Sunday, 10 Jan 2021 05:02 PM MYT
BY KEERTAN AYAMANY
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng speaks during a press conference at Wisma DAP in George Town January 7, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng urged the government to prepare an additional RM45 billion stimulus package if it plans to implement targeted movement control orders (MCO) in the country.
In a statement today, the Bagan MP said this would be needed in the wake of falling foreign investor confidence after the Pakatan Nasional (PN) government’s “failure” to handle the Covid-19 pandemic.
Time ran out Friday on winning congressional approval of raising coronavirus relief payments from $600 to $2,000, as senators spent the holiday arguing the issue. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked. Politics News Summaries. | Newser
Friday, 01 Jan 2021 11:03 AM MYT
Zoo Negara is offering a 40 per cent discount on the prices of adult and children’s tickets to over 16,000 tickets and purchases could be made through the Shopee platform. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 ― The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) through its agency Tourism Malaysia launched the “Leisure at the Zoo” Malaysian “Cuti Cuti” Stimulus Campaign with special discount offers for admissions from today until March 31.
Tourism Malaysia, in a statement today, said, the campaign, under the Tourism Recovery Plan through the Economic Stimulus Package (PRE), is a collaboration programme with the National Zoo, Melaka Zoo and Taiping Zoo and Night Safari (ZTNS).
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Wednesday that he would not be "bullied" into holding a vote on increasing stimulus checks for $2,000. He blocked a vote on a House bill to boost. Politics News Summaries. | Newser
Stimulus payments are on the way, Steven Mnuchin says. The Treasury Secretary announced Tuesday that the first stimulus payments of up to $600 per person would be arriving in bank accounts within hours,. US News Summaries. | Newser