Sime Darby Property welcomes Datuk Azmir Merican as group MD and Mohd Sohimin as special projects officer
PETALING JAYA (April 22): Datuk Azmir Merican has commenced his duties as Sime Darby Property Bhd's new group managing director from today.
Singaporeans queue at midnight for a last fix of bubble tea
SINGAPORE (April 22): Long queues were seen at bubble tea shops in Singapore after the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry announced that all standalone food and beverage outlet are also in the temporary shutdown list until May 4, starting from today, reported China Press.
Market sell-off gives property privatisation opportunities
PETALING JAYA: The poor performance of property stocks due to the ongoing market sell-off is expected to open up a window of opportunity for substantial shareholders to privatise their listed companies at bargain basement prices, the Star reported yesterday.
Health D-G: Framework for post-MCO ‘soft landing’ still in works
PUTRAJAYA (April 22): Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said authorities were still developing a blueprint for a return to normalcy after the movement control order but suggested that Malaysians should still strive to keep indoors, the Malay Mail reported yesterday.
COVID-19 pandemic: Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Bavarian authorities have cancelled this year’s world famous beer festival Oktoberfest owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.
Tadmax sells 25% in Pulau Indah power project to Kepco; to focus on property, construction
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Tadmax Resources Bhd has inked an agreement to sell a 25% stake in its Pulau Indah power plant project to Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) for RM41.
COVID-19: UK to trial use recovered patients' blood plasma for treatment
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The UK is starting investigations to see if “plasma transfusions” from recovered COVID-19 patients could “speed of recovery and chances of survival” of those still infected by the virus, Reuters reported yesterday.
Plans to tackle river pollution stymied: ex-Span commissioners
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Former National Water Service Commission (Span) commissioners who were axed last week rue their removal had stymied plans to tackle issues such as pollution of rivers and water bodies, Malaysiakini reported today.
