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0NewsIt Took Seven Months for Malaysia to Log Its First 10,000 Covid-19 Cases. The Last 10,000 Took Less Than Two Weeks.
With cases from the coronavirus appearing in Malaysia in mid-February, we didn’t cross the 10,000-case mark until September 16. The same number...
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0NewsWater Supply to Resume in 24 Hours says Minister of Environment
As 5 million Selangor residents face a new wave of water cuts, Malaysia’s Minister of Environment and Water told reporters today (19...
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0NewsHi, I’m Back! (Here’s What You Need to Know About Greater KL’s CMCO 2.0)
Spoiler Alert: You can probably forego the Dalgona coffee this round… it’s nothing like the original MCO. (Updated October 19) Putrajaya stunned...
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0NewsMalaysia Faces a Trade War with the US Amid Oil Palm Sanctions
The United States Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) has officially applied sanctions against one of Malaysia’s largest palm oil companies, FGV...
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0NewsIs the Recent Surge of Covid Cases in Malaysia Cause for Panic?
When considered in context – and for the country as a whole – there is reason for concern and vigilance, but the...
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0NewsSingapore Taking First Small Steps to Reopen Its Borders
At around nearly 58,000 Covid-19 cases, Singapore has almost more than five times as many cases as Malaysia, but it is nevertheless...
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0NewsWalk This Way: How Does a Covered, Air-Conditioned Stroll Across an International Border Sound?
If multiple reports are to be believed, that could one day be the reality for the throngs of people crossing the border...
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0NewsMalaysia Changes Course and Relaxes 23-Country Entry Ban… Slightly
The move, which went into effect on September 7, initially included all long-term Malaysian pass holders, as well. This story was updated...
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0NewsMalaysia Extends RMCO Until Year-End and Reactions Were Predictably Mixed
288 days. That’s how long Malaysia will have lived under some form of movement control order by the time the calendar flips...
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0NewsSumatra’s Mount Sinabung Erupts
Following over a year of dormancy, Mount Sinabung, a towering stratovolcano in north Sumatra, erupted twice on Monday, August 10, sending a...
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0NewsLimited Crossing Agreement with Singapore Suggests Borders Won’t Fully Open Anytime Soon
The recent announcement that some limited travel will be permitted across the Causeway to and from Singapore was welcomed, but it is...
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0NewsGovernment: No More Home Quarantine Allowed; Cops Now Taking Harsher Action Against Those Who Defy RMCO
Ismail Sabri has announced there will be no more second chances or warnings given; violators will now face compounds or jail. As...
