PETALING JAYA: The elderly, disabled and those with comorbidities will be prioritised to take the place of those who fail to turn up for their vaccination appointments, a government guideline has indicated. Also prioritised will be others who are part of Phase 2 of the National Immunisation Covid-19 Programme, according…
KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks tumbled and the ringgit weakened after the government’s announcement of a two-week nationwide lockdown from tomorrow to curb a relentless surge in Covid-19 infections. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index slumped as much as 1.6% this morning, the most since March 31. The ringgit dropped 0.3% to…
PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court’s ruling that a boy born illegitimately to a Malaysian father and Filipino mother is not entitled to Malaysian citizenship is a “lost opportunity” for the court to accord justice to the child, says an NGO. Family Frontiers said the non-citizen child would continue to face…
PETALING JAYA: Senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged the public to only apply for interstate and inter-district travel permits from the police if they have legitimate reasons, as they believe not everyone is telling the truth. “You may be able to lie to the police, but you…
PETALING JAYA: Several villages in Sabah will be placed under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) lockdown from June 1 until June 14, senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. The villages are: Kampung Tanjung Kapor in Kudat – 10 positive Covid-19 cases were recorded during the screening…
LABUAN: A funeral gathering in Kampung Sungai Keling triggered a new cluster, the Simpang Sungai cluster, on the duty-free island yesterday, after a 38-year-old man was found to be positive for Covid-19. Labuan health department director Dr Ismuni Bohari said that the man tested positive on May 27, and 28…
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan police have received a report regarding a woman believed to be a cosmetics product founder who allegedly belittled Islam. Kota Bharu district police chief Abdul Rahim Daud said the report was lodged at 10.25am today. “The complainant claimed to have watched a video shared on WhatsApp last…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians returning from India and undergoing Covid-19 quarantine at Hotel Istana since May 13 claimed they were harassed by government officials on Friday night. It is understood that they were under isolation at the hotel having arrived from India via a Malindo charter flight on May 13. “We…
PETALING JAYA: Doctors are forced to prioritise Covid-19 patients with a higher chance at recovery due to the strain placed on the health system caused by the steep spike in cases. In a tweet last night, which came after a record 98 deaths, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said…
PETALING JAYA: The government has decided against allowing people to choose their vaccine, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. On Thursday, Khairy said Putrajaya was looking at adding a feature to the MySejahtera app to allow the public to have the vaccine of their choice. “We…
PETALING JAYA: Former federal minister Rafidah Aziz said the government should stop having thousands of people crowding at mega vaccination centres by taking the Covid-19 vaccines to the people instead. The veteran politician said vaccination centres should be “right-sized” and down to the district level, with multi-purpose halls used for…
PETALING JAYA: All shopping malls will be closed during the two-week lockdown which starts from June 1, except for supermarkets and other shops that sell daily necessities. Senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob also said most manufacturing sectors are to remain closed except for those involved with the production…
PETALING JAYA: The Johor menteri besar’s office has denied Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s claim that he was not invited to the special “assembly” attended by state MPs and assemblymen to discuss the Covid-19 situation there. In a statement, Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad’s office maintained that all Johor MPs…
PETALING JAYA: With so much uncertainty on when five million students will be returning to schools, Pakatan Harapan (PH) has urged the government to immediately address lingering issues with regard to online teaching and learning. It said among them are the issue of lack of devices, poor internet access, inappropriate…
PETALING JAYA: The home ministry must rethink its plans to step up enforcement activities against undocumented migrants, as it would not help in containing the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) coordinator Zaid Malek said the “underhanded strategy” of using the lockdown…
PUTRAJAYA: No compounds were issued to shoppers on the first day of an operation dubbed “Ops Had 2J” aimed at ensuring that shoppers did not spend more than two hours at business premises. According to domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry secretary-general Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, this was because almost…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who is usually boisterous around the media, evaded reporters today after giving his statement to police over his alleged breach of SOP at a recent press conference. The Pasir Salak MP arrived at the Dang Wangi police station in his…
PETALING JAYA: The country’s transition into a high-income nation is impeded by the fact that Malaysia does not spend enough on research and development (R&D), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said today. She revealed that “we spend less than half that of other frontier economies like…
PETALING JAYA: The government should introduce special tax measures, including tax breaks for the tourism and hotel industry badly affected by the internal travel ban under the movement control order (MCO). Malaysia budget & business hotel association (MyBHA) deputy president Ganesh Michiel said in a statement that the state and…
KOTA KINABALU: Residents at low-cost flats here are in shock after receiving an eviction notice from the state agency responsible for affordable housing. They said it came as a surprise with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin having visited their Tanjung Aru low-cost flats, better known as Rumah Pangsa Tanjung Aru, with…