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The financial blow of the Coronavirus on businesses and events
PUCHONG: Government should take immediate action as most of the businesses are facing a huge loss due to COVID-19, said My Events International Founder/president, Shahul Hameed Dawood. As events are cancelled because of COVID-19, event planning industry takes hit as
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ViewSonic Offers Schools and Universities Free Distance Learning Tools During Coronavirus Outbreak
BREA, Calif., March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, is offering myViewBoard for free to K12, colleges and universities for the coronavirus outbreak time. With the spread of coronavirus, many schools and universities are not
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COVID 19: All Umno meetings postponed – Maslan
PUCHONG: All Umno branch meetings nationwide which started on Feb 15 are advised to postpone to a later date due to COVID-19 outbreak. Its secretary general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the decision was made after the party’s management committee
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Police tracking individuals sharing #malaysialockdown infographic
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are tracking down individuals who share false information on a ‘lockdown’ in the country which has gone viral on social media. Describing such act as irresponsible, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said it could also affect public
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Covid 19: All activities, conferences, assemblies and AGMs should be postponed until June 30
PUCHONG: The Registrar of Societies (RoS) has instructed all registered organisations in the country to postpone any conferences or general assemblies until June 30, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. All organisations are prohibited from holding general programs, activities,
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Fire and explosion at Pengerang Integrated Complex
JOHOR BAHRU: Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) today confirmed a fire and explosion occurred at about 10.50 p.m. last night at the Pengerang Integrated Complex near Kota Tinggi. In a statement issued here today, the company said the Emergency Response Team has
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Mufti: Mosques in Negeri Sembilan to close for 10 days starting tomorrow
PUCHONG: Negeri Sembilan mufti Datuk Mohd Yusof Ahmad today said all mosques in the state will be close for 10 days starting tomorrow to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak. Yusof said the decision was made after a meeting between
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Biden, Sanders’ disagree with Trump handle COVID-19
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted US President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak during a Democratic debate yesterday, touting their own plans to deal with a widening crisis that has upended the daily life of Americans. Democratic
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COVID-19: China’s industrial output shrink in two months
BEIJING: China’s industrial output contracted at the sharpest pace in 30 years, in the first two months of the year as the fast spreading coronavirus and strict containment measures severely disrupted the world’s second-largest economy, data showed today. Urban investment
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Changzhou National Hi-Tech District donates 100,000 masks to Japan and South Korea
CHANGZHOU, China, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With COVID-19 now spreading outside China, and the increasing number of new cases in Japan and South Korea, fighting the epidemic has become a common global responsibility. On March 2, Changzhou National Hi-Tech
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