'We had to call off our wedding due to COVID-19'
KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Today was supposed to be the wedding day of Alicia Liew and fiancé William Kuey with 800 friends and family from near and abroad.
COVID-19 death toll in Malaysia rises to eight
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): It has now been reported that there are now a total of eight deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia today.
COVID-19: Two more fatalities reported in Sarawak, raising nationwide deaths to six
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Two more persons have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease, both in Sarawak, pushing the number of deaths from the viral pandemic in the country to six.
Health DG: 153 COVID-19 positive cases recorded today, raising cumulative tally to 1,183 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): There were 153 new positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today, bringing the national tally to 1,183 cases, said the Health Ministry.
Medical frontliners ask us to do our part
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Our medical frontliners are giving their all and some have them have become casualties in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three church members in PJ test positive for COVID-19
PETALING JAYA (March 21): Three members of the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) (pictured) have been tested positive for the COVID-19 infection, reported The Star, yesterday.
Parkson's William Cheng voices concerns on business prospects
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Parkson Holdings Bhd’s executive chairman Tan Sri William Cheng said the retail group is currently in uncharted territory and he could not gauge the adverse impact brought by the COVID-19 outbreak and the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO).
Third COVID-19 death in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Malaysia has recorded the third COVID-19 death this evening.
MITI: Employers to issue movement permits for workers to facilitate movement during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Employers are required to provide official letters, or movement permits, for employees who are working during the Movement Control Order (MCO) to facilitate their movement in the event that they are stopped by patrol authorities during the restricted period, according to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
COVID-19: SC gives more time to market participants to submit regulatory filings
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is now extending the deadlines for market participants to submit their regulatory filings and submissions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and Malaysia's partial lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.
