'Challenge' to maintain world's focus on global health after COVID-19: Bill Gates
Gates said it was a "paradox" that funding for tackling diseases like malaria and AIDS could actually drop this year.
Tue Sep 13 2022
Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement that passage of the legislation was a pivotal day for the U.S. economy and would speed its recovery.
Thu Mar 11 2021
Democrats push Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill through Senate on party-line vote
Bidan said he hopes for quick passage by the House of Representatives so he can sign the bill into law soon.
Sat Mar 06 2021
Senate Democrats reach deal on jobless aid in Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill
The deal would scale back the level of jobless benefits provided in the version of the bill that passed the House of Representatives last week.
Sat Mar 06 2021
Senate approves bill on Temporary Measures To Reduce COVID-19 Impact
Act 360 was amended based on certain requirements including transforming existing legal framework into legislation that is more relevant to current needs.
Wed Sep 23 2020
Bill to finance gov't expenditure for COVID-19 passed
The Dewan Negara today approved the Temporary Measures For Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)) Bill 2020 to cover the temporary spending and financing in dealing with the impact
Mon Sep 21 2020
Temporary Measures Bill to ease COVID-19 impacts and support PRIHATIN, PENJANA
The Temporary Measures for Reducing The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill 2020 supports governments initiatives to restore the countrys economy via PRIHATIN and PENJANA.
Tue Aug 25 2020
Dewan Rakyat passes COVID-19 financing bill
The Temporary Measures For Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)) Bill 2020 was passed at the policy level after being debated in parliament today.
Mon Aug 24 2020
Govt, opposition MPs support COVID-19 Financing Bill
Members of the parliament from the government and opposition bloc today expressed their support towards the Temporary Measures for Government Financing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill 2020.
Tue Aug 18 2020
COVID-19 bill takes into consideration international regulation -- Tengku Zafrul
The Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 is formulated by taking into consideration all national legal frameworks.
Tue Aug 18 2020
Opposition to lend support to COVID-19 bill if fund injection is doubled - Guan Eng
Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) felt that the allocation of RM45 billion was insufficient to restore the country's economy in the current situation.
Tue Aug 18 2020
COVID-19 Temporary Measures Bill to help individuals, companies recover - Takiyuddin
The Implementation of Temporary Measures to Reduce Impact of COVID-19 Bill, which is being drawn up, is set to create room and opportunities for the recovery process of affected individuals and compan
Wed Jul 22 2020
COVID-19 bill will protect customers of credit sales - Nanta
The Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 will be tabled in the current session of Parliament to protect consumers in credit sales transactions.
Thu Jul 16 2020
Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia's new COVID-19 law will be similar to NZ, Singapore
The COVID-19 Bill, which the government plans to introduce soon, will be similar to what has been implemented and announced in countries like New Zealand and Singapore.
Sat Jul 04 2020
COVID-19 bill to be tabled during July Parliament session
The government will introduce the COVID-19 Temporary Measures Bill to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri Jun 05 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024