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KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Although the impact of Covid-19 on the economy is significant, banks are entering this laborious period from a position of strength, with more than ample capital and liquidity buffers, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd Research (HLIB Research).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 after suffering 10 days of symptoms including a high fever, the Guardian reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Ministry of Health has detected a cluster of 37 confirmed Covid-19 infections – five of whom have died – whose source of infection is an individual who had travelled to Italy (patient No.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Chief Justice (CJ) Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pictured) has urged judicial officers to consider the risk of contagion when sentencing offenders to jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 179 new Covid-19 positive cases, bringing the total to 3,662 confirmed cases as at noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Will the movement control order (MCO) be extended beyond April 14? The Health Ministry will have to provide data on April 10 to help the government make a decision, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today during a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation in the country in Putrajaya today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 150 new confirmed Covid-19 cases as at noon today, bringing the tally to 3,483 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Lembah Pantai here is now the district with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country at 322 cases as of yesterday, taking over Hulu Langat in Selangor as the top red zone, reported the Malay Mail based on Ministry of Health figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The number of healthcare workers in Malaysia who are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 has jumped by more than two-thirds in the past week to 138, from 80 recorded as at March 26.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Malaysian house prices, relative to income, remain seriously unaffordable, due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply, stated Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2019 released today.