PPBM AGM cannot be held, says Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(The Edge Markets) - All annual meetings of companies, cooperatives, associations and organisations must be postponed until a date to be determined by the Ministry of Health (MoH), said Senior…
Coronavirus: Star-studded One World: Together At Home concert to be aired
(BBC) - A star-studded special concert is to be live-streamed and broadcast on TV to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
The One World: Together At Home show will see…
‘Regrettable’ but legal to hold only 1-day sitting, says constitutional law expert
(FMT) - A constitutional law expert says the one-day only sitting of Parliament on May 18 is “regrettable” even though it is in line with the Federal Constitution.
Shad Saleem Faruqi said it…
Putin tells Xi on phone: “smearing China on origin of Covid-19 unacceptable”
(Xinhua) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, spoke over phone on Thursday night, reaffirming mutual support in the fight against COVID-19 and rejecting…
Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%
(BBC) - The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities. Wuhan officials attributed the new…
Coronavirus: UK hospital deaths reach 14,576 after 847 more patients die
Figures from the Department of Health and each home nation do not include deaths in care homes, hospices and other settings outside hospital, masking the UK's true coronavirus death toll. The latest…
Zahid proposes four Sabah Umno leaders for government posts
Zainal Epi, Malay Mail Online
Umno has suggested that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin appoint four Sabah Umno leaders to positions that reflect their involvement in the Perikatan…
Charles Santiago removed as SPAN chairman
(Focus Malaysia) - Charles Santiago has been terminated as the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman.
He was removed under Section 11(1) of the Water Services Industry Act 2006…
Wahid Omar is new Bursa Malaysia chairman
(FMT) - Bursa Malaysia Berhad today announced the appointment of Wahid Omar as its new chairman, replacing Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen, who retires at the end of the month.
In a statement,…
Gates Foundation raises pandemic funds to US$250m
(CNA) - Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 disease pandemic, Melinda…
Japan’s New Economic Stimulus Package includes Funding for Companies to Shift Production Out of China
(Nikkei) - Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed building an economy that is less dependent on one country, China, so that the nation can better avoid…
Deep Analysis Of Global Pandemic Data Reveals Important Insights
(Forbes) - A massive amount of data about the pandemic is generated every day. Although organizations such as WHO, CDC, Johns Hopkins University, and Worldometers are disseminating important…
U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020
Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty as a result…
China Wins: Why Trump’s WHO Funding Cut Is a Gift to Beijing
“If we cede the playing field, obviously China is going to fill in that space”
(Time) - When he accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of going soft on China over the COVID-19 pandemic and…
UK coronavirus deaths now 13,729, expected to rise further
(Sky News) - The number of coronavirus patients who have died in UK hospitals has gone past 13,000 after another 861 deaths.
The Department of Health announced the increase, which takes the…
KANTOI AGAIN: Data analytics firm sends legal letter demanding RM15m from Sarawak Report
(Malaysiakini) - Berkshire Media Sdn Bhd has issued a legal letter to Sarawak Report demanding RM15 million and an apology over its four articles and a Twitter post containing allegations…
PH insists on special Dewan Rakyat sitting to debate Covid-19 issues
(FMT) - Pakatan Harapan (PH) is insisting on a special parliamentary session to discuss the Covid-19 issue before the Dewan Rakyat convenes on May 18.
In a statement, PKR president Anwar…
Former Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian not sure of his next move
(MMO) - Former Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian said today he is considering joining an existing political party or forming a new one whose stand will be similar to that of Parti Warisan Sabah…
Najib’s daughter’s bid to stay proceedings of IRB suit to be heard May 14
(Bernama) - Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s daughter, Nooryana Najwa has filed an application for a stay of lawsuit proceedings brought by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) asking…
India tuduh ketua tabligh homisid kerana berhimpun semasa wabak
(Reuters) - India memfailkan tuduhan homisid salah tidak menyamai pembunuhan terhadap ketua kumpulan Islam kerana menganjurkan suatu himpunan bulan lepas yang menurut pihak berkuasa membawa kepada…
Worries over ‘Wahhabi outlook’ of new FT mufti
(FMT) - Feathers have been ruffled within Malaysia’s traditional ulama community over intense lobbying by scholars inclined to the Wahhabi doctrine, hoping to fill the vacant federal territories…
US halting WHO funding is unethical, says China’s top epidemiologist
(ST) - By halting funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United States is only trying to divert attention from its failure to handle its domestic coronavirus epidemic, China's top…
China’s TV network names Malaysia’s Health DG among ‘doctors at the top’ during Covid-19 pandemic
(MalayMail) - Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been named among the “top doctors” in the world, thanks to his straightforward approach in handling the outbreak in the…
US criticised for handing 1MDB cash to Malaysian government
(AFP) - Malaysia's opposition has expressed concern Wednesday (Apr 15) that the United States had returned US$300 million in funds stolen from the scandal-hit 1MDB state fund to an "unelected"…
Mahathir urges US not to give 1MDB funds back to KL
(Reuters) - The United States should "think twice" before giving Malaysia back the money recovered from an anti-kleptocracy probe into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), former prime minister…
Health DG: Wear mask and practise social distancing
(Yahoo News) - People should wear masks, practise social distancing and avoid the '3Cs' of confined spaces, crowded places and close contact with one another, says Health director-general Datuk Dr…
UK too slow to act on Covid-19, says opposition Labour leader
(Reuters) - Britain was initially too slow to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak and did not learn quickly enough from other countries, opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on…
Report: May 18 Parliament sitting to proceed, with limited media coverage and strict admission rules
(MMO) - The next Parliament sitting scheduled to take place on May 18 will be broadcasted “live” on national television networks as usual, said Speaker of the Lower House Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md…
Dams running dry in two Pakatan states, utility company warns
(FMT) - The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBA) has warned of low levels at six key dams in Kedah and Penang, urging the government to carry out cloud seeding operations in the northern states.…
COVID-19: What’s behind Vietnam’s containment success?
With no deaths reported and the number of confirmed cases in the mere hundreds, Vietnam's response to the pandemic appears to be working. Elsewhere, governments enforced lockdowns to cope with…