Zuraida defends road sanitisation operations
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has defended large scale sanitisation operations that say roads being doused in disinfectant, Malaysiakini reported today.
COVID-19 cases climb to 2,766 with six new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Malaysia recorded 140 new COVID-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the total to 2,766.
Prihatin stimulus not enough to help businesses: Research firm
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Most businesses will not be able to qualify for the wage subsidy scheme in the government's Prihatin stimulus plan, said research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research in a Malaysiakini report .
MACC receives report on possible abuse of power to resume ECRL project
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday received a report over possible abuse of power in relation to the resumption of the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) project.
German minister commits suicide over ‘virus crisis worries’
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, AFP reported state premier Volker Bouffier saying on Sunday.
MICCI says more effective stimulus package needed for businesses
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) says the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package is imbalanced between the support to employees and employers.
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Health DG: COVID-19 infection rate in Malaysia still stable, no exponential spike so far
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The COVID-19 infection rate in Malaysia is still stable, seeing there has been no “exponential spike” in new cases so far compared to other countries, says Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).
The Edge Covid-19 Fund starts sending supplies to hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund has started sending one million face masks and 35,000 personal protection suits to more than 30 designated hospitals — just one week after the fund was launched to raise money from Corporate Malaysia.
COVID-19: Positive cases jump to 2,626; total deaths stand at 37
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): There were 156 new confirmed infections today, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 2,626.
Facing halted ops under MCO, manufacturers seek higher wage subsidy, EPF exemption and income tax waiver
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): With many businesses having grounded to a halt during the Movement Control Order period, Malaysian manufacturers are appealing to the government to double its wage subsidy scheme to RM12 billion from RM5.
