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'Longer sacrifice may be needed' - Minister hints at MCO extension

'Longer sacrifice may be needed' - Minister hints at MCO extension

Annuar Musa also says that there will be stricter implementation of the MCO.

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Getting favourite food not an acceptable excuse to flout MCO - IGP

Getting favourite food not an acceptable excuse to flout MCO - IGP

He says sacrifices are needed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

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YOURSAY | Annuar, country not ready for Ramadan bazaars yet

YOURSAY | Annuar, country not ready for Ramadan bazaars yet

‘Keep the distance and don't take chances. It's an issue of life and death.’

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Making the invisible visible: Faces of poverty in Malaysia

Making the invisible visible: Faces of poverty in Malaysia

COMMENT | These are individuals who are on the ‘other’ frontline of the crisis - the poor.

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Economic freefall looms as over a million infected

Economic freefall looms as over a million infected

Comparisons are being drawn with such traumatic periods as World War Two or the 1930s global Depression.

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Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths

Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths

Nearly 4,400 burials occurred in March, 40 percent higher than any month since at least January 2018.

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Coronavirus upends global food supply chains in latest economic shock

Coronavirus upends global food supply chains in latest economic shock

Across the globe, millions of labourers cannot get to the fields for harvesting and planting.

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Russian ventilators sent to US made by firm under US sanctions: newspaper

Russian ventilators sent to US made by firm under US sanctions: newspaper

KRET has been under US sanctions since July 2014, with US firms and nationals barred from doing business with it.

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Volunteers send 3D-printed masks, meals to frontline coronavirus medics

Volunteers send 3D-printed masks, meals to frontline coronavirus medics

Volunteer groups are stepping up to help medical workers in the fight against coronavirus.

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French coronavirus cases jump above China's

French coronavirus cases jump above China's

It jumped by 44% to 82,165, making France the fifth country to report more cases than China.

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COMMENT | Respect human rights when enforcing MCO

COMMENT | Respect human rights when enforcing MCO

Suhakam expresses concern over police’s heavy-handed enforcement of MCO.

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YOURSAY | Hadi rewarded as nation battens down hatches

YOURSAY | Hadi rewarded as nation battens down hatches

‘A bloated cabinet plus one more, while the average M’sian is tightening his or her belt.’

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MP SPEAKS | Win information war and ramp up Covid-19 testing

MP SPEAKS | Win information war and ramp up Covid-19 testing

Malaysia must learn from the best practices of other countries like South Korea, Singapore and China.

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Covid-19 pandemic could be the perfect smokescreen for politics

Covid-19 pandemic could be the perfect smokescreen for politics

COMMENT | It is perfect to pull off things that they might not want people to pay attention to.

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Do social distancing better, White House doctor tells Americans. Trump objects

Do social distancing better, White House doctor tells Americans. Trump objects

Trump has faced criticism for playing down the outbreak in its initial stages.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro isolated, weakened by coronavirus denial

Brazil's Bolsonaro isolated, weakened by coronavirus denial

At a tense cabinet meeting on Saturday, Jair Bolsonaro found himself isolated.

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Bank Negara to pay higher dividend of RM3.5bil to gov’t

Bank Negara to pay higher dividend of RM3.5bil to gov’t

It generated RM8.93bil in net profit after tax last year compared with RM7.52bil in the previous year.

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Economy on cusp of negative growth due to coronavirus

Economy on cusp of negative growth due to coronavirus

The overall growth for the year is expected to be between -2% to 0.5%, says Bank Negara.

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The tabligh retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt

The tabligh retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt

The group also held big gatherings in February and March that led to a mass outbreaks in Malaysia and Pakistan.

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Police should go easy on locking up MCO violators

Police should go easy on locking up MCO violators

COMMENT | ‘These are not hardened criminals. Most are confused about the situation.’

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Yoursay: Distressed SMEs – should gov’t save them or let them die?

Yoursay: Distressed SMEs – should gov’t save them or let them die?

YOURSAY | ‘If they cannot pay their employees, then we will have a much bigger problem…’

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Yoursay: Awesome threesome: Zuraida joins Rina, Adham in Covid-19 gaffe

Yoursay: Awesome threesome: Zuraida joins Rina, Adham in Covid-19 gaffe

YOURSAY | ‘Indeed, Zuraida forgot that it’s not her money she is spending.’

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Honour and hope in our frontliners

Honour and hope in our frontliners

MP SPEAKS | If you’re a doctor, nurse, or medical staff working in government hospitals and clinics, this love letter is for you.

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Spain's coronavirus deaths rise above 10,000, yet there is 'glimpse of hope'

Spain's coronavirus deaths rise above 10,000, yet there is 'glimpse of hope'

A record 950 people died overnight, but there is a slowdown in daily increases of infections.

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