No new domestic COVID-19 cases outside Hubei
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): China does not have any new domestic COVID-19 cases outside Hubei for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began, CGTV reported yesterday.
Manhattan building forced to shave 20 floors by elderly woman
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): A Manhattan building developer was forced to shave multiple stories off a nearly completed Upper West Side condo building by a 90-year-old widow, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
Muhyiddin to present names for Cabinet to King, announce line-up at 5pm
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) is scheduled to meet Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at 11am today to present the list of new cabinet members.
Search for survivors continue at China’s collapsed quarantine hotel
KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): A Chinese provincial radio reported at least two apparent fatalities at a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine centre that collapsed yesterday evening in Quanzhou city, in the southeastern Fujian province, with about 80 people inside, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today.
Health DG: Ten new COVID-19 positive cases reported today
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): There are 10 new confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), raising the total number of cases to 93 from 83 yesterday.
COVID-19: Death toll in Italy hits 197
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The death toll in Italy from COVID-19 has now risen by 49 since yesterday to reach 197, the country’s Civil Protection Agency announced on Friday.
Report: Investors losing patience with Meridian
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Investor hopes have dimmed over Meridian Bhd “while its recent financial footing is raising a red flag”, reported The Edge Malaysia this week.
PE-backed grocery retailers intensify rivalry
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): As the foreign hypermarket players flounder, two grocery retailers have instead surged ahead.
Azam Baki tipped for top MACC post, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki (pictured) “is tipped” to get the post as the agency’s chief commissioner, The Star reported today.
Bukit Bintang crowded with Chinese tourists from coronavirus-hit areas? Malls say it's not true
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Pavilion KL (pictured) and Berjaya Times Square have come out yesterday to refute recordings that have gone viral on social media that urged the public to avoid the Bukit Bintang area as it is allegedly filled with Chinese nationals from coronavirus-hit areas.
