With a bleak outlook for the local hotel and tourism sector due to the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) 2.0 in several states and the declaration of state of emergency, the government must act fast to rescue the industries that are once again in dire straits. - Bernama file pic
A policeman talks with two people at a checkpoint who plan to leave Beijing to Hebei province's Yanjiao town, amid the coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Beijing near the provincial border with Hebei province, China. - EPA pic
“Article 150 (8)(b)(ii) states that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the authority to decide on extending the Proclamation of Emergency and the validity of his decision cannot be challenged in any courts of law. - Bernama pic
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz assured Malaysians and investors that the administration had always been facilitated by a well-regulated financial system, including the capital and financial markets.
Both international and domestic business communities have remained committed to Malaysia due to the country’s strengths and potential, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Health workers transfer a patient infected with covid-19 to El Salvador Hospital, a specialized center to treat covid-19, in San Salvador, El Salvador. - EPA pic
Health workers spray disinfectant over body bags containing human remains recovered from the crash site of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 at the port in Jakarta on January 10, 2021, following the January 9 crash of the airline's Boeing 737-500 aircraft into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)