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Trump ‘going big’ with $1 trillion stimulus as U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was pursuing a $1 trillion stimulus package that could deliver $1,000 checks to Americans within two weeks to buttress the economy as the number of deaths from coronavirus nationwide crossed 100. With
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Food operators on delivery mode due to movement control order
KUALA LUMPUR: The Movement Control Order, declared for the first time in the country’s history, takes effect today. The declaration of the nationwide movement control order by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last Monday, with the objective among others
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COVID-19: Sarawakian pastor becomes Malaysia’s first death case
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded its first casualty from the COVID-19 outbreak today, with the fatality coming from Sarawak. In a statement today, the Sarawak state disaster management committee announced that the victim was a pastor from the Emmanuel Baptist Church,
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Hisham: Over 8k tabligh attendees tested, awaiting results
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today said that 8,786 participants of the tabligh gathering at Masjid Jamek, Sri Petaling held last month, had been traced and tested for COVID-19. In a statement, its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 3,439
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Johor to hold special meeting about Malaysians working in Singapore
BATU PAHAT: The Johor state government is holding a special meeting to discuss the ‘fate’ of the people in the state who commute to Singapore, to work following the nationwide movement control order to be enforced in Malaysia beginning tomorrow,
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COVID-19: First human trial of vaccine begins in US
UNITED STATES: Supported by a global coalition founded by India and Norway, US has begun the phase one clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed, to protect against the coronavirus disease which has claimed the lives of over 7,000 people
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Actor Idris Elba down with COVID-19
British-American actor Idris Elba has tested positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old actor announced in a two-minute video message on Twitter in the wee hours of today saying, “I didn’t have any symptoms. I got tested because I realised I was
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Ringgit continues downtrend at opening
The ringgit continued yesterday’s downtrend to open lower against the US dollar today, as fears over the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic curbed traders’ risk appetite, said a dealer. At 9.02am, the local currency weakened slightly to 4.3090/3130 against the greenback from
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Sultan Ibrahim urges calm in face of COVID-19 situation
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor Sultan, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar urged his subjects to remain calm and not to panic in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. In a posting on his official Facebook page yesterday, Sultan Ibrahim also advised the people
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SSM: Use online facilities instead of counter services
KUALA LUMPUR: The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) has advised the people to avoid using its counter services, for company related transactions but instead use the services provided online. In a statement yesterday, SSM said it was one of the
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