Covid-19: Malaysia’s new cases drop to 13, no new clusters reported
KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Malaysia reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, raising the country’s total to 8,956 cases.
Ta Win, Terengganu state agency to develop ecocycle park at cost of RM2.4b
KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Copper wire and rod maker Ta Win Holdings Bhd has teamed up with a Terengganu strategic investment agency to jointly develop an industrial park at a gross development cost of RM2.
Malaysia to only allow foreign workers in construction, plantation, agriculture sectors
KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): The Ministry of Human Resources said today the Malaysian government had decided that only three industries will be allowed to employ foreign workers going forward, namely the construction, plantation and agriculture sectors, to cut the nation's reliance on foreign workers.
MIDF Research upgrades property sector, sees gradual improvement in 2H20 due to Penjana incentives
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): MIDF Research has upgraded the property sector to "positive" (from "neutral") and said new property sales outlook will improve gradually in the second half of calendar year 2020 (2HCY20) due to the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) incentives.
Tree-cutting works outraged Section 16 & 17’s residents
PETALING JAYA (July 27): Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ)’s decision on cutting trees for road widening works at Jalan University has sparked outrage of the residents who are staying nearby, according to a report by The Star.
Zuraida on local govt polls: I will concede if the government is against holding them
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) will accept whatever decision made by the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration on reintroducing local council elections, FMT reported today.
Malls: Footfall recovery a month into RMCO, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Local malls are seeing a rise in activity again, with some experiencing a recovery in “footfall” a month into the Recovery MCO (RMCO), reported The Edge Malaysia.
First 'hybrid' AEON BiG to open at Jaya One
PETALING JAYA (July 24): An AEON BiG will officially open its doors tomorrow at The School, Jaya One in Section 13, Petaling Jaya in conjunction with the opening of the newly refurbished Level P2 entrance of The School, the first enrichment mall in the country.
Penang South Reclamation can't go ahead till it gets environmental management approval — minister
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): The developer of the Penang South Reclamation project cannot start work on the site until it secures an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) that is approved by the Ministry of Environment and Water, says Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pictured).
MACC asset declaration list: Here's what it shows
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Some 57 out of 70 Ministers and Deputy ministers have declared their assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, with the list published by the agency for public viewing earlier today.
