Malaysia

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 …

KOTA KINABALU – The police arrested 2 women for flouting the movement control order (MCO) currently enforced nationwide. Sandakan district police chief Asst Comm Mohd Azhar Hamin said that both suspects were detained while jogging at a public park in Sandakan. They were apprehended by a police patrolling the area around the Tyang recreational park at around 6am last yesterday …

PETALING JAYA – A Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officer, with the rank of inspector, has been arrested for allegedly raping  and abducting two Mongolian women aged 20 and 37 years old at a hotel here. The inspector, in his 30s, was on duty when he was nabbed by the police intelligence and surveillance. Two women claimed that they were stopped …

KUALA LUMPUR  – A Malaysian mother found a creative way to discipline her children at home amidst the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO). Nurafiza Nadzirah Razali posted on Facebook a clever way to come up with a reward system for her two sons at home. She made a list of chores for her kids and pays them salaries on every …

FLORIDA – Two healthcare workers were confronted by another shopper and accused of ‘spreading the virus’ for having their medical scrubs on while inside a grocery store. The heated encounter was captured on video where another shopper harrassed Juliann Roberts, an audiologist together with her companion at Winn-Dixie supermarket. According to Roberts, the woman confronted them and was told that …