Government must “act decisively to ban mass gatherings”, said the Malaysian Health Coalition.

MTUC secretary-general J. Solomon: In Malaysia, the government seems averse to drastically reducing public interaction to reduce the risk of mass infections.

And what were people buying? Yes , it's toilet paper! Other items that have been flying off the shelves include canned food, instant noodles, frozen food like dumplings, pasta and mushrooms plus rice, flour and eggs are also selling fast.

The authorities should instead “focus on mitigation to reduce the number of cases and optimise the healthcare resources”, said Dr Lee Boon Chye.

“The advice for social distancing has obviously fallen on deaf ears, as I see people going about their daily lives as if there is no threat at all.

“I do consider the implication of such measures, but we do not want to be too late, like other countries, which are fighting a losing battle now. Every day matters,” the statement said.

MoH revealed that most of the new cases are related to the cluster of tabligh assembly in Sri Petaling mosque.

MoH said 37 new cases were detected among Patient-Under-Investigation (PUI). Meanwhile, the remaining four cases contracted the disease through close contact.

The report said the challenges include the local retail sector’s lacklustre performance and the requirement for foreign entrants to sell 30% of the business to a local within three years of its entry into the market.

The proceeds raised from the sukuk will be utilised for the group's landbanking, investments and working capital, as well as the refinancing of its existing borrowings and/or redemption of unrated perpetual securities.

"With Tan Chong Motor Group’s expansion into Indochina and Myanmar, particularly Vietnam, there are series of projects, that is, extension of assembly plant, body shop, trim and chassis and new warehouses that need to be constructed by the group to cater for the business expansion."