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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The government expects the country to lose RM600 million a day due to the latest Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0), compared to RM2.4 billion a day in March to May 2020, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. “This MCO is different from the one …

[ad_1] Staff from other hospitals and clinics have been mobilized to assist Sibu Hospital to ensure that the hospital can still function. Stock Photo KUCHING (Jan 19): A total of 13 Sibu Hospital staff members tested positive for Covid-19, said State Health Director Dr. Chin Zin Hing. He said the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday (January 19) that all Malaysian states, with the exception of Sarawak, will be placed under the Movement Control Order (MCO) from this Friday. At a press conference, Mr. Ismail Sabri, who is also the Minister of Defense, said …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Passing Borong Kuala Lumpur has confirmed a total of 118 positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday (January 19). The president of the Kuala Lumpur Vegetable Wholesale Association, Wong Keng Fatt, said 31 workers in the vegetable section and 87 in the fish section were infected with the …

[ad_1] In 2019, 416,416 students took the SPM exam and 400,445 are registered to take it in the 2020 cohort. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: More than 40,000 people have signed a growing online petition calling for upcoming SPM exams to be canceled or postponed in light of the difficulties …

[ad_1] Top Glove Corporation said that the Canadian report had excluded the corrective actions taken by the company. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Top Glove Corporation has denied the allegations in a Canadian television report that showed unsafe work and poor living conditions for employees in its factories. The company …

[ad_1] Seremban and Port Dickson will be under MCO from midnight tonight through February 1. PETALING JAYA: The Seremban and Port Dickson districts in Negeri Sembilan have been placed under a movement control order (MCO) starting tomorrow, Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced. In a statement today, he said …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Monday (January 18) a new financial assistance package worth RM15 billion (US $ 3.7 billion) to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. In a televised address, Muhyiddin said the package called PERMAI, or Malaysia’s Rakyat Protection and Economic Assistance Package, strengthens …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Monday (January 18) the “Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (Permai)” assistance package worth $ 15 billion. In a special speech, Muhyiddin said that the government had already announced four economic stimulus packages worth RM305bil earlier. Muhyiddin said that a …

[ad_1] PIEDRA QUEBRADA, January 18: Contact tracing is one of the most challenging tasks that Ministry of Health leaders face whenever they come across a positive COVID-19 case or cluster. This is because sometimes they may need to track down thousands of “close contacts” that emerge from the index case. …