Mission to save lives and livelihoods


Balancing act: Ismail Sabri says the government wants to prevent any loss of life from the pandemic, but at the same time, it does not want people to starve to death. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a “trial by fire” for the Perikatan Nasional government when the movement control order was imposed barely two weeks after the Cabinet was formed.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob recalled the early days last year when the country had to improvise in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

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