Tag: pandemic
LGE: Expect more credit rating downgrades if PN govt continues to bury its head...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng has warned the government to expect more sovereign credit rating downgrades for Malaysia in the...
Hospital staff ‘truly exhausted,’ says Texas doctor in viral hug photo
by Mark FELIX with Sarah Titterton in Washington Through multiple masks, a face shield and a protective suit he likens to those worn by...
Pandemic sends hunger rising in America, and children bear the brunt
by Chris Stein Before the pandemic closed her middle school and US immigration agents deported her father to El Salvador, Kimberly Orellana did not...
US ends China-funded exchange programs, calls them ‘propaganda tools’
The US State Department said Friday it was terminating five Chinese-funded exchange programs with the United States, calling them propaganda tools for Beijing. Secretary...
WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine rollout approaches
by AFP bureaus The World Health Organization has warned that vaccines will be no magic bullet for the coronavirus crisis as nations gear up...
Malaysian goldsmiths mould a profit out of pandemic
by Patrick Lee In a backroom workshop in Malaysia, goldsmiths with blowtorches and chisels sit at wooden desks as they melt and mould the...
How one couple’s wedding during the pandemic proves true love can conquer all
Planning a wedding is as exciting and fun as it is tedious. It takes time, patience, calmness and honestly, love and lots of it....
Employees in retrenching companies experiencing lower morale
Employees from industries experiencing retrenchment over this pandemic have reported lower morale and higher levels of stress as a result of higher workload and...
Re-open Borders To Prevent Malaysians Losing Jobs In Singapore: JB MB
Johor’s chief minister, Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad, believes the two land borders between Singapore and Malaysia at Johor Bahru should reopen as soon as...
PM Lee warns of an infectious disease worse than Covid-19
Singapore—In Parliament early this week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talked about Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the Government could have...