Ashraf Muslim tests positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysian actor Ashraf Muslim tested positive for COVID-19, after filming a serial drama "Demi" in Inverness, Scotland, late last month, Berita Harian reported today.
Report: US lawmaker prefers to allow more deaths to save economy
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A US congressman has publicly stated that saving the economy is more important than a halting a “new wave” of COVID-19 deaths, reported NBC News today.
Trump halts US funding to WHO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration reviews its response to the global crisis, Reuters reported today.
Bill Gates predicted an epidemic would kill millions in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Billionaire Bill Gates predicted in 2015 that there would be an epidemic that would result in millions of deaths.
Muhyiddin thanks US and DOJ for returning US$300m of seized 1MDB assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today thanked the United States government and its Department of Justice (DOJ) for its return of US$300 million of funds recovered from seizures related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Shelterless domestic violence survivors sleeping in cars during MCO: WAO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A lack of shelters during the movement control order has forced some domestic violence survivors to resort to sleeping in their cars, said the Women's Aid Organisation, Malaysiakini reported today.
Will economic contraction get worse than BNM’s forecast?
KUALA LUMPUR: Uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has weighed global economic growth prospects, with no exemption on Malaysia.
Putrajaya agrees to allow selected economic sectors to resume operations in stages
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Malaysian government, which announced today that it will extend its partial lockdown till April 28, has agreed that selected economic sectors will be allowed to resume operations in stages, under strict movement control order and healthcare guidelines.
