(FMT) - Those who intentionally defy the movement control order (MCO) should be arrested and charged in court to show that the authorities are serious in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 virus,…

(Bangkok Post) - The Finance Ministry said it will explore domestic and foreign funding options for planned borrowing of 1 trillion baht to finance a major economic stimulus programme. The debt…

(Jakarta Globe) - The government has extended its social aid programs to offer more financial and food assistance to help Indonesia's most vulnerable during the peak of the coronavirus epidemic…

(Bloomberg) - In January, before Covid-19 had become a global pandemic, a doctor from Tennessee told me something wise. “It’s all about the virus,” said Dr. Mark Denison, director of the division…

(FMT) - Early voting in South Korea’s parliamentary election kicked off on Friday, with coronavirus patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning…

More New Yorkers are turning to cycling to minimize their coronavirus exposure  (AFP) - The United States on Friday become the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day,…

(Yahoo News) - The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) has appealed to the government to treat all beverages manufactured during the movement control order (MCO) fairly.…

The choices European leaders are making aren’t solely based on health concerns. They’re based on political ones. “All crises are political at heart,” the University of Leiden’s Boin told me.…

A hairstylist association disagrees with the government’s move to allow barbershops and salons to resume service during the movement control order (MCO) period.…

(Yahoo News) - PKR Youth vice-chief Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus has been expelled from the party. Mohd Nazree said he received a letter dated April 1 stating that he was no longer a PKR member.…

(Bernama) - Economists have welcomed the government’s decision to reopen several selected sectors of the economy in stages during the extended movement control order (MCO) based on healthcare…

(FMT) - Fuel prices will drop across the board at midnight for the sixth consecutive week, the finance ministry announced this evening. RON95 and RON97 will drop by five sen, retailing at…

(Bernama) - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced that the Movement Control Order (MCO) that was scheduled to end on April 14 after it came into effect on March 18 will be extended…

For second week running, more than 6 million people filed for unemployment benefits as coronavirus ravages US economy. (Reuters) - The number of people in the United States filing for unemployment…

(FMT) - An Islamic missionary movement is at the centre of a growing controversy in South Asia after it repeatedly held massive gatherings despite warnings about the coronavirus. Hundreds of…

(Reuters) - The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large coronavirus outbreak outside of China, on Friday reported zero new cases for the first time since late February, as new…

(EU Observer) - The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned on Tuesday (24 March) that cybercrime in the EU has increased due to the coronavirus outbreak.…

(FMT) - With the news and social media buzz on Covid-19 fast erasing the memory of the eventful week in February which saw the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government, one former ruling party…

(BBC) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas'…

(FMT) - The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) today said VIPs, MPs and other elected reps can choose to return their Covid-19 aid to the government if they wanted to. This came after screenshots of…

Large gatherings such as convocations where many people crowd together in a single location will not be allowed. (FMT) - Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the public will still have to…

(FMT) - A consumer body today urged the government not to extend the movement control order (MCO) beyond April 14 unless it can provide monthly cash aid for low-income earners. Federation of…

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs…

Several Pahang Pakatan Harapan (PH) assemblymen claimed to have been left in the lurch by the Barisan Nasional (BN) led state government when it came to providing aid for their constituents during…

(Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

(Sky News) - Another 938 coronavirus patients have died in the UK, taking the total to 7,097. In England, there have been 828 more deaths, with the total now 6,483. The latest figures,…

(FMT) - State assemblies and Parliament should hold their meetings as usual to respect the constitutional requirements, legal experts said today. Constitutional law expert Shad Saleem Faruqi…

(Reuters) - Britain is nowhere near lifting the lockdown measures it put in place to tackle the spread of the coronavirus as the peak is still more than a week away, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said…

(FMT) - US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, Defence Secretary Mark Esper…

(Xinhua) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Apart from Tokyo and Osaka,…