Archive for March 18th, 2020
Covid-19: Malaysia to go into nationwide pause from March 18 and what we know so far
Malaysia will effectively be pausing all non-essential activities for two weeks from Wednesday (March 18) until March 31 to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, but what do [...] » More
Malaysia reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, including one from mosque gathering: Health minister
Two COVID-19 patients in Malaysia have died on Tuesday (Mar 17), including a man who attended the Sri Petaling religious gathering linked to more than 400 cases in the [...] » More
Anger and shock: Malaysian workers scramble to enter Singapore hours before start of lockdown
Many Malaysians working in Singapore have been scrambling since Monday night (16 March) to pack their belongings in Johor Bahru and return to the Republic hours before the [...] » More
Coronavirus: World holds it breath and looks to China for clues on what pandemic does next
Scientists around the world are watching how the coronavirus outbreak in China develops in the coming days and weeks because it will reveal whether their modelling on how [...] » More
Imported coronavirus cases in China outpace local infections for 5th day
Imported coronavirus cases in China outnumbered cases of location transmission for the fifth straight day as infected travellers passed through major Chinese transportation [...] » More
China expels US journalists in biggest crackdown in years
China on Wednesday expelled American journalists at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal in the Communist government’s most severe move [...] » More
US and China trade barbs over coronavirus
US President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on calling the coronavirus spreading rapidly across the world the “Chinese Virus,” despite protests from Beijing. [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore confirms new single-day high of 23 cases, including 17 imported, total at 266
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (17 March) confirmed a new single-day high of 23 COVID-19 cases in Singapore, bringing the total to 266. A previous single-day high of [...] » More
Singapore faces bigger contraction as Malaysia shuts borders
Malaysia’s lockdown is the latest threat to a Singapore economy already reeling from the coronavirus outbreak. The city state relies heavily on its neighbour’s [...] » More
Bags packed, Malaysians stream into Singapore ahead of coronavirus travel ban
Thousands of Malaysian commuters, many with suitcases stuffed with clothes, crossed into neighbouring Singapore on Tuesday evening, prepared for at least two weeks away from [...] » More
Duterte puts Philippines under quarantine, says ‘we are in the fight of our lives’
The Philippines announced strict home quarantine measures on Monday for half of its population, shut down transport networks and ordered businesses to close or operate [...] » More
Asian markets tumble again after virus sparks Wall St collapse
Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday after Wall Street suffered its worst day in more than three decades with coronavirus panic sweeping the planet, though European equities [...] » More
Asia markets still have the jitters over possible global recession due to chaos by coronavirus
Asia-Pacific markets had the jitters Tuesday, after the biggest sell-off ever of US equities overnight and the assessment by President Donald Trump that the world’s [...] » More
Sales of parking spaces in HK dry up as investors hold back amid stalling economy, coronavirus
Hong Kong’s lucrative parking space market has almost ground to a halt as the combined impact of last year’s social unrest and the coronavirus pandemic have [...] » More
More HK homebuyers expected to switch to cheaper Hibor-linked mortgages after banks refuse to cut prime lending rates
More Hong Kong homebuyers are expected to shift to cheaper mortgages linked with the Hong Kong one-month interbank offered interest rate (Hibor) after all of the city’s [...] » More
