1MDB audit tampering trial proceeds after defence counsel cleared of Covid-19
Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said it turned out that his associate, Rahmat Hazlan, only had the flu.
Prosecution seeks to amend 'typographical errors' in charge against Najib, Arul in 1MDB audit tampering trial
Lead public prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram told High Court Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan he will seek to amend certain wording in the charge sheet tomorrow as he claimed that there were "typographical errors".
Court says no to Najib's bid to delay 1MDB audit tampering trial pending disposal of application to recuse Sri Ram
Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah had earlier told the court of the defence’s application to recuse Sri Ram in the case. Shafee argued that the matter should be resolved first because if the court were to proceed with the trial, it would be as if the application is non-existent or trivialised.
MoH confirms a foreign barber has tested positive for Covid-19
Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the man in question is a Pakistani national who works at a barbershop in Kuala Lumpur.
Health DG: More sectors will be allowed to open throughout RMCO
"What is certain is that when we reach the end of RMCO, we should have almost all of the economic sectors opened. But we need to make sure the number of daily cases does not increase."
Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade plunge as online retail sales surges
Chief statistician of Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin further said that in the normal business environment, it is estimated that the sales of wholesale and retail trade fell RM45 billion in April 2020.
Health DG: M'sia may only reopen borders if daily Covid-19 cases kept at single digits until Aug 31
Noor Hisham said at this point, Malaysia is still strengthening its border control in order to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Screen new employees for Covid-19, says Health DG
Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah pointed to a case reported today which saw a foreign worker testing positive for Covid-19 after he was required to undergo the screening before joining the company.
Govt offers RM1.6b financing aid for contractors to kick-start small scale public projects
Under this programme, dubbed the SME Go-Scheme, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that SME Bank will provide financing support to contractors and vendors who were awarded small Government projects under the Economic Stimulus Package 2020 and the PRIHATIN stimulus package.
Penjana looks to reinvigorate tourism sector with RM1b financing support and RM1.8b tax breaks
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin: To aid the tourism sector, an RM1 billion Penjana Tourism Financing (PTF) facility will be made available to finance transformation initiatives by SMEs in the tourism sector to enable them to remain viable and competitive in the new normal. Details of this fund will be announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in July 2020.
