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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia could expect many retail shops, especially in tourist-dependent areas in the country, to close down due to the impact of the recent COVID-19 outbreak coupled with economic and political turmoils in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The army will be roped in to assist the police in enforcing the Movement Control Order (MCO) from Sunday onwards, said defence minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): Authorities dispersed a huge crowd of people at a wet market in Section 17, Petaling Jaya, this morning, Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA: Property developer Platinum Victory Holdings Sdn Bhd is looking forward to tapping on the synergy with Red Ideas Holdings Bhd, which developed the community solution platform JaGaApp (previously known as Graaab JaGaApp), after its executive director Gan Yee Hin acquired a 4.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): An Australian woman who defied her quarantine imposition in Beijing has found out too late that the regulation is not to be taken lightly.

When buying a new property, people often consider the price, the condition of the property, the views it offers and so on, but seldom do they ask whether the property is ‘green’ or even energy-efficient.

Jason Oh, an employee of a hospitality company currently based in Hong Kong — one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak that saw schools being shut down and the government rolling out a fiscal stimulus package to ease the impact of the virus – was required to work from home after the Chinese New Year holidays until the end of February 2020.

Dining table, bedroom desk, couch — these could be the “new” de facto workstations for many employees at a time when the COVID-19 virus pandemic is forcing business continuity measures to be put in place out of the office building via remote working or telecommuting.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainties will affect all sectors in Malaysia, including the property development sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation announced yesterday their donations of medical supplies to four South-east Asian countries, including Malaysia, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.