Langkawi Wildlife Park launches adoption program
LANGKAWI (April 22): Langkawi Wildlife Park launched an adoption programme to raise funds to help cover daily expenses of the 150 types of animal in the park.
Trump pauses green cards; Senate passes aid package
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): US President Trump said on Tuesday that he would order a temporary halt in issuing green cards to prevent people from immigrating to the United States, but he backed away from plans to suspend guest worker programmes after business groups exploded in anger at the threat of losing access to foreign labor, the New York Times (NYT) reported today.
COVID-19 putting pressure on marriages in China
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): The stress and anxiety brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted almost everyone on the planet and it looks like married couples are not spared.
Health D-G: Framework for post-MCO ‘soft landing’ still in works
PUTRAJAYA (April 22): Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said authorities were still developing a blueprint for a return to normalcy after the movement control order but suggested that Malaysians should still strive to keep indoors, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.
COVID-19 pandemic: Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Bavarian authorities have cancelled this year’s world famous beer festival Oktoberfest owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.
US protesters demand end to Covid-19 lockdown, officials urge caution
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The US debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labelled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts warned that lifting them too soon risked unleashing a greater disaster, Reuters reported today.
GALLERY Selayang wholesale market closed for COVID-19 screening exercise
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Selayang wholesale market (aka Kuala Lumpur wholesale market) has been closed to prepare for Covid-19 screenings of market traders and workers, the Malay Mail reported today.
MIDA: Approved investments in manufacturing, services and primary sectors rose 1.7% in 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said total approved investments for the manufacturing, services and primary sectors rose 1.
COVID-19: Ministry mulls mass random testing in red zone areas
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The Ministry of Health is looking into the possibility of conducting mass random testing for Covid-19 in red zone areas around the country.
