2 more KL residential buildings sealed off
PUTRAJAYA has imposed an enhanced movement control order on two residential buildings in the heart of…
Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu
The cyclone is now packing winds of up to 235kph. (Wikipedia pic/The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)) PORT VILA: A deadly Pacific cyclone intensified as it hit Vanuatu on Monday, threatening a natural disaster that experts fear will undermine the impoverished Pacific nation’s battle to remain coronavirus-free. Tropical Cyclone Harold, which claimed 27 lives […]
Tangkapan ingkar PKP naik 51%.
PUTRAJAYA: Tangkapan kerana ingkar perintah kawalan pergerakan meningkat 51% semalam, selepas trend menunjukkan penurunan selama 4 hari berturut-turut. Menteri Pertahanan Ismail Sabri berkata, sebanyak 554 tangkapan semalam berbanding 348 tangkapan pada hari sebelumnya. Beliau dimaklumkan peningkatan itu dipercayai kerana rakyat keluar beramai-ramai pada hari minggu. “Tolong jangan ambil kesempatan keluar beramai-ramai,” katanya selepas mesyuarat harian […]
Give incentive to media as well for keeping public informed on Covid-19 fight, doctors tell govt
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The government should also provide incentive to local media personnel for…
Need for action against racism, xenophobia online
THE Association for Community and Dialogue is concerned about a local research hub’s observation that xenophobia…
Segamat Hospital denies discouraging use of ‘unapproved’ masks
THE Segamat Hospital today denied that it issued a statement discouraging the use of face masks…
Penang appeals to Putrajaya for heightened border control
GEORGE TOWN, April 6 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has appealed to the Home…
Custody sentence for contravening MCO not compulsory
I refer to your article that community service may not be an appropriate sentence. Pursuant to the Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan 2020 (movement control order), regulation 11(1) states that the penalty is a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. However, the presiding judge or magistrate, on a plea […]
Guna budi bicara hukum pesalah ingkar PKP, kata ketua hakim
Ketua Hakim Negara Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. PETALING JAYA: Ketua Hakim Negara Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat menyeru hakim mahkamah menggunakan budi bicara dalam mengenakan hukuman terhadap pesalah yang melanggar Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) dengan mengambil kira risiko penularan Covid-19 di penjara. Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan memaklumkan semua majistret dan hakim Mahkamah Sesyen perlu mempertimbangkan […]
Sarawak bans Ramadan, Gawai Dayak bazaars this year to curb Covid-19 spread
MIRI, April 5 — The state government has decided not to allow Ramadan and Gawai Dayak…