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Indonesia stops mammoth tabligh event over virus fears
JAKARTA: A tabligh rally that is drawing thousands of people to Indonesia has been stopped amid fears that it could help spread the new coronavirus, an official said. For days, authorities had been trying to persuade Ijtima Asia, part of
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South Korea pledges USD39 billion emergency funding for small businesses
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in today pledged 50 trillion won (US$39 billion), in emergency financing for small businesses and other stimulus measures to prop up the country’s coronavirus-hit economy. The package is the latest in a string of steps
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Uncounted among coronavirus victims, deaths sweep through Italy’s nursing homes
MILAN: As the official death toll from Italy’s coronavirus outbreak passes 2,500, a silent surge in fatalities in nursing homes, where dozens of patients a day are dying untested for the virus, suggests the real total may be higher. Official
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Kota Kinabalu handicraft market ordered to close
KOTA KINABALU: The handicraft market, in front of a hotel here, was ordered to close for 14 days by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall in compliance with the movement restriction order. Rosman, a seller at one of the salted fish
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MTUC: Don’t take advantage of workers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today urged employers not to take advantage of their workers who have lost their overtime income and commissions due to Covid-19 Its secretary-general J. Solomon said that although non-essential business premises were not
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COVID-19: DRB-Hicom has reported one positive case of its subsidiary
KUALA LUMPUR: DRB-HICOM Bhd has informed that an employee of its subsidiary, DRB-HICOM Auto Solutions Sdn Bhd (DHAS) in Pekan, Pahang has been tested positive with COVID-19. “The staff contracted the virus from her husband, who was in the contact
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Indian tourists stuck in Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Uzbekistan cries for help
The total number of novel coronavirus-positive cases in India has risen to 169. Three fatalities have also been registered. Italy has lost 2,500 people to Covid-19 and these numbers don’t seem to be slowing down. The novel coronavirus has impacted
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Protect Against Rootkit and Bootkit Malware in Systems that Boot from External SPI Flash Memory
BANGKOK, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With the rapid growth of 5G including new cellular infrastructure, growing networks and data centers supporting expanding cloud computing, developers are seeking new ways to ensure operating systems remain secure and uncompromised. Microchip Technology
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Doctor: ‘I stay at work for you, you stay at home for us’
KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor has put Facebook to good use by sharing a quote to remind Malaysians to stay at home during the two-week Movement Control Order period. Dr Gee Teak Sheng, a consultant neurosurgeon from Pantai Hospital, Penang today
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Casio to Release G-SHOCK Full Metal Construction GMW-B5000 Series with Grid Design
TOKYO, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new addition to the full metal construction GMW-B5000 series that inherits the form of the first model of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches.
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