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Minggu, 07 Juni 2020

Coronavirus: Malaysia to ease curbs from June 10 to allow domestic travel, social activities - The Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will further ease its coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday (June 10), with nearly all social, economic and religious activities set to restart while adhering to strict social distancing protocols and safety measures.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Sunday that the government would allow domestic travel and small-scale social activities, and reopen schools in stages under the "recovery movement control order" (RMCO) phase, which runs from Wednesday until Aug 31.

"Health Ministry statistics show that the rate of infection has been dropping and is under control," he said in an address broadcast nationally across social media and television channels.

The movement control order (MCO) was first relaxed on May 4, six weeks after strict restrictions that closed most of the economy and the country's borders were first imposed.

The government has sought to restart commercial activity in stages, amid rising unemployment that has reached its highest in a decade.

Most businesses were allowed to reopen in May, with strict social distancing protocols in place. However, schools remain shut, while large social gatherings and inter-state travel are banned.

But beginning June 10, inter-state travel will be allowed except for areas under full lockdown - also known as enhanced MCO - Tan Sri Muhyiddin said. Schools will also be reopened in stages but international borders will remain shut.

Non-contact sports aside from water sports will also be allowed, but entertainment outlets will remain shut. Large gatherings are still prohibited.

This follows the government's announcement on Saturday that hair salons and beauty parlours would be allowed to open from Wednesday, while open-air markets and bazaars can resume operations from June 15.

Many Malaysians had already begun booking appointments at salons, and are now making plans to return to badminton courts, bowling alleys and hotels across the country.

“I was considering a staycation in the Klang Valley for my birthday next week, but now I am going to scour for promotions in the east coast, or even Sabah,” said Kuala Lumpur-based banker Sharon Lee, 40.

The number of new coronavirus cases have largely been in the double digits across the past eight weeks, with spikes mostly due to clusters among undocumented migrants held in detention centres.

Sunday saw 19 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative total to 8,322, with more than 80 per cent of patients discharged. The death toll remained at 117.

Mr Muhyiddin said that the RMCO would require the public to take up the responsibilities of the “new normal” with regards to hygiene and social distancing.

He added that if the recovery phase is successful, it would be replaced with a normalisation period after Aug 31 until a vaccine is found.

“But I want to remind everyone that if there is a surge in positive Covid-19 cases during this period, the government will not hesitate to impose the enhanced MCO in affected areas,” he warned.

Kuala Lumpur had, as at April, rolled out RM260 billion (S$85 billion) in stimulus packages to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.

The government says these plans - which have cost the Treasury RM35 billion in direct fiscal injections - have saved 2.4 million jobs, ensured cash flow to 11 million people and propped up over 300,000 companies.

On Friday, it announced an additional stimulus package - the "national economic recovery plan" - worth RM35 billion that will cost public coffers another RM10 billion.

Malaysia expects the economy to go into recession this year, with unemployment set to reach as high as 5.5 per cent out of the 16 million-strong labour force.

Malaysia's movement control order to go into 'recovery phase' until Aug 31: PM Muhyiddin - CNA

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's movement control order (MCO) will enter a “recovery phase" beginning next Wednesday (Jun 10) until Aug 31, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.

The MCO, first imposed on Mar 18 to control the spread of COVID-19, was previously extended four times until Jun 9.

In a televised address on Sunday, Mr Muhyiddin said the recovery phase is part of the country's exit strategy from the MCO, following a downward trend in the infection rate.

"Malaysia has successfully contained the spread of the pandemic and will now enter the recovery phase," he said.

Under the recovery MCO, "almost all" social, educational, religious and business activities, as well as economic sectors will reopen in phases, with standard operating procedures to be adhered to, Mr Muhyiddin said.

Interstate travel will be allowed, except for areas placed under enhanced MCO, while the country's borders will remain closed, the prime minister said.

As of Saturday, Malaysia reported a total of 8,303 COVID-19 cases and 117 deaths. Close to 80 per cent of the patients have recovered.

The MCO was initially enforced when the number of daily new cases saw an alarming three-figure spike. Under the MCO, domestic and international travel was barred, and people were encouraged to stay at home to break the infection chain.

READ: PM Muhyiddin unveils RM35 billion package to regenerate Malaysia's economy

After six weeks of economic inactivity, Malaysia eased into a “conditional MCO” beginning May 4, allowing almost all economic sectors to reopen.

Subsequently, controls continued to be lifted over time. Daycare centres, hair salons, beauty parlours, open markets and night markets have been given the green light to reopen.

FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing protective suits gather outside an apartment under enhanced lockdown to pick up illegal immigrants, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of COVID-19, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 1, 2020. (Reuters/Lim Huey Teng)

Beginning Jun 10, Malaysians returning from overseas will be allowed to return home to undergo quarantine for 14 days, instead of being sent to quarantine centres, if they test negative for COVID-19.

While infections rose in immigration detention centres, the number of new daily local transmissions involving Malaysians have dropped to mostly single digits.

To regenerate the country’s economy, stimulus packages worth RM295 billion (US$69 billion) in total have been rolled out. Mr Muhyiddin said on Friday that 83.5 per cent of workers have returned to work.

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz told Reuters that Malaysia’s fiscal deficit will nearly double to around 6 per cent of its annual economic output this year in order to finance the stimulus.

ACTIVITIES INVOLVING HUGE CROWDS STILL BARRED

In his Sunday address, Mr Muhyiddin said schools will reopen in stages during the recovery MCO phase, pending further announcements from the Ministry of Education.

With the interstate travel ban lifted, domestic tourism is allowed, he added.

However, sports activities and competitions which involve the gathering of spectators or supporters in stadiums, swimming in public pools and sports with physical contact are still barred.

Malaysia Twin Towers — A drone sprays disinfectant during a demonstration during the Movement Control Order, limiting the activities of people in Malaysia as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2020, as the Petronas Twin Towers is seen in the background. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

Similarly, pubs, night clubs, entertainment outlets, reflexology centres, religious parades and other activities that involve huge crowds are not permitted, Mr Muhyiddin said.

Social distancing, wearing of masks in public spaces and handwashing with soap or sanitiser are part of the new normal that must be practised, he said.

The prime minister said the country will enter a normalisation phase after Aug 31, until a COVID-19 vaccine is available.

The government will enforce enhanced MCO in areas with a spike in positive COVID-19 cases.

"I hope all of us will have discipline so that a rise in COVID-19 cases can be prevented," he said.

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Malaysia's movement control order to go into 'recovery phase' until Aug 31: PM Muhyiddin - CNA

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's movement control order (MCO) will enter a “recovery phase" beginning next Wednesday (Jun 10) until Aug 31, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.

The MCO, first imposed on Mar 18 to control the spread of COVID-19, was previously extended four times until Jun 9.

In a televised address on Sunday, Mr Muhyiddin said the recovery phase is part of the country's exit strategy from the MCO, following a downward trend in the infection rate.

"Malaysia has successfully contained the spread of the pandemic and will now enter the recovery phase," he said.

Within this recovery phase, interstate travel will be allowed, except for areas placed under enhanced MCO.

As of Saturday, Malaysia reported a total of 8,303 COVID-19 cases and 117 deaths. Close to 80 per cent of the patients have recovered.

After one-and-a-half months of economic inactivity, Malaysia eased into a “conditional MCO” beginning May 4, allowing almost all economic sectors to reopen.

Subsequently, controls continued to be lifted over time. Daycare centres, hair salons, beauty parlours, open markets and night markets have been given the green light to reopen.

Beginning Jun 10, Malaysians returning home from overseas will be allowed to return home to undergo home quarantine for 14 days, instead of being sent to quarantine centres, if they test negative for COVID-19.

However, the government has yet to decide on the reopening of schools.

While infections rose in immigration detention centres, the number of new daily local transmissions involving Malaysians have dropped to mostly single digits.

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz told Reuters that Malaysia’s fiscal deficit will nearly double to around 6 per cent of its annual economic output this year in order to finance the stimulus.

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Sabtu, 06 Juni 2020

'Time for a change': Anti-racism protesters march across US - CNA

WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday (Jun 6) in cities across the United States following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend.

Protests took place from New York to Los Angeles but Washington was at the epicentre, as thousands of people flooded downtown streets surrounding the White House, which was barricaded with black metal fencing.

"This fight has been happening for many, many decades, hundreds of years, and at this point it's time for a change," said Washington native Christine Montgomery.

"I'm here so my son is not the next hashtag that is circulating worldwide," she added, indicating her 10-year-old child standing next to her.

On a sunny but oppressively hot day, many people wore masks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Volunteers gave out water, hand sanitiser and other supplies as the area took on a block party vibe, with music, mural painting, food trucks, and vendors selling Black Lives Matter T-shirts.

Helicopters circled overhead as some protesters danced - but the pain which drove many in to the streets was never far below the surface, as others yelled "This ain't no party!"

READ: Global race protests mark George Floyd's death

Military personnel as well as police watched over the gathering. But there appeared to be fewer than on previous days, and some gave the protesters small smiles and waves as they marched by.

On the National Mall, fencing and uniformed guards blocked protesters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr famously delivered his "I have a dream" speech in 1963.

"Martin Luther King stood here, and after so many years we are back here with a new message of hope," said Deniece Laurent-Mantey, 31.

The protests were ignited by videos of a police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes as he pleaded for his life - the latest unarmed black person to be killed by white law enforcement officers.

The officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder.

The rage since Floyd's death in Minneapolis on May 25 has exploded into the most serious civil unrest in America since King was assassinated in 1968.

Peaceful protests swelled Saturday in other US cities: Tens of thousands rallied across New York City and Philadelphia; Chicago shut down the iconic Lake Shore Drive to facilitate protests; and demonstrators marched in Los Angeles.

"I CAN'T GO IN"

But the demonstrations in Washington were the biggest since protests began in Minneapolis before spreading across the country and then abroad.

"Today, the pain is so raw it can be hard to keep faith," tweeted Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden.

He added: "But ours is a union worth fighting for, and we are all called to the cause."

A remembrance for Floyd was held Saturday in Raeford, North Carolina, the state where he was born, following a memorial service in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Hundreds waited to view his coffin, some holding umbrellas against the hot sun. Some sobbed and many held cell phones high as a hearse arrived with the casket.

READ: 'You changed the world George,' rights leader tells Floyd memorial

Floyd's sisters LaTonya and Zsa-Zsa Floyd told reporters they would not go inside.

"I can't go in, see him laying in a coffin, it would drive me crazy forever," said LaTonya through tears.

She expressed her pain at watching the footage of her brother's agonising death.

"It's very hard. Every time I look up I see him on the ground, face up, neck down, hollering please help me," she said, adding she wished the video could be taken down.

George Floyd protest in Denver, Colorado — A chalk portrait of George Floyd is seen in Denver, Colorado on Jun 6, 2020, during a protest over his death. (Photo: AFP / JASON CONNOLLY)

"I'll never hear his voice, I'll never hear his laughter, I'll never tell him again that I love him and likewise he'd tell me the same," said Zsa-Zsa.

But, she said, she felt like God "chose him for a reason."

"He called him up, so his death was not in vain."

"IT'S ABOUT TIME"

Around the world, protesters echoed the rage of American demonstrators.

"It is time to burn down institutional racism," one speaker shouted through a megaphone at a hooting crowd of thousands outside the parliament building in London.

Tens of thousands rallied in Australia and France, while in Tunis, hundreds chanted: "We want justice! We want to breathe!"

Back in Washington, many black protesters hailed the multiracial, multi-ethnic nature of the demonstrations, calling the change "invigorating."

Jackie Maddox, 59, who remembered her own parents marching in Washington for their rights decades ago, said she felt "relieved" that black people were no longer alone.

"It's about time that they are tired too," she said of other protesters - though, she added, she hoped it would last.

READ: 'Am I going to get shot?' children ask, as brands try to explain racism and violence to children

White protester Megan Nadolski came to the rally with her husband and two young daughters.

When black protesters called out the first part of a chant, she said, "I always want to be a white person standing right next to them to answer, just make sure they know that they're safe, that their children can grow up safe and healthy and have the same opportunities my children do."

The days of demonstrations in the US - which have included outbreaks of looting and violence - have seen new police abuses, some captured on camera.

Two policemen in Buffalo, New York were charged with felony assault Saturday after they were filmed shoving a 75-year-old protester who fell, hit his head and began bleeding, in one of the most widely shared videos fuelling outrage.

But there were some changes to policing as well.

In Seattle, authorities announced a temporary ban on tear gas. In Denver, a federal judge forbade the use of chemical agents and projectiles like rubber bullets against peaceful protesters. And in Dallas, police marched in solidarity with protesters.

The unrest has handed US President Donald Trump - the target of many a biting protest sign and chant - one of the greatest challenges of his tumultuous presidency.

While condemning Floyd's death, he has adopted a tough stance toward protesters, calling them "thugs" or "terrorists" and threatening a military crackdown.

"LAW & ORDER!" the president tweeted as evening fell Saturday, adding later that the crowd in DC was "much smaller" than anticipated.

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2020-06-07 04:59:41Z
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UK anti-racism protesters clash with mounted police - CNA

LONDON: British anti-racism protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday (Jun 6) after thousands gathered in central London to voice their anger at police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence threw bottles at police, and mounted officers charged at protesters to push them back. One officer required hospital treatment after falling from her horse, police said.

Later a group of protesters attacked a dummy resembling US President Donald Trump, while others threw flares.

More than a thousand protesters marched past the US Embassy on the south bank of the River Thames.

READ: 'Burn down racism': World rallies against George Floyd's death

Thousands of protesters also crowded into the square outside parliament, holding "Black Lives Matter" placards and ignoring government advice to avoid large gatherings due to the risk from coronavirus.

Demonstrators hold signs during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, in London, Britain, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Radnedge

Demonstrators hold a banner during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, in London, Britain, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Radnedge

"I have come down in support of black people who have been ill-treated for many, many, many, many years. It is time for a change," said one protester, 39-year-old primary school teacher Aisha Pemberton.

Another protester, IT specialist Kena David, 32, said Britain was guilty of racist abuses too. "Everything you see around you is built off the backs of black and brown bodies."

Saturday's protests reflect global anger over police treatment of ethnic minorities, sparked by the May 25 killing of Floyd when a white police officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes as fellow officers stood by.

READ: 'You changed the world George,' rights leader tells Floyd memorial

Demonstrations also took place in other British, European and Asian cities on Saturday, after tens of thousands of people chanting "no justice, no peace, no racist police" marched through central London on Wednesday.

Protest against the death of George Floyd, in London — Police officers are seen walking on parliament street near Downing street during a Black Lives Matter protest in London, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, London, Britain, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Reclusive street artist Banksy published a new artwork online showing the US flag being set alight by a candle that formed part of a memorial to an anonymous, black, silhouetted figure.

Before Saturday's protest in London, the US ambassador to Britain condemned Floyd's death and said the United States needed to do more to fight racism and injustice.

"It is through peaceful protests that injustice is most successfully addressed," said Ambassador Woody Johnson.

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2020-06-07 02:30:12Z
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Kaohsiung speaker falls to death after mayor Han Kuo-yu beaten in recall vote - The Straits Times

TAIPEI (REUTERS) - The speaker of the city council in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung fell to his death late on Saturday (June 6) after the mayor lost a highly charged recall vote, casting a deep pall over what was an already acrimonious campaign.

Kaohsiung police said city council speaker Hsu Kun-yuan fell to his death from his 17th-floor apartment a few hours after the announcement of Han's defeat, though the case is still being investigated.

Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) that traditionally favours close ties with China, was soundly beaten in the recall vote, accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of smearing his name to get him out of office.

Mr Han had also been the KMT's presidential candidate, and lost badly to President Tsai Ing-wen in January's polls.

Mr Hsu, 63, was a strong Han supporter and like him a member of the KMT.

Mr Han wrote on his Facebook page that he was heartbroken.

"I am very, very grieved, and have no words to express what I feel in my heart," he said.

KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang, who took over after January's defeat promising a thorough party overhaul including rethinking its unpopular policy of seeking closer ties with China, expressed his sorrow and called for calm to prevail after the recall vote.

"The sudden death of the speaker makes us worry that social antagonism has intensified."

The DPP said it was shocked by the news, and called for people not to speculate about what had happened before the police had completed their investigations.

The recall vote took place against the backdrop of further tensions with China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be taken by force if needed.

It also happened at the same time as renewed anti-government protests in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong against Beijing-backed national security legislation.

The protesters have widespread public sympathy in Taiwan and have won rare cross-party support on the island.

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2020-06-07 01:27:03Z
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Thousands march on White House to protest violence by US police - CNA

WASHINGTON: Thousands of protesters were marching in Washington on Saturday (Jun 6) as rallies across the United States to protest the killing of a black man in Minneapolis police custody entered a 12th day and officials moved to rein in law enforcement tactics.

George Floyd, 46, died on May 25 in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The killing has triggered protests against racism and police brutality in cities and smaller communities nationwide, as well as demonstrations by supporters around the world.

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Delonno Carroll, a 27-year-old construction worker, said he had come out to demonstrate because he "simply cannot" sit and watch from home.

"Our voices need to be heard," Carroll said. "No longer can we have a man call out for his mom on the streets and have to go through what George Floyd did."

Six buses unloaded several hundred uniformed military personnel, most wearing body armor and carrying shields, at the White House grounds early on Saturday, a Reuters photographer said. Military Humvees were parked on tree-lined city streets.

Police - who drew criticism for firing smoke grenades and chemical irritant "pepper balls" before charging into peaceful protesters near the White House on Tuesday - were out in smaller numbers around the marchers on Saturday afternoon and generally in a more relaxed posture, wearing patrol uniforms rather than body armor and helmets.

Various groups of protesters gathered around the city before converging near the White House.

READ: Global race protests mark George Floyd's death

Some passing motorists honked their horns in support, and some city residents came out on the street to hand out water and snacks to offer protesters relief from the sweltering heat.

Hundreds of demonstrators who marched past the George Washington University Hospital chanted "Hands up, Don't shoot!" "We March for hope, not for hate," and "I can't breathe!"

Black Lives Matter protests near the White House — Protestors march under Scott Circle NW on 16th Street NW during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd near the White House on Jun 6, 2020 in Washington, United States. (Photo: SAMUEL CORUM / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP)

That last chant echoed protests from New York in 2014, when Eric Garner died in police custody after an officer used a banned chokehold on him. Garner and Floyd are part of a long line of black men and women killed by white officers.

Many of those protesting in Washington were white. "Especially as a white person, I benefit from the status quo," said protester Michael Drummond, a 40-year-old government employee. "So not showing up and actively working to deconstruct institutional racism makes me complicit."

READ: 'Am I going to get shot?' children ask, as brands try to explain racism and violence to children

READ: Trump sparks controversy saying 'great day' for George Floyd

"EXTREME TACTICS"

Footage of Floyd's death recorded by an onlooker showed the man repeatedly pleading for his life and telling the officers he could not breathe, before he went silent.

A second memorial service was held for Floyd on Saturday in North Carolina, where he was born. Hundreds lined up at a church in Raeford to pay their respects during a public viewing, and a private service for the family was scheduled for later in the day.

Thousands took to the streets across Europe and Australia, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul, in support of US protests against police brutality.

There were also marches on Saturday in cities including Miami, Philadelphia and New York. Friday night's protests were largely peaceful but tension remains high even as authorities in several places take steps to reform police procedures.

A federal judge in Denver ordered city police to stop using tear gas, plastic bullets and other "less-than-lethal" devices such as flash grenades, with his ruling citing examples of protesters and journalists being injured by police.

"These are peaceful demonstrators, journalists, and medics who have been targeted with extreme tactics meant to suppress riots, not to suppress demonstrations," US District Judge R. Brooke Jackson wrote in the ruling.

READ: Twitter disables Trump video tribute to George Floyd over copyright complaint

READ: 'You changed the world George,' rights leader tells Floyd memorial

In Minneapolis, Democratic city leaders voted to end the use of knee restraints and choke holds, while California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, said he would end state police training of restraints that restrict the carotid artery in the neck.

In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state would lead the way in passing reforms including banning choke holds and making police disciplinary records publicly available.

"Mr Floyd's murder was the breaking point," said Cuomo, a Democrat. "People are saying enough is enough."

BUFFALO OFFICERS ARRAIGNED

Black Lives Matter activists have called for cities to defund police departments. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a Democrat who in April proposed increasing law enforcement funding, this week reversed course and said he would seek about US$150 million in cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department.

In a case from New York state that drew condemnation after two police officers were filmed shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo, the two officers were arraigned on second-degree felony assault charges on Saturday.

The officers, who were applauded by scores of law enforcement colleagues as they left after their virtual arraignment, pleaded not guilty, according to a spokeswoman for the local district attorney's office.

The victim was treated for a head injury, loss of consciousness and bleeding from the right ear, authorities said, and remains hospitalised in critical condition.

The demonstrations have erupted as the American public and businesses struggle to recover from sweeping lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Disease experts have said the protests could spark new outbreaks.

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2020-06-06 15:23:52Z
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