Month: April 2020

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Pandemic pummels Malaysia’s vital but controversial palm oil trade – dpa international

30 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Palm oil exports from Malaysia, the world's second-biggest supplier, dropped by 41.7 per cent year-on-year during the month up to April 14, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister…

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Covid-19 spurs Singapore’s biggest unemployment jump since SARS – dpa international/The Star

29 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Pandemic-stricken Singapore has seen its steepest drop in employment since the Severe Acute Respiratory System (SARS) outbreak of 2002-3. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Manpower announced that…

Culture & Religion dpa international Health & Medical Malaysia Reporting from Malaysia

No raging against the machine as guitar icon hails Malaysian cover – dpa international

29 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- A Malaysian father-daughter duet cover of "Killing In The Name," a 1992 Rage Against The Machine moshpit churner with an instantly-recognizable riff and bass line, has been…

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Malaysia recovering from coronavirus, health ministry believes – dpa international

28 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's Ministry of Health announced 31 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the lowest daily increase since March 12 and a tally that prompted a leading health…

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Singapore’s coronavirus tests hint at huge number of migrant cases – dpa international

27 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Singapore's Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Monday that 21,000 foreign workers have been tested for the new coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. Of…

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Malaysian government criticized for blocking Rohingya refugees – dpa international

24 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's government is facing domestic censure for turning back 200 Rohingya refugees who sought to enter the country during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the Malaysian Bar…

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Coronavirus and travel restrictions set to ravage Asia’s airlines – dpa international

24 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- An industry body representing nearly 300 airlines warned on Friday that carriers in the Asia-Pacific region could see business drop by half this year due to the…

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Malaysia to extend Covid-19 lockdown even as infection numbers decline – dpa international

23 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- During a televised speech on Thursday night to mark the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that a lockdown…

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APEC says states should cut tariffs on medical gear during pandemic – dpa international

22 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- The 21 member-states of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation body (APEC) should "consider the elimination or reduction" of tariffs on medical equipment needed to fight the new…

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Surge in migrant worker virus cases continues as Singapore’s total tops 10,000 – dpa international

22 April 2020

KUALA LUMPUR -- Singapore's Ministry of Health reported 1,016 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the national total to 10,141. All but 15 of the new cases were described…