M’sians on the move despite Covid-19 and other news that you may have missed



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NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly.

1. Many Malaysians are on the move during the Christmas season even though the Covid-19 situation in the country has reached record levels in recent weeks.

2. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor and Sabah all registered a more than triple digit increase in new cases.

COVID-19 | Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Sabah registered more than 100 new cases respectively. Tgram: bit.ly/mktg8

Posted by Malaysiakini on Sunday, Dec 27, 2020

3. The government also imposed a blockade at three locations in Johor and Negeri Sembilan after an increase in cases.

4. Dengkil Assemblyman Adhif Syan Abdullah became the latest high-profile Covid-19 case.

5. The Covid-19 pandemic had also exposed the poor living conditions of migrant workers in Malaysia, particularly among glove factories, prompting global importers to reconsider their trade relations with the country.

6. The Ministry of Human Resources said that it is investigating one of the glove manufacturers for providing poor living conditions to workers and that the company and its subsidiaries face 30 charges, as well as a fine of RM 1.5 million. compliance with the Minimum Standards for Housing and Services for Workers. 1990 law.

7. The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, urged the public not to lie about his symptoms after a Covid-19 patient hiding his symptoms provoked the infection from a doctor.

8. Amanah Youth urged Harapan leaders to discuss the idea of ​​forming a grand opposition coalition on the presidential council.

9. However, Pejuang’s pro-tem president Mukhriz Mahathir said his unregistered party will not support any prime ministerial candidate who has the backing of “corrupt” Umno leaders.

10. Meanwhile, Umno Vice President Mohamad Hasan said BN is also open to accepting any party that wants to join the coalition, but added that its existing members should be consulted.

11. The Kuala Langat Department of Public Works apologized to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin, for a pothole in Banting after it caused the Rembau MP to be involved in a bicycle accident.



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