Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade plunge as online retail sales surges
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia's sales value of wholesale and retail trade plunged 36.
Malaysia will consider neighbouring countries first when easing border controls post-RMCO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): As Covid-19 infections remain low in Malaysia, authorities are looking at easing border controls when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) ends on Aug 31, starting with its neighbours which have successfully curbed the spread of the coronavirus.
Noor Hisham breaks into tears while announcing his deputy's retirement
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah broke into tears today when announcing the retirement of his deputy Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon.
Strata development AGMs allowed to resume under RMCO
PETALING JAYA (June 10): Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) of strata developments can now be conducted physically, according to the government's latest Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines on strata management for the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) phase which began today (June 10).
How Covid-19 gave cover for a subtle power grab
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Is the pandemic a boon to autocracy? In Malaysia, efforts to constrain the coronavirus have chipped away at the very democratic principles that for decades made the country a natural US ally and bastion of stability in a volatile region, Bloomberg reported today.
Health DG: M'sia may only reopen borders if daily Covid-19 cases kept at single digits until Aug 31
PUTRAJAYA (June 10): Malaysia’s borders may only be reopened if daily confirmed Covid-19 cases are maintained at single digits until the end of the recovery movement control order (RMCO) on Aug 31, according to Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Screen new employees for Covid-19, says Health DG
PUTRAJAYA (June 9): The Ministry of Health has called on companies and employers to screen all new employees for Covid-19 in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Hotels hit by 'buka puasa' buffet loss of RM135m
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Malaysian hotel operators suffered an estimated loss of RM135 million in food and beverage (F&B) revenue during the fasting month of Ramadan this year, as the Covid-19 pandemic restricted large gatherings.
Covid-19: New cases remain at seven, no local transmissions among Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Malaysia reported seven new Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, of which six were imported cases while one was a local transmission involving a foreign worker, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Covid-19: Safeguards needed for travel between Singapore and Malaysia to resume, says republic's minister
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Measures, safeguards and precautions have to be in place before travel can start between Singapore and Malaysia, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported a Singapore minister saying yesterday.
