Singapore’s much praised Covid-19 circuit breaker response short circuits itself

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Singapore, for months hailed at home and overseas as the “gold standard” for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday moved to defuse escalating criticism over how it has handled a surge in infections within foreign worker dormitories that activists had earlier flagged as public health risks due to their cramped conditions, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.

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'Best time to buy is NOW'

PETALING JAYA (April 10): While many are expecting property prices to come down further in light of the uncertainties brought on mainly by the Covid-19 pandemic, Rescom Realty team leader and PEHAM (Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia) Exco member Mohd Faizal Mohd Ismail reckons that for first-time homebuyers, the best time to buy a property is "always now".

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重点报道:新冠肺炎冲击  发展商如何逆转疫境?

COVID-19病毒肆虐,严重打击全球经济,预期将重创全球经济。一系列前所未见的危机使政府、公司和个人都必须打起十二分精神应对。 为了阻止病毒扩散,我国政府宣布将原本为期两周的行动管制令(MCO)再延长两周至4月14日。商业活动被暂停的后果已经显现。 眼下时局已与往日大不相同,EdgeProp.

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MIPEAC calls for urgent property market stimulus

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) has joined recent calls for the government to provide specific stimulus measures for the real estate industry in light of the prolonged slowdown and the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) in the country.

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