CoronavirusMalaysia details $8.2bn plan for post-pandemic economic reboot
Muhyiddin's latest package aimed at boosting employment and foreign investment
A couple wear protective masks in a shopping area in downtown Kuala Lumpur in late May, as the Malaysian economy began to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. © Getty Images
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced an $8.2 billion "short-term economic recovery plan" focused on curbing unemployment and spurring investment, after the coronavirus infected nearly 8,300 people and forced the country into a two-month lockdown.