Indonesian forbids travelling home for Aidilfitri

JAKARTA: Indonesian Islamic scholars are seeking to avoid the usual mass homecoming for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, forbidding people from travelling home during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Stop spitting in public places, warns Klang council acting president

PETALING JAYA: Avoid spitting in public places as it can lead to the spread of infectious diseases, says Klang Municipal Council (MPK) acting president Elya Marini Darmin.

S’gor hawkers looking for other ways to earn income during Ramadan

WHAT Ramadan bazaar traders in Selangor had feared has happened.

Opportunity to buy into weakness in consumer stocks

KUALA LUMPUR: Investors could take the opportunity to position themselves in consumer stocks given their share price weakness in the first quarter of this year and potential better performance in the next quarter.

Covid-19: Second stage of MCO critical period for Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The second phase of the movement control order (MCO), which begins Wednesday (April 1), is a critical period for Malaysians to determine whether efforts to break the Covid-19 chain of infection are successful or not.

‘Obey MCO to shorten its period’

PUTRAJAYA: Whether the movement control order (MCO) will be extended depends on public compliance with it, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.Concerns over movement control extension can be resolved though compliance

Two nabbed for Klang armed robbery, police on the hunt for another four suspects

KLANG: Two men have been arrested while another four are being sought by police in connection with an armed robbery at Jalan Dato Abdul Hamid 31 here Sunday (March 29).

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Many small retailers expected to close shop soon

PETALING JAYA: Many small scale and independent retailers are expected to close down in the next one to two months as a result of the movement control order (MCO), said Retail Group Malaysia.

Pandemic puts brakes on DRB-Hicom’s momentum

Its subsidiary Proton had posted 89% jump in sales in February