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Malaysia - Singapore to tighten COVID-19 border screenings

Feb 23, 2020

Malaysia and Singapore will discuss stepping up exit screenings at their shared borders, to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The Health Ministry says some 400 thousand people use the Johor-Singapore causeway daily, as this makes screenings a challenge for both governments.

Meanwhile, Malaysia's number of confirmed cases remains at 22.

The number in Singapore currently stands at 89.
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The Malaysian Trade Union Congress says the EPF's dividend rate for 2019 is relatively fair, considering the economic challenges both in Malaysia and globally.

The EPF declared a dividend of 5.45 percent for Conventional Savings, and 5 percent for Syariah Savings.

The Conventional Savings dividend rate was the lowest since 2008.
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US senator Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Democratic Party's Nevada caucuses, ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg.

This further cements Sanders's status as the party's front-runner to take on Donald Trump in presidential election in November.