SHAH ALAM – A private university student was jailed for 7 days and fined RM800 for violating the movement control order. Magistrate Ellyna Othman ordered the woman to serve the jail term for 7 days and and cautioned that she could face two more months of jail if she failed to pay the fine. The 22-year-old’s boyfriend was fined for …

Since the unfolding of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the modern wedding industry is facing an unparalleled challenge and couples are cutting down their celebrations. Of course, the overall threat to public health posed by the virus is of great concern, as is the future of small businesses, wages, rent and mortgage payments, food and resources and our ability to travel. …

In battling COVID-19, the Philippines approach has been very sensitive and more in population management, rather than emphasizing going to experiments to find and isolate the virus from further spread. In fact, the increasing number of COVID cases and the number of deaths was due to unavailability of testing and validation of the cases during this time. Some would consider …

KUALA LUMPUR – For the health and safety of all future passengers, Malaysia Airlines are now requiring a mandatory use of face masks at touch-points such as check-in, boarding, in the aircraft cabin, disembarkation and collection of baggage on arrival on all domestic, international and charter flights starting April 23, 2020. This requirement applies to all passengers to lessen the …

For the past three months since Covid19 started outbreaking in Thailand, the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration has adjusted its handling of the pandemic. For the first 58 days, Gen Prayut continued to behave like a busboy in a local restaurant, trying to do everything from welcoming guests to serving food and cleaning tables. In a major shift of his leadership style, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Miss World Malaysia 2019 finalist Dr Nisha Thayananthan is now on the frontlines fighting against the deadly Covid-19. The beauty queen doctor from Hospital Putrajaya is helping the country curb the spread of the infection by treating the needy who are affected due to the pandemic. Dr Nisha have been seen driving to various locations in Kuala …

The Thai Government will decide later this month whether to ease any of the economic restrictions in light of the decline in new coronavirus cases, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Thai Government spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said a decision regarding the curfew and business closures will depend on the situation ahead. The Thai government imposed a nationwide …

On the first day of tighter quarantine rules imposed on Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon some Filipinos still left their homes, searching for supplies for the days ahead. Anxious shoppers had to wait in long, spaced-out queues before they could even reach a grocery store, while shop owners enforce social distance or maintain a one-meter gap between people …

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 …

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 …