance minister, signalling that it could see expansion around 4%. While there is optimism that the spread of Covid-19 can be contained and lockdowns can be eased, the government still expects to lower its gross domestic…
PETALING JAYA: Operators of daycare centres nationwide have appealed to the government to allow them to reopen during Phase 1 of the national recovery plan, with taskas and kindergartens already allowed to operate for children of frontliners. They say the same rules should apply for childcare centres, as with schools…
PETALING JAYA: Instead of focusing on vaccine recognition for travel abroad, Malaysia must work towards avoiding any country’s “travel ban list” based on the Covid-19 situation at home, says Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming. He said the conditions with regards to Malaysians travelling to the European Union (EU) countries are…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has awarded more than RM340,000 in damages to the mother of a factory worker who died in prison seven years ago. The panel, consisting of judges Yaacob Md Sam, Ahmad Nasfy Yasin and M Gunalan, made the order on damages for housewife Rahaya Salleh during…
PETALING JAYA: A former top cop and a former deputy minister said Malaysia should decriminalise suicide attempts, following calls by a coalition to impose a moratorium on prosecutions against those trying to take their own lives. Former inspector-general of police Hanif Omar said the criminalisation of attempted suicide is one…
PETALING JAYA: With savings dwindling due to the lockdown, an employer from the M40 income group says he would rather fail to service his loans and be blacklisted by financial institutions than see his family starve. Mohd Fakhzan Rosli, who owns Scuba Club Langkawi, was forced to dip into his…
PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has called on all agencies involved in enforcement activities to not punish factories when they are given little time to rectify their faults, especially on minor oversights in SOPs. FMM president Soh Thian Lai said a more educational and advisory stance should…
PETALING JAYA: Daily vaccinations hit a new record high of 340,043 yesterday, as the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK) continues to pick up steam. Some 206,757 people got their first dose of the vaccine yesterday while 133,286 were administered their second dose, according to the Covid-19 vaccine supply access guarantee…
PETALING JAYA: The Datuk Keramat market in Kuala Lumpur will be closed for a week from tomorrow to July 14 due to Covid-19. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said no business activities will be allowed in the market during this period, while sanitisation works will be conducted. “DBKL will take…
PETALING JAYA: The five-day meeting of Parliament from July 26 will be too short for proper debates on the proclamation of emergency, the emergency ordinances and the Covid-19 national recovery plan, said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council. PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim…
PETALING JAYA: Many questions are left unanswered as oil and gas company TH Heavy Engineering (THHE) continues to remain in troubled waters for the fourth year in a row. THHE has remained a public listed company despite being declared a Practice Note 17 (PN17) company since April 2017 after an…
PETALING JAYA: An academic has called for decisiveness from Umno with regard to its future in the government. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya told FMT the party risked further damage to its reputation if it continued to waver between staying with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration and leaving it.…
KUALA KANGSAR: A business owner was fined RM1,500 while distributing food aid for breaching movement control rules last month, despite allegedly receiving permission from the Sungai Siput district office. Umaparan Subramaniam, who served as a policeman for 12 years, decided to raise funds to start a food bank and help…
SEMPORNA: Lima rumah atas air dan sebuah kedai runcit di Kampung Panji di sini musnah dalam kebakaran lewat petang tadi. Tindakan pantas pasukan bomba dengan bantuan penduduk kampung berjaya mengawal kebakaran dari terus merebak ke puluhan rumah lain. Jurucakap Pusat Kawalan Operasi Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Semporna ketika dihubungi berkata panggilan…
SEMPORNA, 5 Julai -- Lima rumah atas air dan sebuah kedai runcit di Kampung Panji di sini musnah dalam kebakaran lewat petang tadi. Tindakan pantas pasukan bomba dengan bantuan penduduk kampung berjaya mengawal kebakaran dari terus merebak ke puluhan rumah lain. Jurucakap Pusat Kawalan Operasi Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Semporna ketika…
Menteri Kanan (Kluster Keselamatan) Ismail Sabri Yaakob menegaskan kedai runcit dan pasar raya boleh menjual semua barangan di premis, tanpa perlu menutup bahagian yang dikira sebagai tidak penting.Kenyataan itu selepas beberapa kedai menutup bahagian dalam premis mereka ekoran peraturan yang ditetapkan Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP)…
PETALING JAYA: DAP has offered to provide legal assistance to the 18 durian farmers in Raub, Pahang, who were detained by police yesterday for allegedly trespassing on land they had been cultivating for decades. The farmers had tried to harvest their produce yesterday but were stopped by police and forestry…