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While certain sectors will be allowed to operate, Muhyiddin emphasised that these companies and businesses will have to adhere to strict requirements and guidelines.

In a filing yesterday, Solarvest said its wholly-owned unit Solarvest Energy Sdn Bhd has entered into an agreement with NESS for the provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of the solar PV system.

In announcing the quarterly income in a stock exchange filing yesterday, it also attributed the higher NPI to better cost management, which resulted in 9.8% dip in property operating expenses to RM4.86 million from RM5.39 million a year ago.

C&CA chairman Datuk Yeoh Soo Keng said in a statement that the association is appreciative of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry’s (MITI) prompt action on the matter.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 18 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the state so far, and it currently has no active cases.

He also said the Government will loosen some restrictions, for example allowing students go back to their homes and letting those who are "trapped" in hometowns to return to the cities.

This is the seventh consecutive day that Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases are in the double digits, and is the eighth time since the Movement Control Order (MCO) started on March 18.

More than half of active cases are in Lembah Pantai, which covers several parts of the downtown areas. There were 273 cases in Lembah Pantai, according to the Health Ministry. 

In a circular to CN Asia shareholders today, Asia Equity Research said the purchase consideration is fair as the deal was made on a willing buyer-willing seller basis.

CGS-CIMB economists Michelle Chia and Lim Yee Ping wrote in a note that the nation’s monetary policy is likely to become more accommodative and CGS-CIMB expects BNM to reduce the OPR by 50bps this May, followed by a further 25bps cut in the second half of 2020.