PLUS 18% reduction in toll rates begins at midnight
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Motorists plying highways managed by PLUS Malaysia Bhd will enjoy an 18% reduction in toll rates from midnight.
China does not allow our military transport planes to evacuate Malaysians, must use commercial flights
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Beijing has not given the greenlight for Malaysia to use military transport planes to evacuate our citizens stuck in Hubei province and Wuhan as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah (pictured) said, reported Malaysiakini.
Attendants' union wants all flights to China suspended
PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has called for airline companies to immediately suspend all flights to China owing to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the People’s Republic.
Malaysian life, takaful insurers to provide hospitalisation coverage due to Wuhan virus
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): All life insurance companies and takaful operators in the country will provide hospitalisation coverage/treatment for the Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to their policyholders/certificate holders.
Report: Coronavirus infection rate overtakes that of SARS in 2003
PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): With the global infection cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) now closing in on the 10,000 mark, this means that it has surpassed the “total number of cases in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic in 2003”, reported The Star today.
1,982 new Wuhan virus cases in China, 213 deaths: China Embassy
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): There are 1,982 new cases of the Wuhan virus in China.
Decision to allow Malaysians to return from Hubei is the right thing to do — MMA
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The decision by the government to allow the return of Malaysians who are stranded in Hubei province is the right thing for a government to do for its citizens, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
Countering coronavirus: Use the three-ply surgical mask, says infectious disease expert
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): At the height of the pesky haze last year, many Malaysians discovered that the N95 face mask was superior to the three-ply and single-ply masks to keep out the toxic air.
Coronavirus: Malaysia may push stimulus package 'if necessary', too early to revise GDP forecast for now
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The Malaysian government is not discounting bringing forward its stimulus packages planned to address the US-China trade war risks in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, but only if it is really necessary, said Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng.
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