COVID-19: One more patient dies, Malaysia's death toll rises to 20
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): There has been another death due to COVID-19 this evening, bringing Malaysia's death toll to 20, said Health Ditector-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Bukit Damansara mosque issues COVID-19 screening notice after 5 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): A mosque in Bukit Damansara has advised its congregation to undergo health screenings if they had come in contact with five individuals in their neighbourhood who tested positive for COVID-19, Malaysiakini reported today.
TTDI residents extend neighbourly hand to longhouse residents
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents' Association (TTDI RA) has given a helping hand to the 100 families living at the Bukit Kiara longhouse in light of the Movement Control Order currently in place to curb the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Longtime IOC member predicts Tokyo Olympics will be postponed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): As the International Olympic Committee launched into detailed talks that could lead to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, there was disagreement Monday over whether a decision had already been reached, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday.
Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to COVID-19 risks
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) said they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead as scheduled, the CBC reported yesterday.
Tiger Synergy 'on track’ to launch Telaris Alam Impian later this year
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Tiger Synergy, which The Edge Malaysia described as a “small property developer” has said it is “on track” to launch Telaris Alam Impian in Shah Alam, Selangor, later this year.
PLB to rope in CREC unit for Jelutong dumpsite rehabilitation in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Property developer and contractor PLB Engineering Bhd, who has secured a deal with the Penang state government to rehabilitate the Jelutong dumpsite in exchange for three-fourths of the rehabilitated land, plans to rope in the Malaysian unit of Chinese company China Railway Group Ltd to undertake the work.
COVID-19: Food trucks in KL and Putrajaya have to close, says FT minister
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): It looks like food trucks in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya will also now have to be closed during the movement control order (MCO) period until March 31.
Advance Synergy’s Indonesian unit offered RM1.66m out-of-court settlement
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Holiday Villa hotels operator Advance Synergy Bhd (ASB) said its indirect Indonesian subsidiary, PT Diwangkara Holiday Villa Bali (DHVB), has entered into a settlement agreement with counterparties which it is suing.
GENM injects RM174.8m into Empire Resorts
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.
