Govt announces RM10b additional assistance for SMEs (Updated)
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The government today announced an additional RM10 billion assistance package targeted at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which have been affected by the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Cheras now red zone; all KL districts red with Lembah Pantai in top spot for third day
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Cheras district in Kuala Lumpur is now a red zone or a Covid-19 hotspot, where more than 41 cases have been recorded, the Malay Mail reported today based on the latest data released by the Health Ministry.
Consider risk of spreading COVID-19 in jails, CJ tells courts
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Chief Justice (CJ) Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pictured) has urged judicial officers to consider the risk of contagion when sentencing offenders to jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top COVID-19 red zone now is Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Lembah Pantai here is now the district with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country at 322 cases as of yesterday, taking over Hulu Langat in Selangor as the top red zone, reported the Malay Mail based on Ministry of Health figures.
Help sought from minister to get property management services listed as essential service
PETALING JAYA (April 4): A joint memorandum calling for property management services to be listed as an essential service during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period has been submitted to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin by the National House Buyers Association (HBA), the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facilities Managers (MIPFM), the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP), the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) and the Property Surveying Section of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM).
MIPEAC calls for urgent property market stimulus
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) has joined recent calls for the government to provide specific stimulus measures for the real estate industry in light of the prolonged slowdown and the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) in the country.
Living long and healthy with Top Glove founder’s 'Well'-ness tips
PETALING JAYA (April 2): Not many of us would imagine living beyond a century old, and fit and healthy at that.
British Airways expected to suspend 36,000 staff
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): British Airways (BA) is soon expected to announce that it will suspend around 36,000 staff, reported the BBC today.
AEON Retail: 28-day rental waiver for non-essential business tenants
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): AEON Retail will offer a 28-day rental waiver for the period of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to tenants with non-essential businesses that are unable to operate at their premises, reported Focus Malaysia today.
