Ho Hup bags two ECRL work packages worth RM102m
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd has bagged two contracts worth a combined RM102.
Maximum of 17 students in a class
KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): There should only be an average of 16 to 17 students in a class at any one time once school sessions resume, the New Straits Times (NST) reported today.
Report: Two cats become first US pets to contract COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the US to test contract Covid-19, AFP reported officials saying today.
Education minister's Tiktok proposal could jeopardise youth's language mastery: Academics
KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad’s proposal to promote the use of Tiktok among youths during the movement control order (MCO) period could jeopardise youths’ mastery of language, said the Universiti Malaya Academic Staff Union (Pkaum) in a Malaysiakini report last yesterday.
Education Ministry will not hastily reopen schools once MCO ends
PETALING JAYA (April 9): The Education Ministry will not reopen schools immediately right after the Movement Control Order (MCO) period ends, without considering students' safety first, Deputy Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon told Sinchew Daily.
Opera singer Andrea Bocelli will perform live on Easter from Italy's empty Duomo Cathedral
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Like most churches this Easter, the historic Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, will be closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Study finds cats susceptible to COVID-19, but not dogs
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Amid anecdotal reports of cats testing positive of COVID-19, a new study has reportedly found that cats can indeed catch the disease and could even pass it on to other felines, Malaysiakini reported today.
Prihatin stimulus not enough to help businesses: Research firm
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Most businesses will not be able to qualify for the wage subsidy scheme in the government's Prihatin stimulus plan, said research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research in a Malaysiakini report .
What do gig economy workers get from Malaysian govt's stimulus package?
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s promise of a more inclusive and comprehensive economic stimulus package, the government has unveiled some financial assistance targeted at those working in the gig economy.
Several measures targeted at assisting the B40 in latest stimulus package
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has announced several measures aimed at assisting the B40 given the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), ranging from one-off cash handouts to rental exemptions.
