COVID-19 pandemic: Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Bavarian authorities have cancelled this year’s world famous beer festival Oktoberfest owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.
COVID-19: Malaysia's daily new cases drop below 100 for sixth time
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Ministry of Health announced today that Malaysia’s daily new cases rose to 57, which is higher than the number of recoveries at 54 cases.
Tadmax sells 25% in Pulau Indah power project to Kepco; to focus on property, construction
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Tadmax Resources Bhd has inked an agreement to sell a 25% stake in its Pulau Indah power plant project to Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) for RM41.
US protesters demand end to Covid-19 lockdown, officials urge caution
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The US debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labelled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts warned that lifting them too soon risked unleashing a greater disaster, Reuters reported today.
Gamuda JV bid for Sydney highway job could contribute RM181.7m in earnings over four years — PublicInvest Research
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Gamuda Bhd’s joint venture (JV) bid for the A$2.
MIDA: Approved investments in manufacturing, services and primary sectors rose 1.7% in 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said total approved investments for the manufacturing, services and primary sectors rose 1.
COVID-19: Ministry mulls mass random testing in red zone areas
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The Ministry of Health is looking into the possibility of conducting mass random testing for Covid-19 in red zone areas around the country.
Report: Singaporean and Malaysian students hurt in racist attack in Melbourne
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): A Malaysian and Singaporean, both students in a university in Melbourne, have become victims of a racist attack, the Singapore-based The New Paper reported today.
2,484 close contacts have not undergone tests in Sarawak
MIRI (April 20): The Sarawak authorities have discovered that 2,484 people in Kuching “believed to be close contacts of positive Covid-19 patients” have not been to any health screenings, The Star reported today.
COVID-19: Daily new cases rises to 84 after two days of decline, still less than daily recoveries of 95
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today recorded an increase in new Covid-19 infections at 84 cases today, following two days of decline.
