'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
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
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024
National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).
Tue Nov 26 2024
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend
A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms
Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
Tue Nov 26 2024
PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia
Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.
Tue Nov 26 2024