Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.
American Express Malaysia on building a culture of transparency and trust through colleague experience
In a new normal that is constantly changing and transforming, people are at the heart of an organization’s continuity and success more than ever before. Events of the past year have shown how critical …
Singapore, Malaysia to keep supply chains going amid emergency: minister
Singapore and Malaysia will continue to work closely to keep supply chains going amid the movement control restrictions and state of emergency declared in Malaysia, said Minister for Trade and …
Malaysia Leader Accused of Power Grab After Parliament Suspended
In explaining why Malaysia needed to suspend democracy for the first time in half a century to fight the pandemic, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin assured the nation he wasn’t staging a military coup.
How the Pandemic Is Keeping Malaysia’s Politics Messy
Malaysia’s first transfer of power in six decades was hailed as a milestone for transparency, free speech and racial tolerance in the multiethnic Southeast Asian state. Two years later, in 2020, the …
Malaysia PM Says It’s Not a Coup, But Critics See a Power Grab
In explaining why Malaysia needed to suspend democracy for the first time in half a century to fight the pandemic, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin ensured the nation he wasn’t staging a military coup.
At COVID-19 ‘breaking point’, Malaysia suspends parliament
State legislatures will also be suspended with parts of country heading back into lockdown amid a surge in COVID cases.
Emergency imposed in Malaysia over virus is reprieve for PM
Malaysia has declared a coronavirus emergency that will suspend Parliament at least until August and halt any bids to seek a general election, but critics charged …
Coronavirus live news: China locks down Langfang city; Malaysia declares state of emergency
China introduces new curbs in areas surrounding Beijing; Malaysia state of emergency comes one day before strict lockdown …
Dreaming of a better life, desperate Rohingya risk leaving Myanmar
Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar, raided a house and detained 99 Rohingya who had fled conflict-torn Rakhine state and were bound for Malaysia. The detained Rohingya, mostly women and children, …