The police arrested the 22-year-old man and two others for having solicited for funds over the social media since May 17 for a "fellow postman" because postmen did not get any bonus from their employer.

In a statement issued today, GENM said its management team has volunteered to have salary reduction of up to 20%.

An officer who attended a post-Cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister on Wednesday was diagnosed with Covid-19.

He said of the 78 new cases, 25 were imported cases and 53 were local infections.

The campaign offers financial aid and competitive pricing so that homebuyers can own their dream homes in light of current uncertainties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It was reported that EPF has approved withdrawals totalling RM1.66 billion by 3.5 million contributors under the i-Lestari initiative launched last month. However, is RM500 per month enough to help them pay for their shelter or even feed their families? Will such pittance be sufficient to resuscitate their failing businesses?

“It was surprising to see that most potential buyers are not overly pessimistic despite the severe pandemic and the slew of other consequential economic shocks such as oil price crash and extremely volatile stock market,” said KGV International Property Consultants executive director Samuel Tan.

It was one of several luxury properties he bought in New York and California.

This marks the eighth consecutive loss-making quarter for the department store operator. The current loss-making quarter is the largest it has had since 4QFY17 with a net loss of RM96.03 million then.

"They are retrenching about 10% to 20% of their staff force that stands at about 20,000," said a source.