Malaysia's Top Glove Corp reported on Monday that one its workers died after contracting COVID-19, the first death since an outbreak at its dormitories and factories. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Malaysia: Top Glove put profits before people, say migrant workers
As Top Glove confirmed a worker had died of Covid-19, a whistle-blower who was fired for sharing photos about factory conditions said he was concerned distancing was not enforced. ( read original story ...)
World’s top glove maker says Malaysia worker died from COVID-19
More than 5,000 of Top Glove’s Malaysia workers have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s biggest cluster. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia makes its largest-ever crystal meth seizure
Malaysian authorities have seized more than two tons of crystal methamphetamine worth more than $26 million aboard a small boat off the country's western coast, the largest ever such haul in the ... ( read original story ...)
Ongoing recovery China to lift Malaysia’s industrial production: Moody’s
The ongoing recovery in Chinaʼs production will help moderate the decline in Malaysiaʼs industrial production in the near future, Moody's Analytics economist Denise Cheok said. ( read original story ...)
INSIGHT-Malaysia’s Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak
Yubaraj Khadka, a worker in Malaysia for Top Glove Corp, took two photos in May of fellow employees crowding into a factory of the world’s biggest maker of medical-grade latex gloves. By Liz Lee and A ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s opposition walk out of Parliament after quarantined MPs turn up in full PPE
Three MPs currently undergoing home quarantine were allowed to participate in a Budget vote.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Private pilots cautious about flying over Malaysia
Private pilots at two of the major local flying clubs here have been cautious about flying over Malaysia amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but are even more careful now after an incident last month when two ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia oil tanker “hit from an external source” at Jiddah port amid war with Yemen
The apparent attack would be the 4th in a month targeting Saudi energy infrastructure as the kingdom wages a war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen. ( read original story ...)
Oil tanker off Saudi Arabia hit by blast in suspected attack
A shipping firm says an explosion on a tanker off the Saudi Arabian port of Jidda was caused by the ship being 'hit from an external source.' ... ( read original story ...)