News about Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): The number of Covid-19 infections in Kuala Lumpur exceeded the 1,000-mark with the tally at 1,021 cases — the second highest in the country among all states and federal territories as of noon yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Four new cases were reported in the Kampung Baru and Bali clusters of infections, according to the data given by the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): The government, under the advice of the Ministry of Health, has executed the fourth directive of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in two buildings along Jalan Masjid India here.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Cheras district in Kuala Lumpur is now a red zone or a Covid-19 hotspot, where more than 41 cases have been recorded, the Malay Mail reported today based on the latest data released by the Health Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA (April 3): Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa said the proposed development plan for Kampung Baru is still up in the air as only 61% of the landowners have agreed to it, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): A joint-government operation for the vagrant and homeless community in Kuala Lumpur yesterday found 183 individuals loitering in several areas of the city centre, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): There has been another death due to COVID-19 this evening, bringing Malaysia's death toll to 20, said Health Ditector-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): A mosque in Bukit Damansara has advised its congregation to undergo health screenings if they had come in contact with five individuals in their neighbourhood who tested positive for COVID-19, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents' Association (TTDI RA) has given a helping hand to the 100 families living at the Bukit Kiara longhouse in light of the Movement Control Order currently in place to curb the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): It looks like food trucks in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya will also now have to be closed during the movement control order (MCO) period until March 31.