Thanking our frontliners: FT buildings and roads to be lit up in blue
PETALING JAYA (April 30): Government buildings, commercial buildings and some roads in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan will be lit up in blue from 10.
Covid-19: Daily cases drop to 57 against 84 cured cases, while two more deaths reported
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 57 new confirmed Covid-19 cases as of noon today, representing two straight weeks of fewer than 100 infections per day.
MAH: Scheduled hotel openings for this year postponed
PETALING JAYA (April 30): Hotels that have been set up to open this year have all been postponed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) CEO Yap Lip Seng.
Blu Inc Media ceases operations today
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Malaysian publishing company Blu Inc Media announced is ending both its print and digital publications today, effective immediately.
Laughing at kitchen fails
PETALING JAYA (April 30): Malaysians have been finding ways to cope with the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) and there has been no shortage of creative methods devised.
Women and those below 35 years old report feeling severe stress during MCO: Survey
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): A new survey studying the household mental health during the movement control order (MCO) found that generally women and those below the age of 35 reported higher levels of negative emotions as compared to others.
Russian baby born in abandoned house after parents stranded in KL
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Russian couple Yevgeny and Natalia Pervin never expected that their dream of touring South East Asia would lead to them being stranded in Kuala Lumpur and their second child Ivan being born in an abandoned property in the heart of town, Malaysiakini reported today.
G City Club Hotel shuts down after a decade of operations
KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): G City Club Hotel Sdn Bhd has ceased operations after a decade of being in the hospitality business, as the Covid-19 pandemic became the last straw for the company, which has been suffering losses over the past few years.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 new cases jump to 94 against 55 cured cases with no death reported
KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Malaysia reported 94 new Covid-19 cases today, exceeding 55 cured cases reported, according to the Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Crowded Sea Park market ordered to be closed by council
PETALING JAYA: Failure of the privately-owned Sea Park wet market management to control the crowd and ensure social distancing has forced the Petaling Jaya City Council to order a closure, the Star reported today.
