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Many businesses experienced a turnaround after 1 April 2022 when Malaysia entered its transition and economic recovery phases. While food and beverage retailers rebounded, many department stores faced competition from online retailers. [7] On 3 August 2023, the World Bank praised Malaysia's post-COVID-19 economic recovery performance. While ...
Students returning to Malaysia will have to undergo a COVID-19 swab test and quarantine procedures. [36] On 20 February 2021, Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin announced that school pupils will be returning to school in stages between 1 March and 4 April. Preschoolers, Year One and Year Two pupils will resume face-to-face classes on 1 ...
The onset of the pandemic coincided with a political crisis in early 2020 which continued into 2021 as the spread of COVID-19 and emergency government measures exacerbated initially unrelated political instability, culminating in the resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet in August 2021.
The Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021 enacted in March 2021 is an ordinance that emphasizes the issue of untrue news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] However, the ordinance raises concerns about any abuse of the ordinance that could affect the freedom of speech of Malaysians, especially in the country's ongoing political ...
(1987–2021) 4 March 2021 6 August 2021 155 days AMANAH 4 Howard Lee Chuan How (b. 1983) 12 September 2021 29 July 2022 320 days DAP 5 Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (b. 1986) 29 July 2022 Incumbent: 2 years, 60 days DAP
thestar.com.my. Star Media Group Berhad (doing business as The Star; MYX: 6084) is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, [3] according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. [4]
The 2009 swine flu outbreak in Malaysia was part of a larger flu pandemic involving a new type of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (A/H1N1). [4] As of 11 August 2009, the country had over 2,253 cases, beginning with imported cases from affected countries, including the United States and Australia, from 15 May 2009 onwards, and the first identified local transmission on 17 June 2009.
The 2009 flu pandemic in Asia, part of an epidemic in 2009 of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 causing what has been commonly called swine flu, afflicted at least 394,133 people in Asia with 2,137 confirmed deaths: there were 1,035 deaths confirmed in India, 737 deaths in China, 415 deaths in Turkey, 192 deaths in Thailand, and 170 deaths in South Korea.