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KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Airbnb will provide free or subsidised housing for up to 100,000 relief workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysia is setting aside RM1 billion more from its economic stimulus package announced today for its Health Ministry to procure more medical equipment as well as healthcare services from the private sector to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced measures that will lighten three commitments that employers face to address the cash flow constraint that is weighing on businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced one-off cash payout for the M40 and B40 groups totalling RM10 billion as part of a massive RM250 billion stimulus package to address the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government will subsidise RM600 for each worker earning below RM4,000 for three months, applicable to companies whose income has halved since January, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government is allocating RM250 billion for a stimulus package to counter the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic to its economy, which includes the RM20 billion it previously announced in late February.

SUBANG JAYA (March 27): Sunway Group Bhd's healthcare division has pledged to accept non-COVID-19 patients from public hospitals recommended by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in an effort to ease the burden on government healthcare facilities who are currently in the midst of combating the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Worried that his tenant might suffer from a loss of income owing to the extended movement control order (MCO), a kind-hearted landlord has given his tenant free rent for a month, according to a screenshot of the conversation posted by a Malay lady named "Siti Shabariya Sahlan" (the tenant) on Facebook on Wednesday, reported Sin Chew Daily.

PETALING JAYA (Mar 27): Tenants of Tropicana Gardens Mall, Kota Damansara, Selangor, will see their rentals waived for the duration of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): A joint-government operation for the vagrant and homeless community in Kuala Lumpur yesterday found 183 individuals loitering in several areas of the city centre, the Malay Mail reported today.