KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): The leaders of parties in the Pakatan Nasional (PN) government are satisfied with the explanations and in-depth discussions on the Emergency Ordinance, as well as how the emergency and the Covid-19 pandemic are being managed, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin, who chaired the PN Presidential Council meeting today, said among other things discussed was the vaccination plan, which will begin next month. I am thankful that the meeting, lasting about two hours, was held in a friendly atmosphere and the briefings on the Emergency Proclamation by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali and Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail were well-received, he said in a post on his official Facebook page tonight.
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition bloc is handing over today the names of three MPs who will also sit on the independent special committee that will advise.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali
(pic) said the security cluster under the Emergency Management Technical Committee can put forward a suggestion of borrowing any building to be used as a temporary depot. Overcrowding in prisons is among the factors behind the rise in Covid-19 cases because of the nature of prisons, where inmates being held in a single location and in large numbers. With the purpose of stopping or reducing the potential Covid-19 infections, an ordinance that we could formulate would enable us to move the inmates to a temporary depot to reduce the number of detainees in prison and comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP),” he said.
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Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali delivers a speech in Kuala Terengganu October 1, 2020. Bernama pic
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PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 The health cluster and the economy cluster are among six main clusters to be focused on by the government following the establishment of the Emergency Management Technical Committee yesterday.
The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said the creation of the six clusters was aimed at coordinating all agencies and ministries involved in ensuring the management of the Emergency throughout the country would run smoothly.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Overcrowding in prisons that can cause the spread and rise in Covid-19 cases could be curbed with a special ordinance under the Emergency proclamation.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said the security cluster under the Emergency Management Technical Committee can put forward a suggestion of borrowing any building to be used as a temporary depot.
“Overcrowding in prisons is among the factors behind the rise in Covid-19 cases because of the nature of prisons, where inmates being held in a single location and in large numbers.
“With the purpose of stopping or reducing the potential Covid-19 infections, an ordinance that we could formulate would enable us to move the inmates to a temporary depot to reduce the number of detainees in prison and comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP),” he said.