JOHOR BARU – Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar was updated by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the Covid-19 situation in a meeting held at Istana Pasir Pelangi here. In a statement posted on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page on Thursday, This is the first official meeting between Sultan Ibrahim and Muhyiddin as the prime minister since …

KUALA LUMPUR –  Two Malaysians are among this year’s top 50 world contenders of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2020.  Samuel Isaiah, 33, and Norhailmi Abdul Mutalib, 39, were among the 50 running to win USD1 million (about RM4.4 million) award of the competition. It is given to an exceptional teacher who has made a monumental contribution to their profession. …

PETALING JAYA – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has quarantined itself after coming into close contact with an MP who tested positive for Covid-19. “He is under self-quarantine,” a spokesman for Tun Dr Mahathir said in an interview on Thursday. It is believed that Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad came into close contact with Malaysian Member of Parliament …

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto begin launching the Pre-Employment Card (Kartu Pra kerja) on Friday (3/20/2020). The card will be trialled amid conditions of the spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia which threatens a number of employees experiencing Termination of Work (PHK). Considering the current conditions are still not conducive enough, this trial will be carried out by online …

Wisma Athlete building is ready to be used to accommodate Covid-19 Virus patients. This was conveyed by the Commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command (Pangkogabwilhan) I Vice Admiral Yudo Margono based on a survey conducted by his staff at the site of the former 2019 Asian Games athlete inn. “Staff officers led by Kogabwilhan’s chief of staff have surveyed …

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) made a surprise amid the threat of coronavirus or COVID-19 that was sweeping Indonesia. A Ministerial Regulation (Permen) numbered 11 of 2020 is arranged in 88 pages and contains 144 articles concerning Procedures for Granting Areas, Licensing and Reporting on Mineral and Coal Mining Activities. This Permen which was published on March …

The Indonesian government has confirmed fifteen coronavirus or COVID-19 patients in Indonesia have made a full recovery, while the death toll from the virus has increased to 25. This was said by the spokesman for the Indonesian Government’s coronavirus response team, Achmad Yurianto on Thursday, March 19. The number of people who have recovered from the virus has increased to …

Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, several upcoming events forced to be cancelled. One of them, an Islamic gathering dubbed the World Ijtima Asia scheduled on March 19-22 in Gowa District’s Pakkatto Village. The South Sulawesi Provincial Government has officially cancelled the event. Because the local government and event organizers deemed it safer to suspend the event amid the fear …

Immigration authorities have moved to quell rumours of impending border checkpoint closures which had prompted Cambodians to cross into Thailand to buy bottled water. Arthit Yakaew, chief of the Aranyaprathet border checkpoint, on Friday denied that the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak would force the border crossing at Aranyaprathet and Ban Khao Din in Khlong Hat district to close. He dismissed the …

The Thai Chamber of Commerce is calling on the government to come up with urgent measures to help “salarymen” after many companies initiated 15-day leave programmes without pay. The group is also asking for cooperation from its members that are struggling from the adverse impact of the coronavirus outbreak to retain their more than 10 million employees as long as …