Malaysia imposes temporary ban on visitors from South Korea
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — Malaysia has imposed a temporary ban, with immediate effect, on visitors from South Korea including other foreign nationals who have visited...
Covid-19 round-up: Only one new case in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — On the Covid-19 front, it has been a relatively good week for Malaysia with only one new case reported. At...
Stimulus package to roughly add 1.4 percentage points to GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The RM20 billion economic stimulus package will roughly add about 1.4 percentage points to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Covid-19 death toll in mainland China rises to 2,788
BEIJING, Feb 28 — The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, and the number...
Ringgit opens higher against US Dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The ringgit continued its uptrend against the US dollar at the opening today on improved demand as the 2020 Economic...
Malaysians advised to defer travel plans to Covid-19 affected areas
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has advised Malaysians to postpone travel to regions or cities in South Korea, Japan, Italy,...
More than 100 umrah pilgrims from M’sia, Indonesia stranded at KLIA
SEPANG, Feb 28 — More than 100 Malaysian and Indonesian umrah pilgrims were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday, following a decision...
22 patients discharged, 23rd case newly confirmed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Two foreign women from China and the United States of America respectively, have made a full recovery from Covid-19 and...
S’pore records 96th Covid-19 case, 66 discharged
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 — Singapore yesterday confirmed three more cases of Covid-19 infection with one involving a 12-year-old male student at Raffles Institution. With the...
Allowances for medical, immigration personnel, a symbol of appreciation
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The special monthly critical allowance of RM400 for medical doctors and other medical personnel announced by the government today, is...
Covid-19: Iran confirms 22 people dead
TEHRAN, Feb 27 — Three more people in Iran have died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll...
Bursa M’sia KLCI ends higher driven by Economic Stimulus
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Bursa Malaysia main index, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended on a high driven by the economic stimulus...