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KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): In the latest update of the COVID-19 situation, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has revealed that more than 10,000 participants of the ‘tabligh’ event at the Sri Petaling mosque that took place from Feb 27 to March 1 have been checked.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): A Muslim pilgrims’ event which is supposed to host thousands of people at the South Sulawesi province in Indonesia has been postponed over fears of the COVID-19 spread, a local official told Reuters.

SINGAPORE (March 19): Past midnight, Armel Sharil waited until the metal gates of Kranji MRT Station were pulled shut at 1am before he carefully laid a cardboard on the floor to lie down and rest his eyes, according to a report by TODAY published today.

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KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Public Bank Bhd, usually described as solid like a rock, suffered its largest single-day percentage drop in ten years, to close at RM13.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd is purchasing three plots of industrial lands within Techpark@enstek for some RM57 million to construct manufacturing facilities to keep up with demand for its products.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): SYF Resources Bhd, via a subsidiary, is selling a freehold property in Semenyih, Selangor, for RM11.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The government said the palm oil industry may continue operations during the restricted movement period to ensure steady supplies of the tropical oil to global markets, a producer group told Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The National Security Council (NSC) has allowed manufacturing industries to continue to operate under certain conditions during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, especially for the production of critical products.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) has appealed to all Malaysians to "just stay home" to adhere to the 14-day Movement Control Order that came into force today, to break the chain of COVID-19 infection.