Video of 'Malaysian' hitting Nepali guard with truncheon going viral
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): A video “that appeared” to reveal a Malaysian male repeatedly hitting a Nepali security guard with a truncheon is being heavily shared on social media.
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.
Covid-19: Active cases climb for second straight week
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 cases fell to eight — from 13 reported yesterday — of which seven involved locals, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
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.
Taman Rimba Kiara: Segambut MP wants 'structural development' to stop
PETALING JAYA (July 30): Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said all structural development in Taman Rimba Kiara must cease immediately as the legal dispute between the developer and nearby residents hasn’t resolved yet, reported the Malay Mail.
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.
Malaysia overtakes Hong Kong in flexible workspace market
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Malaysia has overtaken Hong Kong in the flexible office space market, which has seen a third successive year of high growth.
Johor Rent-to-Own housing scheme needs review, says property consultant
PETALING JAYA (July 30): A property consultant has urged the Johor state government to review the Rent-to-Own (RTO) housing scheme owing to the current market condition that has been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak, The Star report today.
Go for Covid-19 screening if you visited nasi kandar restaurant in Napoh, Jitra
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The authorities have called on all those who have visited/eaten at a nasi kandar restaurant in Napoh, Jitra between July 13 and 24 to go for Covid-19 screening to make sure they are not diseased, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.
FMM: Decision to limit foreign workers 'shocking, unacceptable'
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has slammed the Ministry of Human Resources' announcement about limiting the hiring of foreign workers to only three sectors — construction, plantation and agriculture — as shocking, unacceptable and done without prior consultation with stakeholders.
