(CNA) - US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government's top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday (Mar 29) as New York, New Orleans and other major…

(Bloomberg) - Singapore’s battle to fight the coronavirus outbreak is intensifying, while industries such as tourism and aviation are virtually dead, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Global…

(FMT) - A group of concerned citizens, including academics and activists, has called for an emergency sitting of Parliament to review the RM250 billion stimulus package to cushion the impact of…

(FMT) - A political analyst believes Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis will help him win support from grassroots and even MPs who had doubts about him. Azmi Hassan…

(Bloomberg) - The magnitude of the economic devastation being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic was laid bare on Thursday when the U.S. government reported an unprecedented surge in the number…

(FMT) - Two weeks after investors dumped everything they could to hoard US dollars, some are now starting to sell. Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s US Dollar Index sank 4.4% this week, the…

The long lines and stacks of ash urns greeting family members of the dead at funeral homes in Wuhan are spurring questions about the true scale of coronavirus casualties at the epicentre of the…

(NST) - Several drugs used for the treatment of malaria and HIV in Malaysia can also be used to treat Covid-19 patients, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The drugs…

(Sky News) - Another 260 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total to 1,019. The vast majority of those deaths are in England. The latest numbers…

(NST) - The Red Cross called on Friday for increased psychological support to health workers and others fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, warning of rising suicides as a result of pressure and…

(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak…

(MalayMail) - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not benefit much from the new stimulus package, says Datuk Michael Kang. The SME Association of Malaysia president said the industry…

(MalayMail) - A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production. Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one in every…

(FMT) - The United States now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed Friday. There have been 100,717 cases…

(FMT) - The former head of the government’s Economic Planning Unit says the RM25 billion direct fiscal injection, as part of the Covid-19 stimulus package announced yesterday, will increase the…

(FMT) - DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has called for a two-day emergency meeting of Parliament to approve the government’s RM250 billion economic stimulus package and debate the “earliest possible…

An economist has urged the government to include logistics as an essential service, saying hindrances to the industry will affect food supply. (FMT) - In making the call, Carmelo Ferlito of the…

“PH borrowed and guaranteed loans way more than BN. That does not include the monies taken from Petronas and the mass sale of assets. The aid given to the people by BN was way more than during the…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgievas says the coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing…

(Reuters) - Malaysia’s has enough rice to last two and a half months, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry told Reuters on Friday, after Vietnam suspended exports to feed its own people…

(Sky News) - The prime minster tweeted a video message confirming he had COVID-19, adding: "Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. "I am now…

Raja Kamarudin Raja Idris, who is researching the relationship between cardiovascular disease and obesity for his PhD, is one of those who has volunteered and is ready to help UHCW when called upon.…

(MMO) - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin acknowledges that while his government is not necessarily the one that Malaysians voted for, he will ensure that everyone is taken care of after…

In a joint statement today, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government’s recent action to sack appointees from…

(MalayMail) - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) has reminded all rubber licence holders to operate normally during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period to ensure…

(FMT) - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today announced an economic stimulus package of RM250 billion to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, more than 10 times the RM20 billion allocated…

(SCMP) - China said on Thursday it had detained a prominent Chinese scholar at a Japanese university who went missing last year for suspected espionage. “The facts of the case are clear and the…

(BBC) - People around the UK have taken part in a "Clap for Carers" tribute, saluting NHS and care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Family and the prime minister joined…

(ST) - In the emergency room at one of Madrid's biggest hospitals, Dr Daniel Bernabeu signed the death certificate for one patient and immediately turned to help another who was choking. People…

Some hardliners want to use the virus as a weapon to kill minorities, as others spread further hate and conspiracy. (Aljazeera) - The new coronavirus has already infected hundreds of thousands of…