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Published on: Monday, May 24, 2021 By: Bernama Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) urged the public to practise self-lockdown so as to prevent a sudden surge in Covid-19 infections, with cases currently exceeding 6,000 daily. He also advised everyone to remind others to do the same because whatever efforts carried out by the Government would not be effective if the people do not comply with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs). “Some keep asking why not implement a total lockdown? Do your own lockdown, stay at home and tell others to do the same thing...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) secretary-general J. Solomon today continued to accuse Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan of delaying amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) 2019 (Act 446). According to...

KEPALA BATAS: Pandemonium broke out with over 60 foreign workers running helter-skelter when a team of enforcement officers raided a housing construction site in Bertam Perdana near here. The incident had officers chasing after workers, with some of the workers being pinned down in muddy terrain nearby before being handcuffed and rounded up at the premises. North Seberang Prai district district chief Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said 31 foreign workers in their 20s to 40s were arrested but added that he believed about 30 others escaped. The workers, from countries such as Myanmar and Banglad...

Nube sec-gen cries intimidation after police report by minister Published Modified12:43 pm - National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) secretary-general J Solomon has cried intimidation after Human Resources Minister M Saravanan lodged a police report against him. Saravanan had claimed Solomon slandered him and misled the public by asking the Human Resources Ministry not to relax the enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). Last month, Saravanan was reported as saying... All Access Plan

Experts back full lockdown in Selangor Veena Babulal KUALA LUMPUR: As increasing Covid-19 infections wreak havoc on the country's healthcare system, experts are saying that a full lockdown, similar to the first Movement Control Order, may be the way to curb further spread of the coronavirus. Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry's (Mosti) Covid-19 Epidemiological Analysis and Strategies Task Force chairman Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud said such a lockdown was necessary for Selangor, where healthcare services appeared to be on the brink of collapse. "There is a re...