News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The police are expected to record a statement from Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's daughter Nurulhidayah at Bukit Aman today over an alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): If the number of Covid-19 positive cases continue to drop, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government may consider allowing the resumption of operations of certain sectors and sub-sectors on a stage-by-stage basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) has lauded the government’s decision to allow cement plants to resume operations, saying the industry has been suffering massive losses for the last two years with the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbating the situation.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Malaysia’s smallest state, Perlis, has become the first to be declared a green zone state, after not recording any new Covid-19 cases for more than two weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia's daily new cases jumped to 71 today, which is lower than the number of recoveries at 90, according to the Ministry of Health.

PETALING JAYA (April 23): The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted Sabah tourism industry players to rethink the importance of market diversification in tourist catchment to achieve sustainable growth going forward, said Knight Frank Malaysia (Sabah branch) executive director Alexel Chen.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said yesterday it expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 75 basis points (bps) in anticipation of a contraction in the country’s economy in 2020 and subdued inflation during the year.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): IGB Real Estate Investment Trust’s net property income (NPI) fell 14.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Perak state executive councillor Razman Zakaria will not be suspended despite being probed over the violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Liew Chin Tong has called on the government to consider emulating Australia to compel Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news content, Malaysiakini reported today.