SOP confusion and other news you may have missed

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1. The National Security Council (NSC) updated its Chinese New Year standard operating procedure again, relaxing family reunion rules and temple prayers during the movement control order (MCO).

2. Bukit Aman internal security and public order head Abd Rahim Jaafar said even the law enforcers are confused by SOPs for the MCOs and conceded that some have wrongly issued fines.

3. Car accessory shops in Perak cried foul after state authorities instructed them to close down due to the MCO SOP, but similar businesses in other states remain open.

4. Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam was converted into a Covid-19 assessment centre which can evaluate up to 1,500 patients a day to determine whether they should be sent to the hospital, a quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC) or quarantine at home.

5. Netizens questioned the government's priorities after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin sought to set the groundwork for a travel bubble with Indonesia at a time when Covid-19 is raging in both countries and Malaysia's borders remain largely closed.

6. Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang said Muhyiddin's immediate priority should instead be on following through with his promise to set up a bipartisan committee to advise the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on the emergency.

7. Petronas said it is aiding more than 100 workers who are still stranded on an offshore oil rig after the coup in Myanmar.

8. The number of active covid-19 cases climbed to a new high of 51,241. Meanwhile, the enhanced MCO at Bentong and Taiping prisons were extended until Feb 22.

9. A couple fled after their baby was tested positive for Covid-19 but the authorities managed to track them down.

10. The doctor who was among the pioneer team to treat Covid-19 patients ended becoming a patient herself. Dr Lee Chew Kiok tells her story.

11. A video of disgruntled J&T Express workers hurling parcels sparked concerns among customers. The logistic firm apologised, citing a bonus dispute.

12. Environmentalists spoke out against a land reclamation project in Langkawi that they claim have not gone through the proper procedures.

13. The latest edition of Malaysianskini follows how an IT professional turned to the century-old traditions of making nyonya kuih.