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KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd is purchasing three plots of industrial lands within Techpark@enstek for some RM57 million to construct manufacturing facilities to keep up with demand for its products.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The government said the palm oil industry may continue operations during the restricted movement period to ensure steady supplies of the tropical oil to global markets, a producer group told Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Malaysia Airlines Bhd said that its airline will “significantly reduce its overall network” during the nationwide Movement Control Order from now until March 31.

PETALING JAYA (March 18): In a bid to contain COVID-19, President of Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Kamaruddin Baharin advises hotel operators to limit the movement of people in line with the Restricted Movement Control order until March 31.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): E-commerce, hotels and accommodation have been added to the list of essential services that will continue to operate during the nationwide movement restriction order that is enforced from today until March 31.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): It has been reported today that the first human trial of a vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in the US.

PETALING JAYA (March 17): Deputy Women and Family Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has apparently closed down her Twitter account after sparking an uproar over a tweet she had made on COVID-19, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Food delivery platform FoodPanda will be have a Contactless Delivery service starting tomorrow, according to a report by website SoyaCincau.

PUTRAJAYA (March 17): The Malaysian government will ensure the implementation of the 2020 economic stimulus package as announced previously with additional measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The government has imposed a restricted movement order nationwide from March 18 to March 31 to address the COVID-19 outbreak, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).