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Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said budget 2021 will provide allocations to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the government steps up its battle against the pandemic.

Malaysia’s international reserves stood at 104.98 billion USD and remained usable by the end of September, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (IMF SDDS) format.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.

Stringent measures to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 infections have been put in place along the Thai-Malaysian border, especially blocking natural entry channels.

Malaysia has called for stronger efforts and cooperation in food security among the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries to face post-COVID-19 challenges.

While Malaysia has decided to extend a partial lockdown in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, Myanmar removed certain restrictions to prepare for the upcoming general elections.

Malaysia said on October 26 it will host the first ever virtual meeting of leaders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies in November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 250 Vietnamese citizens were flown home safely on October 8 thanks to joint efforts by arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, and budget carrier Vietjet.

Vietnam and Malaysia have effectively cooperated in many fields in recent years, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh in an inclusive interview with Bernama.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has affirmed that his Government will not impose a total lockdown despite the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Malaysian Ministry of Education decided that a total of 122 schools in the Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan areas in Sabah are closed from October 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will undergo a 14-day home quarantine, after being in contact with Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri who tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a statement.

Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat told the Parliament on October 5 key strategies to help the country emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis.

The High Court of Malaysia has agreed to postpone Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund (1MDB) trial as the former Prime Minister is currently under 14-day home quarantine following his return from Sabah, the state with the highest COVID-19 tally in the country, on September 27.