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MCO: Malaysian students in Wellington not keen to return home
KUALA LUMPUR: Wellington Malaysian Students’ Organisation (WMSO) said Malaysian students in the New Zealand’s capital city are not concerned with returning home at the moment despite the one-month compulsory lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 which began Thursday
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Pakej Rangsangan Prihatin – On the right track! A three faceted crisis
The world is being buffeted by a serious three-faceted crisis. The first aspect and the precipitating cause of this crisis is the Covid 19 pandemic that sweeping all over the world. The pandemic is causing a massive overload on the
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MCO: Sarawak government will review assistance package
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will review the assistance package given to the people following the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last Wednesday. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg
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Mustapa: Country’s economy need at least six months to recover
KUALA LUMPUR: The government expects the country’s economy will need at least six months to recover after the COVID-19 crisis ends, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said the estimated recovery period was
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COVID-19: Another death recorded in Malaysia, tally at 35
KUALA LUMPUR: Another death due to COVID-19 was recorded, bringing the death toll due to the virus to 35, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 35th death was a 57-year-old Malaysian woman. “She had travel
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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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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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Facing Covid19 – “A fast closing window”
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath and former President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser, Jason Furman have advocated using heavy fiscal firepower for a “whatever-it-takes” economic response to the COVID-19 crisis. Among the drastic measures proposed are: ‘helicopter money,’ where everyone
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