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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Migrant workers might not be the source of cheap labour in Malaysia soon. The Government’s proposed amendment of the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 is bound to raise costs for businesses which employ a large number of foreign workers. Yet the amendment is deemed necessary as the country continues to grapple with rising Covid-19 cases, now worsened by growing workplace clusters which are believed to be spurred by cramped accommodation of forei...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians who flout the standard operating procedure could face stiffer fines or even jail time for their actions after the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 is amended. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Emergency Management Technical Committee had looked into provisions in the law that could be amended to allow stricter and swifter enforcement of Covid-19 SOP. “Enforcement must be enhanced to ensure adherence to SOP. “It is crucial to fol...

Friday, 05 Feb 2021 05:36 PM MYT Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba during a visit at an electronics factory in Seremban, February 5, 2021. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SEREMBAN, Feb 5 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba went out to the field to observe the implementation of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) at an electronics factory here today. Accompanied by Negri Sembilan Health director Datin...

The Human Resource Ministry will lead the Worker Accommodation Management Task Force, which will have a wider and more comprehensive jurisdiction through the amendments of the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990. KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Government is in the process of amending the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 to improve workers accommodation in Malaysia as the nation contends with the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yas...

PETALING JAYA: The government will make amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 to impose harsher penalties against anyone found violating standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Emergency Management Technical Committee has scrutinised provisions to the law to allow stricter and swifter enforcement of the SOP. "It is crucial to follow SOP at workplaces, workers quarters, business premise...

Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The government’s decision to allow the forestry and timber sector, as well as its chains involving logging to operate as usual effective today, enables it to contribute to the country’s economic growth even during the Movement Control Order (MCO). Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali in a statement said it was a relief to the timber industry, especially the furniture sect...

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The government will not hesitate to take action against any factory that does not comply with the regulations on workers’ accommodations, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Awang Hashim.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to allow the forestry and timber sector, as well as its chains involving logging to operate as usual effective...

 A total of 23 employers have been charged in court for failing to comply with the government’s ruling on the provision of workers’ accommodation in accordance with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446)