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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:47:39 +0800
Flood victims need to move to relief centres if instructed to do so, says Sabah CM
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 17 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor urged all residents in the flood-affected state to immediately move to the temporary evacuation centres if instructed to do so. He said all flood victims should comply with all...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:31:11 +0800
NUTP: Stop accusing teachers of ‘makan gaji buta’ during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The public has been urged to stop accusing teachers of getting paid for not doing anything with the implementation of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method during the movement control order (MCO) period...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:23:24 +0800
Guan Eng: Ironic it’s business as usual for ‘unelected govt’ during Emergency but not elected MPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned how an unelected government can continue to operate while Parliament and state assemblies remain suspended. In a statement today, Lim rebuked the rationale offered by...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:09:02 +0800
Johor police seize drugs worth RM201m, biggest seizure in Narcotics Dept history
JOHOR BARU, Jan 17 — Johor police made the biggest drug seizure in the history of the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) when they seized drugs worth RM201 million in three raids around this city on January 14 and 15. Johor police...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:55:44 +0800
What Malaysia needs now is clarity and transparency, not ‘sea of contradictions’, Anwar tells PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today lambasted the government for not providing clear leadership and a detailed action plan to address the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in the country. In a lengthy Facebook post...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:30:40 +0800
Celebrity Bob Lokman’s father fined RM4,000 for criminal intimidation, damaging mosque property
KOTA BARU, Jan 17 — Celebrity Bob Lokman’s father was fined RM4,000 in default 12 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to two charges of threatening a mosque official and committing mischief by breaking...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:18:40 +0800
Azmin: Miti’s flood relief mission in Kota Tinggi approved by National Security Council
KOTA TINGGI, Jan 17 — The flood relief mission by the International Trade and Industry Ministry in this district was carried out with permission and approval from the National Security Council (MKN), said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:08:20 +0800
Ten landslides, 25 roads affected by floods in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 17 — A total of 25 roads have been affected by floods that hit Sabah with 10 landslides were reported statewide as at noon today. A check by Bernama found that several affected roads were passable only by heavy vehicles and...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:53:07 +0800
Why did cops put a teen in lock-up? Watchdog asks after girl raped by detainee in Miri
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A watchdog group has said today that it was unnecessary for the police to hold a minor in a lock-up for a prolonged period of time, which had then led to her alleged rape by another detainee. In a statement, Eliminating...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:46:40 +0800
NSC: Emergency needed as prevention of infectious diseases Act inadequate to handle Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The declaration of the Covid-19 Emergency is necessary because the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) is no longer adequate to contain the worsening spread of the virus, said th...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:33:42 +0800
Ten former Bar presidents: Perikatan govt’s Emergency laws ‘dangerous precedent’, table in Parliament first now
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The current federal government’s successful push for a declaration of a nationwide Emergency on Malaysia and the subsequent Ordinance or law created under the Emergency with sweeping powers for the government without the...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:29:12 +0800
Sarawak minister under home quarantine for Covid-19 close contact
KUCHING, Jan 17 — Sarawak’s Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said today he is now undergoing a home stay order (HSO) as part of the standard operating procedure (SOP) after he was exposed to a Covid-19 positive...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:22:46 +0800
Cuepacs wants stern action taken against individuals drinking beer at quarantine centre
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 17 — Authorities need to take stern action against a group of individuals who were caught drinking beer at a Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre in the state that went viral on social media yesterd...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:15:13 +0800
Use RM35m hall construction allocation for Johor healthcare facilities instead, Kluang MP says
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should spend the RM35 million originally allocated to build three multipurpose halls in Johor to upgrade the state’s capability to handle Covid-19 cases, said Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:11:22 +0800
Police in Labuan book 41 for MCO violations
LABUAN, Jan 17 — Labuan police have issued RM1,000 compound notices to 41 violators of standard operating procedures (SOP) as of today under the movement control order (MCO) since it was reinstated to contain spread of Covid-19 in the duty-free...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:05:34 +0800
Get a permit before participating in flood relief mission in Pahang, say police
KUANTAN, Jan 17 — Those who wish to participate in post-flood relief mission in Pahang are reminded to get a permit from the District Disaster Operations Control Centre (PKOB) before entering the state, said Pahang police...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:01:58 +0800
Butterworth’s Apollo Market to close for a week starting tomorrow
BUTTERWORTH, Jan 17 — The Apollo Market here has been ordered to close for seven days starting tomorrow due to non-compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Seberang Perai Utara district police...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:55:51 +0800
Only 1kg cooking oil is subsidised, says Consumer Affairs Minister
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 — Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today explained that starting November 2016, the cooking oil subsidy is only for one kilogramme polybag packaging. He said the implementation was...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:24:42 +0800
Tok Mat: Govt should impose ‘health emergency’ rather than Emergency that renders Constitution, Parliament dysfunctional
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The government should call for a so-called “health emergency” to contain Covid-19 instead for the state of Emergency last week, Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has said today. In a brief statement, the...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:29:14 +0800
Azmin: Miti approves RM100,000 allocation to upgrade drainage system in Pengerang
KOTA TINGGI, Jan 17 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has approved a RM100,000 allocation to upgrade the drainage systems in Pengerang and Pantai Timur, here. Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:24:20 +0800
Medac urges entrepreneurs to take advantage of govt assistance, incentives
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) has urged entrepreneurs to take full advantage of the various assistance, incentives and programmes under the ministry and its agencies to re...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:13:24 +0800
Floods inundate Penampang police HQ, operations affected
PENAMPANG, Jan 17 — Continuous rain since yesterday has caused several areas here to be inundated. Also hit was the Penampang District Police Headquarters (IPD), which affected some of its operations. Penampang district p...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:46:48 +0800
Report: Khairy, Asyraf Wajdi, Tun Faisal, Ku Nan’s son eyeing to contest Putrajaya in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — With incumbent Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor facing criminal charges in court, Mingguan Malaysia reported today that Umno is mulling other candidates to contest the administrative capital seat in the 15th...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:14:55 +0800
Malaysian workers in Singapore start getting Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine jabs
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 — A number of Malaysians working in Singapore have started receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. Those who received the injection are mostly working in the sector that is given priority to receive the vaccine in...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:34:07 +0800
Political instability among reasons govt called the Emergency, FT minister Annuar admits
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Political instability was among the reasons that contributed towards the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government announcing the state of Emergency last week, Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa was reported saying....

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:22:24 +0800
You can suspend Parliament, so why not delay building RM35m halls in Johor? PKR Youth tells Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — PKR Youth chief Akmal Nasir has urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to postpone the construction of three multipurpose halls in his home state of Johor, as its funds could better be used to fight the Covid-19...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:10:51 +0800
Annuar Musa: Senior Umno leaders ‘manipulating’ grassroots by claiming party bullied by Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Umno supreme council member Tan Sri Annuar Musa has accused his party’s senior leadership of “manipulating” its own grassroots, by claiming that the party is being bullied by its now ally Parti Pribumi Bersatu...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:54:53 +0800
Flood situation: Sabah worsens, Johor unchanged, Sarawak and Pahang improve
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The number of evacuees in Sabah has increased this morning, with no change in Johor, while the situation in Pahang and Sarawak continues to improve, with a drop in the number of flood victims recorded. In Sabah, Kota...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:51:34 +0800
Covid-19: Four Terengganu excos, one state rep under home quarantine pending test results
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A total of four Terengganu state executive council members and another state assemblyman in the state are now undergoing quarantine at their homes while waiting for the results of their Covid-19 tests, a report has said. All....

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:41:33 +0800
Dr Mahathir: Form doctors’ panel to advise Putrajaya on Covid-19 as Dr Noor Hisham can’t handle it alone
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The government should establish a panel of medical doctors and leading medical practitioners in the country to review its efforts in curbing the spread of Covid-19, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The...



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