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MCO: Single mother makes face mask to support children
GEORGE TOWN: A loss of RM18,000 after turning down orders to make about 300 Hari Raya clothes did not break the spirit of single mother Mahani Udit to seek other opportunities to earn income using her sewing skills. On the
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Export opportunities for furniture manufacturers, retailers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian furniture industry players should prepare themselves for opportunities to export various types of furniture to the United States (US), post-Covid-19. Thomas Russell, senior editor of US online daily Furniture Today, said manufacturers and retailers in Malaysia should
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Ports to allow import, export activities by authorised companies starting tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: Port operators nationwide have been instructed to allow all import and export activities by companies which have been authorised to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said
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Police bust illegal settlement, nab 238 people in Batang Kali
KUALA KUBU BHARU: Police arrested 238 people when they raided an illegal settlement in Kampung Ulu Rening, Batang Kali here today. In the operation at 5 pm, police rounded up 76 men, 77 women and 85 children including babies living in plastic
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MCO Phase 4: Recovery phase demands whole-hearted commitment from govt, people
KUALA LUMPUR: The Movement Control Order has now entered its fourth phase, with the country now in the stage of recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak. The pro-active and aggressive steps of the government in curbing the spread of the disease have
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Covid-19: One new death makes it 100 fatalities, 31 new cases
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reached a grim milestone of 100 deaths related to the novel coronavirus after the country reported one new death today (Apr 28). Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this takes the country’s mortality rate to 1.7%.
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16,000 foreigners live in EMCO areas around Selayang Wholesale Market
Only 6,000 locals compared to 16,000 foreigners live in the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) areas around north of Kuala Lumpur’s City Centre and Selayang Wholesale Market, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said based on the
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25 Labuan Matriculation College students denied permission to leave Labuan
LABUAN: A total of 25 students of the Labuan Matriculation College (LMC) who were stuck on campus were denied permission to exit the duty-free-island to return to their hometown in Limbang, Sarawak, today after failing to obey the stranded higher education
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Almost 50 cases of domestic violence reported in Perak since MCO
IPOH: A total of 49 cases of domestic violence have been reported in Perak since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced last March 18. Perak Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Anuar Othman said 12 of the cases involved wife
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Students excited to return home
NILAI: After nearly two months stranded on campus following the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), the long-awaited moment finally arrived for a group of 11 medical students from the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) this morning. The students,
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