Stern action will be taken against those polluting the environment, says Minister

KUALA LANGAT: Fire being put out earlier this week at the forest reserve area here by the Selangor state Fire and Rescue Department. Environmentalists have been raising their concerns of the long ongoing peat fire in the area, which also has been the cause of haze several times in the…

COVID-19: 100 recoveries, 38 new cases, no deaths – Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, April 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Another 100 COVID-19 cases have fully recovered and were discharged today, bringing cumulative recovery cases in the country to 3,862, or 66.8 percent of the total number of cases.  Also, no deaths were reported overnight, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, adding that the latest number…

Govt committed to easing SMEs’ financial burden during MCO – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government will ensure that the local small and medium enterprises (SME) sector will remain resilient and sustainable in facing the current economic challenges, especially the cash flow problem during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, said Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said this is because…

Muhyiddin joins world leaders in calling for global collaboration for COVID-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin joined several world leaders tonight in calling for global collaboration to accelerate work in coming up with a vaccine for COVID-19 that is ravaging the world. Speaking at the launch of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) accelerator hosted by the World…

COVID-19: 20 port authorities sign declaration to keep ports open

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  Twenty port authorities around the globe today signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20 members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America recognise the critical role played…

COVID-19: No drastic spike in cases during MCO 3rd phase

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia is under greater control with no drastic spike in new cases under the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) that began on April 15, the Health Ministry (MOH) said today.  Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this situation has…

Strong, productive workforce key to Malaysia’s economic resilience

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian economy has the resiliency to bounce back from the current situation due to its strong and productive labour force, an economist said. Juwai IQI chief economist Shan Saeed said the government was focusing on sectors that could kick-start the economy in a short…

Govt formulating economic recovering plan for short, medium & long term

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has directed the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning Unit (EPU), and the Prime Minister’s Department to formulate a comprehensive Economic Recovery Plan for the short, medium and long term. He said the plan was aimed at ensuring the economic activities…

MCO extended another two weeks to May 12 – Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Movement Control Order (MCO), which is due to end on April 28, has been extended by another two weeks until May 12, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In announcing this tonight, the prime minister, however, said if COVID-19 cases continued to show a sharp decrease,…

COVID-19: New cases 71, two deaths – Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, April 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new COVID-19 cases in the country has remained below 100 for the seventh day in a row, with 71 reported within the last 24 hours, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this took the cumulative number of cases reported so far to 5,603,…