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INSIDE page TELLING IT AS IT IS Concern over public transport ‘full capacity’ move 2 page Penang relaxes rules for foreigners to buy property 6 ON FRIDAY JUNE 12, 2020 No. 7554 PP 2644/12/2012 (031195) www.thesundaily.my GOOD SIGN ... Local tourists from Bangi in Selangor enjoying trishaw rides at Lebuh Muntri in Penang after interstate travel was allowed with the implementation of the recovery movement control order on Wednesday. – MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN See also page 4 New way to learn █ BY CINDI LOO [email protected] oCombination of home and school teaching ETALING JAYA: Both the modules the way to go, says national PTA head home and the classroom should jointly serve as centres of learning in the National Parent-Teacher educationist Chan Tuck Loong Pfuture. Association president Prof Datuk also agree with Mohamad Ali That is the consensus reached Mohamad Ali Hasan. that in line with such a among parties such as parents, National Union of the Turn to move, the number of teachers and educationists. Teaching Profession (NUTP) — Part of the learning process president Aminuddin Awang page 3 should be conducted at home, and and Chinese that will be supplemented by physical activities or project-based learning in school, according to stakeholders theSun spoke to PAPA, I LOVE YOU yesterday. “An integration of the two systems is the way to go,” said 2 theSUN ON FRIDAY | JUNE 12, 2020 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS Passengers with face masks maintain social distancing while travelling on the MRT during the RMCO period. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN SOP must be Concern over full capacity followed: Minister PETALING JAYA: Public transport and flights can now begin operating at full capacity, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced yesterday. public transport operation The senior minister (defence) said they include public buses, ferries, rail services and express following the relaxation of restrictions. their safety. buses nationwide. oCommuters fear risk Rehvathi Rajendhiran, 33, an office “Of course we are very concerned. The bus However, service providers and passengers are manager at an IT company in Kuala Lumpur, that I took everyday before the movement required to adhere to all standard operating of infection riding in said she would rather wait a little longer for a control order (MCO) was enforced was procedures (SOP) outlined by the government to train than board one which is cramped with packed to the brim with little room to move. ensure safety and minimise the risk of infection. cramped vehicles passengers. Can you imagine what will happen now with “Passengers must practise social distancing in “I’m not sure if it’s safe yet to operate at full the Covid-19 threat.” vehicles which allow people to stand. Additionally, capacity. Although it will save time, you have The 39-year-old said she would have everyone must wear face masks at all times, have █ BY AMAR SHAH MOHSEN to be concerned about your own health,” she preferred if the frequency of buses and the MySejahtera app on their phones and use hand [email protected] said yesterday. trains was increased, rather than passenger sanitisers when on board,” he said in his daily “Unfortunately, many of us do not have a loads. media conference in Putrajaya. PETALING JAYA: Public transport users have choice but to take public transport. The only One public transport operator that “As for flights, passengers’ temperature must be expressed concern over the government’s thing we can do is to wear face masks and use announced an increase in service frequency recorded before boarding, and the wearing of face announcement that vehicles for these hand sanitisers often.” is the Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd, which masks is compulsory. services can now operate at full capacity. The mother of two said even prior to the operates KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit. “In the case of express buses, which can now Malaysians, particularly those who rely on announcement, many Malaysians had The service will be available at 20-minute operate 24 hours, operators have to register all public transport to commute to work daily, disregarded social distancing in trains, and intervals during peak hours from June 15 passengers through the MySejahtera app or said while the move would help reduce allowing full capacity in public transport compared with 30 minutes during the MCO. manually. Buses must also be sanitised after every waiting time during peak hours, it would be at would only make things worse. Yesterday, Senior Minister Datuk Seri journey.” the expense of safety. Insurance company manager Au Yuen Yee Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that flights Ismail’s announcement follows the lifting of Instead, they suggested that public said some of her colleagues who commute to and public transport could now operate at full various restrictions under the recovery movement transport providers increase their frequency work using public transport are now volume, including public and express buses, control order (RMCO), which started on to cater to more Malaysians returning to work considering buying cars fearing for ferries and rail services. Wednesday, including the lifting of restrictions on interstate travel. It also comes just a day after the minister First day of RMCO sees spike in highway traffic dismissed Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd’s announcement that it was ending social distancing measures for all PETALING JAYA: Highways recorded double 85,989 vehicles were recorded, as opposed to “Police will monitor the traffic situation its train services, claiming this restriction was still the volume of vehicles on the first day of the just 37,789 on Tuesday. nationwide, and will also keep an eye on rest applicable. recovery movement control order (RMCO) Ismail said the numbers are expected to and recreation (R&R) areas to ensure the Previously, all public transport was only and the reopening of interstate travel. increase over the weekend as more public obeys all SOP,” he said in his daily allowed to operate at half capacity, as the Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Malaysians return to their hometowns to media conference in Putrajaya. government looked to minimise contact among Yaakob yesterday said PLUS highways reunite with families. Ismail advised those planning for interstate passengers. registered a huge jump in the number of He added that the number of fatal accidents travel to continue exercising caution and Other than public transport, Ismail announced vehicles, from 1.2 million on Tuesday to 2.04 rose on Wednesday compared with pre-RMCO maintain safe social distancing at R&R areas. the lifting of the requirement to have only million on Wednesday. days, based on information provided by police, “Please don’t crowd public toilets or surau. members of the same family living under one roof On the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, but stopped short of mentioning figures. I would also like to remind all to drive safely.” to travel in the same car. Retail ceiling prices of petrol, diesel not revoked: Minister KUALA LUMPUR: The government response to media reports that the products’ prices in line with global The change was to strengthen Act 2011. The gazetting is to enforce has not revoked the retail ceiling federal government had revoked the crude oil prices. enforcement and monitoring efforts control on retail prices of petrol and prices of petrol and diesel as price control order that sets ceiling He said on Feb 29, the ministry in the event of any violation of the diesel by oil companies and petrol reported, said Domestic Trade and prices. changed the mechanism for the directive under the Act. station operators so that they do not Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Nanta explained in a media control of retail prices of petrol and “From March 30, 2017, retail exceed the prices set by the Ministry Alexander Nanta Linggi. statement that the retail pricing of diesel through a directive issued prices of petrol and diesel have been of Finance.” “Don’t misunderstand it. We petroleum products using the under Regulation 12A of the Control regulated on a weekly basis and Nanta appealed to the public not have not removed the so-called Automated Price Mechanism and Supply Regulations 1974 under enforced by the ministry under the to make misleading statements about ceiling price, it is the same,” he said in formula is influenced by refined the Control of Supplies Act 1961. Price Control and Anti-Profiteering the matter. – Bernama theSUN ON FRIDAY | JUNE 12, 2020 3 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS TELLING IT AS IT IS Says ... Graphics_1 > Graphics Logos >The Sun Masthead .ai How we live and where it has taken us █ BY EDDIE HOO occur through direct and indirect Covid-19 is said to be the latest to World War II. emissions, including 37% of all contact between animals and people. strike us. There are many theories on How we exploit the environment methane emissions and 65% of IT is a lesson that we have learnt Coming into contact with body the origin of the pandemic and the in the pursuit of growth has come at nitrous oxide. many times over. fluids of infected animals or areas leading one is that the virus made a very high cost. From deforestation On top of that, almost 50% of There was a proliferation of contaminated with pathogens puts the leap into humans at a wildlife to enable the cultivation of crops to grain produced in the world are fed zoonotic diseases in recent memory, humans at risk. market in Wuhan, China in late 2019. the building of networks of roads, we to livestock. such as Ebola, HIV, severe acute Since the pathogens can be The pandemic brought the have encroached into territories that It is not that our food production respiratory syndrome (SARS) and vector, food or water borne, we are dangers of zoonotic diseases back we take for granted as ours.