In a statement, it said the decision was made after much thought and effort to keep the business afloat amid low occupancy over the past years due to increased competition from new hotels and proliferation of homestays in the KLCC vicinity.

The last time the number of daily infections exceeded the number of cured cases was on April 21, with 57 new infections against 54 cured cases.

The directive takes effect from Wednesday (April 29), until further notice.

According to the property developer, the sector has a multiplier effect on more than 140 industries and is reliant on domestic consumption.

In Oriental Daily's brief announcement, it wrote that it would undergo a complete transformation from May 1 by only printing a condensed edition of the newspaper five days a week (Mondays to Fridays) with each copy to be sold at RM0.60, while there will be no newspaper printed on Saturdays and Sundays.

In a filing today, Eversendai said its unit Eversendai Offshore RMC FZE had signed the MoU, which will see Eversendai and Hyundai collaborating to explore business opportunities in the international market, including delivering competitive proposals based on both companies’ joint expertise and experience.

She noted that there are many tourist destinations that could attract local consumers to visit Perak and the state government will emphasise on promoting these destinations to spur the local tourism market.

The man named Matnoe Poksu Din, who is in his twenties, was working in one of the factories in Shah Alam, Selangor when he was laid off during the MCO.

The updated ruling was published under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 which take effect from April 29 to May 12, and signed off by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

Hazrul Hizham Ghazali pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him before judge Tasnim Abu Bakar.