Malaysia's Jan-Feb GDP to contract by 0.8%-1.2% as COVID-19 outbreak takes toll on economy
KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The new government estimates that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will contract by 0.
Biggest NYC Chinese restaurant temporarily shuts down
KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): NYC’s largest Chinese restaurant, Jing Fong, has shut its doors at 20 Elizabeth Street amid the coronavirus health crisis, 6sqft reported yesterday.
COVID-19: Three more churches suspend services
PETALING JAYA (March 13): Three churches in the Klang Valley have suspended services for at least two weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing the tally to 197
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases TO 197 in Malaysia.
Financially-distressed Jepak seeks judicial management
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, the company that was initially awarded an RM1.
Unwell homeless man turns himself in, say cops
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The homeless man who escaped from the Klinik Kesihatan Bukit Naga in Shah Alam after being diagnosed with fever and other symptoms of a COVID-19 infection has turned himself in, reported the Malay Mail.
WCT to pay RM153m after counterclaim over Doha job dismissed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Construction and property company WCT Holdings Bhd has received an unfavourable final award ruling in an arbitration case brought by Trans Gulf International Electro-Mechanical WLL, Powermech Engineering WLL and Trans Gulf International Electro-Mechanical WLL-Powermech Engineering WLL Joint Venture.
Report: Cops looking for homeless man who went for 'tabligh' gathering
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The police are currently looking for a 54-year-old homeless man that ran away from a Klinik Kesihatan yesterday.
