PETALING JAY – A Malaysian uploaded a post about his conversation with his neighbourhood Chicken rice seller that went viral on Facebook. Filmmaker Gary Chong stopped by to get some takeaway lunch and talked to their local coffee shop hawker and gerai makan. The hawker revealed to him how his earnings was affected by the MCO. Chong discovered that the …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been preparing to set a policy of large-scale social restrictions in dealing with the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Jokowi also asked his ministers to draft rules for implementing this policy so that it could be applied in the regions. This was said by President Jokowi when opening a limited meeting to discuss the Corona Handling …

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government’s policy to stop inter-city inter-provincial bus (AKAP) operations must be delayed. Because the plan was ‘not’ approved by the center. DKI Jakarta Provincial Governor Anies Baswedan was reluctant to comment regarding the cancellation of the plan. He said the Transportation Agency (Dishub) knew more about the cancellation details. “That will be the Head of the …

For almost a month since the first case was first confirmed on March 2, the number of sufferers of coronavirus or COVID-19 continues to increase. Also, the number of medical workers become victims get increase, where they tested positive for coronavirus or covide-19 and even died, due to minimal of personal protective equipment. Medical personnel are included in the group …

GEORGE TOWN – A young fisherman jumped into the sea for refusing to be arrested by the police after defying the movement control order (MCO). The incident happened Saturday evening at about 5.30pm, the fisherman swam for about 50 meters at a fish landing jetty in Jelutong. The police then decided to stop chasing the man fearing that he might …

GEORGE TOWN – As the country entered its second week of the Movement Control Order, Seven men who were caught playing football and loitering we’re fined RM 1,000 each with three months of community service for defying the MCO The seven individia admitted at about 5.15pm on March 26 at a field off Jalan DS Ramanathan in Pulau Tikus. The …

Frontliners are facing an overwhelming and relentless workload in overcrowded health facilities. They work in challenging and dangerous work environments, not just because the virus is invisible, but because they are under-protected, overworked and vulnerable to infection in most settings. For the past weeks, medical doctors, nurses, paramedics have been spending their strength and time to deal with coronavirus and …

The lockdown happening in the Philippines has set changes to the improvement of the country’s air quality over pollution. To carry on with this development, The Department of Agriculture encouraged filipinos to plant in their own homes during the quarantine. The Department of Agriculture is embarking on a project in one of the agency’s programs called “Garden Land” that will …

Books usually take years to print and money before they need to be published and sold to retail; readers need to purchase them. And now, Philippine publishing industry is like a book trapped by the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on just one line. The impact started before the enhanced group quarantine (ECQ). Adarna House president, Asa Montenejo expressed her decision …

Thai Airways International Plc may permanently reduce the number of aircraft types it deploys once the coronavirus outbreak that has caused the company to ground most of its fleet ends, said a senior government official on Monday. Thai Airways is grounding 69 of its 82 jets following a drop in passenger volume and route cancellations from the increased border restrictions …