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MCO: Nine individuals held ‘wild party’ at house were charged
TAWAU: Nine people, including two minors, who held a ‘wild party’ at a house during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, were today charged in the Magistrate’s Court for violating the order. The accused, Kamaruddin Yusuf,19; Muhd Usman Jamal, 23;
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Beyond Stimulus Packages Malaysian economy needs a “new deal”!
PSM commends the government that the Supplementary Stimulus Package (Langkah Tambahan Pakej Prihatin) has addressed some of the criticisms leveled against the Stimulus Package announced by the Prime Minister on 27th March 2020. Many voices emanating from the business sector
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Sabah implement five percent sales tax on all petroleum products
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has implemented a five percent sales tax on all petroleum products in the state with effect from March, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said the implementation of the tax was discussed
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Neat, a FinTech Alternative to Banks, Raises USD11M to Fuel International Expansion
HONG KONG, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Neat, a Hong Kong-based FinTech company offering modern financial solutions to SMEs and startups, today announced raising a USD11 million Series A funding round. Pacific Century Group (PCG) led the round with participation from Visa,
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Business forced closed during COVID-19, this Vietnamese entrepreneur turned around to release the national hit song to fight back the pandemic
HANOI, Vietnam, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Last week, amid Vietnam’s nation-wide full lockdown, serial entrepreneur / artist Minh Beta released the song “Viet Nam oi! Danh Bay COVID” (Let’s Fight COVID!). This catchy song was officially endorsed by Vietnam’s
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Xinhua Silk Road: Central China city launches online live streaming of peony cultural festival
BEIJING, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The 38th Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival opened on Monday in Luoyang, central China’s Henan province. Due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, this year’s festival has brought flowers online, giving people at home the chance
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Trump: WHO is China-centric, ‘really blew it’ on coronavirus
WASHINGTON : U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S.
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Ismail: Crime index rate drop 70% during MCO
PUTRAJAYA: The nationwide crime index rate has dropped 70% since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) came into force on March 18. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said, as such there is no reason
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Black Desert Mobile Introduces New Battle Modes and Terrmian Town
SEOUL, South Korea, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Abyss today announced that the new battle modes Special Boss Rush and Ranked Arena have been introduced along with a new town known as Terrmian in Black Desert Mobile. Adventurers can now
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Those who involved in clusters urged to undergo health screening
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry yesterday appealed to those who have connections with COVID-19 clusters to undergo health checks to ensure that they are not infecting others with the virus. Its minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman
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