News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 31): Construction and property group Ireka Corp Bhd's external auditor Messrs Crowe Malaysia PLT has expressed a qualified opinion with indication on material uncertainty on its ability to continue as a going concern in view of its audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (FY21).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd's (MRCB) net loss narrowed to RM32.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) net loss narrowed to RM348.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): The protracted Covid-19 pandemic has further eroded business confidence for the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

GELANG PATAH (Aug 25): Country Garden Group has appointed Peng Guoqiang (pictured) as its regional president for Malaysia-Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Genting UK plc is reported to have moved its online Genting Casino operations to a new platform provided by SkillOnNet in collaboration with Amazon.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The political changes in Malaysia are not expected to derail the current economic policies, recovery plans and vaccination progress, said UOB Research in a report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) should rope in the 8,000 private GPs nationwide for the final lap of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), said the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Hong Kong will not allow “vaccine recipients in Malaysia” from entering the territory from midnight tonight after authorities there announced on Tuesday that it is including 15 more countries to a “high-risk” list, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Despite Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to slash growth forecast for 2021 to the 3% to 4% range, some economists are still holding out hope for growth to come in above 4% this year.