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KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced the members of the Economic Action Council (EAC) following the council’s inaugural meeting today, comprising government officials and prominent private sector figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Bar has called on the federal government to institute a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Sarawak has recorded 34 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, 29 of which are imported cases, the State Disaster Management Committee said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Owing to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) today announced that a list of tourist attractions in the Klang Valley will be closed from today until April 30.

PETALING JAYA (March 16): 1 Utama Shopping Centre has launched a RM1 million Retail Stimulus Package last Friday, its next marketing initiative to continually boost and stimulate shoppers spending in the mall.

KUALA LUMPUR (Marc 16): Private hospitals are facing a shortage of face masks and personal protective equipment, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said today, reported The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia Airlines Bhd has warned that travel bans and plummeting demand around the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have put many global airlines at risk of going bankrupt including the loss-making national carrier.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): A group of local medical experts representing seven professional societies has urged Putrajaya to implement “quick and firm measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and avoid an uncontainable surge in cases”, reported The Malay Mail today.

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): 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.