Our medical frontliners giving their all in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The above is a video was made public by a mother of doctors serving as front liners in Sabah.
Report: Condom producer Karex sees big increase in online sales during Covid-19 movement restrictions
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Online sales for condoms made by Klang-based Karex “shot up by seven-fold during the first half of this year” owing to the numerous movement restrictions to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).
Aid needed urgently for urban poor's recovery from Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Malaysia needs to put in place a more effective social policy framework to provide timely aid to ensure the urban poor do not slip deeper into poverty, with findings of a United Nations-commissioned study pointing to a “partial, uneven and uncertain” recovery for low-income urban families from the COVID-19 crisis.
EPF: Accessing Account 1 savings should not be the only way to get through difficult times
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The Employees Provident Fund echoed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s sentiment that EPF savings are for the future, and said that larger problems could arise in the future if its members are allowed to access their Account 1 savings to address the challenges they face due to Covid-19.
Malaysia reports 799 new Covid-19 cases, 466 in Sabah and 170 in Klang Valley
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia reported 799 new COVID-19 cases today — an increase from 649 yesterday — with three deaths.
Robinsons shuts its doors in Malaysia and Singapore as it falls victim to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Robinsons, the retailer that has been in business for more than 160 years, is shutting all remaining stores in Malaysia and Singapore for good as it falls victim to the Covid-19 pandemic which has sharply reduced consumer demand.
MoH increases bed capacity in Covid-19 hospitals, quarantine centres
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has increased the bed capacity in hospitals and Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) to treat Covid-19 patients.
Covid-19: Two-year-old child is youngest positive case in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): A two-year-old baby has been detected as Sarawak’s youngest Covid-19 case, the Borneo Post reported today.
Covid-19: Positive case detected at Chinese Recreation Club Penang
PENANG (Oct 29): The Chinese Recreation Club Penang has detected a “confirmed Covid-19 case, according to a statement made by the General Committee of the club on its Facebook.
Covid-19 red zone: Anglican church services suspended in Kuching
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Anglican church services in Kuching have been suspended owing to the city being declared a Covid-19 red zone, reported the Borneo Post.
