News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) has joined recent calls for the government to provide specific stimulus measures for the real estate industry in light of the prolonged slowdown and the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) in the country.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), on March 24, 2020, announced an automatic six-month moratorium on all bank loans starting from April 1, to assist borrowers who are facing temporary financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government said it will establish a special cabinet committee to develop strategic measures to safeguard Malaysia’s economy and labour market impacted by Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUCHING: Police here arrested three men carrying drugs, a mask depicting the face of Pennywise the clown, and a toy gun after a high-speed chase yesterday afternoon, Free Malaysia Today reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): An Ipoh man has been hailed by social media users for saving an abandoned dog that was found with a note attached around its neck, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): AME Elite Consortium Bhd's potential sales are likely to be realised, albeit at a later stage due to COVID-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): British Airways (BA) is soon expected to announce that it will suspend around 36,000 staff, reported the BBC today.

MANILA (April 2): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of COVID-19 lockdown measures that they could be shot for causing trouble, and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated, Reuters reported today.