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"This impact is expected to be most severe in our hotel assets, where occupancies are expected to reduce substantially and closure may be necessary, while restrictions remain in place."

This is to help ease their burden and to provide a safety net for individuals, families as well as businesses during the movement control order (MCO), the two chambers of commerce said in a joint statement today.

The mall group will also undertake steps to ease credit control for retailers in this difficult period, it said.

Alias was being grilled by defence counsel Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader on MoE’s involvement in requesting for the advanced payment for Jepak, before Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan intervened.

According to Alias, Rosmah had approached him directly after a Permata Foundation meeting which they both had attended.

“It (the letter) said ‘agree to give special exemption as requested. Please arrange’,” Kamarudin told the court.

The witness learned that the two luggages purportedly containing cash were for “Ma’am” prior to arriving at Sri Perdana when Rizal told him that he had to deliver “something” to her at her residence.

This was revealed when Rizal appeared in court to be verified by another witness, Datuk Ahmed Farriq Zainul Abidin, while the latter was giving his statement.

Fresh into the role, he said the focus now will be on making sure that safety precautions are carried out for the group’s numerous outlets and malls to ensure both staff and customers can carry on with daily business transactions.

He said his family company Tadmansori Holdings had strong fundamentals and has a paid-up capital of RM100 million today, from RM100,000 when it was founded back in 1984.