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.
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.
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.
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.
Public Bank to provide special relief facility for SMEs, relief assistance for loans
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Public Bank Bhd will be providing a special relief facility for small and medium enterprise (SME) customers and a relief assistance programme for loan repayments.
Limited oil palm, rubber, logging activities to continue during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities has underlined five operations that will continue as usual throughout the movement control order (MCO).
With no place to stay, some Malaysian workers sleeping rough near Singapore MRT station
SINGAPORE (March 19): Past midnight, Armel Sharil waited until the metal gates of Kranji MRT Station were pulled shut at 1am before he carefully laid a cardboard on the floor to lie down and rest his eyes, according to a report by TODAY published today.
Rock-solid Public Bank sinks to seven-year low
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Public Bank Bhd, usually described as solid like a rock, suffered its largest single-day percentage drop in ten years, to close at RM13.
