MACC receives report on possible abuse of power to resume ECRL project
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday received a report over possible abuse of power in relation to the resumption of the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) project.
German minister commits suicide over ‘virus crisis worries’
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, AFP reported state premier Volker Bouffier saying on Sunday.
Designer spends Sunday at home sewing PPE for COVID-19 frontliners
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Malaysian designer Datuk Radzuan Radziwill has swapped making haute couture for sewing personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.
MICCI says more effective stimulus package needed for businesses
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) says the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package is imbalanced between the support to employees and employers.
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Health DG: COVID-19 infection rate in Malaysia still stable, no exponential spike so far
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The COVID-19 infection rate in Malaysia is still stable, seeing there has been no “exponential spike” in new cases so far compared to other countries, says Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).
The Edge Covid-19 Fund starts sending supplies to hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund has started sending one million face masks and 35,000 personal protection suits to more than 30 designated hospitals — just one week after the fund was launched to raise money from Corporate Malaysia.
Second phase of MCO: 'One person per car' rule from April 1
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Under the second phase of the movement control order (MCO) rules to combat the spread of COVID-19, the authorities would limit the number of people in a privately owned car to “one person per car”.
Report: Syed Saddiq lodges police report over missing RM250k
PETALING JAYA (March 30): Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pictured) has lodged a police report that RM250,000 in a safe box in his home has gone missing, reported Free Malaysia Today.
Facing halted ops under MCO, manufacturers seek higher wage subsidy, EPF exemption and income tax waiver
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): With many businesses having grounded to a halt during the Movement Control Order period, Malaysian manufacturers are appealing to the government to double its wage subsidy scheme to RM12 billion from RM5.
