Bangi's gaining ground
Most people would name Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), one of Malaysia’s top and earliest universities as the main landmark in Bangi, Selangor.
Covid-19: New cluster found among security personnel at Cheras mall
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has detected a new cluster of Covid-19 cases at a Cheras mall here, involving security personnel.
Most Malaysians received three types of stimulus funding: DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): About 40,000 individuals surveyed by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said they had benefitted from the government’s economic stimulus package.
State v Federal impasse over lockdown relaxation order
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The federal government relaxed the movement control order (MCO), essentially to allow businesses to operate subject to certain conditions.
BNM cuts OPR by 50bps to 2% amid worldwide pandemic-induced economic disruptions
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 50 basis points (bps) to 2%, a level last seen during the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
MACC investigating RM30m Covid-19 testing contract, MOH pledges cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating a company over its RM30 million contract to supply mass testing laboratory systems to a ministry, The Malaysian Insight reported yesterday.
Property developers seen revising sales, launch targets as Covid-19 takes toll on economy
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) said today it sees the likelihood of property developers in Malaysia revising sales and launch value targets as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on the broader economy.
Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang join three other states in not implementing CMCO
KLANG: The Selangor government decided against allowing dine-ins at eateries in the state during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on May 1, various agencies reported today.
Covid-19: Malaysia's new daily cases rise above 100 again at 105 vs 116 recoveries
KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 105 new confirmed infections, including 11 imported cases, as at noon today — the first time in slightly more than two weeks the daily new cases figure went above 100.
Lynas to restart Malaysian plant as virus curbs ease
KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): Rare earths producer Lynas Corp said on Friday it will reopen its processing plant in Malaysia at the start of next week as the Southeast Asian nation eases restrictions imposed since March to control the spread of Covid-19, Reuters reported yesterday.
