KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a record high of 4,029 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Saturday (Jan 16). The remainder are local transmissions, apart from eight imported events, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. COVID-19; 16 Jan 2021J sembuh baru:2,148J kumulatif sembuh: 117,375 (75.7%)J kes baru:4,029J kes kumulatif:155,095J kes aktif:37,126Kes local:4,021 (2,710 WN 67.4% , 1,311BWN)Kes import:8J mati …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (January 18) announced a new package of economic assistance worth RM15 billion (US$3.7 billion) to alleviate the effects of COVID-19. Mr Muhyiddin said in a televised address that the PERMAI package, or the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat Security Assistance Package, enhances the existing measures in place to help Malaysians deal with …

KUALA LUMPUR – In Malaysia, two months after construction began in Johor, a three-month public inspection of a rail project linking Singapore and Johor began. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), which will run the Bukit Chagar Station Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) in Johor Baru, said the Bernama news agency announced on Friday (Jan 15) that details of …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to a decree published late on Thursday (Jan 14), Malaysia’s emergency will not see any government reforms while it is in force, which means that unpopular Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will remain in power despite threatening to lose his parliamentary majority this week. This comes as the decision to suspend Parliament during the emergency – which …

KUALA LUMPUR: On Thursday (Jan 14), Malaysia recorded a staggering 3,337 new cases of COVID-19, the largest daily spike in cases since the start of the pandemic. The state of Selangor registered the largest number of new infections, 1,036, followed by Johor and Sabah, respectively, with 460 and 389 new infections. Kuala Lumpur, the capital, has reported 257 new cases. …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to write to the king and plead for the emergency proclamation to be withdrawn and for the parliament to be convened as soon as possible. Mr Anwar said in a statement dated January 14 (Thursday) that Parliament should reconvene before January 31 to address the state of emergency, …

PETALING JAYA: Deputy Health Minister I The office of Dr. Noor Azmi Ghazali refuted news reports via two portals that he had flouted the order for movement regulation by receiving visitors to his office in Putrajaya today.In a tweet, Noor Azmi’s office said, referring to Malaysiakini and MalaysiaPost.com, “The allegations made in the two portals are false.” Laporan berita yang …

MALAYSIA: The supply chains between Singapore and Malaysia have “no disruptions” after the latter announced further measures this week to curb the spread of COVID-19, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday (Jan 13). In the past few weeks, COVID-19 cases in Malaysia have increased by four-digit daily leaps. On Tuesday, the country recorded a staggering 3,309 …

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Malaysia Airlines Bhd is providing the flexibility of rebooking their airline tickets with a one-time fare difference and service-fee waiver to passengers whose travel plans are affected by the implementation of Malaysia’s Covid-19-driven Movement Control Order (MCO) and interstate travel ban. In a statement yesterday on its website, Malaysia Airlines said the versatility of changing tickets …

PETALING JAYA: Considering the new Movement Control Orders (MCO) and the state of emergency, which was declared today, the country’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will not be affected. Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said this was because, with fundraising, trade, and investment activities continuing as normal and with all regulatory functions in place, capital markets will stay open. …