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Brazil government, banks in talks about bailing out companies
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Economy Ministry is talking with banks about providing bailouts to sectors such as airlines, automakers, power companies and large retailers to help them survive the coronavirus crisis, bank executives confirmed on Wednesday in live presentations. Reuters reported
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Google Doodle thanks food service workers with animated illustration
Google doodle paid tribute to food service workers, who are serving people relentlessly amid the novel coronavirus crisis, with an animated illustration on Thursday. The special logo is part of the doodle series that Google introduced last week to celebrate
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Online loan fraud: Oil rig worker loses RM44,400
KUANTAN: An oil rig worker has claimed to have lost RM44,400 after filling an online loan application form on the website of a bank suspected to be fake. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said
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MCO: After 30 days, people now adapting to ‘new normal’ practices
KUALA LUMPUR: It has been 30 days since Malaysians started living under the Movement Control Order (MCO) implemented on March 18 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Many things have changed, life in the city does not seem so busy, schools and
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Temporary shelter for the homeless opened in Taiping
TAIPING: Concerned over the fate of homeless persons during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, a non-governmental organisation together with several government agencies, have set up a temporary shelter for them here. Located at the Kampung Pinang Community Hall in Taman Kamunting
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Oil bounces back as rising stockpiles seen pointing to lower output amid coronavirus
TOKYO: Oil rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude rebounding from near-20-year lows in the previous session on hopes that a big build-up in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic
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China’s home prices return to growth in March as pandemic impact starts to ease
BEIJING : New home prices in China returned to growth in March after stalling for the first time in five years in February, suggesting some pent-up demand as the impact from the coronavirus outbreak on the property market gradually fades.
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Face masks may be ‘new normal’ as U.S. prepares gradual reopening
NEW YORK: The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”A food delivery
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Covid-19: List of fake news
KUALA LUMPUR: The following is the morning update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) Quick Response Team on countering fake news on Covid-19 on social media. 1. The Negeri Sembilan Health Department (JKNNS) denies that 8,000 residents of more
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Japanese Firm WMH Invests in Vietnam and Expands its ASEAN Footprint
TOKYO, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — World Mode Holdings Co. Ltd (WMH), a Tokyo based total solution company specialized in the fashion and cosmetic industries, announced its acquisition of People Link Joint Stock Company (People Link), a leading human resources
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