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Socso Chairperson resigned today. Zakri Khir, an insurance industry veteran, was appointed in 2018, by the now-defunct Council of Eminent Persons, based on his expertise in the insurance and risk business. A government MP is slated to replace him.  Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan scour the news of the day.

Due to the MCO, video conferencing services have been widely adopted by Malaysians for everything from cabinet meetings, to working from home, to yoga classes. However today, the National Security Council -- in a letter addressed to top civil servants -- had warned that hackers could be listening to their video-conferencing conversations. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Razwan Mokhtar, a cybersecurity consultant.

The think tank Research for Social Advancement, or better known as REFSA, recently published a Working Paper comparing stimulus measures across Malaysia, Singapore and the UK. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Ivy Kwek, Research Director at REFSA.

CAKAP tak serupa bikin – dalam kecamukan dunia menghadapi pelbagai sekatan pergerakan akibat pandemik COVID-19, ada sahaja individu resah yang tidak sanggup duduk diam di rumah.

Seorang penggali kubur di New York kini mengebumikan 10 mayat setiap hari akibat peningkatan bilangan mangsa maut akibat COVID-19 di Amerika Syarikat.

Kebanyakan mayat yang ditanam adalah mereka yang maut akibat virus tersebut.

Bangunan Selangor Mansion dan Bangunan Selangor Malayan Mansion dikenal pasti sebagai tempat baharu yang dikenakan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Diperketatkan, PKPD mulai 7 April sehingga proses pengesanan kes selesai. 

Ikuti sidang media oleh Menteri Kanan (Keselamatan), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Negara-negara di Asia yang pernah dijangkiti wabak SARS dan wabak virus lain dilihat lebih bersedia dalam soal tahap persediaan dan pelan respon apabila berlakunya jangkitan pandemic COVID-19.

More than a million virus cases have registered globally with more than 70,000 deaths recorded. This pandemic has unveiled unprecedented challenges and uncertainties globally. 

What we can learn from other countries such as South Korea and Australia on the different aspects, approaches and adaptations and how to combat COVID-19?

Prime Minister today announced an additional RM10 billion stimulus package for SMEs - increasing the wage subsidies, a special grant for micro-entrepreneurs, and tax relief for private landlords who slash rental for commercial tenants. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Michael Kang, President of the SME Association of Malaysia.