"Worldwide supply chains are far too intertwined and Malaysia’s industrial sector is a supplier to the rest of the world. So, it was not possible to clearly separate essential from non-essential…

(NST) - An Enhanced Movement Control (EMC) Order has been issued for two areas in Simpang Renggam, Kluang in Johor due to the high number of Covid-19 cases detected there. The order, which will…

(IndiaTimes) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Wednesday on demand worries after top buyer India imposed a three-week lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but supply concerns after…

(Reuters) - China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks via…

(MalayMail) - The Medical Device Authority (MDA) of the Health Ministry has clarified that it never gave permission to local online administrative service providers MyEG to advertise,…

(BBC) - The US Senate has passed a $2 trillion (£1.7tn) coronavirus aid bill that is the largest economic stimulus in US history. The vote was delayed by a last-minute row between Republican…

(NST) - Indonesia has a significant deficit in hospital beds, medical staff and intensive care facilities as health experts warn that it is primed to become a new epicentre of the coronavirus…

(TheStar) - The United States has lifted a ban on a Malaysian medical glove maker it had accused of using forced labour, a government statement showed, amid a surge in demand for personal…

(FMT) - Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg said the Covid-19 transmission trend in the state has been “stabilised” following the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. “Therefore, I…

(NST) - All Cabinet members’ salaries will be deducted for the next two months and it will be forwarded to the Covid-19 fund, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced today. In a statement,…

(NST) - The government can dip into more than RM400 billion of national reserve funds to help Malaysians and businesses during the Covid-19 crisis, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said.…

(NST) - The government’s actions are proving effective in curbing the spread and intensity of the Covid-19 pandemic, US investment bank JP Morgan says. With low mortality rates, Malaysia’s…

(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom rose to 463 as of Wednesday (Mar 25) from 422 on Tuesday, the British government said. The total number of coronavirus cases…

(AFP) - The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose to 1,031 in the United States on Wednesday (Mar 25), with 68,572 confirmed cases nationwide, a tracker run by the Johns Hopkins…

(MMO) - Bursa Malaysia returned to the black after a volatile two-hour session backed by encouraging performance of healthcare bluechips. At 11am, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI)…

THE TABLIGH GATHERING WAS APPROVED BY THE PAKATAN HARAPAN GOVERNMENT (FMT) - A tabligh participant who attended the Sri Petaling mosque gathering late last month has died, pushing the Covid-19…

The fate of lawsuits filed by Umno against nine MPs who defected to PPBM in the aftermath of the 2018 general election is likely in limbo now that the country’s largest Malay party is back in…

“When Najib (Razak) was prime minister, yes, we received many things. He gave tyres and money for petrol. Let’s see what the new prime minister does.” (FMT) - Stall owners and taxi drivers are…

(Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, was denied bail on Wednesday (Mar 25) after his lawyers said he should be released…

(TheStar) - JP Morgan believes that Malaysia has entered the “acceleration phase” pertaining to the increase in Covid-19 infections and that this could peak by the middle of next month. The…

(The Edge) - The health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has confirmed that Teluk Intan Hospital in Perak has been shut down because 37 staff have tested positive for Covid-19.…

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed. (BBC) - Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman…

(SCMP) - The number of “silent carriers” – people who are infected by the new coronavirus but show delayed or no symptoms – could be as high as one-third of those who test positive, according to…

(MalayMail) - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced…

(CNN) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a "complete" lockdown for India's 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that "many families will be destroyed forever" if the country didn't get to…

(MalayMail) - German customs officials are attempting to track down about 6 million face masks ordered to protect health workers from the coronavirus which went missing at an airport in Kenya.…

Interest will continue to accrue during the deferment period. This could result in higher subsequent instalment amount or an extension of the loan tenure. (The Star) - BANK Negara has issued a…

(TheStar) - Banking customers, including individuals and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) will be allowed to delay the repayment of their existing loans, including mortgages and…

(ST) - Nine in 10 imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore between Wednesday (March 18) and Friday last week did not show symptoms, like fever, when they had passed through the border checkpoints.…

(TheSunDaily) - Last week, President Donald Trump recommended the use of a malaria drug as the best chance of treating Covid-19. However, one US couple tried self-medicating with the drug and…