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After losing jobs in Singapore, some Malaysians look for their next meal in streets of Johor Baru

JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The streets of Johor Baru city centre, once abuzz with business activities and … More

Covid19, Homeless, Jobs, Johor Bahru, Pandemic, Poverty

Risk of ‘lost generation’ amid global asset bubbles and debt crises

Asset bubbles bursting, IT infrastructure breaking down, price instability and debt crises loom in the next five years as the … More

Australia, Covid19, Pandemic, World Economic Forum (WEF)

Entire nation to come under MCO except Sarawak — Ismail Sabri

Covid-19: Malaysia reports 3,631 new infections and 14 more deaths KUALA LUMPUR : Movement Control Order (MCO) will be implemented … More

Covid19, Lockdown, MCO 2.0, Pandemic

Appeal to Agong: Pejuang to submit soon, ‘none’ from Umno

Pejuang will send its letter by tomorrow to beseech His Majesty to withdraw the state of emergency. Pejuang will send … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Appeal Letter, Covid19, Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, Fahmi Fadzil, Mahathir Mohamad, Pakatan Harapan, Pandemic, Pejuang, UMNO, Warisan

Muhyiddin unveils aid package for MCO 2.0

The more modest package this time is based on Budget 2021 with some enhancement. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today unveiled … More

Covid19, MCO 2.0, Muhyiddin, Pandemic, Perikatan Nasional, PERMAI Aid Package

All travellers to Singapore need to take Covid-19 PCR test on arrival from Jan 25

SINGAPORE : Singapore has tightened its border restrictions in response to new virus variants and the worsening global pandemic situation. All … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Travellers, Visitor

‘Emergency necessary as Act 342 has become inadequate’

KUALA LUMPUR: The declaration of a state of emergency is necessary as the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act … More

Covid19, Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, National Security Council (NSC), Pandemic, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342)

Malaysians debate government flip-flops on movement curbs as Covid-19 cases hit record high

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia reported a new record high of coronavirus cases on Sunday (Jan 17) with 3,339  daily infections, … More

Covid19, Emergency, Pandemic, SOPs

Asia Today: China’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise

BEIJING (AP) : China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue … More

China, Covid19, Pandemic, WHO

Commentary: A convenient state of emergency amid challenging times in Malaysia

Malaysians have expressed concerns over the declaration of a state of emergency. The political implications are grave, says Oh Ei … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Covid19, Emergency Decree, Government, Muhyiddin, Pandemic, UMNO

Retail recovery hits a snag on MCO 2.0

THE retail sector continues to bear the brunt of rising Covid-19 cases and the reimplementation of Movement Control Order (MCO), … More

Covid19, MCO, Pandemic, Retail

Bomba’ photoshoot: Perak woman leaves social media users in awe of her fireman-themed wedding pictures

PETALING JAYA : Nurul Asikin has always “had a thing” for firemen. So when the day finally came that she … More

Bomba, Creativity, Fireman, Pandemic, Photoshoot, Wedding

Malaysia’s PM Assumes Emergency Powers

Move seen as ploy to avoid parliamentary defeat Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, his razor-thin majority collapsing, today (Jan. 12) … More

Covid19, Decree, Emergency, Government, Muhyiddin, Pandemic, Prime Minister

The Broken windows theory

EVEN before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement of the new measures that the government would take to curb … More

Broken Windows Theory, Covid19, e-commerce, e-government, Lockdown, MCO, Pandemic, SMEs

Khairy: Vaccine plan delayed by absence of trials

DELAYS in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia have been attributed to the absence of clinical trials at home, … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Pharmaniaga, Sinovac, Vaccine

PM: Proclamation of emergency is not military coup, civilian govt still in place

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): The declaration of state of emergency by the King earlier this morning does not entail a … More

Covid19, Decree, Emergency, Pandemic

Agong assents to emergency until August 1, or until Covid-19 comes under control

BREAKING NEWS | Sultan Abdullah decided this after an audience with Muhyiddin. In view of the growing number of Covid-19 … More

Covid19, Decrees, Emergency, Lockdown, Pandemic

Malaysia continues to be preferred investment destination, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR : Both international and domestic business communities have remained committed to Malaysia due to the country’s strengths and … More

Covid19, Investment, Multinational, Pandemic, Policy

Distress, exasperation as MCO returns minus safety nets, clear SOPs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 : Malaysians reacted with frustration to the government’s announcement of a renewed lockdown to contain Covid-19 … More

Covid19, Lockdown, Pandemic, SOPs

Beginning Of The End As Malaysia’s FDI Dries Up?

There’s been much hype and agitation and, by extension, circulation of kopitiam (coffee shop) talk about reports of Malaysia falling … More

ASEAN, Covid19, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Government-Linked Companies (GLC), Pandemic, SME

Japan PM Suga declares COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO : Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjacent prefectures on Thursday (Jan 7) … More

Covid19, Emergency, Japan, Pandemic, Tokyo

Health Ministry projects 8,000 daily Covid-19 cases in March if R-nought is 1.2

KUALA LUMPUR : The Health Ministry today warned that daily Covid-19 cases could hit 8,000 by mid-March if the basic … More

Covid19, epidemiological Prediction, Infections, Pandemic

Pandemic overshadows Japan’s New Year tuna auction

This year, fish wholesalers wore masks and sanitised their hands as they examined the texture of tail meat from fresh … More

Covid19, Kiyoshi Kimura, Pandemic, Sushi, Tuna Auction, Wholesaler, Yukitaka Yamaguchi

German travel agency hooks customers with smoked fish

GERMANY : Planes might be largely grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but at one travel agency in southern Germany, … More

Coronavirus, German, Pandemic, Smoked Fish, Travel Agents

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