Malaysia

Ipoh’s Ar-Ridzuan Medical Centre latest private hospital located in Perak will administer Covid-19 vaccination to the people of the state to accelerate the vaccination process. ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) has designated the medical centre as part of the national vaccination centres (PPV) under the supervision of the Health Ministry. It has been reported that 50 recipients have been administered …

The police has not yet taken any statement from Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali who is the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister in conjunction with an incident that occurred on May 16 where Aman Razali was stopped at a roadblock. A Malaysian Malay-language daily newspaper reported today that Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation and Legal) Datuk Mohd …

The Selangor Police is looking into the aspects of negligence and SOP violation by the personnel in charge of the investigation after the custodial death of a detainee at the South Klang District Police Headquarters (IPD) yesterday. Its Police Chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had already taken charge of the case from the Selangor …

Former women, family, and community development minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said that Parliament must reconvene to approve laws against sexual harassment and domestic violence that have been on the rise during the MCO. The former PKR president said that in solving such problems concerning violence against women, the current government must direct more efforts as Pakatan Harapan …

Sarawak DAP questions the state government if its plan to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for the people of Sarawak was going forward. Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that since February, the state government has been speaking about procuring the Covid-19 vaccines and its own. However, there was still no progress since then. In a statement, he said that three …

Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican who is the current Kepala Batas MP tells the state government of Penang to call off the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project as it did not command the full support of the entire population of the state. The youth and sports minister Reezal Merican also said that the mega sea reclamation project drew out …

Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Rais Yatim says that the proposal of allocating a portion of 30 per cent of the MP’s allowances towards the relief fund to fight against the Covid-19 must be first tabled and approved in Parliament. In an interview, Rais said that not even he or Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun could make a …

Security veteran’s group disapproves of the federal government’s delayed response yesterday when China intruded into the Malaysian airspace. The group said that Malaysia should have responded with the strongest diplomatic response. In conjunction with the reported intrusion of 16 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) into the Malaysian Maritime Zone (MMZ), Patriot said that this violation of Malaysia’s sovereign territory …

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim criticized the government’s logic behind imposing the acquisition of the International Trade and Industry Ministry’s (Miti) approval to media companies in order for them to be able to operate during the “total lockdown.” Anwar pointed out that the media was a part of the essential services as it was already listed as one and …

Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, the Chief Secretary to the Government has announced that a certain percentage of the allowances of the civil servants except of the frontliners will be sent towards the effort of fighting against Covid-19. For those in the highest Jusa A, a portion of 50 per cent will be deducted from the fixed entertainment allowance (ITK), …