KUALA LUMPUR: Enjoying durians in Malaysia is very much a communal affair, with friends and families gathering at open-air roadside stalls and bonding over the rich, creamy pulp nestled within the chambers of the spiky fruits.
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The Malaysia economy may sink into a recession of -1.6% despite an outsized stimulus package and further monetary easing.
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Malaysian citizens returning from abroad will have to pay 50 per cent of the US$34 per day cost while non-citizens have to bear the full expense.
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Veteran Malaysian politician Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he would seek to oust Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at every turn, scolding his successor for bringing back into power a graft-tainted party rejected by voters in an historic election two years ago.
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Given the onslaught of events of late – low oil prices, supply chain disruptions, political drama and a pandemic – everyone expected the Malaysian economy to shrink in the first quarter of 2020.
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Malaysia recorded 17 new Covid-19 cases as at noon today, marking the second time since March 12 that new daily cases stood below 20.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s unresolved political drama – simmering on the sidelines since the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government as the nation focused on tackling COVID-19 – now appears to be back in the spotlight.
Malaysia on Wednesday (Mar 4) suspended the use of all autogate and e-gate systems at all entry points as a measure to address the spread of COVID-19.
The Health Ministry says a new case of Covid-19 has been detected, while two more positive cases have made full recovery.
As if the COVID-19 scare is not enough, Malaysia has had to experience an overdose of bizarre political drama of late. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad quit on Monday (Feb 24) only to come back in an interim role.
There’s no such thing as a good moment for a country to endure political chaos and instability but Malaysia’s timing seems particularly bad.
Two more Covid-19 patients have fully recovered and were allowed to return home today, bringing the number of people who have been cured of the coronavirus in Malaysia to 20.
With two more COVID-19 patients in Malaysia discharged on Wednesday (Feb 19), only five remained in the hospitals, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said.
A fugitive Malaysian financier wanted over a massive graft scandal has been spotted in the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, police said, although it was unclear if he had left before Chinese authorities imposed a lockdown.
Singapore and Malaysia will set up a joint working group to strengthen cooperation in tackling the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
A 39-year-old woman from China has been confirmed as a new COVID-19 case in Malaysia, bringing the total number of cases to 19, Malaysian health authorities said on Thursday (Feb 13).
