On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis, the economy contracted by 13.1%, sharper than the 0.8% fall in the first quarter.

He said the ministry was also prepared to further reduce  the price of face masks from time to time to help reduce the people’s burden.

The ruling, which is published on the central bank’s website, concerns the restructuring of an Islamic financing facility based on original shariah contracts, restructuring the facility into a conventional loan, and compounding profit on restructuring.

Lodin resigned from Boustead and its related subsidiaries on Nov 30, 2018, while the others left the company last year.

“The encouraging response that we have had validates the view of some analysts who have observed active bookings of rightly positioned residential products of reputable developers in popular suburbs,” said Platinum Victory executive director Gan Yee Hin through a press statement today.

Noting that the COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the Bottom 40 (B40) income group, HBA honorary secretary-general Datuk Chang Kim Loong said the proposal is not asking the government to provide 'handouts' or cash assistance but instead acknowledged that the middle-income segment is also affected by the post-COVID-19, which it hopes the government could give a temporary tax relief during this difficult period.

In a bourse filing today, the group said its wholly-owned subsidiary Hartalega NGC Sdn Bhd has accepted the offer for sale from Kumpulan Tanjung Balai Sdn Bhd for the land located in Mukim Labu, Sepang, Selangor.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun today recommended that Members of Parliament (MPs) with symptoms, and those who have returned from areas under a targeted enhanced movement control order (TEMCO), to undergo Covid-19 screening.

Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said it involved nine areas including at Kuala Lah, Kampung Tuel, Kampung Lut and Kampung Galang in Gua Musang.

Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was charged in the Sessions Court here today with using his position to receive gratification of more than RM3.3 million to help a company to secure the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.