News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): It is the minister who is responsible for the undistributed food aid and not overworked Welfare Department officers, said Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh according to a Malaysiakini report today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Genting Malaysia Bhd said Resorts World Genting, Resorts World Awana, Resorts World Kijal and Resorts World Langkawi will continue to be closed until May 12, following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to extend Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO).

The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns like the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia have impacted the travel and tourism sector badly and it is not unexpected to hear of hotels closing for the time being In Malaysia, the government has provided much needed aid as announced in its economic stimulus packages in light of the pandemic but it may not be enough to save the weaker players in the industry from collapsing.

Even if the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) ends, don’t expect construction works to resume and progress as per normal.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general J Solomon has urged the government to ensure that “irresponsible” employers threatening mass retrenchments during the movement control order (MCO) are reined in, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Two Mongolian women yesterday filed a lawsuit against a police inspector and a hotel in Petaling Jaya in relation to the duo’s alleged rape by the cop, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The police are expected to record a statement from Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's daughter Nurulhidayah at Bukit Aman today over an alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): If the number of Covid-19 positive cases continue to drop, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government may consider allowing the resumption of operations of certain sectors and sub-sectors on a stage-by-stage basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) has lauded the government’s decision to allow cement plants to resume operations, saying the industry has been suffering massive losses for the last two years with the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbating the situation.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Malaysia’s smallest state, Perlis, has become the first to be declared a green zone state, after not recording any new Covid-19 cases for more than two weeks.