Covid-19 : What the Movement Control Order means

PRIME Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on March 16 a Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed under the Control of the Spread of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 and the Police Act 1967, from March 18 to 31.

Prior to March 16, rumours of a lockdown have been floating around. After the MCO announcement, many people were confused as to what this means and how they are affected.

Essentially, MCO is actually a partial form of lockdown. While non-essential services are expected to close within the stipulated period, will the businesses abide by the order? What will be the penalty if one is found to have disregarded the order and continue to operate as usual?

So, what does the MCO mean?

What we should and shouldn’t do under restricted movement

We want to thank the government for putting in place some good and necessary measures to stem the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia. Many areas will require clarification over the next few days. We recognise that this is not a lockdown, as we can still move about, but an intensifying of social distancing and restrictions on movement are critical.

What we hope will happen now is that Malaysians will respond to these measures in a responsible way. Sadly, what we see is a lot of irresponsible behaviour by many Malaysians both individually and as groups. Right now, Covid-19 is no longer our main enemy but rather irresponsible, ignorant and disbelieving Malaysians who are spreading the virus far and wide.

There are some things that Malaysians must not do right now in the face of the closure of businesses, government departments and schools.

PN Bukan Kerajaan Pintu Belakang, Titah Sultan Selangor

SULTAN Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah bertitah, pembentukan kerajaan Perikatan Nasional (PN) bukan melalui pintu belakang ataupun rampasan kuasa.

Sebaliknya, titah baginda yang mengikuti rapat kemelut politik negara, PN telah dibentuk bagi menggantikan kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH).

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Syed Akbar Ali,
seorang penganalisis yang realistik

SEORANG ahli perniagaan dan ahli perbankan, yang juga penganalisis ekonomi dan politik terkemuka berpandangan bahawa kerajaan Malaysia sangat bergantung kepada para pembayar cukai di kalangan orang bukan Islam untuk kelangsungan pengurusan kewangan dan ekonomi yang lemah.

Menurut Syed Akbar Ali, belanjawan negara 2020 yang dibentangkan bekas menteri kewangan Lim Guan Eng tahun lalu adalah bersandarkan harga minyak petroleum US$60 setong, dan kini harga minyak di peringkat antarabangsa terus merudum kepada US$40 dan US$30 setong. 

Deputy minister closes Twitter account after uproar over Covid-19 post

Deputy Women and Family Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff

PETALING JAYA: Deputy Women and Family Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has apparently closed down her Twitter account after sparking an uproar over a tweet she had made on Covid-19.

The post had read: “The likelihood of dying from the Coronavirus is only 1%, while the possibility of dying at any moment is 100%.