News & Reviews:   MCO

We all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching effects. For us here in Malaysia, it has caused the government to declare a movement control order (MCO) that prevents us from leaving our homes unless it's to buy essentials. When it comes to warranty claims, you probably can't do so since the service centres won't be open. Because of that, MSI is planning to provide a warranty extension.

Google recently weighed in online via Mark Risher, Senior Director for Account Security, Identity, and Abuse about the current online security COVID-19 situation. On Google’s side, Google Meet, GMail and Google Play Protect for example have mostly built-in automatic protections but there are a number of checkup tools to see if you’re safe or not and the advice on what to do about it. On our part, we’ve seen a marked increase in such scams.

Ever since the beginning of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysians have been traveled back to their hometown to be with their families. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced for those who are still at their hometowns that want to travel back to urban areas can start registering online and wait for approvals.

As the cases of Covid-19 in our country are slowly coming to a more stable state, our Government will be starting to allow people to travel interstate. For those who travelled back to your hometown and want to go back to the place you work or study at or vice versa, there is a way for you to do it now.

Since all educational centres are closed during the MCO period, unifi have decided to extend their assistance to the students, faculty members and staff of Multimedia University (MMU) as a start. But it didn't just end there, the company will help facilitate e-learning via online with unlimited Internet connectivity to other educational centres across the nation. 

Malaysia’s government is still developing a blueprint for a return to normalcy after movement control order (MCO). As Datuk Dr. Noor Nisham Abdullah announced there were 57 new Covid-19 infected cases and 3 more deaths yesterday, he mentioned there are 6 considerations that must be accounted before deciding to end the MCO on 28 April.

Maxis have just launched their new ‘Make It Through’ music video done in collaboration with local artists such as Faizal Tahir and Zee Avi. Part of its #KitaSapotKita campaign, it aims to raise funds for Malaysians during the MCO (Movement Control Order).

The graph of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has been decreasing recently but yesterday, the government has announced on the new enhanced movement control order (EMCO) with the advice from the Health Ministry at Pusat Bandar Utara in Kuala Lumpur and the areas aroundKuala Lumpur wholesale market which made it the sixth EMCO from 20 April until May 3.

As we continue to write news pieces and information on how to prevent yourself from scamming, the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) have posted a warning to the citizens on a piece of fake news. According to their Facebook page, they advised the public not to be fooled by a forwarded message about the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) package being forfeited if not used during the second phase of the Movement Control Order.

Malaysians have been experiencing slow internet speeds and some technical issues during the movement control order (MCO). Defense Minister Ismail Yaakob said Telco and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are now allowed to do installations and maintenance works at customers’ homes during MCO.