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KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Selected stores in the Klang Valley saw record sales as people stocked up over the weekend after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a pandemic on Wednesday.

IPOH (March 16): The containment of the COVID-19 spread is no longer possible, The Star reported Dr Lee Boon Chye (pictured) saying today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Six doctors have urged Putrajaya to consider ordering a country wide lockdown in light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that there are 190 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 428 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases as of noon today -- the highest number of new cases reported in a single day, bringing the tally to 238 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Thailand’s biggest agribusiness conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group, faces daunting challenges in Malaysia after winning the bid to buy the Thai and Malaysian businesses of British retailer Tesco Plc last week, The Edge reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd said its RM600 million Sukuk Murabahah issuance has been oversubscribed.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd has teamed up with An Tam Construction and Trading Co Ltd (Antaco Vietnam) to jointly carry out construction project activities in Indochina.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The new government estimates that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will contract by 0.

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.