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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:42:32 +0800
Govt allows dine-in again from tomorrow, but limits table to just two
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Diners can eat out at restaurants again starting tomorrow, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today even as the current movement control order (MCO) is set to conclude next week. However, he added that...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:15:28 +0800
Members of special independent committee to advise Agong on Emergency revealed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Prime Minister’s Department has today announced a list of members that it has appointed to be part of the Special Independent Emergency Committee 2021. The independent special committee was set up under Section 2 of the....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:57:57 +0800
DAP man questions ‘double standards’ in quarantine exemption for ministers returning from abroad
KUCHING, Feb 9 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has questioned the ‘double standards’ in allowing ministers returning from official duties overseas to undergo only three-day observation effective today. “Covid-19 in Malaysia is so special...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:54:50 +0800
CIMB Clicks unavailable due to technical issue
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — [UPDATE 9/02/2021 17:08]: CIMB Clicks has been fully restored. Users can now login to CIMB Clicks. If you’re using CIMB Clicks, it appears that the online banking platform is currently inaccessible at the moment. If you try....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:48:43 +0800
Make use of civil society to beat Covid-19, ex-Johor assemblyman tells govt
JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — Johor DAP state committee member Dr Boo Cheng Hau today urged the government to revise its Covid-19 strategy and mobilise civil society to prevent further infections. He suggested both the federal and state governments engage...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:40:50 +0800
Jho Low known as ‘PMO’ in 1MDB board meetings was ‘the man’, ex-CEO tells Najib’s trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Low Taek Jho’s name was not mentioned in 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) board meetings but his instructions were instead described as “PMO” or the Prime Minister’s Office, the company’s former CEO Mohd Hazem Abd....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:35:34 +0800
Abdul Karim: Now not the time to lift ban on interstate travel
KUCHING, Feb 9 — Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah believes it is still not time to lift the interstate travel ban between Sarawak and other states for the purpose of reviving the tourism industry. Expressing...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:29:09 +0800
Abdul Karim offers to get vaccinated for Covid-19, urges politicians to do the same
KUCHING, Feb 9 — Sarawak Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has said that he is more than willing to be among the first in the state to be administered with the Covid-19 vaccine when it arrives. Responding to...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:26:19 +0800
PSB calls on Sarawak govt to ensure total compliance with state's Covid-19 quarantine requirement
KUCHING, Feb 9 — Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) is calling on the state government to strictly impose the standard operating procedure (SOP) and ensure total compliance to the 14 days quarantine period as required by the State Disaster Management...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:18:29 +0800
What is Clubhouse and why is it catching fire? Could it be the next big thing in Malaysia too?
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Dubbed the next big thing in social media, the straight-out-of-the-Silicon Valley app called Clubhouse seems to have caught on in Malaysia as well over the past two weeks. What’s intriguing is how this new networkin...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:11:01 +0800
Bersatu Youth chief: Pictures of Perikatan election material circulating online not GE15 gear but from Sabah election
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said the photos of Perikatan Nasional (PN) campaign posters, T-shirts and badges circulating online are not from any preparation for a...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:58:55 +0800
Sabah government allocates RM100,000 special aid to 31 Opposition constituencies
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 9 — The Sabah government today announced a special allocation of RM100,000 each for the 31 Opposition assemblymen in the state to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said that the.....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:50:51 +0800
Perak allows congregational prayers with maximum of 120 people
IPOH, Feb 9 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has given his consent to allow Friday prayers, obligatory (fard) prayers and funeral prayers to be performed at mosques and surau statewide with a maximum of 120 people compared with 40...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:44:32 +0800
‘Cartel’ scandal: Frozen meat company’s directors, managers charged with using fake halal logos in JB
JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — A company, together with its two directors and managers, were charged in the Sessions Court here today with 21 counts of possessing, offering and using a fake halal logo and supplying frozen meat without approval late last...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:30:52 +0800
#InvestorsStandByMalaysia: Miti launches PR drive to rebut critics
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has mounted what appears to be a public relations exercise to counter claims that investors have fled the country because they have lost confidence in the present...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:59:18 +0800
Kampung Tunku rep corrects Najib about quarantine tag removal but backs ex-PM’s criticism of ministers’ exemption
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lim Yi Wei today corrected Datuk Seri Najib Razak whom she said made factual errors about her Covid-19 infection and self-quarantine tag. Taking to Facebook, Lim said Najib wrongly stated that her...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:52:51 +0800
Health Ministry: Application to volunteer in Covid-19 vaccine study still open
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is looking for more volunteers to take part in phase 3 of Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial. The MOH in a Twitter post said among the prescribed conditions are applicants must be over 18 years old and.....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:26:15 +0800
Effective today, Penang allows congregational prayers held based on mosque, surau capacity
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 9 — Penang has allowed obligatory congregational and Friday prayers to be held, with the number of congregants based on the size of the mosque or or surau, effective today. Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) president Datuk....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:08:42 +0800
Umno veep says party has no plans to sack Annuar, tells him to stop playing victim
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― There is no plan by Umno to sack recently-replaced Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa, its vice president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said today. In a statement, Khaled has instead slammed Annuar....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:39:56 +0800
New clusters in Penang involved mostly manufacturing, construction sectors, says CM Chow
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 9 ― Penang has recorded a high number of cases last week due to new clusters involving the manufacturing sector and construction sites. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said a total 912 Covid-19 cases were detected between...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:16:23 +0800
Fifteen new routes for LRT pink feeder buses from Feb 18, says Rapid Bus CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) will expand the LRT pink feeder bus service to 15 additional routes beginning February 18, following the encouraging response from customers. Rapid Bus.....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:11:41 +0800
Covid-19: Only 34pc foreign workers in Terengganu screened, according to Socso
KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 9 — Only 34 per cent or 2,455 foreign workers in Terengganu have undergone Covid-19 screening test to date, said Terengganu Social Security Organisation (Socso) director Farihah Che Husin. She said the other 4,868 foreign...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:02:23 +0800
Singapore deports Malaysian arrested under ISA for supporting Islamic State; Singaporean wife given restriction order
SINGAPORE, Feb 9 — A 33-year-old man who worked as a cleaner in Singapore was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in July last year for supporting the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis). Mohd Firdaus Kamal Intdzam, a.....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:54:41 +0800
DAP MP apologises to Lee Chong Wei after badminton icon attacked over sponsorship of tablet computers for poor students
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim apologised to badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei today after the latter was criticised for joining a programme to assist poor students in the Opposition constituency. In a heartfelt post on...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:44:05 +0800
Guan Eng: With latest exemption for ministers, Perikatan govt shows not serious in combatting Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today labelled the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government a disgraceful administration of double standards with ministers displaying the worst examples, following a gazetted order that excused them from...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:31:24 +0800
Perak ex-civil servant avoids jail, fined RM40,000 in corruption case involving RM257,600
IPOH, Feb 9 — A former Perak civil servant was fined RM40,000 in lieu of 16 months’ imprisonment today in a corruption case in which four of his six charges were dropped. Herman Ibrahim, 46, a former Kumpulan Selendang Perak cultural officer...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:25:12 +0800
Unemployed man charged in Penang with sharing offensive content over social media post calling police ‘dummy’
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 9 — A 40-year-old man was charged with the sharing of offensive and menacing content in social media at the Sessions Court here today. K. Haridas was charged with sharing a post titled ‘Talk about GE14- Part 11 #Vote for PH...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:12:49 +0800
Johor Baru braces for a quieter Chinese New Year as travel restrictions bite
JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — It has been almost a year since Joanna Lee visited Johor Baru despite living not that far away. Just across the Causeway in Singapore, to be exact. The 74-year-old retiree, who is married to a Singaporean, has been unable to...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:00:03 +0800
MP asks Speaker to allow written questions to ministers despite Parliament’s suspension
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Klang MP Charles Santiago has asked the Speaker to permit ministers to be questioned about their ministries’ affairs notwithstanding the suspension of Parliament under the Emergency. He said the suspension was not an excuse....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:45:09 +0800
Port Dickson resort opts for drive-thru service to stay afloat
PORT DICKSON, Feb 9 — Not wanting to rely too much on room sales which have been affected by the movement control order, a four-star resort here took the initiative to sell food prepared by its own chefs using a drive-thru concept. AnCasa...



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