COVID-19: Airbnb to offer free or subsidised housing to 100,000 relief workers
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Airbnb will provide free or subsidised housing for up to 100,000 relief workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.
Putrajaya allocates RM1b more to MoH to combat COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysia is setting aside RM1 billion more from its economic stimulus package announced today for its Health Ministry to procure more medical equipment as well as healthcare services from the private sector to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Selangor not 'fully locked down', says police
PETALING JAYA (March 27): North Klang OCPD Asst Comm Nurulhuda Salleh denied the viral message saying that Selangor is in “Enhanced Movement Control (EMC)”.
Govt moves to lighten three employer commitments to ease business cash flow
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced measures that will lighten three commitments that employers face to address the cash flow constraint that is weighing on businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
RM10b one-off cash payout for M40 and B40
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced one-off cash payout for the M40 and B40 groups totalling RM10 billion as part of a massive RM250 billion stimulus package to address the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on the economy.
Govt to part-subsidise salary of affected businesses, with conditions
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government will subsidise RM600 for each worker earning below RM4,000 for three months, applicable to companies whose income has halved since January, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Govt adds RM230b allocation to counter virus threat to economy, bringing total to RM250b
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government is allocating RM250 billion for a stimulus package to counter the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic to its economy, which includes the RM20 billion it previously announced in late February.
Construction work at Taman Desa condo project under investigation raises questions
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Residents living near a partially-built condominium project in Taman Desa, which suffered a construction mishap earlier this year, are questioning the work resumption at the site especially now when the country is under the COVID-19 outbreak Movement Control Order (MCO), which is slated to end April 14.
Hearing of cases online to go on until April 14
PUTRAJAYA (March 27): Following the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to April 14, courts nationwide will continue to manage its cases online in order to allow access to justice.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hotels light up with hearts in a show of solidarity to frontliners
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): It is truly a heart-warming sight in these challenging times as the world battles the escalating COVID-19 outbreak.
