Soon Indonesia will celebrate its 75th anniversary of independence on August 17, 2020. Usually, Indonesians celebrate that day with a series of vibrant events. However, the celebration this time will be different from usual because it takes place in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). As is known, DKI Jakarta has decided to stop all social activities that cause …

PETALING JAYA – Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi announced today that sellers may be penalised up to RM500,000 if caught selling surgical face masks above RM1 when the price ceiling will be implemented on Saturday. The fine was inline with the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 that also includes a compound up to RM250,000 …

KUALA LUMPUR – Foreign travellers who will be allowed to enter the country shall have to pay for the Covid-19 test and quarantine charges upon arrival to the country, says Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. According to the minister, this is decided after some foreigners who were allowed to enter the country have refused to pay …

METRO MANILA – Metro Manila shifting to a more relaxed lockdown measure or modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) is only a “remote possibility”, Malacañang said Thursday. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, even if critical care capacity for COVID-19 patients improves in the following days, its highly unlike that Metro Manila will be upgrading to a more relaxed lockdown measure. …

DAVAO CITY – Abu Sayyaf leader Anduljihad “Edang” Susukan was turned over to the Philippine National Police of Thursday with the help of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari,  PNP Chief Archie Gamboa confirmed on Thursday. Gamboa, in a statement, thanked Misuari for helping facilitate the negotiation between the Davao Police and Susukan. The handover took place at …

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or BMKG closed its head office in the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta, for a week from August 13 until August 20, 2020. This decision was taken because dozens of Covid-19 reactive employees were found after undergoing a rapid test. “To break the chain of the spread of Covid-19, the steps taken are to temporarily …

Minister of SOEs and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and National Economic Recovery (PEN) Erick Thohir said a number of ministries were still discussing the implementation of the SIM card credit assistance program. He said the subsidy program was still being discussed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Communication and Information, and the …

New Zealand authorities are investigating the possibility that freight may have transported the first Covid-19 cases in more than three months, as the nation plummeted back into lockdown. The detection in Auckland of four infected family members prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to rapidly reimpose tight controls on movement in New Zealand’s largest city and travel restrictions around the country. …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to Perlis Mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, violating the regulation being implemented for Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order (TEMCO), is a major sin. He claimed that such violation is not only wrong in law but also a big sin as it neglects the efforts of curbing the spread of the virus and at the same …

PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today revealed that his new political party as Pejuang, which means warrior. The new party, also called, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Fighters of the Nation Party) was announced during the ceremony to name its first candidate for the upcoming Perak state assembly seat Slim by-election. Mahathir urged the Bersatu members to …