COVID-19: 110 new confirmed infections, bringing tally to 900
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced 110 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 900.
M'sia in talks to allow its citizens to work in S'pore, but on one condition: Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The government is discussing with its Singapore counterpart about allowing Malaysians to work in the country but on one condition: Singapore needs to provide accommodations for the workers.
Regional full-service carriers' KL to London fares ‘skyrocket’ to RM17k
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Regional full-service carriers’ (FSC) fare between Kuala Lumpur and London (KUL-LHR) has skyrocketed over COVID-19 and lockdown worries, the New Straits Times (NST) reported yesterday.
MAH: Hotels struggle to survive, with VMY2020 cancelled
PETALING JAYA (March 19): Hotels are now focusing on mere survival as the industry faces a gloomy outlook for the rest of the year, with the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VMY2020) campaign now cancelled.
Sime Darby CEO Jeffri Salim Davidson tests positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Two days after Sime Darby Bhd said its chairman has been tested positive for COVID-19, its group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Jeffri Salim Davidson is found to have also contracted the virus.
Report: Malaysian at tabligh event to remain in Indonesia until control order lifted
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): A Malaysian participant at an international tabligh gathering in Indonesia has decided to stay put in the country even though the event has been postponed.
SC and Bursa say share trading to continue, no suspension
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The trading of shares will go on, said the Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia in a joint statement today.
No reprieve for Bursa construction stocks as Malaysia imposes movement control order
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Bursa Malaysia’s construction index, which tracks share prices of builders listed on the exchange, settled down 13.
Cops to help trace 4,000 attendees of tabligh event who have yet to be tested
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The police have now been tasked with tracing the about 4,000 attendees of the tabligh event in Sri Petaling last month who have yet to be tested for COVID-19, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri revealed, Malaysiakini reported today.
China's state-owned bank donates 15,000 masks to M'sia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): China Construction Bank (Malaysia) donated 15,000 masks to Malaysia as part of efforts to help contain the spread of COVID-19, Malaysiakini quoting the Chinese Embassy reported today.
