Malaysia

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (April 19) reported 596 new cases of Covid-19 with hundreds related to foreign worker dormitories, bringing the tally now to 6,588. The ministry said that majority of the cases confirmed came from foreign workers linked to known clusters while new clusters are detected at Woodlands Lodge I, Changi Lodge II, 51 …

KUALA LUMPUR – Civil servants including government retirees who caught violating the movement control order (MCO) may end up losing their pensiona. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said that they should always bear in mind that these are “privileges” given by the government and can be revoked anytime if they …

KUALA LUMPUR – Southeast Asia’s largest budget-carrier announced on Friday that it will resume its scheduled domestic flights starting April 29, 2020 before gradually adding internationals flights after it halted operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. AirAsia Group Bhd confirmed that international flights to Thailand and the Philippines are to resume on May 1, while flights to Indonesia are set to …

PUTRAJAYA – The Ministry of Health has approved the use of an antigen rapid test kit from South Korea that will boost the capacity of the ministry to achieve its initial target of 16,500 test per day nationwide. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed the purchased of the test kits during his daily press briefing where he shares latest …

SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health late on Thursday record 728 new cases of COVID-19 as Singapore battles a second wave of infections. The 62 per cent jump from the previous daily high were linked to packed dormitories housing foreign workers, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,427 including 10 deaths. “The number of new cases …

KUALA LUMPUR – To avoid overcrowding of prisons, The Malaysia Prison Department’s correctional academies has been chosen to the new detention centres for those who violated the movement control order (MCO), Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. As the Movement Control Order (MCO) enters phase 3, the government will no longer issue compound or fines of RM1,000 …

PETALING JAYA – Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah as been named among the “top doctors” in the world by a Chinese TV station for his straight-forward approach in handling the Covid-19 crisis. China Global TV Network (CGTN) commended Dr Noor Hisham alongside with US Infectious Disease Expert Dr Anthony Fauci and New Zealand’s Director-general of Health Ashley Bloomfield …

TOKYO – As the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared an official state of emergency in Tokyo and several prefectures, people are recommended on staying at home to prevent the spread of the virus. However,  a construction company employee ignored the order and went all the way to report on his job site in Yamagata’s Sakata City.  When his …

PETALING JAYA – The Movement Control Order will enter its third phase and police will no longer issue fine but will send the violators straight to jail. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said that 14,922 MCO violators has been arrested between March and April and stern action will be implemented for individuals who continues to defy the order. …

PETALING JAYA – The official website of the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has temporary closed  due to a system crash on the first day of applications for business to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO). The Ministry’s official website suffered a crash after its servers received over 100,000 applications from various businesses, causing massive overloading to the …