Hotels still not allowed to operate at full capacity, association says
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Hotels will continue to be disallowed from operating at full capacity under the fourth phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) starting tomorrow.
Businesses allowed to operate during MCO can go full capacity tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): All economic sectors that have been allowed to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period can ramp up their operations to full capacity starting tomorrow, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Covid-19 virus lingers in air of crowded spaces, says latest study
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): The coronavirus causing the Covid-19 disease “appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation”, Bloomberg reported on a new study.
MEF: Fresh graduates will have tough time finding jobs
PETALING JAYA (April 28): As the current workforce struggles to secure their jobs, fresh graduates will find it tough getting employed, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.
Trump suggests injections of disinfectant to cure COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): US President Donald Trump has made a “stunning” suggestion that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure them of the COVID-19 infection, say reports.
MTUC sec-gen wants gov’t to rein in ‘irresponsible’ employers
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.
Malaysia's first astronaut now a delivery boy during MCO
PETALING JAYA (April 23): Malaysia first astronaut Dr Sheik Muszaphar Shukor has become a delivery boy in this Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
Singapore: 6 weeks' jail for man who breached stay-home notice to eat bak kut teh
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): A Singapore man who breached a stay-home notice (SHN) in the island republic and went for a bak kut teh (pictured) meal was sentenced to six weeks' jail, The Straits Times (ST) reported today.
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MCO: 19,077 contractors applied but only 1,856 approved to operate, says Works Minister
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Out of 19,077 construction companies that applied to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) have so far only allowed just 1,856 to operate Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said today.
DAP leader: Consider forcing Google and FB to pay media outlets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Liew Chin Tong has called on the government to consider emulating Australia to compel Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news content, Malaysiakini reported today.
