KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Prices of Gardenia breads will remain the same as there will be no price hike beginning June 1.

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — There will be 800 roadblocks mounted nationwide once the total lockdown is enforced on June 1 compared to 600 currently, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The special session of the National Security Council (NSC) on Covid-19 management has decided to implement a total lockdown on the social and economic sectors (first phase) nationwide for 14 days beginning June 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) believes a targeted approach works better at this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic as the government has the difficult task of balancing public health with economic concerns.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the public to practice self-lockdown so as to prevent a sudden surge in Covid-19 infections, with cases currently exceeding 6,000 daily.

TOKYO, April 23 — Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday declared a state of emergency over Covid-19 in the national capital Tokyo and the western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo.

MANILA, April 3 — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a strict lockdown in the capital region and adjacent provinces by at least one week to try to contain a renewed surge in Covid-19 infections, his spokesman said on Saturday.

PARIS, April 1 — French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the "reinforced braking" measures will be extended to the whole country to stem the third wave of Covid-19 and schools will be closed for three weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Malaysian ringgit remained lower against the US dollar today, weighed down by the positive sentiment on the greenback following mounting fears over the global growth recovery, coupled with the extended lockdowns in the European continent.

PARIS, Jan 30 — The two coronavirus lockdowns in 2020 caused the French economy to suffer its worst economic marker since World War II, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar today on cautious demand for the local currency, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Eurocham Malaysia said it was imperative for the business community to take seriously, the numerous media reports of clusters on Covid-19 infections associated with various factories, construction sites and other places of work.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EuroCham Malaysia) has warned that a second lockdown similar to that imposed in March and April last year may lead to a potential collapse of the Malaysian economy as many businesses would shut down.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower this morning, reversing its gains yesterday as concerns over the possible lockdown in several states weighed on investors’ sentiment, dealers said.

LONDON, Jan 5 — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new lockdown in England on Monday night, in a bid to rein in the surging coronavirus cases associated with the fast-spreading strain, reported Sputnik news agency.

LONDON, Nov 1 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million Covid-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 26 — The movement control order (MCO) imposed across Malaysia, or a lockdown, is a temporary measure to bring down the number of Covid-19 infections in health facilities but on its own cannot put a stop to the spread of the virus, CodeBlue reported...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 30 — Sabahans have been told not to believe news being circulated that there will be a 'lockdown' throughout the state this Friday.

YANGON, Sept 10 — Myanmar increased lockdown measures in its biggest city on Thursday after reporting another record daily rise in coronavirus cases, with 120 new infections taking its overall cases past the 2,000 mark.

BANGKOK, Aug 21 — Myanmar has locked down the state capital of conflict-torn Rakhine state after an outbreak of a coronavirus strain that officials said was more infectious than that previously seen in the country.