News by Joanna Tan

A Facebook posting by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia said that out of the 108 new deaths, 103 were reported in Hubei, and one each in Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Anhui and Henan.

The banking group will also accommodate requests by the affected customers to restructure or reschedule their loans and financing to assist in their cash-flow situation during this difficult time.

A Facebook post by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia said out of the 97 new deaths, 91 were reported in Hubei, two in Anhui and one each in Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Hainan and Gansu.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Westports said it has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd to acquire the leasehold land near the Angler’s Resort and Port Klang Free Zone.

A Facebook posting by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia revealed that out of the 73 new deaths, 69 were reported in Hubei and one each in Jilin, Henan, Guangdong and Hainan.

This is despite a majority of the medical policies/certificates carrying an exclusion on communicable diseases requiring quarantine by law, said Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) CEO, Mark O’Dell, in a statement today.

In an economics note today, AmBank Group Research said Bank Negara Malaysia's decision to cut the OPR by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.75% is seen as a move "ahead of the curve" and can be viewed positively.

The focus remains on properties sought by the manufacturing and logistics sector, the management guided during its press briefing today, noting the persistent demand for such properties presently.

"Hopefully, forgoing the Touch 'N Go top-up charges at all stations along NSE, as a start, will give our customers one less worry when travelling or fuelling up at Shell during long journeys."