Covid-19: Number of infections in Lembah Pantai now at 572, surpasses Taiwan, Vietnam and Brunei
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Lembah Pantai continues to be the worst-hit coronavirus hotspot in the country with 572 new cases or 1.
Trump halts US funding to WHO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration reviews its response to the global crisis, Reuters reported today.
Bill Gates predicted an epidemic would kill millions in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Billionaire Bill Gates predicted in 2015 that there would be an epidemic that would result in millions of deaths.
Malaysia has yet to achieve target of conducting 16,500 Covid-19 tests per day
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has not managed to bring up its daily testing capacity for Covid-19 to 16,500 tests per day, a target it previously said would be achieved by mid-April.
Report: Almost a third of Americans believe COVID-19 created in laboratory
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A Pew Research Center survey revealed that third of Americans believe that COVID-19 was manufactured by people in a laboratory, The Guardian reported yesterday.
IOI Properties appoints Voon Tin Yow as CEO
PETALING JAYA (April 14): IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOIPG) has redesignated its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lee Yeow Seng as Executive Vice Chairman and appointed Dato’ Voon Tin Yow as CEO effective April 15, 2020.
Shelterless domestic violence survivors sleeping in cars during MCO: WAO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A lack of shelters during the movement control order has forced some domestic violence survivors to resort to sleeping in their cars, said the Women's Aid Organisation, Malaysiakini reported today.
Covid-19: Cases in Seremban rise to 260, Lembah Pantai still has highest number of confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The number of confirmed infections in Seremban rose to 260 — 5.
Malaysia Airlines to resume limited flights from KL to Sabah, Sarawak this week — Transport Minister
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia Airlines Bhd will resume once-weekly service between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching, Miri and Kota Kinabalu starting this week, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
CCC-ECRL donates medical supplies to locale along alignment
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project contractor China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) is donating medical supplies including more than 150,000 masks to state governments and local councils along the alignment.
