KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The following is the morning update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC) Quick Response Team on countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The services sector generated an estimated revenue of RM83.29 billion during the first three phases of the movement control order (MCO) up to April 28, representing a drop of 38.6 per cent in its estimated average monthly revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador has reminded the public not to embark on interstate travel after the permitted four-day travel period from May 7 ended yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The Covid-19 Fund launched on March 11 has received RM40.2 million in donations from various quarters as of May 7, Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The question of whether or not the movement control order (MCO) that came into force on March 18 will be further extended will be answered in about 72 hours, if not sooner.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Companies may resume business operations from May 4, without an approval letter from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) and Covid-19 screening of workers is not mandatory, says the ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — While unemployment hit an almost 10-year high of 3.9 per cent in March, MIDF Research foresees the country will maintain the state of full employment this year but with an upward tick to 3.8 per cent.

PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The Road Transport Department (RTD) will reopen 13 more services involving commercial vehicles beginning May 11.

KOTA KINABALU, May 8 — Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said so far the government has allocated a total of RM1.2 billion to 997,000 workers from 117,000 employers throughout the first month of the wage subsidy scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The unemployment rate in Malaysia rose to 3.5 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year from 3.2 per cent in Q4 2019 -- the highest since Q2 2017, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

PUTRAJAYA, May 6 — The government does not interfere in judges’ sentencing decisions on those found or pleaded guilty to defying the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — National sports associations (NSA) requiring special training facilities for their athletes involved in the Road to Tokyo (RTT) programme have been asked to submit their applications to the Special Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — All forest activities across the peninsular including hiking, camping or jungle trekking are not permitted during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The media needs a conducive environment for it to function effectively to protect public interests, apart from the freedom to report, said the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — The government does not recognise the refugee status of any groups, including the Rohingyas, even if they are United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) card holders, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has required banking institutions to take appropriate steps to ensure that borrowers and customers are provided with clear information on the process and changes to the terms of their agreements.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Consumer and industrial product and services were the biggest gainers on Bursa Malaysia today after the government eased the movement control order (MCO) to allow more than two million employees in various sectors to return to work.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The High Court will hear oral submissions on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case for three consecutive days beginning June 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The decision to lift the movement control order (MCO), which is currently on its third phase, must be carefully made and directly communicated to the public, says the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — For the first time, case hearings in the Court of Appeal will be live-streamed tomorrow.