Kedah allows certain necessary service providers to resume operation today
ALOR SETAR (April 9): Kedah state government permits selected non-essential businesses to start operation during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, these include car and machinery repair workshops, fishing nets repair shops, selected construction activities and rubber products procurement companies, as reported in China Press today.
More roads to be closed in PJ from April 10 for MCO
PETALING JAYA (April 8): The police will close five more roads here from April 10 as part of its plan to enforce the movement control order (MCO), The Star reported today.
COVID-19: Sarawak police chief hospitalised for treatment
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Sarawak’s top cop Datuk Aidi Ismail (pictured) has tested positive for the COVID-19 and has been hospitalised, reported Malaysiakini today.
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State governments urged to give moratorium on quit rent and assessment
PETALING JAYA (April 8): State governments should consider a moratorium on quit rent and assessment for the second half of 2020 as this is one of the quickest ways to reduce business costs in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, says Knight Frank Malaysia.
PPEs from The Edge off to Sabah and Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The first consignment of personal protection equipment (PPEs) designated for Sabah and Sarawak by The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund was flown out today by a Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) plane.
COVID-19: Residents associations can play a role to 'protect their community', says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Health Ministry said today that residents associations can be “empowered” to protect their community from COVID-19, reported Malaysiakini.
COVID-19: Total infected healthcare workers in Malaysia jump over two-thirds in a week to 138
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The number of healthcare workers in Malaysia who are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 has jumped by more than two-thirds in the past week to 138, from 80 recorded as at March 26.
Trio carrying drugs, toy gun and IT clown mask arrested in Sarawak
KUCHING: Police here arrested three men carrying drugs, a mask depicting the face of Pennywise the clown, and a toy gun after a high-speed chase yesterday afternoon, Free Malaysia Today reported today.
Expect more auction properties as economy weakens
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): As the present COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) pile more pressure on Malaysia's economy, the housing property market will not be spared either and more properties are expected to be put up for auction in the near future, said real estate consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia.
