Anwar questions RM181.4m allocation for political contract staff under PM's department
“I want the Prime Minister himself to stand up and answer about this allocation [increase].”
UOB Malaysia expects Malaysian economy to contract 5.5% this year, rebound 6% next year
Her forecast was lower than the official forecast of -4.5% this year, and 6.5% to 7.5% next year.
1MDB audit tampering trial deferred for whole of this week due to CMCO
The trial will resume next week (Dec 7).
Top Glove reaffirms commitment to working with authorities to resolve workers' housing issue
"Top Glove wishes to clarify that we are in the process of improving the living quarters of our workers."
Top Glove says has not been notified on Workers’ Housing Act penalty
On Friday, Top Glove confirmed that the department had visited the company’s Ipoh factory workers’ accommodations on Thursday.
Covid-19: Four-year-old girl, 130-year-old man among deceased today
Health director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said both of the deceased were foreigners living in Sabah.
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 1,315 new cases, four deaths today
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the four Covid-19-related deaths brought the cumulative number of fatalities in the country so far to 354 cases.
Malaysia’s agreement with Pfizer void if Covid-19 vaccine fails to be registered with FDA, NPRA — health DG
Dr Noor Hisham said this via Twitter today following news reports yesterday that the Malaysian government, through the Ministry of Health (MoH), had signed the agreement with Pfizer to obtain 12.8 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to meet immunisation needs of 20% or 6.4 million Malaysians.
Paramount posts profitable 3Q as property sales rebound and construction works resume
Paramount Group chief executive officer Jeffrey Chew yesterday said the group’s property sales for 3QFY20 was 82% higher than that of the corresponding period last year, mainly derived from project launches this year, namely Sinaran at Utropolis Batu Kawan, Cendana at Greenwoods Salak Perdana, and the group's Sejati Lakeside Phase 2.
