[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Petaling District Health Department will continue to test all residents of Pelangi Damansara Flats in Persiaran Surian for Covid-19 after 23 people tested positive for the virus. Petaling District Disaster Management Committee Chairman Johary Anuar said the tests began on October 21 and continued until Thursday …
Read More »847 new cases of Covid-19, only five imported (updated)
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The number of new cases of Covid-19 increases today with 847 registered in the country, bringing the total number of active cases to 8,183. The national tally is now 23,804. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 842 of today’s cases came from …
Read More »847 new cases, increase in Negeri Sembilan, Labuan
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 847 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today with an increase in new cases in Negeri Sembilan and Labuan. Both Negeri Sembilan (38 new cases) and Labuan (29 new cases) were in single digits respectively yesterday. The death toll from Covid-19 in Malaysia …
Read More »How does working from home help public health measures, Anwar asks?
[ad_1] Anwar Ibrahim says the directive doesn’t make sense as it allows management staff to stay at home while operational-level employees have to work on site. PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has questioned how Putrajaya’s work from home affecting certain workers would help the Ministry of Health’s public health …
Read More »Failed liposuction probe completed
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Police investigation documents on a failed liposuction procedure at a beauty center in Cheras that left a 23-year-old woman dead on Saturday were presented yesterday to the Attorney General’s Office (AGC). Kuala Lumpur Police CID Chief SAC Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the documents were …
Read More »Of government U-turns, confusion and double standards
[ad_1] IF this is not confusing, I don’t know what is. I woke up to see a message from the National Safety Council (NSC) that all red zone workers who needed to travel to work must undergo swab testing. The text, which I received at 1.30 am, said that workers …
Read More »MTUC: Why does the WFH only apply to the managerial level? The directive is discriminatory and vague
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The work-from-home (WFH) rule that applies to those in management and supervisory functions is a “form of discrimination” against non-managerial personnel, says the Malaysian Trade Union Congress. Selangor and Federal Territories Division Secretary Mohd Faisal Husin said the directive that only 10% of those in managerial roles …
Read More »A case of the powerful above the lower class?
[ad_1] The Minister of Plantation and Commodity Industries, Khairuddin Aman Razali, did not quarantine himself upon his return from a trip to Turkey in July. PETALING JAYA: The “No More Actions” (NFA) riot against Plantation Industries and Commodities Mohd Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali, who violated mandatory home quarantine upon return …
Read More »Will Malaysia consider voting by mail due to Covid-19?
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPURFresh out of state elections in Sabah, Malaysia is now facing a third wave of Covid-19 cases, attributed to the carelessness and complacency that marked the campaign period. Admitting that previous containment measures were inadequate to contain the spike in cases following the Sabah state elections, the government …
Read More »Rescind ‘No More Actions’ in Khairuddin Case, Najib Tells Government
[ad_1] Najib Razak says the decision about Khairuddin Aman Razali not being quarantined is considered by many to be unfair and double standards. PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on the government to take a minister to court for disobeying Covid-19 SOPs after police said no further …
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