Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination rate slipped to 236,196 doses on July 2
Of the 236,196 doses given out, 167,059 went to first-dose recipients, while the remaining 69,137 were second doses
BNM announces enhancements to Covid-19 facilities for SMEs
BNM said it will also increase the allocation for the All Economic Sector (AES) Facility, which aims to enhance access to financing for SMEs, by RM2 billion to RM6.5 billion
Media Prima repurchases Bangsar headquarters from PNB for RM156.4m
Media Prima said it had received a letter of offer from PNB’s wholly-owned subsidiary PNB Development Sdn Bhd to acquire the building as well as the two parcels of freehold land — which measure approximately 151,814 sq ft — it currently occupies
IGB Commercial REIT delays IPO listing, cuts size of institutional offering
IGB Commercial REIT said entitled shareholders have given feedback that the full movement control order had posed difficulties to them in subscribing for their entitlements under the restricted offering
UEM Sunrise sells Mersing land for RM45m to Lagenda Properties
This is not the first time UEM Sunrise has sold land to Lagenda Properties. In August last year, it sold 623.1 acres of land in Tapah, Perak for RM29.9 million.
Malaysia reports 6,982 new Covid-19 cases, with Selangor and KL accounting for more than half
Other states with three-digit new cases are Sarawak (440), Penang (351), Pahang (329), Kedah (257), Sabah (230), Melaka (202), Perak (182), Labuan (131) and Kelantan (129).
PH urges all MPs to physically attend Parliament on July 19 if no decisions made by PM
“The Pakatan Harapan presidential council examined and views seriously on the Palace statement made on June 29. This is a historic statement because it is for the third time His Majesty YDPA has expressed his views that Parliament session can and should be able to commence soon.”
MEF: EMCO could have been better planned
MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman: Many more employers, especially small and medium enterprises and microenterprises (MSMEs) that are not normally within the essential economic and services sectors category, will close and the suffering will increase. Without any revenue during the lockdown, it would be extremely challenging for them to remain in business.
Govt receives first RM1.8b 1MDB payment from AmBank, says MoF
The ministry said the amount had been deposited into Malaysia’s Assets Recovery Trust Account, adding that the remaining amount will be settled by AmBank in December this year and July 2022, amounting to RM515 million each
1MDB given more time to serve writs to defendants in main US$8b suit
This follows case management of the matter as the case was called up by Judicial Commissioner Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad
