Tiger Synergy announces new cash calls after aborting earlier exercise
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Tiger Synergy Bhd yesterday proposed a rights issue with warrants, as well as a private placement, to raise up to RM102.
Malaysia's daily new cases drop to 85 after 28 days of MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia reported 85 new daily cases of Covid-19 today — the lowest daily figure after 28 days into the imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) — bringing the tally to 5,072 cases.
Woman with no hands sews PPEs using feet
PETALING JAYA (April 15): Norfarrah Syahirah Shaari was born without arms but that has not prevented her from doing her part in helping to stem the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.
A unique birthday present for wife during MCO
RAUB (April 15): Being trapped in a village and unable to shop for a birthday present for his wife, a man living in Felda Sungai Koyan Dua, Pahang, DIYed a chicken coop (pictured) and presented a hen as gifts to celebrate his wife’s birthday, reported China Press.
Lawyers: MCO penalties counter-productive, unduly harsh
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Some lawyers feel that stiff punishments given out to those breaching movement control order (MCO) regulations to stem the COVID-19 spread are unduly harsh ad could even be counter-productive, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) reported today.
Muhyiddin thanks US and DOJ for returning US$300m of seized 1MDB assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today thanked the United States government and its Department of Justice (DOJ) for its return of US$300 million of funds recovered from seizures related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Health Ministry's political post on Facebook page irks netizens
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): A now-deleted political Facebook post on the Health Ministry's official page has caused a storm, with many saying the ministry should remain neutral and apolitical, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.
MCO: S P Setia to seek approval for work to resume at certain projects
PETALING JAYA (April 15): S P Setia Bhd will be submitting applications for several of its projects to resume work following the government's decision to allow several additional economic sectors to operate during the third phase of the Movement Control Order which ends on April 28.
COVID-19: Daily recoveries top 200 for third time
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from Covid-19 have topped 200 cases for the third time, with 202 patients discharged as of noon today, against 170 new infections.
Report: Almost a third of Americans believe COVID-19 created in laboratory
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A Pew Research Center survey revealed that third of Americans believe that COVID-19 was manufactured by people in a laboratory, The Guardian reported yesterday.
