[ad_1] Political scientist and social activist Chandra Muzaffar. PETALING JAYA: Political scientist and social activist Chandra Muzaffar has questioned the wisdom of seeking a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a time when the nation is fighting the Covid-19 virus. Speaking to FMT, he said the …
Read More »COMMENT Where are we now?
[ad_1] COMMENTARY There is a pandemic worldwide with over four million cases worldwide and around 276,000 deaths. Almost all of the world’s major economies are in varying degrees of blockade. All economies are expected to contract. The United States reports 33 million unemployed. There is no vaccine or cure in …
Read More »‘Extraction’ director explains why Proton cars appear in the movie
[ad_1] It’s not every day that a Malaysian car brand is seen in a Hollywood movie. Particularly in the new Netflix action movie “Extraction”, Proton cars had been featured multiple times in the movie as a pleasant surprise to us Malays. We contacted Netflix to ask the creators of “Extraction” …
Read More »MCO4 is almost over, will life be back to normal soon?
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The question of whether the Movement Control Order (MCO) that went into effect on March 18 will be expanded or not will be answered in approximately 72 hours, if not sooner. After 53 days, many would like their lives to return to normal soon, and therefore hoped …
Read More »With MCO phase 4 ending soon, will life in Malaysia return to normal?
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysians will find out within the next three days if the movement control order (MCO), which came into force on March 18, will be further extended. After 53 days, many want their lives to return to normal and are hoping that the MCO is lifted when …
Read More »Muhyiddin stole our government, don’t let him steal our Parliament
[ad_1] COMMENTARY The | Dewan Rakyat’s speaker, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, did the right thing by dismissing Sabah’s Prime Minister Shafie Apdal’s motion of confidence in Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to establish the fact that he ordered majority support in Parliament. The intention was good but the procedure was wrong. It …
Read More »Penang reopens its own terms
[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: The Penangites heaved a sigh of relief when the state partially reopened its doors with its own adaptation of the conditional movement control (MCO) order called the Gradual Recovery Strategy. Almost all outlets, including department stores and shopping malls, were allowed to reopen under the strategy yesterday, …
Read More »Fadillah appreciates appointment as joint chair of Petronas-Sarawak panel
[ad_1] Petronas and the Sarawak government have resolved a dispute over the state sales tax on petroleum products. KUCHING: Chief Minister (Infrastructure) Fadillah Yusof has welcomed his appointment as joint chairman in the negotiation process between the Sarawak and Petronas government. He saw it as a sign of the federal …
Read More »Hotels suffer big losses | The star
[ad_1] KUANTAN: The hotel industry in Pahang has recorded RM500,000 in lost revenue in all four phases of the Movement Control Order (MCO) after the Covid-19 pandemic. The chairman of the Pahang Tourism, Environment and Plantation Committee, Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin, said the loss occurred when the three, four …
Read More »Covid-19 MyTrace app data was saved to phone, not government servers, says Khairy
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Data collected by the MyTrace app used to track Covid-19 contacts is saved only on the phone and not on government servers, says Khairy Jamaluddin (Photo). The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) said that the authorities would publish the source code of the application soon …
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