Biggest NYC Chinese restaurant temporarily shuts down
KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): NYC’s largest Chinese restaurant, Jing Fong, has shut its doors at 20 Elizabeth Street amid the coronavirus health crisis, 6sqft reported yesterday.
Malaysia bans public events to curb COVID-19 spread
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Government has decided that all public gatherings including international meetings, sporting fixtures, social and religious events will be postponed or cancelled accordingly until April 30, 2020, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).
COVID-19: Three more churches suspend services
PETALING JAYA (March 13): Three churches in the Klang Valley have suspended services for at least two weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing the tally to 197
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases TO 197 in Malaysia.
Ireland will go into lockdown tonight until March 29
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Ireland is set to go into lockdown from 6pm today (2am Malaysia) in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, The Irish Post reported today.
Unwell homeless man turns himself in, say cops
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The homeless man who escaped from the Klinik Kesihatan Bukit Naga in Shah Alam after being diagnosed with fever and other symptoms of a COVID-19 infection has turned himself in, reported the Malay Mail.
WCT to pay RM153m after counterclaim over Doha job dismissed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Construction and property company WCT Holdings Bhd has received an unfavourable final award ruling in an arbitration case brought by Trans Gulf International Electro-Mechanical WLL, Powermech Engineering WLL and Trans Gulf International Electro-Mechanical WLL-Powermech Engineering WLL Joint Venture.
Report: Cops looking for homeless man who went for 'tabligh' gathering
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The police are currently looking for a 54-year-old homeless man that ran away from a Klinik Kesihatan yesterday.
PEHAM suggests further OPR cut if COVID-19 persists
PETALING JAYA: Another Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) cut could be carried out to prop up the domestic market and stimulate the property industry, said Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM) president Ishak Ismail.
