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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been deferred for the whole of this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Top Glove Corp Bhd reaffirmed today its commitment to working with the authorities to resolve its workers’ housing issues in compliance with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): The Sky Meridien construction site has registered 410 positive Covid-19 cases today, according to a Facebook posting by health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): "We have not been notified and will continue to engage with authorities on this matter.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Malaysia’s preliminary purchasing agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer will be void if the latter’s Covid-19 vaccine fails to be registered with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA),  health director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): The government “has sought some changes” for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), reported The Straits Times, which comes just one month before Singapore’s “final extension” of a suspension period sought by Malaysia for commencement of construction.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 28): Even though there have been shocking high-profile closures such as Singapore-based Robinsons in Shoppes at Four Seasons Place and The Gardens Mall in the midst of the pandemic, there have been reports of retailers continuing to expand and opening in malls.

  Cyberview Sdn Bhd, the landowner and master developer of Cyberjaya, currently owns 636 acres of vacant lands in the township with huge potential yet to be released.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): A recovery in business activities helped Ekovest Bhd swing back into the black with a net profit of RM10.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): There will be compulsory Covid-19 screening for all foreign workers in four states and two Federal Territories starting on Dec 1, the Malay Mail reported Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob saying today.