News about MCO

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia reported 85 new daily cases of Covid-19 today — the lowest daily figure after 28 days into the imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) — bringing the tally to 5,072 cases.

RAUB (April 15): Being trapped in a village and unable to shop for a birthday present for his wife, a man living in Felda Sungai Koyan Dua, Pahang, DIYed a chicken coop (pictured) and presented a hen as gifts to celebrate his wife’s birthday, reported China Press.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): The Malaysia Prison Department’s correctional academies will be “gazetted” as detention centres for those who went against the movement control order (MCO) rulings, announced Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured), the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Some lawyers feel that stiff punishments given out to those breaching movement control order (MCO) regulations to stem the COVID-19 spread are unduly harsh ad could even be counter-productive, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): As the nation approaches the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) starting today, Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said the first two phases of the MCO may have achieved its objective of "flattening the curve".

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) and the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia have pledged their commitment to work closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure work safety and to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading at construction sites, in light of the government’s recent announcement to allow critical construction activities to commence during Phase 3 of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

PETALING JAYA (April 15): S P Setia Bhd will be submitting applications for several of its projects to resume work following the government's decision to allow several additional economic sectors to operate during the third phase of the Movement Control Order which ends on April 28.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from Covid-19 have topped 200 cases for the third time, with 202 patients discharged as of noon today, against 170 new infections.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): From tomorrow, the movement control order (MCO) violators will be booked and brought straight to court, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia is expected to see its first retail sales contraction in 22 years at 5.