‘We focus on getting through each day’: Old KL eateries dig into savings while waiting out COVID-19 storm

KUALA LUMPUR : Petaling Street, a usually bustling area, was deserted and quiet under the current total lockdown. Peter Chin, who has … More

Patrols stepped up to prevent crossings from Malaysia

Security patrols by air, land and sea have been increased along the southern border to prevent people crossing illegally from … More

Over 45,000 people have signed a petition calling for the International Trade and Industry Minister to resign after non-essential businesses … More

GEORGE TOWN : Between June and August each year, durian orchard owners in Balik Pulau near here would normally rake … More

Public compliance with SOPs makes for silent streets KUALA LUMPUR : The two-week total lockdown to contain Covid-19 took effect … More

Infection surges in Southeast Asia threaten global supply chains SINGAPORE/TOKYO : Japanese automakers Toyota Motor and Honda Motor will shut … More

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is under pressure not just from the country’s opposition, but also from forces within his own … More

KUALA LUMPUR : All federal Cabinet members and deputy ministers will forfeit their salaries for three months starting June as … More

KUALA LUMPUR : The government will fully implement the Work from Home (WFH) policy for all civil servants following the … More

PUTRAJAYA: Only 17 essential service sectors are allowed to operate during the implementation of the total lockdown, effective from June … More

THE Malaysian Health Coalition supports the need for a two-week total lockdown and understands the difficult trade-offs from this decision. … More

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) : Malaysia’s health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, took to social media … More

The lockdown will remain in place from June 1 to 14. Putrajaya has announced a complete lockdown across the country … More

Vietnam is currently experiencing a record high in new COVID cases. Authorities are locking down entire streets, closing businesses, and … More

Troops lead drive to vaccinate 470,000 people in Phnom Penh over next month PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s army began a drive … More

PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) : Residents in Cambodia’s capital gathered on Friday (April 30) to demand food from the government, outraged … More

MANILA, Philippines (AP) : Confirmed coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 1 million on Monday in the country’s latest … More

Hotel manager has no choice but to resort to desperate measure in this pandemic time. Clad in long sleeves shirt, … More

SYDNEY (REUTERS) : The Australian city of Perth was ordered into lockdown on Sunday (Jan 31) after a security guard working … More

KUALA LUMPUR : The automotive workshop owned by Mr Wong Tung Khong in Sungai Besi was quiet on Tuesday (Jan 26), … More

PARIS : France’s government may impose a third lockdown in the coming days if an existing 12-hour-a-day curfew doesn’t significantly … More

HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday (Jan 23) in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak … More

An Australian man who has been stranded in Thailand for 10 months claims he has been abandoned by the federal … More

Covid-19: Malaysia reports 3,631 new infections and 14 more deaths KUALA LUMPUR : Movement Control Order (MCO) will be implemented … More