Will economic contraction get worse than BNM’s forecast?
KUALA LUMPUR: Uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has weighed global economic growth prospects, with no exemption on Malaysia.
MCO: EPF extends employers April 2020 contribution payment date
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has extended the date for employers to remit their mandatory contribution for the salary month of March 2020 (April contributions), from this Wednesday (April 15) to April 24, 2020, in light of Malaysia’s ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO).
Selangor Mansion sees spike in cases, with 32 new confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health said there was a spike in Covid-19 cases at Selangor Mansion, with an additional 32 confirmed infections there today.
No COVID-19 relapse detected yet, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): There is no recorded case in the country of a COVID-19 patient being reinfected, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, reported the Malay Mail today.
COVID-19: MoH detects four sub-clusters related to tabligh assembly at Sri Petaling mosque
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): With the help of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) and Majlis Syura Jemaah Tabligh Masjid Seri Petaling, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has detected four sub-clusters of infections in several madrasah and tahfiz schools that have had close contacts with infected individuals that are related to the Sri Petaling Mosque (pictured) cluster.
COVID-19: Malaysia reports 153 new cases versus 113 recoveries today; tally at 4,683
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 153 new confirmed Covid-19 positive cases as of noon today, together with 113 recoveries.
Haircuts can wait, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): While Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah agrees that the government should be planning on how to slowly return life to normal for Malaysians after the movement control order (MCO), he feels it should postpone allowing barbershops and hair salons to operate, Malaysiakini reported today.
Barbers tearing their hair out over being allowed to give haircuts during MCO
PETALING JAYA: A hairstylist association disagrees with the government’s move to allow barbershops and salons to resume service during the movement control order (MCO) period, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.
Covid-19: Why have so many died in New York?
KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): New York has more Covid-19 cases than any country and accounts for around half of all deaths in the United States, AFP reported today.
Singapore’s much praised Covid-19 circuit breaker response short circuits itself
KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Singapore, for months hailed at home and overseas as the “gold standard” for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday moved to defuse escalating criticism over how it has handled a surge in infections within foreign worker dormitories that activists had earlier flagged as public health risks due to their cramped conditions, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.
