By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — The Federal government should come up with a holistic policy to control the intake of foreigners into the country, says Selangor state executive councillor Ng Sze Han. He said failure to formulate such policy will see an influx of foreigners entering the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The government's plan to address the increase in Covid-19 cases in Kuching, Sarawak, is among the issues that will be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

SHAH ALAM, June 29 — Malaysians returning from overseas will be required to pay a fee of between RM30 to RM150 for Covid-19 testing upon entering the country while foreigners will be charged between RM60 to RM250, says a new Federal ruling effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government has allowed the entry of healthcare travellers involving critically ill patients who require treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU).

PUTRAJAYA, June 22 — The Pedas Cluster in Negeri Sembilan, which reported 12 new Covid-19 cases today, has accounted for 316 cases so far, out of the screenings done on 844 contacts at the workplace and 113 family members, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — While awaiting the government’s decision to extend or lift the conditional movement control order (CMCO), which expires this Tuesday, Malaysians will look forward to an announcement on the Short-term Economic Recovery Plan in a special message by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today.

PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The actual daily case graph of all Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has shown a significant increase in positive cases involving non-Malaysians since April 28, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — All foreign workers nabbed during the enforcement period of the movement control order (MCO) since March 18 did not have valid travel documents, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, May 28 — Foreigners whose visa or social passes expired during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will not face any legal action, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, May 26 — Malaysia recorded 187 new Covid-19 positive cases today, with the majority involving non-citizens.

PUTRAJAYA, May 26 — Cramped living spaces and poor hygiene have been identified as the causes of Covid-19 infection among foreign workers, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The number of foreign workers in this country needs to be reduced between 30 to 40 per cent in a bid to lower the unemployment rate which is expected to jump 4.0 per cent this year due to Covid-19 pandemic.

SEPANG, May 20 — The police are looking for four Indonesian workers who ran away from a kongsi house in Sepang after undergoing Covid-19 tests.

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Action will be taken against family members of Malaysians holding permanent resident (PR) status or long-term social visit pass who failed to pay for the accommodation costs when undergoing mandatory quarantine, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, May 12 — The Selangor government takes the opportunity during the ongoing the movement control order (MCO) as well as the enhanced MCO (EMCO) to identify foreign workers running small businesses or trades in the state. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Police are trying to track down nine male foreigners who escaped from a Covid-19 quarantine centre here yesterday said Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim.