The MCO hits refugees hard

Like foreign workers, refugees in Malaysia have been hit badly by the Movement Control Order. But will the powers-that-be step in and give them the help they need or let them risk starvation?

Elsewhere, the signs suggest that Covid-19 is helping PM Muhyiddin solidify his position as premier, and Putrajaya makes a hair-raising U-turn as Miti’s website goes crash, boom, bang.

Also, today is the Tamil New Year, and we’d just like to wish Chittirai Puthandu Vazhthukkal to all our Tamil friends!