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BPN recipients told to update bank account information by end-April
CYBERJAYA: Individuals who have tax records with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and eligible for the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) but have not yet received the cash aid are told to update their active bank account information. IRB in a statement
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Americans spend grim Easter Sunday at home as COVID-19 deaths near 22,000
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Americans spent a glum Easter Sunday largely confined to their homes by the still-raging coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. death toll neared 22,000, with more than half a million confirmed cases nationwide. With 42 states imposing strict
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Covid 19: Virtual Vaisakhi initiative in Canada aims to celebrate by helping others
Ottawa–Although the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of the April 25 Vaisakhi parade in the Canadian city of Surrey, deemed the largest outside India, the community through a new initiative called ‘Virtual Vaisakhi’ will honour the sacred holidays
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Public concern over safety of mentally unstable, homeless during MCO
KANGAR: The public has expressed concern over the safety of the mentally unstable homeless who are seen wandering in the streets during the Movement Control Order (MCO) to contain the spread of COVID-19. A civil servant, Zulaikha Ekkau (RPT: Zulaikha Ekkau), 38,
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COVID-19: Message seeking those who went to Ipoh wholesale market to go for health screening not true
IPOH: A viraled message claiming that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed individuals who went to the Ipoh wholesale market recently to go for COVID-19 screening is fake news, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu on his
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Do not buy or sell face masks with PDRM/MAF logo
KUALA LUMPUR: The police yesterday warned the people against getting involved in selling, purchasing or using any face mask or t-shirt with the security forces emblem. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said this was because there were certain individuals who
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Impact on Covid-19 if certain sectors allowed to operate
KUALA LUMPUR: The Movement Control Order (MCO), is entering its third phase in less than 48 hours, will see certain service sectors back in operation in stages. Last Friday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in announcing the third phase of
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ASEAN Super 8 Rescheduled to 20 – 22 Oct 2020 while ICW Moves to 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Informa Markets, the organiser of Southeast Asia’s leading trade show in the built environment industry – ASEAN Super 8 – has decided to reschedule the 2020 edition to a new date from
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VISTA Eye Specialist Going Digital to Raise Awareness on Preventable Blindness.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amidst the global effort to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including Malaysia adopting its own Movement Control Order (MCO), VISTA Eye Specialist is not holding back their effort in its
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Consecutively Winning Awards
TAIPEI, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kavalan distillery has added four Double Golds won at the recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) to its brilliant run of awards so far in 2020. Lineup for 2020’s biggest Kavalan winners so
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