News by Syafiqah Salim

The four imported cases today involved foreigners who travelled from the Philippines (one case), Austria (one), Indonesia (one) and India (one). Two of the cases were detected in Selangor and two others in Kuala Lumpur, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Despite a higher number of new cases, active cases in the country stayed below the 200-level for the second consecutive day at 185 today.

According to the company’s website, Turiya is principally involved in the business of owning an office building and property management, investment holding and provision of management and consultancy services.

Of the seven new cases, four were imported cases involving two Malaysians and two foreigners.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 12 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, of which nine cases were from the Tawar and Sala clusters in Kedah.

Of the 20 new cases, 13 were local transmissions while the remaining seven cases were imported

MRCB Quill Management Sdn Bhd (MQM) chairman Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon said: “MQREIT’s tenants have progressively returned to their offices since the commencement of the recovery movement control order on June 9, 2020.

Chief Statistician of Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin: The sharp decline in GDP for this quarter was due to the three phases of the MCO and CMCO (Conditional Movement Control Order) implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia. The capacity constraints due to the restriction imposed during the lockdown had affected growth in the services, manufacturing and construction sectors.

With four more Covid-19 patients having recovered from the outbreak, active cases in the country climbed for the fourth consecutive day to 183, from 166 on Monday

Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research analyst Nazira Abdullah said she believes the limit was temporarily raised to help ailing REITs with their cash flow and allow their managers to manage the debt and capital of these trusts more efficiently, especially amid the challenging operating environment brought on by the pandemic.