Posted by SweetMemoryLane > 2020-04-20 10:29 | Report Abuse

Indeed Wellington Sky, this man should be made a senator and be appointed as the health minister. This will be one of the best things the PM can do.

You have a talent within your civil service and yet you appoint a dumbbell as a minister who knows nothing.

Posted by QuellingBlaster > 2020-04-20 10:32 | Report Abuse

HO ho HO,The DG and Health Minister both are medical doctors. The later probably uses the back door all his life in education, politics and all aspects of life in Malaysia. This is Bolehland.
Let the public be the judge.

Posted by FancyMe > 2020-04-20 10:33 | Report Abuse

So sorry to be the dissenting voice. This man has led us up the wrong path. If the numbers that he dish out each day is believable ( and there are good medical reasons to believe that they are not ), then we only need one MCO, at most two. The curve has been flattened. The hospital facilities are coping except for lack of PPEs and medical staff getting infected ( off duty )? Where is the justification for MCO3, maybe MCO4? Any reasonable medical person can see that this DG is following the WHO cook book. He dare not even decide on the public usage of a simple cloth masks ( after frontliners get their masks supply ), and he cannot even get enough PPEs ( their store is running low and they are re-using and DIY ). He has done a miserly 3.0 per thousand testing, thereby allow the stealth virus to infect and create a larger asymptomatic cluster which he makes little attempt to uncover. If he does not do mass testing soon, whenever MCO is lifted, the surge will come back. MCO 4th has done much harm to individuals and the nation's economy. You all will feel it for years to come. This TV personality with WHO cookbook recipe has led us up the wrong path, and you people are applauding. Maybe it is becoz in times of crisis you all just need a hero, even a failed one is also OK?

Posted by FancyMe > 2020-04-20 10:33 | Report Abuse

And The recovery period of patients seem to me much shorter than many other countries and my greatest fear is that these recovering patients are being discharged too early due to the lack of healthcare facilities in Malaysia, and this could possibly result in a 3rd wave of infection once lock down is lifted

Posted by traderstrades > 2020-04-20 10:35 | Report Abuse

Put it this way fancyme, Noor Hisham provided a professional leadership when it is most needed. In fact, if not for him, Malaysians would have lost the confidence that we can manage the emergency well. Millions have been infected and hundreds of thousands have died without even a proper funeral or burial. The situation is so much like we're in a world war and indeed we are, against an unseen enemy. Can one imagine if he is someone like the Health minister? If anything, I can only wish that other civil servants and our ministers are half as good and professional as Noor Hisham. I say, give the man his due.

Posted by traderstrades > 2020-04-20 10:40 | Report Abuse

Dr Hisham must be rewarded but in a different way not as Minister of Health. That will be the last thing for a doctor of his calibre. I am sure he values his professionalism too much to be a lowly politician especially a PN Minister. You can see from photographs he looked more comfortable in the presence of Dr Wan Azizah and Dr Dzul compared to our present nuts of the highest order.

Posted by Elaine Tan > 2020-04-20 10:42 | Report Abuse

Truly a one of a kind and a rare breed. How proud his family would be compared to others who have been living on dirty money which is not something to be proud off...shame to these undignified parasites and their families!

Posted by XxXTripleXxX > 2020-04-20 10:44 | Report Abuse

Sure or not traderstrades? People are beginning to see the truth about Noor Hisham following what looks like an orchestrated publicity campaign including paid content on image influencer websites.

He was considered untouchable and medical professionals who criticised him for not dealing with difficulties on the ground like lack of PPE were viciously attacked in the media and threatened with the sack. Now we know their claims had substance.

Everyday when he announces the new data we are increasingly disbelieving what he says. The low numbers appear to be due to low testing. He repeatedly announces new clusters - even 2 million foreigners - who have not been tested so the numbers massively understate the potential. Our numbers are so low relative to other countries that it defies belief.

Now we know from yesterday's revelations that with Dzulkifley and Lee he was involved in the decision for not banning mass gatherings before the tabligh event which is the source of so many cases and deaths.

The numbers go up the MCO is extended, the numbers go down the MCO is extended. It's most likely that he's shooting in the dark and not in control like he says. The MCO will extend under Noor Hisham, millions of people will be harmed by that and he shows no concern whatsoever... so long as he is in the limelight that's all that matters to him and his fan club.

This cult of personality is dangerous - there was a time when Tun was the national hero and criticism of him was unacceptable... how easily Malaysians forget!

Posted by QuellingBlaster > 2020-04-20 10:45 | Report Abuse

HO ho HO ,Yes XxXTripleXxX, Nothing against DG personally as I thought he should be commended by doing a good job given the constraints that he is working under. Though, the praise from CGTN is nothing but political propaganda from the CCP.

I am still surprised that ALL politicians and the DG did not highlight or take any active actions against the two biggest risk groups. The Tabligh cluster and the migrant workers cluster. In South Korea alone, one church gathering is enough to spark a national emergency. In Singapore the highly praised "isolate and contact trace" has just been breached by the migrant workers. In fact, both NZ and Australia pretty much copy the Singapore model and they both now have good successes with the stringent lock down measure. Both AU/NZ does not have migrant workers issue though.

In terms of test per millions population. Malaysia is in the middle quadrant. Certainly not even close to the Australia, NZ, South Korean and Singapore. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-19-tests-cases-scatter-with-comparisons?country=NZL+MYS+IDN+AUS+ISL+KOR+TWN

The two biggest unique risk factors for Malaysia are the Tabligh cluster and the mirgant workers clusters (of which no one really know how many they are but probably in the 2 - 3 millions people). Blindly following WHO guidelines could be a path to disaster. Many European countries were following WHO guidelines of not closing borders early and look at where they are at now. Taiwan would not be the best COVID19 managed country today if it did not contradict WHO and implement stringent border control very early.

Moral of the story. You need to look at the unique risk factors in each country and take actions accordingly. I feel Malaysia did not take appropriate actions against the two biggest risk factors which IMHO is a time bomb waiting to explode. I hope I am proven wrong ...

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:48 | Report Abuse

Good morning to all ARBB7181 fighters!

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:50 | Report Abuse

Class is in division: How e-learning leaves some behind

Like any Form Five student, Nurul Aini Zamri is concerned about her SPM examinations. Under usual circumstances, school is a mere 10-minute walk from her home in Kampung Orang Asli Pulau Indah, Port Klang. However, with it now closed and teaching and learning moved online, Aini has found herself completely disconnected. “We don’t have a computer, we don’t have a laptop,” she told Malaysiakini when interviewed at her house recently. The Mah Meri teenager needs to pass Bahasa Malaysia and History to graduate secondary school, but slow internet speed in her village means she has not been able to download revision exercises that her teacher shares in the class’ WhatsApp group.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:50 | Report Abuse

She can see the text-based lessons on the group, but finds them hard to follow without someone explaining them to her. Her classmates, who largely ignore her because she is Orang Asli, are not helpful either. Mobile internet data on her father’s mobile phone is fast running out, but buying “top-up” is not as important as putting food on the table right now. Her parents catch and sell seafood for a living and have not been allowed to work since the movement control order (MCO) began. Food vs data Experiences like these were a common thread in Malaysiakini’s conversations with parents about e-learning. Like Aini’s parents, Suriayana Mohammad struggles to get fast-enough internet speed to download school work for her two children onto her smartphone. They live in metropolitan Kajang. “The government is giving free internet but people are all staying at home now so the speed is very slow. We have been finding it hard to download (school) activities for the kids. “We have been facing this problem in the city, but what about those in the kampung?” she wondered. For some working parents, the added responsibility of supervising home-based learning was stretching them too thin. Even with sufficient internet and devices, Nadirah R from Shah Alam struggles to divide her time between working from home, doing house chores and being a teacher to her children. “Now I need to multitask as my work hours are also their school hours. There is a clash. “The problem is when I need to cook, look after my younger children and organise the house all while I work or else my boss will get upset with me. How can I do this?” she exclaimed in a phone interview with Malaysiakini. For Puchong homemaker Jumiati Ilyas, fixed broadband is one of the many things her family has had to sacrifice to minimise expenses. This means her three school-going children will miss out on e-learning initiatives, but this is the best she can manage for now. “I understand the need for my kids to study at home during the MCO. But my husband has not been able to go out to work, so I had to do it (cut the internet). “I am more worried about being able to provide food and drink to my kids,”

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:50 | Report Abuse

The digital divide For many households across the country, fixed broadband is a luxury. Even in the most industrialised states in the country, data from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry showed that less than 15 percent of people had access to home internet. In less-developed states, the number was far more meagre. As of the second quarter of 2019, 14.7 percent of Putrajaya inhabitants had fixed broadband - the highest in the country. Selangor was a close second with 14.4 percent while Kuala Lumpur was third with 13.4 percent. In contrast, only 2.1 percent of Kelantan inhabitants had home internet while in Sabah it was 2.6 percent. That said, Malaysians appear to rely much more on their mobile phones for internet access. According to Q2 2019 data from the ministry, mobile broadband penetration among Kuala Lumpur inhabitants was at 246.4 percent. The trend of having several mobile internet subscriptions per person was similarly seen in Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Sarawak and Selangor. In Sabah, however, only 78.3 percent of inhabitants had mobile broadband. Earlier this week, Education Minister Radzi Jidin said the ministry had conducted a survey on 670,000 households and 36.9 percent said they had access to no electronic devices at all. Only six percent had personal computers and even less (5.7 percent) had tablets. Smartphones were more commonplace at 46 percent.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:51 | Report Abuse

When WhatsApp fails to work In light of the disparity, Radzi said he recognised the barriers to e-learning and urged teachers to adapt their teaching methods to these limitations. However, in both urban and rural areas, teachers told Malaysiakini that they were facing challenges in finding a method that worked for the whole class. For one educator in a Petaling primary school, some of her students had the means for such learning but others, usually those from low-income families, struggled to access data-heavy tools like Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams or Zoom. According to Australian internet service search engine WhistleOut, a one-hour Zoom group video call at 720p needs 1.35GB of data. Therefore for families that rely on mobile internet for work and school, an extra 1GB daily from the government might not be sufficient to support daily Zoom classes. Under these circumstances, the simple messaging app WhatsApp was more feasible. Even then, some were missing out. “WhatsApp is a problem for those parents who have phones that can’t access the internet, especially full-time homemakers,” shared the teacher on condition of anonymity. Educators in rural areas were also using WhatsApp, but this was reaching only a fraction of students. An English teacher at a secondary school in Semporna, Sabah, Yong Lin Li, has been out of contact with about 40 percent of her students since the MCO began. For those she is able to reach, she designs her lessons around the many limitations they face at home.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:51 | Report Abuse

Every Monday morning, the Teach for Malaysia (TFM) fellow issues writing or short video exercises on WhatsApp groups with her classes. Students have until Wednesday to submit their homework. “I don't conduct classes every day. Because let’s say if on Monday a student doesn’t have any internet and can only reload on Tuesday, they can still pick up,” she shared in an interview with Malaysiakini. Another consideration was the amount of time her students could spend on their parent’s electronic devices to complete their assignments. Due to frequent internet disruptions, Yong admitted that keeping students engaged was a challenge. “In some classes, I can get homework back from half my students. In other classes, maybe only four to five students consistently do the work,” she said. Also facing low engagement rates in her WhatsApp-based lessons was fellow TFM English teacher Julianna Rushdi, who is only in contact with half her students.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:51 | Report Abuse

Placed at a different Semporna secondary school that had a significant stateless student population, she observed that those who needed more attention were often the same students who struggled with e-learning most. “Definitely students from the front classes are the ones doing more work [...] if the family has a little more money, they will usually be in the front class and they can study at home. “But students in the back classes, some of their family conditions are not so good and it is very hard for them to study at home. Or they don’t have a phone and I can’t contact them,” she said. After five weeks out of the classroom, Julianna said it was becoming increasingly challenging to virtually supervise and motivate her students. “They are teenagers, so they rather use the (free) 1GB to watch Instagram, play games and watch Youtube. They waste the 1GB actually, but we can’t force them to do work for the whole day. “It is quite difficult to control this,” she shared. Step in or they fall behind Be it in rural or urban areas, households are struggling to adapt due to a lack of hardware, high-speed internet, internet data and time for home-based e-learning. In turn, these conditions are making it difficult for teachers to engage with students during the MCO, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. While it is a relief that public examinations have been cancelled or postponed, news that schools could remain closed for even after the MCO is lifted has teachers concerned that even more students could slip through the cracks. Julianna hopes the Education Ministry will streamline the curriculum, teaching methods and monitoring mechanisms for home-based learning. Yong, meanwhile, wants the ministry to step in to minimise the digital divide. The Singapore government, for example, loans out laptops, tablets and internet dongles to enable needy students to participate in home-based learning. Yong suggested that hardcopy reading material could also be made available to such students. Educational television programmes on TV Okey could be supplemented with lessons broadcasted over the radio. “Or else, there will definitely be some side effects. There will be a gap between those who have access to online materials and those who don’t.

Posted by RevenueQueenie > 2020-04-20 10:52 | Report Abuse

Good morning guys, It is actually very sad to read and realize that some of our fellow Malaysians are living under such disadvantaged circumstances.

May I humbly suggest our beloved teachers, while you are doing your best to conduct online classes, do remember that some of your beloved students might be struggling to understand or access the teaching materials.

So, when classes are resumed back to normal face to face teaching, can our dear teachers, without charging any extra tuition fees, voluntarily giving free tuition classes to this group of disadvantaged students.

I am sure your kindness will be rewarded in the future, because these disadvantaged students will forever remember you and they will take great care of you for your entire life.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 10:54 | Report Abuse

Good call, RevenueQueenie
Other than teachers coming to the fore to help students disadvantaged because of the e-learning divide, the MOE must also roll out formal programs to help them when the MCO is lifted.

Posted by QuellingBlaster > 2020-04-20 10:55 | Report Abuse

HO ho HO, PH was keener on developing in e-wallet than e-learning! Now you see how incompetently ex-FM managed his priorities in the funneling the money to enrich their cronies. The money could be used in improving the e-learning platforms!

Posted by Wellington Sky > 2020-04-20 10:56 | Report Abuse

QuellingBlaster ,Be fair to ex-Minister LGE. He pushed for e-wallet platforms because Malaysia is one of those countries where cash economy is larger than traceable transactions. Cash economy has the tendency to under-report incomes, thus reducing taxes to be collected. Cash economy would easier facilitate activities such as money laundering. In addition, it cost the country more - to dispose worn notes and print new ones.

The Hon. LGE knows this and was working hard towards switching cash transactions into e-transactions. More taxes could be collected, which then could be used to fund programs such as e-learnings. I think the Hon. Tg Zafrul should continue this initiative that was started by Hon. LGE.

Posted by MoneyMaker168 > 2020-04-20 10:59 | Report Abuse

QuellingBlaster ! Why do people expect PH to correct in one year the misdeeds, misrules and highway robbery of 60 years of BN rule? PH was far from perfect but the expectations of some people could not be fulfilled even by Gods.

Posted by Zillionaire > 2020-04-20 11:00 | Report Abuse

Yes guys, Because of e-wallet many are going cashless and reduce the need of passing paper money from one hand to another thereby increase risk of community transmission. Meanwhile because of Gobind making high speed internet more affordable and more widespread, if not even those in urban and semi urban would not be able to afford it.

Posted by ChinaDragon > 2020-04-20 11:02 | Report Abuse

QuellingBlaster ,This country is all about politics and religion. No one talks about progress and development. In short, this is a nation where a minister believes there are 500 nations and the former DPM believed that. Demi agama, bangsa dan negara.

Posted by ChinaDragon > 2020-04-20 11:02 | Report Abuse

500 nations? including those from mars and jupiter!

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 11:03 | Report Abuse

haha chinadragon goood one.....

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 11:04 | Report Abuse

ARBB 7181 is the best choice! GO for it ..... buy call buy call!
Covid 19 taught an important lesson to the global education system and Malaysia is no exception.
After the pandemic have blown over the way forward is the digital age . The age of industrial revolution is over. Now is the new era for digital transformation .
Schools have to adapt and governments have to provide for free strong quality internet access and free laptops and computers to each and every student and teachers in need. It is not enough to provide free education for the masses but all facilities and support for online networking have to be supplied.
Naturally the cost of investment in this sector is to be borne by the government. THe old age method of building brick and mortar schools, boarding schools, stationary, books and writing paraphernalia will in time be obsolete and the teaching will be online reaching out to all and sundry in every nook and corner of the country giving easy access to all students anywhere and anytime.

Posted by XxXTripleXxX > 2020-04-20 11:17 | Report Abuse

Digital divide is a double edge sword. Those who can maximize the technology will be ahead, with better efficiency and wider reach. Whereas there are equally many more who lack the access and know how will be left behind. Such failures are due to many reasons, above all the government. Failure of successive governments to prevent closing such gap had they spent wisely and been more serious with the change. Governments need to held accountable for such gaps.

Posted by Zillionaire > 2020-04-20 11:17 | Report Abuse

Many rural areas are free from coronavirus.
If the villagers can have an effective control on people from the outside, their movement within the village/area they are staying need not even be restricted.

The children can still attend school.

Posted by MoneyMaker168 > 2020-04-20 11:19 | Report Abuse

The constant call to go online since the MCO began, actually even before the MCO, the move to implement all kinds of "e" matter such as e-wallet and e-parking has always come with the assumption that everyone in this country had unlimited access to personal computer, smart phone and unlimited access to super speed data. All of which is not a reflection of the reality in this country.

There is no doubt that the internet has simplified many processes and this technology is the future of our world but in the implementation of all things digital, the government need to have a heart. There must be consideration and provision for those without the necessary device, the lack of data connectivity either due to finances or the plain absence of it and the fact that a portion of society either due to age or otherwise are incapable of handling this very new and to them very alien concept. Until our society is more equitable, the government must carry out implementation of new digital endeavors with an eye to these issues. The failure to do so will mean the disaffected and disadvantaged will be even more left behind.

Posted by traderstrades > 2020-04-20 11:24 | Report Abuse

The digital divide is still wide although Gobind has done tremendously to bridge it and made available high speed internet to larger population at a cheaper affordable rate. If it was still BN, it would have been worse and even those in urban, many could not afford high speed internet.

Posted by QuellingBlaster > 2020-04-20 11:28 | Report Abuse

HO ho HO, Let’s be realistic for a change.

How awful can a six month break from the Malaysian education/indoctrination system really be.

The main issues are really that the “system” will have lost control of the kids and that parents will have to take some responsibility for their children

As far as the kids are concerned they might learn some self reliance, self discipline and independence. Characteristics they will never learn within the system

Posted by Elaine Tan > 2020-04-20 11:31 | Report Abuse

WOW guys,Arb price is stable on 0.25 now, Going up again very soon

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-20 11:32 | Report Abuse

Yes Elaine Tan, until End of this year, IF not mistaken ARBB 7181 price will go up until 0.85..........stay tune

Posted by QuellingBlaster > 2020-04-20 11:35 | Report Abuse

HO ho HO , add more and more now. Wait for price go up stably HO ho HO TP 0.85

Posted by RoboTop > 2020-04-20 12:08 | Report Abuse

As I said earlier.....this wk it will test the 30c level. Hopefully today can close above 27c.

Posted by nasrulfahmi > 2020-04-20 12:59 | Report Abuse

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Posted by alipay88 > 2020-04-20 14:44 | Report Abuse

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.......

Posted by RevenueQueenie > 2020-04-20 14:51 | Report Abuse

Taiko keep on accumulating since last week, so for Taiko not enough to push........

So if you feel undervalue for current price against other counters....

Why not also slowly slowly accumulate...... Better collect now before price starts to go up ^_^

Posted by Wellington Sky > 2020-04-20 14:54 | Report Abuse

Agree with you guys, Buy arb now, wait for the next continuous wave to come by! Price may shoot up again and again anytime soon!!!!!!

Posted by joni > 2020-04-20 15:22 | Report Abuse

testing 0.30

Posted by Mredar > 2020-04-20 15:48 | Report Abuse

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Posted by nasrulfahmi > 2020-04-20 17:56 | Report Abuse

tomorrow will fly....

Posted by Mredar > 2020-04-21 08:10 | Report Abuse

Can fly...landing is a problem guysss.. arbb fighters. Up up arbb .35

Posted by nasrulfahmi > 2020-04-21 09:05 | Report Abuse

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Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-21 10:00 | Report Abuse

GOOD MORNING TO ALL ARBB 7181 FIGHTERS!

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-21 10:04 | Report Abuse

A total of 750 Covid-19 government sponsored food packs for the lower-income group has been left undistributed at the Bandar Tun Razak Sports Complex for two weeks, according to DAP chairperson Tan Kok Wai.
The Cheras MP said the food aid, including groceries and rice, were intended for distribution to 1,000 B40 families in his constituency.
"The sports complex was chosen as the place to keep 2,000 food packs. A thousand for Cheras and 1,000 for Bandar Tun Razak.
"Bandar Tun Razak's share of the food packs were distributed much earlier, but then the Cheras one, because I'm not a member of the ruling coalition, I was denied my share," Tan told Malaysiakini.
The Bandar Tun Razak Parliament seat is currently held by Deputy Foreign Minister Kamaruddin Jaafar who was among the former PKR MPs who left the party to join Bersatu and form the Perikatan Nasional government.
Of the 1,000 packs marked for Cheras, Tan said 250 were taken for distribution, but he was unsure of the recipients.
After repeated queries from his office on the distribution of the items, Tan said the Federal Territories Welfare Department had on Saturday requested for a list of 250 aid recipients, and he had complied with the request this morning.
"We have been chasing them the whole day today but so far we received no confirmation whether they will allow us to take delivery of these 250 packs for distribution, or they will distribute it themselves," he said.
Tan, who visited the sports complex this morning, said he was relieved to find the items still in good condition after two weeks.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-21 10:04 | Report Abuse

"But if kept longer maybe there could be rats, worms or other things... we never know," he added.
Tan further lamented the alleged discrimination against Opposition MPs in receiving food aid allocated by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry through the Welfare Department.
Last week, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh had raised similar concerns as she urged Woman, Family and Community Development Minister Rina Harun, to step up and ensure delivery of food aid hampers.
Yeoh claimed that only 250 packs were delivered to her constituency, while 54 other opposition-held seats had received none or fewer than the promised amount of 1,000 food packs.
Rina, in response, denied Yeoh's claims and insisted that no parties were forgotten or left behind, with more than 260,000 food packs and various other assistance channeled since the movement control order first came into force on March 18.

Posted by THEREALDEAL > 2020-04-21 10:05 | Report Abuse

Is this the Government for aLl Malaysians, PM8?

Posted by alipay88 > 2020-04-21 10:06 | Report Abuse

Hopeless politicians .. come on lar, please always prioritize the poor and needy instead of politicking for self advantage

Posted by SweetMemoryLane > 2020-04-21 10:07 | Report Abuse

A total disgrace by the PN government, which is taking place throughout the country. Go see Sarawak Report for the shenanigans going on in east Malaysia.