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KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced today that it is allowing banking institutions to tap into their capital buffers, and to provide flexibility on several operating guidelines as the nation grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) said its COVID-19 rapid test kit has been qualified for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the sale of the kits in the US, where the number of positive cases has surpassed 33,000, with 417 deaths.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): A Singaporean decided that she has enough space to share in her four-room flat after listening to the Malaysian worker she was carpooling with recount stories of other workers who had to sleep rough after Malaysia closed its borders, TODAY reported on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Gamuda Bhd’s property arm Gamuda Land said today that its 548 unit executive condominium joint venture (JV) project known as OLA (pictured) in Singapore has been oversubscribed, after receiving 1,163 electronic applications from interested buyers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Singapore government has agreed to provide accommodation for Malaysian workers in the island-state during the Movement Control Order period, said Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

PETALING JAYA: Property developer Platinum Victory Holdings Sdn Bhd is looking forward to tapping on the synergy with Red Ideas Holdings Bhd, which developed the community solution platform JaGaApp (previously known as Graaab JaGaApp), after its executive director Gan Yee Hin acquired a 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The government is discussing with its Singapore counterpart about allowing Malaysians to work in the country but on one condition: Singapore needs to provide accommodations for the workers.

PETALING JAYA (March 19): Hotels are now focusing on mere survival as the industry faces a gloomy outlook for the rest of the year, with the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VMY2020) campaign now cancelled.

SINGAPORE (March 19): Past midnight, Armel Sharil waited until the metal gates of Kranji MRT Station were pulled shut at 1am before he carefully laid a cardboard on the floor to lie down and rest his eyes, according to a report by TODAY published today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) has clarified that its COVID-19 rapid test kits do exist, and is currently awaiting approval from the local authorities and certification from the Ministry of Health (MoH).