Republican senators who presented their own, much smaller, coronavirus relief package to President Biden on Monday night said the two sides will keep working together—but.
Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia: Status Report 2020
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Malaysia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction The first COVID-19 case appeared in Malaysia in early February 2020 but a local outbreak only emerged in March, prompting the introduction of a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) which helped significantly reduce the spread of the virus. The Government of Malaysia enforced a MCO starting on March 18, 2020 to break the chain of COVID-19 local transmission. Since the onset of the outbreak, Malaysia has established more than 140 quarantine centres in different parts of the country, with the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) monitoring the facilities.
Joe Biden, citing economic imperative , orders faster relief checks, more food aid
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Joe Biden, citing economic imperative , orders faster relief checks, more food aid
Reuters / Jan 23, 2021, 19:05 IST
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the faster issuance of pandemic stimulus checks to needy families and increased food aid for children who normally rely on school meals, an effort to ease Americans’ burdens while Congress negotiates over his proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package.
In the opening days of his administration, Biden is emphasizing that the government must tackle the coronavirus crisis with urgency after his predecessor Donald Trump largely played it down.
ESP Pay-out Continues, SBD$100m Not Yet Disbursed
Dentana says pay-outs are continuing for the sectors of fisheries, agriculture and tourism in the rural areas.
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Pay-outs for the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) have recommenced. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana says the process of payment has resumed and will continue until all payments are done.
He says funding for ESP is still available and that SBD$206 million have been paid out already.
“SBD$100 million worth of funding or worth of approved projects is still available and is in the process of pay out”, Dentana says.
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