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Takeaway will be no longer in Jerantut, Pekan, Raub
KUANTAN: Eateries in Jerantut, Pekan and Raub will no longer be allowed to cater for take away orders beginning tomorrow. Pahang state secretary Datuk Seri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak in a statement yesterday said, the directive also applied to fast food
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Selangor provide free accommodation for frontliners
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government has provided free accommodation in the form of 287 hotel rooms for front liners fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said, of the total 204 rooms provided
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BSH recipients does not need to make new application for BPN
PUTRAJAYA: Households and single individuals who have been listed as the Cost of Living Aid (BSH) recipients do not need to make a new application for the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash handouts. The Finance Ministry (MOF) in a statement
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Over 5,000 Tabligh attendees yet to undergo health screening
PUTRAJAYA: Over 5,000 attendees of the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque have yet to undergo COVID-19 screening, said Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said till yesterday, a total of 17,965 attendees were screened with
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Hisham: Five type medicines use to treat COVID-19
PUCHONG: There are currently five types of medicine will be used in treating COVID-19 infection in the country. In a Facebook post, Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the medicines are called Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, Favipravir, Remdesivir
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4 men arrested for alleged defying MCO, public intoxication
KLANG: Police arrested four men for alleged drunkenness in public as well as not complying with the movement control order (MCO) in Klang, Selangor, yesterday (27 March). It was the tenth day of the partial lockdown ordered by the Malaysian
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A tale of Malaysia’s rubber gloves, condoms & palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber is a blessed word in these difficult times as its transformation into gloves has proved life-saving with even the world’s largest economy singing praises of Malaysia’s gloves. The US Embassy here via its official twitter handle trumpeted the fact that
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Child’s cries, the most challenging ordeal during self-quarantine – Bernama DJ
KUALA LUMPUR: The cries of her only child, a 7-year-old daughter, at the door wanting to be hugged, was the most challenging ordeal for Bernama Radio’s deejay when she opted to voluntarily quarantined herself having been in close contact with a COVID-19 positive patient.
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M’sian in London hopes for a safe travel home as scheduled on April 15
KUALA LUMPUR: It’s the fifth day of a lockdown in the United Kingdom in its fight against the COVID-19, and for Malaysian Maznah Khalil, who is currently with her family in London, the feelings are mixed – apprehension on one
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Four men to be charged on Monday for defying MCO
SEPANG: Four men will be charged in court in Sepang on Monday, for defying the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government to contain COVID-19. Sepang district police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said, all suspects, aged
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