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Keeping tabs: A health worker taking a nasal swab from a foreign worker in Kuala Lumpur. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star PETALING JAYA: As enforcement on the mandatory Covid-19 screening for foreign workers commenced on New Year’s Day, employers are calling on the government to consider periodic screening for both local and foreign workers owing to the increasing number of daily cases. Small-Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia president Datuk Michael Kang said some members that had begun testing their foreign workers some time ago found more Malaysian staff were contracting the virus. “...

Positive signs: Crude palm oil continues to extend its rally trading above RM3,800 per tonne. — Reuters PLANTERS ushered in the new year in a euphoric mood as crude palm oil (CPO) continues to extend its rally trading above RM3,800 per tonne, which is almost a decade-high price. However, despite the higher CPO prices, most planters are expecting mixed performance in their earnings outlook for this year with the industry currently facing severe workers shortage in the estates. This situation has turned for the worst with the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic that restricts foreign workers recr...

PETALING JAYA: The proposal to allow big corporations to hire foreign workers by financing the repatriation of illegal immigrants has been met with mixed reaction from labour-intensive industries. Lauding the move, Malaysian Estate Owners Association president Peter Benjamin said the initiative shows the government is finding ways and means to reduce the number of illegal workers in the country. “However, the government must provide more clarity and details on how it will go about it. “They have to state the requirements clearly and make them easy to understand because such an arrangement...

give you an idea where the rain is, where the rain is not and thankfully now it's just some rain. it's still raining steadily through most of the district and up 270 there's rain up i-95 towards baltimore. in terms of anything fairly heavy that's crossing just south of chesapeake beach into the bay. it will event wally head across because everything is drifting to the north -- eventually head across because everything is drifting north and to the northeast. the area of low pressure is just pushing off to the northeast now. that's taken all the thunderstorm activity pretty much out to...

-- that breezy today and mild. high temperatures well into the 70's this afternoon. a record high is 73 at dulles airport and there's a good chance that will be broken or tied. very windy and cooler tomorrow in the 50's. shady grove road at the metro station, eastbound shady grove road, flashing lights, the scene of a crash. traffic is easily getting around that and accessing the metro station. metro rail is on normal service systemwide. we will come back in 10 minutes with the latest on traffic. becoming windy back to you. >> thank you. we are happy to talk about the weather thi...