Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, the Chief Secretary to the Government has announced that a certain percentage of the allowances of the civil servants except of the frontliners will be sent towards the effort of fighting against Covid-19. For those in the highest Jusa A, a portion of 50 per cent will be deducted from the fixed entertainment allowance (ITK), …

Individuals who received an appointment for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine without making booking these as a Selangor government application made these on their behalf, the Covid-19 Immunization Task Force (CITF) said today. CITF responded to complaints that some people had previous promises for other vaccines to be replaced by new vaccines for AstraZeneca that were previously only available through an …

KUALA LUMPUR: As Putrajaya launches its immunisation program at the end of February, foreigners residing in Malaysia can receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free. Malaysia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee emphasized in a media statement released on Thursday (Feb 11) that Malaysians would be prioritized to receive the vaccination doses, but maintained that the decision to include foreigners is …

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — If these lead to the neglect of minority groups, racial considerations in national policies would hamper the growth of the country, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The former two-time prime minister said in an interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that the government must recognize the multiracial fabric of Malaysia and factor …

PUTRAJAYA – From Thursday (Feb 4) to Feb 17, Malaysian authorities placed four areas in the state of Terengganu and Perak under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (MCO) after reporting an increase in Covid-19 incidents. Under the enhanced MCO, residents of Felda Tersat and the construction site of the TNB quarters in Kuala Berang, Terengganu and Felda Lasah and Kampung …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27-The initiative of the government to forge collaboration between private and public hospitals to resolve the pandemic of Covid-19 is seen as a timely step to ease the burden faced by the public health system. In reality, several private hospitals have already agreed to treat government hospital patients, thereby setting aside profits and doing their part to …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Today, after stating that the latter called on Umno MPs yesterday to endorse a special parliamentary session to address the state of emergency, Tan Sri Annuar Musa chided his Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Annuar also accused the Secretary-General of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno of making unrealistic demands that could be “treasonous” to the Yang …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Unified Democratic Alliance (Muda) youth movement wants to take legal action against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the delay in registering as a political party for the community. Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas and former Malaysian Bar President Ambiga Sreenevasan were roped in by the party to help campaign for their cause. The group of …

The Putrajaya and Labuan residents can trade freely from next week at any location within their respective federal territories, Tan Sri Annuar Musa stated something about this. They also announced that the FT Minister said that the blanket allowance would run from 15 November to 15 April next year. After his ministry met with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( …

PUTRAJAYA – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that Malaysia is not facing risk of recession despite the government’s plan to expedite implementation of an economic stimulus package. “There’s no risk of recession in Malaysia. I think what the government want is to ensure sustainable economic growth.” He added. The ministry’s economic stimulus package would include rebates on tax and …