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KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): As the International Olympic Committee launched into detailed talks that could lead to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, there was disagreement Monday over whether a decision had already been reached, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today acknowledged that some hospitals have resorted to makeshift personal protective equipment (PPE) to treat COVID-19 cases and explained that this was due to a distribution issue, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM) is appealing to the government to provide urgent relief as it estimates that the shopping mall industry will lose more than RM750 million, excluding turnover statistics from the retail sector, during the 14-day movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) said its COVID-19 rapid test kit has been qualified for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the sale of the kits in the US, where the number of positive cases has surpassed 33,000, with 417 deaths.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali today announced the appointment of four ministry secretary-generals at the same time, effective immediately, Astro Awani reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Sunway Malls, the retail division of Sunway Group Bhd, is offering RM20 million rent free to non-essential retailers for the 14-day movement control order (MCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Malaysia needs to have the Movement Control Order (MCO) for at least six consecutive weeks to bring down the COVID-19 infections to a manageable level, the New Straits Times (NST) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Equity investors usually flock to defensive stocks like real estate investment trusts (REITs) to weather any storms in the markets.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): A Singaporean decided that she has enough space to share in her four-room flat after listening to the Malaysian worker she was carpooling with recount stories of other workers who had to sleep rough after Malaysia closed its borders, TODAY reported on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Four locations in the city have been designated “COVID-19 red zones” and placed under “intensive” watch by the authorities during their Movement Control Order (MCO) enforcement, the New Straits Times reported today.