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World Bank: Malaysia has little space for fiscal response if Covid-19 fallout drags on

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The World Bank has cautioned the Malaysian government about its inability to respond effectively should the Covid-19 fallout drag on, citing Putrajaya’s limited fiscal space for extended intervention. South-east Asia’s third-largest economy is already struggling to shield its workforce and small businesses from the devastation wrought by the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic. […]

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Malaysia: Immigration Dept working on new SOP for entry of foreigners post-MCO

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The Immigration Department plans to come up with several new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for entry of foreigners after the movement control order (MCO) ends, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19.  Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the SOPs would be brought to the attention of the Home Ministry for adoption. He […]

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Malaysia: Transport ministry releases guidelines for delivery services by motorcycles

PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — The Transport Ministry today released guidelines for food, drinks and parcel delivery services using motorcycles, or p-hailing (parcel-hailing), for the duration of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said companies providing goods delivery services using motorcycles for the purpose of online delivery of food, […]

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