PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to extend the 50% rental discount for tenants of federal land and buildings for another six months, according to energy and natural resources minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. In a statement today, he said the initiative would be extended from July 1 to Dec 31. “It…
PETALING JAYA: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) security committee today urged the government to take immediate action to reduce overcrowding in prisons and detention centres to curb Covid-19. The committee said that according to media reports over the past few months, there were about 20,000 Covid-19 cases reported in prisons and…
PETALING JAYA: A petition has been submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) urging the government to stop operations to arrest undocumented migrants because it will further complicate the efforts to fight Covid-19. This comes after home minister Hamzah Zainudin said enforcement agencies would conduct operations during the full lockdown…
PETALING JAYA: It is meaningless to report lower Covid-19 cases when insufficient tests are being conducted, health authorities were told today. Dr Amar-Singh HSS said it does not make sense to report that daily case numbers are going down without adjusting the test numbers. The test positivity rate remains high…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a gross investment income of RM19.29 billion for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, despite uncertainties from Covid-19. The retirement fund said equities registered RM14.28 billion in income during the quarter, accounting for 74% of total gross investment income, while fixed…
PETALING JAYA: A coalition of 28 Muslim NGOs and related bodies wants the government to order banks and financial institutions to impose a six-month automatic moratorium for the B40 and M40 groups. Its coordinator, Ahmad Yazid Othman, said that no interest should be charged if the moratorium is accorded to…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has immediately ceased all imports of cows and buffaloes from Thailand, according to the veterinary services department (DVS). This comes after an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among the livestock in some 41 provinces in Thailand. In a statement, DVS said the decision was made to…
PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the court could be avenues to seek remedy against the Muhyiddin Yassin-led government in the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic during the ongoing emergency, lawyers said. Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al-Mahdzar said no citizen could sue the constitutional monarch but could legally challenge…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed Aug 12 to hear the suit by MUDA, the party led by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, to compel the home ministry to make a decision on its application to be registered as a political party. The hearing date was set after the…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Sept 6 to hear Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s appeal to quash his corruption and money laundering charges amounting to RM144.5 million. Azeez’s lawyer, Joshua Tay, said the date was fixed during an online case management before deputy registrar Mohd Khairi Haron…
PETALING JAYA: Taxi and limousine drivers have called on Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani to clarify the overlapping SOPs regarding their sector. The Federation of Taxi, Car Rental, Limousine and Airport Tax Organisations Malaysia (GTSM) said members have reported inconsistent enforcement at roadblocks across the country in regards…
PETALING JAYA: The government should focus on vaccinating the more than 13 million people who have registered instead of contemplating mandatory vaccinations, Sungai Buloh MP R Sivarasa said today. Calling the proposal “unnecessary and a complete red herring”, Sivarasa said a better option would be to rope in as many…
PETALING JAYA: The vaccine allocation for Selangor is disproportionate and unfair, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, said. He said that with a population of 6.5 million, he was shocked to hear the Covid-19 immunisation task force reveal that only 615,210 doses had made it to the state,…
PORT DICKSON: Muhammad Haidir Rodzi remembers his mother’s message clearly, that he should look after his four younger siblings, before being admitted to the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) due to Covid-19. Haidir, 23, said it never crossed his mind that the message via a video call was…
PETALING JAYA: All government services will be run on a cashless basis by 2022 under MyDigital, says finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz. He said 60% of the government’s collections was through e-payment as of the end of 2020. “This will lead to higher transactional security, better coordination, enhanced communication on…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin should announce an amnesty for undocumented migrants to ensure the smooth rollout of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, says DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang. “Confusion and uncertainty seem to have become the hallmark of the Muhyiddin government with the right hand contradicting what the…
PETALING JAYA: With Covid-19 cases soaring last week, state governments and the private sector had no wish to wait for the slow federal government wagon and were in a rush to procure vaccines on their own. But it’s easier said than done. They are not likely to get any vaccines…
PETALING JAYA: Academics have emphasised the importance of separating religion from academia, as institutions of higher learning should be areas where all ideas can be explored without influence. On Saturday, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cancelled a talk by classical dancer Ramli Ibrahim on the advice of its Islamic centre, as the…
PETALING JAYA: HSBC Malaysia is investing in new technology to “transform the future of banking via digital enablement”, which will involve several changes to its operations, the bank said. Its associate director Alvin Kiang said this transformation would involve changes to HSBC’s technology, branch footprint and the roles of some…
GEORGE TOWN: Politicians and activists have thrown their support for a woman who blew the whistle over a purported MCO violation involving the Kedah menteri besar and his entourage during an apparent “test drive” over the weekend. Housewife Nini Siron, 36, who lodged a police report over the apparent violation,…