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Don't think you've seen the last of Tun M

Mar 13, 2020

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is ready to make a comeback.

The former Prime Minister says he wil return if the people still want him, telling the Nikkei Asian Review he's even prepared to run in the next general election. 

Political Analyst Dr Oh Ei Sun told us he can actually see this happening: 

"He is likely to serve out his term as MP and just like he did before, he will retire but then he will keep an eye on politics. When things are not according to his liking once again, he might even mount another comeback. Never underestimate Dr Mahathir."

In the interview, Tun M said he feels a sense of duty to do something, if he sees any wrongdoing being committed.

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No sporadic coronavirus case

There is no sporadic case of Covid-19 in the country. 

The Health Director-General clarified, that what was earlier reported to be a sporadic case, had in fact been traced to the religious event at a Sri Petaling mosque, where several attendees tested positive for the coronavirus.

Sporadic cases are those without any links to a cluster or source, which is an indication that the disease has spread into the community.

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HR Ministry must help businesses affected by coronavirus

The Human Resources Ministry has been urged to help companies and businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19. 

Malaysian Employers Federation Executive Director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan elaborated:

"MEF really hopes the HR Ministry will come up with guidelines that will enable employers to stay in business as long as possible in order to avoid retrenchement. Policies should be drawn up to ensure that employers are assisted in trying to keep the employees in employment."

Datuk Shamsuddin pointed out that some sectors of the economy, such as tourism and aviation, have seen their business cut by more than 50 percent, since the Covid-19 outbreak started.