MCO: Five jailed three months each after throwing drink cans at police

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KUALA LUMPUR: Five men were sentenced to three months’ jail each by the magistrates’ court here today for criminal violence against a policeman who was conducting his duty to prevent the spread of Covid-19, following the Movement Control Order (MCO), effective March 18. Magistrate M. Saravanan sentenced D. Candran, 38, K. Kandasamy, 50, D. Thavachilan, …

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EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian Embassy In Abuja, Others Refuse To Allow Staff Work From Home Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

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Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Abuja Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Abuja Google The Embassy of Indonesia in Abuja, Nigeria, has refused to allow staff work from home or observe social distancing despite the outbreak and continued spread of Coronavirus in the country, SaharaReporters can confirm. Despite pleas to the leadership of …

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MCO: Unemployed man gets three-month jail for obstructing officers on duty

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KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was sentenced to three-month jail by the magistrates’ court here today for obstructing members of the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) from carrying out their duties during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period. Magistrate Mohamed Aizat Abdul Rahim sentenced the accused, Hew Foo Keang, 35, after he pleaded guilty to the …

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Spain overtakes China virus toll with 3,434 deaths: Govt

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MADRID: Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after 738 people died over the past 24 hours, the government said. Across the world, only Italy now has a higher death toll than that of Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late last year, 3,281 people have died. The …

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The Political Economy Of Coronavirus By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

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The most powerful person in Aso Rock, Abba Kyari; who is the chief of staff to the president, has tested positive to Covid19. No government official can reach President Buhari without him. There is a ripe suspicion that the kitchen cabinet might have been infected. Likewise in Europe, the most powerful person, Angela Merkel the chancellor …

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Nigerian Youth Have Gone To Sleep? By Tao Bakare

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Woke up this morning to the unfortunate reality of the Nigerian state, the failure of her youth to take up responsibilities as the thread and wool that holds her fabric together. Flashback to the time when our past heroes, who were at the time youths, took up giant strides and went through the battles, upheavals, fights …

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(Video) Time for tough action against those flouting MCO

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PETALING JAYA: Faced with the deadly Covid-19 virus, the government implemented the movement control order (MCO) as a lesser measure to contain the pandemic. The MCO was favoured to a full lockdown as the latter might cause deep inconvenience to the people. While the move, as a preliminary measure to counter the spread of the …

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“I stay at work for you , you stay at home for us”

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KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor has put Facebook to good use by sharing a quote to remind Malaysians to stay at home during the two-week movement control order period. Dr Gee Teak Sheng, a consultant neurosurgeon from Pantai Hospital, Penang today shared a photo of him holding a paper with ‘I Stay At Work for You, …

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Cuepacs hopes govt ensures well-being, safety of civil servants on duty

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) hopes the government can take initiatives or steps to safeguard the well-being of civil servants who have to serve during the duration of the movement control order. Its president, Adnan Mat said the safety and well-being of staff and their …

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830 more nurses for government hospitals, says Health Minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will place 830 nurses in government hospitals to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in this country, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said their appointments on a contract basis was to beef up the manpower capacity at 135 government hospitals across the country in …

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