News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy has called on the new administration led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to prioritise the identification and appointment of a suitable Member of Parliament to assume the position of health minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Genting Bhd and Genting Malaysia Bhd shares were down as much as 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): UDA Holdings Bhd chairman Hisham Hamdan has tested positive for COVID-19, which has led the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) to undertake medical checks on its senior officers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Khazanah Nasional Bhd said health authorities has notified that one of the Malaysia sovereign wealth fund's employees has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is now under the care of a government hospital.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 28): Despite the economic downturn, the Hong Kong government is confident it can employ an unconventional approach to sell a prime commercial site in the Central business district.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) expects the property market to be adversely affected by the current challenges being faced by the country particularly the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the political crisis which has seen the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government and the resignation of the prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Shares in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) fell as much 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian government has allocated RM20 billion under a stimulus package to boost the sluggish economy by putting more cash into the hands of consumers and providing tax reliefs to sectors particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): CGS-CIMB Research said the potential beneficiaries from the RM20 billion stimulus package announced on Feb 27 will be the consumer, construction and tourism-related sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Consulting firm Deloitte views the much-awaited stimulus package that was unveiled by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday as being a welcomed move for the tourism sector as well as for affected businesses and individuals.