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MCO: Taxi drivers seek help after their earnings dropped 90%
KUALA LUMPUR: Gabungan Persatuan dan Syarikat-Syarikat Teksi Semenanjung Malaysia (GPST), that represents over 100 taxi companies, today appealed to the government to look into the woes of taxi drivers and taxi companies whose earnings dropped by 90% last month with
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COVID-19: Selangor announce allocation of RM272 million
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government yesterday announced its Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package 2.0 involving an allocation of RM272 million aimed at helping to stem the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle the current and post-pandemic economic challenges. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri
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PRIHATIN: Economic Stimulus Package take effect today
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning today, Malaysians from all walks of life will get to enjoy the various assistance and initiatives under the Economic Stimulus Package announced by the government to ease the economic burden of the people who are adversely affected by
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Satay seller offers home delivery during movement control order
BUTTERWORTH: Following the government announcement on the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to break the chain of COVID-19 infection, satay seller Safuan Hadi Mohammad still believes that he will find a way to generate income for his family.
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Muhyiddin announces economic stimulus package worth RM250b
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced a comprehensive economic stimulus package for the country at 3pm today. The package known as package prihatin or caring package valued at RM250bil is set to benefit all Malaysians. From the amount,
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SOCSO launch ERP to help workers who have lost their jobs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry, through its agency, the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO), has launched the Employment Retention Programme (ERP) to assist workers who have lost their jobs. Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said, the programme which was introduced
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Business NGO: We need a second stimulus package
BANGSAR: A coalition of entrepreneurs are urging the government to prepare a second stimulus package that would be focused on assisting small and medium enterprises (SME), the self-employed and retrenched workers as the COVID-19 ravages the economy and public health.
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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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COVID-19: Dr M announces RM20 bln economic stimulus package (full story)
PUCHONG: Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced a RM20 billion economic stimulus package to help rejuvenate the nation’s economy, by helping sectors badly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Speaking in a live address, Mahathir also took time
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Dr M works on stimulus package despite political crisis
PUCHONG: While MPs are presenting their cases to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on which coalition should be forming the next government, Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is back to business! Appearing unfazed with the power struggle, Mahathir attended
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