News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): News on Genting Hong Kong Ltd (Gent HK) opting to suspend payments to all creditors to preserve cash is expected to trigger a knee-jerk reaction to the share prices of its sister companies — Genting Bhd and Genting Malaysia Bhd (GENTM) on Bursa Malaysia, although the duo do not hold any equity stake in the Hong Kong-listed cruise operator.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 19): Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a partnership in supporting the continuing education of the built environment in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has issued an unusual market activity (UMA) query today to Turiya Bhd on the company’s sharp rise in share price and trading volume recently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The new completion date for the Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway will be announced after the tabling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), which is scheduled for early next year, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial continues today with its former CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) still in the witness stand which he took to late last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): While the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has lauded the government’s decision to allow the re-employment of foreign workers who are currently still in the country and are no longer required by their existing employers, it has questioned the need for valid work permits.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): A lawyer who was acting on behalf of former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured) told the court yesterday that he did not have reason to flag cheques bearing a cumulative amount of RM76.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 17.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): All Malaysians in Beirut, Lebanon, have so far been reported to be safe, although the number of casualties due to the massive explosion that shook the Lebanese capital last week has now reached 160 people while another 5,000 were injured and 60 are still reported missing.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): A gradual recovery is underway in the retail industry, which is signalling Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the retail space are set to see light at the end of the tunnel after the pandemic-induced slump.