Australia to deploy military in Victoria state and impose hefty fines to enforce Covid-19 isolation orders
SYDNEY (Aug 4): Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria will deploy military personnel to enforce Covid-19 isolation orders.
RM4.763b GST refund still outstanding, says MoF
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): The government still has an outstanding RM4.
Covid-19: Australia’s Victoria state declares state of disaster
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster following a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, the BBC reported today.
Nine new Covid-19 cases reported in Malaysia as at noon today
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported nine new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia as at noon today, raising the total number of cases in the country to 8,985.
Durians from Raub: Legalisation scheme with eye on exports to China
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Royal Pahang Durian Group’s legalisation scheme for illegal durian growers in Raub can be a boost for exports of the “King of Fruits” overseas.
Should Malaysia's unemployment rate be much higher?
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Malaysia’s unemployment rate, which rose to 5.
Musa stopped by cops while on way to State Palace to appeal against Assembly dissolution
KOTA KINABALU (July 30): Former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman was stopped by police while he was on his way to the State Palace to meet Sabah Governor Tun Juhar Mahiruddin this afternoon.
Sabah student infected by Covid-19: Govt considering closing schools again
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Senior Minister for Security Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Putrajaya is considering shutting down schools again in light of the case of a primary school student positive for Covid-19 in Sabah, FMT reported today.
Restricting foreign workers to three sectors will devastate manufacturing, service industries — MEF
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said today the government's decision to restrict foreign workers to the construction, agriculture and plantation sectors will further devastate operations of other industries including manufacturing and services, which are trying very hard to recover from the country's movement control order (MCO) to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
