KUALA LUMPUR: On Tuesday (Jan 26), the automotive workshop operated by Mr. Wong Tung Khong in Sungai Besi was quiet, with only a few employees servicing the cars of customers. “This time last year, I wouldn’t even have time to answer your questions because people wanted their cars serviced before going back to their hometowns for Chinese New Year,” Mr …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23-In order to save jobs threatened by the new second movement control order, opposition MPs urged the government to introduce an automatic loan moratorium and six-month wage subsidy (MCO). The MPs, collectively from the PKR, DAP, Amanah, Warisan, New Sarawak Party and the still unregistered United Democratic Alliance of Malaysia (Muda), said the automatic loan moratorium, which …

KUALA LUMPUR- If the government does not get its Covid-19 policies correct, Malaysia is in danger of getting perpetual movement-control orders (MCOs), said Dr Musa Mohd Nordin. Dr Musa said during an online forum on Jom Channel on Wednesday, “We are not finding the hotspots and not doing enough mass testing with rapid tests” (Jan 20). And if the government …

KUALA LUMPUR: Traders in Kuala Lumpur and beyond who expected a busy season leading up to the Chinese New Year are now preparing for possible losses, after the government has again imposed a Movement Control Order (MCO) in almost all states to resolve an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. When reporters visited Petaling Lane, the Chinatown of Kuala Lumpur, last …

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: 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 (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. …

Hotels in Malaysia are expected to lose all revenue streams with the implementation of another movement control order which restricts interstate travel. Yap Lip Seng, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), said that while the MCO is important, it would do more harm to the tourism and hospitality industry. “With the implementation of restrictions based on …

PETALING JAYA: Over the holiday season, health experts have expressed concern over noticeable breaches of Covid-19 SOPs. On New Year’s Eve, pictures of large crowds gathering at KLCC and the Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur on social media appeared amid the suspension of annual fireworks displays and a government appeal to individuals at home or with their families to …