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KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) today congratulated the government for bringing the spread of Covid-19 under control, adding that it was now time to end the lockdown of the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): The coronavirus causing the Covid-19 disease “appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation”, Bloomberg reported on a new study.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar will not be charged for alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): Employers have to rethink the future workplace culture while preparing themselves for the post Movement Control Order (MCO) period, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): As the current workforce struggles to secure their jobs, fresh graduates will find it tough getting employed, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

SINGAPORE (April 27): A unique real estate deal was closed that reflects the unprecedented circumstances amid the extended “circuit breaker” measures.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Parkson Holdings Bhd's Cambodian unit has been ordered to pay US$144.

PUTRAJAYA (April 27): The government will extend an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on a tahfiz centre and one house at Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, Selangor for the second time, this time by a week until May 5, announced Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) today.

PETALING JAYA (April 27): The authorities have temporarily closed the Jalan Othman wet market here after a trader tested positive for Covid-19 on April 24, reported the Malay Mail today.

NAIROBI (April 27): A top scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has been demoted for failing to provide COVID-19 sample results to the Health Ministry on time, Anadolu Agency reported.