No decision yet on FT Ramadan bazaars, Annuar Musa stresses
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): No decision was made yet on whether there will be Ramadan bazaars in the Federal Territories, stressed minister Annuar Musa in a Malaysiakini report today.
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.
Barbra Streisand praises Singapore PM on Twitter for speaking common sense on the coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): American singer Barbra Streisand praised Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for speaking "common sense" and doing "everything that needed to be done to be ready for this virus", Singapore's Straits Times reported yesterday.
Govt still has room to intervene should economic drag worsens, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The government’s second economic stimulus package is expected to widen its fiscal deficit this year to 4% of the gross domestic product (GDP).
The Edge refutes allegation of fake news by Mindef
KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The Edge refutes allegation of fake news by Defence Minister.
UK health Minister Matt Hancock also positive for COVID-19, after PM Boris Johnson found infected
KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced over twitter yesterday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
PHOTO GALLERY: The movement control order after a week
KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced yesterday that the movement control order (MCO) was being extended from March 31 to April 14 to curb COVID-19 spread.
PM, ministers, deputies give up two months’ pay for COVID-19 fund
KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, along with all federal ministers and their deputies, are taking a two-month pay cut, with the savings to be donated to Putrajaya’s COVID-19 Fund, the Malay Mail reported today.
Govt identifies temporary isolation, quarantine centres if COVID-19 cases exceed capacity
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The government has identified several places to be temporarily used as isolation and quarantine centres should the number of COVID-19 cases exceed the current bed capacity at the 34 designated hospitals nationwide.
PM to announce comprehensive stimulus package on March 27
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) said he will be announcing a more comprehensive economic stimulus package this Friday (March 27), to assist Malaysians during these trying times.
