MoH confirms a foreign barber has tested positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed a viral social media post that a foreign barber has tested positive for Covid-19.
Another 13.5m sq ft of mall space in Greater KL expected by 2022
PETALING JAYA (June 12): Greater Kuala Lumpur will receive another 13.
Savills Malaysia: Mall occupancy and rents in Greater KL remain stable in 1Q2020
PETALING JAYA (June 12): The average occupancy rate of malls in Greater Kuala Lumpur has remained stable, only falling marginally by 0.
Preventing fires in heritage buildings
Despite the substantial losses of lives and livelihoods in fire mishaps, the fire safety awareness among Malaysians remain slow.
Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade plunge as online retail sales surges
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia's sales value of wholesale and retail trade plunged 36.
Malaysia will consider neighbouring countries first when easing border controls post-RMCO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): As Covid-19 infections remain low in Malaysia, authorities are looking at easing border controls when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) ends on Aug 31, starting with its neighbours which have successfully curbed the spread of the coronavirus.
MBAM’s Foo Chek Lee appointed new chairman for regional construction body
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee has been appointed as the new chairman of Asean Constructors Federation (ACF), effective today.
Noor Hisham breaks into tears while announcing his deputy's retirement
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah broke into tears today when announcing the retirement of his deputy Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon.
Strata development AGMs allowed to resume under RMCO
PETALING JAYA (June 10): Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) of strata developments can now be conducted physically, according to the government's latest Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines on strata management for the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) phase which began today (June 10).
How Covid-19 gave cover for a subtle power grab
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Is the pandemic a boon to autocracy? In Malaysia, efforts to constrain the coronavirus have chipped away at the very democratic principles that for decades made the country a natural US ally and bastion of stability in a volatile region, Bloomberg reported today.
