Archive - 3 December 2020

• YOURSAY | Azmin’s explanation will not move the needle
• North Korea-linked hackers targeted J&J, Novavax in hunt for Covid research
• YOURSAY | 'There are no honourable men left in Malaysia'
• COMMENT | Budget bungle - Harapan made it about politics, not policy
• 2020 likely world's second hottest, UN says
• Teratai cluster spills into the community and other news you may have missed
• US says UN Covid-19 meeting is stage for Chinese 'propaganda'
• Sabahans life expectancy could be 2 years shorter than in 2010 - study
• MDEC launches Go-eCommerce Expo, highlighting live streaming e-commerce for SMEs
• Malaysiakini's Martin Vengadesan releases psychedelic rock CD
• LETTER | Must ministry educate employers on worker housing standards?
• Heavy rain causes flash flood at Pasar Payang
• At least 40 editorial staff members among over 100 retrenched by The Star
• NGO reaches out to urban poor
• ADUN SPEAKS | PAS causing misery for Kedah non-Muslims
• M'sian women cannot confer nationality on children due to national security
• New motion to discipline Tasek Gelugor MP for bloc vote miscount accepted
• UPDATED 11.45PM | List of locations affected by Covid-19 (Dec 3)
• MP SPEAKS | Extend Parliament for one more day, debate Suhakam report
• Biden promises help to US workers hit by pandemic, Trump hints at 2024 run
• Australia approves tough new veto powers over foreign deals amid China row
• LETTER | Kedah MB's defence of temple demolition unacceptable
• Top Glove reiterates temporary closure of factories being done in stages
• 'PKR will reject motion of confidence for Perak MB'
• Terengganu - 439 flood victims evacuated to nine centres
• Sabah, Kelantan record highest poverty rates
• 110 vs 104: Opposition fails to defeat Miti's budget in bloc vote
• Another 15 suspects in fatal border shooting case remanded
• COMMENT | 2020 - the lost year in education
• ADUN SPEAKS | To serve remaining two years in office, will not seek reelection
• Penang govt to meet NSC on foreign workers Covid tests
• Govt saved RM233.4m from Apec Summit budget - Azmin
• Dr M ignored Agong’s role in sacking Apandi as AG, claims court filing
• Parliament assigns observers to bloc vote tellers
• Dewan Rakyat passes 11th budget through committee stage
• Environmentalists demand answers from Kedah MB over rare earth projects
• 'Flying car' not Medac's priority - PAC
• FGV has taken steps to address US forced labour allegation
• LETTER | Selective efficiency of the police
• GLC's RM20m investment independent of ex-minister's 'flying car' talk
• Maria slams deputy home minister for being insensitive to nationality issue
• Top Glove lodges police report over alleged abuse of its foreign worker
• Negeri Sembilan passes Seremban City Council Bill
• Police nab man for bribery, using the name of Johor police chief
• Umno figures cry foul over EPF withdrawal conditions
• Covid-19 - nearly 100,000 laid off since January
• Covid-19 (Dec 3): 1,075 new cases, 11 deaths
• Decision on Covid-19 vaccination among M'sian Muslims to be known tomorrow
• Two new rabies cases reported in Sarawak - Health DG
• IKM to be upgraded to university status - Wan Junaidi
• Activist group urges govt to abolish labour outsourcing to safeguard workers' rights
• Soldier being probed for allegedly abusing foreign workers - Defence chief
• Police receive five new reports on alleged rape by preacher
• Don’t treat us like slaves - domestic workers groups tell M’sian employers
• Cuepacs opposes proposal to extend retirement age of civil servants to 65
• Indah Water: Finance Ministry dismisses Ranhill Utilities due diligence claim
• Drug trafficking: Cops in Kota Tinggi District headquarters to face stern action
• IBM warns hackers targeting Covid vaccine 'cold chain' supply process
• Amanah Youth urges all opposition parties to hold talks on new cooperation
• Sabah CM, 32 others file discontinuance notice over state assembly dissolution challenge
• Kedah MB broke promise over temple demolition - minister
• Govt to consider allowing big firms to fund deportation costs of undocumented migrants
• Rohingya coerced into going to remote island, refugees and aid workers say
• Facebook bans false claims about Covid-19 vaccines
• Ministry to ensure Kedah rare earth elements will be sustainably mined
• Socso urges clinics, hospitals to charge minimum service fee for Covid-19 screening
• i-Sinar conditions too strict, unfair - economic expert
• WHO looks at possible 'e-vaccination certificates' for travel
• 28 foreigners involved in online gambling syndicate arrested
• Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford's stories clash on Covid-19 vaccine
• COMMENT | A budget for extraordinary times no excuse for abuse