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NewsMalay MailIn response to open letter, PM Muhyiddin assures govt has taken all necessary measures to combat Covid-19, welcomes health experts’ advice on the matter
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has assured health experts that the government has taken every necessary measure to combat the spread of Covid-19 while still...
BusinessMalay MailProbe launched by mining company into massive sinkhole that opened up in Selangor (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Mining company Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) has formed a special team to investigate a sinkhole that opened up in a neighbouring lot in Kuala Selangor yesterday. Its...
NewsMalay MailReport: Human resources minister asked to quarantine, after aide who attended same NSC meeting tests Covid-19 positive
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has been asked to self-quarantine, as he is categorised as a close contact of his aide who tested positive three days after...
NewsMalay MailDr Noor Hisham: 10 new Covid-19 clusters today, total reported now at 651
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The Health Ministry has detected the emergence of 10 new Covid-19 clusters in the country, bringing the total number to 651. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham...
HealthMalay MailDr Noor Hisham: Malaysia nears 160,000 total Covid-19 cases mark, after registering 3,339 infections today
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Today sees 3,339 new Covid-19 cases recorded, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,434 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah...
HealthMalay MailSDMC: Authorities yet to determine if death of Covid-19 positive man in Sarawak is virus-related fatality
KUCHING, Jan 17 — The exact cause of death of a 42-year-old man with a Covid-19 infection has yet to be determined, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said today. SDMC added that the...
NewsMalay MailGuan Eng: Ironic it’s business as usual for ‘unelected govt’ during Emergency but not elected MPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned how an unelected government can continue to operate while Parliament and state assemblies remain suspended. In a statement...
NewsMalay MailWhat Malaysia needs now is clarity and transparency, not ‘sea of contradictions’, Anwar tells PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today lambasted the government for not providing clear leadership and a detailed action plan to address the worsening Covid-19...
NewsMalay MailWhy did cops put a teen in lock-up? Watchdog asks after girl raped by detainee in Miri
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A watchdog group has said today that it was unnecessary for the police to hold a minor in a lock-up for a prolonged period of time, which had then led to her alleged rape by...
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Ten former Bar presidents: Perikatan govt’s Emergency laws ‘dangerous precedent’, table in Parliament first now
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The current federal government’s successful push for a declaration of a nationwide Emergency on Malaysia and the subsequent Ordinance or law created under the Emergency...
HealthMalay MailSarawak minister under home quarantine for Covid-19 close contact
KUCHING, Jan 17 — Sarawak’s Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said today he is now undergoing a home stay order (HSO) as part of the standard operating procedure...
HealthMalay MailUse RM35m hall construction allocation for Johor healthcare facilities instead, Kluang MP says
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should spend the RM35 million originally allocated to build three multipurpose halls in Johor to upgrade the state’s capability to...
NewsMalay MailTok Mat: Govt should impose ‘health emergency’ rather than Emergency that renders Constitution, Parliament dysfunctional
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The government should call for a so-called “health emergency” to contain Covid-19 instead for the state of Emergency last week, Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad...
NewsMalaysiakiniAmanah Youth blasts education minister over 'last-minute' decisions
Its education bureau chair asks why Radzi waited so long to decide when he had ample time to prepare.
HealthMalaysiakiniMMA calls for probe into private labs offering Covid-19 screening
COVID-19 | Labs are not healthcare facilities, should not be allowed to directly conduct swab tests, it says.
NewsMalaysiakiniTok Mat: Health emergency preferred over curbing democratic institutions
Umno deputy president says democracy must not be sacrificed in fight against Covid-19.
NewsMalay MailReport: Khairy, Asyraf Wajdi, Tun Faisal, Ku Nan’s son eyeing to contest Putrajaya in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — With incumbent Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor facing criminal charges in court, Mingguan Malaysia reported today that Umno is mulling other candidates to contest...
NewsMalaysiakiniHarapan MPs unhappy over emergency, differ in response strategy
One group of lawmakers set to appeal to the king to revoke the declaration.
NewsMalay MailPolitical instability among reasons govt called the Emergency, FT minister Annuar admits
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Political instability was among the reasons that contributed towards the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government announcing the state of Emergency last week, Federal Territories...
NewsMalay MailYou can suspend Parliament, so why not delay building RM35m halls in Johor? PKR Youth tells Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — PKR Youth chief Akmal Nasir has urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to postpone the construction of three multipurpose halls in his home state of Johor, as its...
NewsMalay MailAnnuar Musa: Senior Umno leaders ‘manipulating’ grassroots by claiming party bullied by Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Umno supreme council member Tan Sri Annuar Musa has accused his party’s senior leadership of “manipulating” its own grassroots, by claiming that the party is being...
NewsMalay MailCovid-19: Four Terengganu excos, one state rep under home quarantine pending test results
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A total of four Terengganu state executive council members and another state assemblyman in the state are now undergoing quarantine at their homes while waiting for the...
HealthMalay MailDr Mahathir: Form doctors’ panel to advise Putrajaya on Covid-19 as Dr Noor Hisham can’t handle it alone
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The government should establish a panel of medical doctors and leading medical practitioners in the country to review its efforts in curbing the spread of Covid-19, said...
NewsMalay MailPAS vice-president Idris Ahmad positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — PAS vice-president and Dewan Negara lawmaker Idris Ahmad has tested positive for Covid-19, a report has said. Local daily Harian Metro cited PAS Perak chief Razman Zakaria as...
NewsMalay MailIs Chinese Privilege a myth?
JANUARY 17 — At a panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies, a Singaporean think tank, it was suggested that the idea of “Chinese Privilege” in Singapore is a...
