Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan: The wage subsidy programme helps the companies to keep their employees. If it stops, the workers will lose their jobs.

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: Bracelets must be worn by those who: i) Had close contact with Covid-19 patients; ii) Returned from abroad; and iii) Are in administrative Movement Control Order areas.

The 129th fatality refers to case No 10,145 — a Filipina aged 50 — who had coughs and breathing difficulties on Sept 14.

The painting work in Flat Seri Kedah started on Sept 5, 2020, and was set for completion on Sept 23 but everything was done way ahead of schedule.

"Usually, the  monsoon season will be from November until January, so in preparing for the flood situation, we will place our assets at over 30 identified flood-prone locations," JBPM director-general, Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said.

Sunway Property’s township in Medini — Sunway Iskandar is an integrated sustainable development that offers a synergic blend of nature’s beauty with contemporary city lifestyle — some 40% of the township is filled with greenery and water bodies.

Mositun, who is PBS vice-president, said the alternatives include increasing water treatment plants and reservoirs as this is more proactive and cost effective than building a dam which would disrupt river flows.

As cost is still the main concern, the government’s political will in encouraging more developers to adopt the new building methods is needed to allow a paradigm shift.

Between noon September 16 and noon September 17, 122 more deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 9,222 people.

"I’m not saying Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has not given anything, but it is not enough because there is no cooperation with the federal government," he said.