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Coronavirus Crisis in SE Asia

Sigh of relief as tight curbs eased for KL, Selangor residents

Restrictions 'painful' for public as economic sectors hit hard by EMCO

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Nadirah H. Rodzi‍  Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur, Nadirah H. Rodzi

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Beauty products wholesaler Lilyza Ismail was among those affected when the government imposed the strictest movement curbs in the country in large parts of Selangor, Malaysia's most populous state, and the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
She could not run her business for two weeks, an experience the 30-year-old described as "painful", and not only for her.
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