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KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia has reached 1,030, as the country records a 130 jump in new cases as at noon today, according to the Ministry of Health.

When buying a new property, people often consider the price, the condition of the property, the views it offers and so on, but seldom do they ask whether the property is ‘green’ or even energy-efficient.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainties will affect all sectors in Malaysia, including the property development sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Genting Malaysia Bhd (GENM) has entered into a subscription agreement with Nasdaq-listed Empire Resorts Inc to inject US$40 million (RM174.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): PLUS Malaysia Bhd said the southbound Ebor toll plaza (entry) in the North–South Expressway Central Link (ELITE), where a toll operator tested COVID-19 positive on March 18, has resumed operations at midnight today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced a 100-basis-point cut in the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) ratio from 3% to 2%, effective March 20.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Employers have to pay the full salary of all employees — including allowances — during the March 18-31 Movement Control Order period, said the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The trading of shares will go on, said the Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia in a joint statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Bursa Malaysia’s construction index, which tracks share prices of builders listed on the exchange, settled down 13.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): In the latest update of the COVID-19 situation, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has revealed that more than 10,000 participants of the ‘tabligh’ event at the Sri Petaling mosque that took place from Feb 27 to March 1 have been checked.