Malaysia

30/07/2021

Law & Order

Malaysia: Parliament Speaker must invoke standing orders to allow motion on annulling Emergency Ordinances to be debated, rights groups urge

29/07/2021

Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare royal rebuke

29/07/2021

King did not assent to govt’s revocation of Emergency ordinances, says Istana Negara

29/07/2021

Malaysia

Malaysia: Why are police still probing contract doctors over strike despite Health Minister’s assurance, Lembah Pantai MP asks

28/07/2021

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament (MP) Fahmi Fadzil today questioned why police investigations are still being...

Malaysia: Govt should expand vaccine distribution capacity beyond Klang Valley to expedite reopening of major cities nationwide, says Johor Bahru MP

28/07/2021

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- The government should expand its vaccine distribution capacity beyond the Klang Valley to other major cities...

Malaysian police say helicopter flying to Ipoh to collect nasi kandar only permitted to cross state lines for maintenance

by Aldgra F.

28/07/2021

IPOH, MALAYSIA – The Bell 505 Global Ranger helicopter that brought 36 packets of nasi ganja from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur...

Malaysia: Contract doctors should not be treated like disposable PPE, says former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad

27/07/2021

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Contract doctors in the country should not be treated like the disposable personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Malaysia: Even residents of PM’s constituency have visited Muar centre seeking assistance, says MP Syed Saddiq

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Muar Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman in Parliament on Monday (26 July)...

Malaysian doctors stage walkout amid worsening COVID outbreak

Hundreds of junior doctors at state-run Malaysian hospitals staged walkouts Monday demanding better conditions as the country faces its worst...

Contract doctors across Malaysia’s public hospitals go on strike after PM’s “half-baked” proposal fails to placate demands

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Contract doctors across Malaysia's public hospitals went on strike on Monday morning (26 July) after Prime...

Malaysia says emergency to end as parliament sits after virus shutdown

Malaysia's government will not extend a controversial coronavirus state of emergency beyond 1 August, a minister said Monday, as parliament...

Malaysia’s highland farmers fight for survival in pandemic

16/07/2021

Vast tea plantations spread out over Malaysia's rugged highlands, where a network of greenhouses harvests fruit, vegetables and flowers and...

Malaysia shuts jab centre after 200 workers infected