News by Emir Zainul

"The Prime Ministers took stock of the progress of discussions, and gained a good understanding of Malaysia’s and Singapore’s respective positions,” said a joint statement.

The central bank said this will be under the Targeted Relief and Recovery Facility (TRRF) which is aimed at assisting eligible SMEs in the services sector, whose revenues have been affected by the recent enhanced and conditional movement control orders. 

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob: The risk assessment by the Ministry of Health (MoH) found that the positive rate in this area is still high whereby there are still new positive cases detected among employees through the second screening tests.

As for those in the middle 40% income group (M40) seeking a reduction in monthly instalments, they would have to make a self-declaration with the banks, but can do so without documents.

The four deaths were recorded in Sabah (2), Perak (1), and Kedah (1).

Sabah continues to lead with 616 cases, representing 52.7% of the total positive cases today, while the Klang Valley recorded 275 new cases.

This means the ongoing CMCO in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya will be extended as well. The same goes for Labuan and Sabah.

“[Malaysia’s] labour market [is] showing signs of recovery,” the MoF said.

Putrajaya is in the final stages of negotiations to participate in COVAX. 

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun: On behalf of the Parliament of Malaysia, I would like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Health D-G, the Director of Health of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and the officers and staff of the MoH who have worked hard to carry out screening tests and for the advice given to the MPs and staff of the Parliament