News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has called for airline companies to immediately suspend all flights to China owing to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the People’s Republic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The decision by the government to allow the return of Malaysians who are stranded in Hubei province is the right thing for a government to do for its citizens, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) have set up precautionary and preventative measures to guard against the coronavirus.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Pos Malaysia Bhd will raise postage rates for registered mail, commercial mail and small parcels below 2kg, effective Feb 1,2020.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 28): The government will be maintaining its Visit Malaysia 2020 (VMY2020) target of 30 million tourists, amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 28): Malaysian rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) sued Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): The overnight policy rate (OPR) cut should potentially help put a lid on the declining business and consumer sentiments, according to AmBank Group chief economist and head of research Dr Anthony Dass.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): CIMB Bank Bhd, together with CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd, is lowering its base rate and fixed deposit rates by 25 basis points, in line with Bank Negara Malaysia's key interest rate cut yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Sustained growth in Gurney Plaza, Penang, and East Coast Mall in Kuantan have helped CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) offset lower contribution from its Klang Valley malls that have been hit by growing competition.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): In response to EdgeProp.