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Treasury approves 2.3m new application for BPN, total payout RM1.7bln 1

Treasury approves 2.3m new application for BPN, total payout RM1.7bln

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2.3 million new applications and appeals for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) have been approved, with a cumulative total payout of RM1.7 billion, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pix) announced today. The approval came after the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) completed its review of these new […]

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Commitment and call to action: Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies

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Our Vision and Mission Grounded in a vision of a planet protected from human suffering and the devastating social and economic consequences of COVID-19, we, an initial group of global health actors (BMGF, CEPI, Gavi, Global Fund, UNITAID, Wellcome Trust, WHO) and private sector partners and other stakeholders, are launching a landmark, global and time-limited

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UK PM listened to his scientists about Covid-19, but they were slow to sound the alarm

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LONDON: It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was “highly likely,“ they said, that there was now “sustained transmission” of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. If unconstrained and if the virus behaved as in China, up to four-fifths of Britons could be infected and one in

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Why African Americans are dying at higher rates from Covid-19

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WASHINGTON: The new coronavirus isn’t biased about who it infects – so why does data emerging from some states suggest that African Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic in the US? Experts say blacks are disproportionately impacted by underlying health conditions linked to poverty, face discrimination in medical care, and are more likely

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Myanmar man detained during mco roadblock drugs seized

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BUTTERWORTH: A Myanmar man believed to be a drug pusher was detained at a roadblock during the Op Covid-19 operation on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) right here yesterday. Seberang Perai Tengah district performing police chief Supt Mohd Mustafa Bidin mentioned the 40-year-old man was detained at 1.30pm for going outdoors with out cheap

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BREAKING: Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, Suspends Commissioner Who Brutalised, Raped Lady Over Facebook Post

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Commissioner Danga Commissioner Danga Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the suspension of Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, Commissioner for Water Resources within the state, who assaulted and raped a girl over a Facebook put up. Sources revealed to SaharaReporters that the governor has additionally ordered an accelerated investigation into the case. SaharaReporters had reported how

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Covid-19: Singapore to help retrenched Malaysian workers find jobs

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SINGAPORE: The Singapore government is assisting retrenched workers including Malaysians whose employers’ businesses have been badly hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Minister Josephine Teo said the ministry is able to help link the affected workers up with prospective employers who are looking to fill vacancies and have shortages.

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UPDATE: Buhari Orders 14-day Lockdown In Lagos, Ogun and FCT Over Coronavirus Outbreak

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday during a nationwide broadcast ordered the restriction of movement in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, following the outbreak and continued spread of Coronavirus in the country.  The restriction is expected to last for two weeks in the first instance to enable the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigerian Centre

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Sokoto Government Closes Entry Points Into State Over Coronavirus

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  The Sokoto State Government on Friday announced the closure of entry points into the ancient city in order to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Governor Aminu Tambuwal in a broadcast said that only the movement of medical supplies and essential food items will be allowed into Sokoto from other parts of

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Covid-19: Chow Kit market remains busy, but with close monitoring

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KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) has not stopped people from visiting Chow Kit Wholesaler Market here although the authority has limited the number of visitors who can enter the market at a time. A check by Bernama found that customers start queueing up patiently lining-up in very early in the morning

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