Unpacking Malaysia’s MCO 3.0
More than a year since the first lockdown, country’s Covid-19 situation sees rapid deterioration.
Hype in home-gardening, plants fades off
Lower sales expected in ongoing MCO 3.0 as enthusiasts return to work.
Group to fill gap in sexual harassment data
Alliance to to talk to stakeholders about school safety and child rights.
MOE fails to provide safe space for students, say groups
They questioned if the ministry’s course of action was the best that it could do.
Movement curbs alone cannot stem Covid-19 wave, warn health experts
They say aggressive mass testing and rigorous contact tracing imperative to bring down infection rate.
Private education institutions ordered to stop face-to-face learning
All are to implement home-based teaching and learning starting today till June 6.
Parents say 2-day school closure over Covid will disrupt learning
Many cannot afford to send their kids to tutors or private school instead, groups say
No action taken against male teacher in rape joke incident, says student
To make matter worse, the teacher is still teaching in the same school.
MCO for KL, parts of Johor, Terengganu, Perak from Friday
The latest MCO order will take effect for two weeks from May 7 to May 20.
Excluding KL from new MCO makes no sense, say social media users
They say this is because Covid-19 cases in the capital are also on an uptrend.
Sedition laws abused more in 2020 under Perikatan, says Suaram
Human rights body says number of cases doubled from 2019.
Climate gains lost as normality returns, conservationists say
Loggers, miners and developers making up for lost time.
July 22 date for 7 groups suing govt over emergency
On the same day, the High Court will also hear the application by two PKR leaders who were the intervenors in the groups’ suit.
Najib’s lawyers in quarantine, 1MDB trial put off
Defence team taking precautionary measure after a key member tested positive for Covid-19 positive.
Groups invite Hamid Bador to join fight for police reform
Outgoing IGP’s experience, insights will prove invaluable, says activists.
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin