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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): Airbnb welcomed the government’s decision to expand the tourism tax to include the short-term accommodation industry, adding that the tax would be a fair and sustainable way to raise more revenue for local communities.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 10): Water cuts will plague up to 1,139,008 consumers again from 6pm today owing to pollution in Sungai Selangor, Air Selangor announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): The scheduled High Court hearing here today of the Malaysian government's planned forfeiture of US$340.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today warned members of the public of a fake donation letter purportedly from "Badan Kebajikan Thalassaemia Malaysia", which falsely named SC executive chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar as its adviser.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): Due to the sustained high number of positive Covid-19 cases, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced today that the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) will be enforced in all states in Peninsular Malaysia, except for Kelantan, Perlis and Pahang, for four weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The Malaysia Retail Industry Report has revealed that for the second quarter of 2020, the worst-hit retail sub-sector was department stores.

While the outlook of shopping malls in the near term remains bleak due to the third wave of Covid-19 and intense competition of online shopping, Henry Butcher Retail managing director Tan Hai Hsin is optimistic that shopping malls are still relevant in the long run.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Shares in real estate investment trusts (REITs) dropped in the morning trading session on Bursa Malaysia today, following emerging risk of tenants dropping out for retail mall owners.

PIESTANY (Nov 2): The final prototype of the flying car – AirCar – has completed its first flight on Oct 29, 2020 at Piestany Airport, Slovakia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd, a sister company of Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said 17 Covid-19 cases had been detected among its employees this week.